Kevin,

1)  >>Why did God write it down if
the oral expression was the superior revelation?

First, who said that "oral" was superior????

Second, God did speak to them all but they rejected the word of the Lord and 
said that they wanted God to speak to Moses and then for Moses to tell them 
what God said.

2)  Kevin, If God commanded people to keep His law, and He did, that means 
they could do it , ... or else God would be unjust.

BTW, which commandment was it that they were unable to keep?

Jerry



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Sigafoos" <ksigafoos@...>
To: <pastorsforum@...>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] Keeping God;s Commandments


> Hi Jerry,
>
> On 5/30/07, Jerry <jlew@...> wrote:
>>
>> My Bible reading this morning was in Deut. 5 and 6.
>>
>> Perhaps you can give some insight and help me with a couple of questions:
>>
>> 1) Why do some people accept that God spoke to His people in the past but
>> deny that He speaks today?
>
> I think the answer is given in the text which you cited.  " ... And he
> wrote them in two tables of stone ..."  Why did God write it down if
> the oral expression was the superior revelation?
>
> Why did Peter say that we [who have not heard the voice from heaven]
> have "something more sure"? (2 Pe 1:17-21)
>
> The Word of God written is a more precious gift than even hearing His
> voice.  It is just as much His voice as the Word spoken directly.  He
> has given us "all things that pertain to life and godliness" (2 Pe
> 1:3).  Why seek anything more?
>
>>
>> 2) God "commanded" that His people Keep His commandments and walk in 
>> them.
>> Long life and blessing followed obedience and cursing and death followed
>> disobedience. Is it not unbelief and disdain for what God has said for
>> detractors to claim that no one can keep God's law?
>
> No.  The purpose of the Law was to reveal sin (Rom 7:7) and to show us
> our need for grace since no one can be justified by works (Rom 3:20,
> 28, Eph 2:8-9, Tit 3:5).
>
>> 3) Did not God's people demonstrate they had true belief in God by 
>> keeping
>> His law? Verse 25 above, very definitely associates righteousness with 
>> the
>> keeping of the law.  Faith without works is dead.
>
> But works without faith is useless.  God's people demonstrate that
> they are His when they keep God's law WITH faith.  (1 John 2:3-6)
>
> We cannot keep the law until we are reborn.  The unregenerate may
> outwardly obey the commandments but, because it is not united with
> faith, it has no benefit to them. (Heb 4:2)
>
>
> -- 
>
> Grace and peace,
> Kevin Sigafoos
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