God bless you, Timothy
You just brought a smile to my face when I needed one. Yes, the logic of men sure can be foolishness before GOD. I will readily concede, in this respect that many things that seem right unto a man in these latter days are only met with the ways of death. If you would prefer to address my communications in this MSN GROUP through your private e-mailing program to [email protected] it works for me just fine. You will not be able to contact me through [email protected] for security reasons.
I apologise for this and I was not aware of it until recently. All this security stuff can be such a vexation. Of course you could elect to log into the group and post directly to http://groups.msn.com/FULLBIBLETRUTH/ as most of us here do. I submit to you that miscegenation is not a sin, nor has it ever been a sin. The fact alone that the pride of the flesh rises to the surface every time this issue is brought to the table, is proof enough for me that the goal for racial purity is clearly a vanity in the sight of GOD. Racial pride put this world in a whole mess of trouble.
Although the history of the world has proven that the tribes of Israel were indeed robbed, it is equally evident that the pendulum swings both ways. I thank JESUS that He freely extended the opportunity for goyim like me to be grafted into the tree of life. Now I get to be a Jew too! YAAAAAAY! At the end of the day, none of these metaphors will matter.
Salvation is of the Jews.
Please understand that I do not oppose anyone who cares to preserve their racial purity in this short and meaningless life. I know that there won't be any of this nonsense in the KINGDOM of HEAVEN and there will certainly be none of it in the resurrection. Galatians 3:28 What I do oppose is people who call inter-racial marriage "adultery" because it is not �?at least not in the biblical sense of the word. See: REDEFINING ADULTERY
To be completely fair, I am not opposed to marrying a woman that GOD adds to a man who is of a different ethnic origin, or "race", because GOD has done this many times and He is still doing it today. It is not of GOD however, to be unequally yoked. A man must marry a woman of the same faith. I recommend that this even apply to denominations. A Baptist should not marry a Lutheran. That is a recipie for disaster, to be sure. However, when one keeps missing the mark, trouble is unavoidable. I am neither Lutheran, nor Baptist. I put away denominationalism years ago because it creates divisions among the people of GOD. Sooner or later, we must all come out of Babylon.
It seems that not unlike me, you have a few strong holds that need to be pulled down in the name of JESUS as well. Moses did indeed marry an Ethopian woman and his sister was so jealous in the flesh that GOD showed her what it really meant to be white. I fully believe that the LORD's judgment is flawless. To be sure, Miriam wasn't jealous because Moses took another wife, as this was standard practice among Hebrew men. Moses was fair-skinned and Miriam didn't want any dark-skinned nieces and nephews. If you still believe it is wrong to give GOD the praise with musical instruments you are a victim of legalism. As you stated, GOD's MORAL LAW stands.
Psalms 150
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Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2
Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 5
Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6
Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Why would our LORD ever change such a thing? Where is it written that He changed it? Better to give GOD the glory with musical instruments than to give the glory to another with them. But as my LORD keeps reminding me, the Devil means to corrupt every good thing from GOD. If wasn't a sin in OT TIMES it surely isn't a sin today to praise GOD with musical instruments.
I don't take stock in any ADD-ONS to the HOLY BIBLE. I know that all that I need to be saved and live a Godly life is written in between the lids of that old English version that was first delivered en mass to the English speaking peoples. I also believe that different versions of the Bible following the KING JAMES and written in Modern English will only create more damage than good. People were getting saved with the AKJV 1611 version for centuries before other versions broke into the field and what was the result of that?
MASS DIVISIONS.
1 Corinthians 11
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Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. 18
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. 19
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. GOD bless you and your house in the name of JESUS, the Only Wise GOD
JT