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Mr. McClellan,
Thank you very much for your time and wisdom concerning the gospel. I don't take your sharing of information lightly, that is why I always thank you. Your knowledge of scripture is consistent with information I have attained in my research. That is very encouraging, again thank you. I would like to understand how the Ten Commandments apply in relation to the New Covenant if we are under grace and the law was abolished in Christ? Where is this reference in scripture of it's relation to the New Covenant?
Hi Zacchai,
God does not change. His moral attributes have always been the same and they will always be the same. It is easy to see from the NT that the moral aspects of the ten commandments are still part of what God requires of humans and they always will be. Compliance with these is predicated on respect for God so that a person willingly surrenders his will to God and his rules. "Forever," does not always mean forever. When God told the Israelites that he had promised or given them something "forever," it was always based on the condition that they be faithful. God would have been a fool to make an agreement with the Jews that they could break at will but that he would have to continue to abide by no matter what. At a point in time (in the last days, the last days of God being patient with Israel), according to Gods' own choosing, Israel's continued unfaithfulness, their own violation of the agreement between them and God, God could no longer to be held to his part of the agreement and the contract was ended. The part of the Law about the Sabbath was done away with while the other aspects were incorporated into the New Contract (Testament). In the past time, the people were told to listen to Moses and the other confirmed prophets, but that changed when Jesus came along. Now, people are to listen to Jesus and there is some important differences between Moses, Elijah, and Jesus and what they taught. The OT Law had a special purpose and that purpose was fulfilled and "nailed to the cross," so to speak. The "bill" was paid in full and no one is indebted to it any longer. That is what the Bible says. It's as simple as that. "But," you may say, we are still obligated to keep certain parts of the Law." No we aren't. "The Law," was not something that you could just pick and choose parts to obey or not. James clearly said that to break even one commandment was to break the law. That's because it was an all or nothing kind of thing. Just because two different contracts contain like or similar clauses does not mean that they are the same. If they differ in any respect, no matter how small, they are not the same contract. All contracts are complete of themselves and to violate any part is to violate the contract. Are you getting the picture?
I hope this is helpful.
Sincerely,
Mr. McClellan
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Mr. McClellan
Expertise
I can answer questions concerning Christian doctrine as well as other kinds of questions relating to religion. One important thing, among many, that needs clearing up is the meaning of religion. Religion is any system of belief that tries to explain how people should think and behave so that life is the best it can be. The definition found in the dictionary is seriously in error being based on popular but wrong ideas. Email me at and.the.truth.is@GMX.com for a free PDF 5 page introduction to my just completed book, "And The Truth Is?" It's uniquely different and interactive, designed to show you that you can actually know the way, the truth, and the life Jesus spoke of and what he expected people to do to participate in it as well as what to expect if they did.
Experience
My education puts me second to none in this area and I have had over forty years experience in the area of teaching Christian theology, doctrine, apologetics, hermeneutics, history, and philosophy. Publications: Among the things that I have written is a summary of the entire Bible that is intended to help people put it all together and quickly understand exactly what the writers of the Bible intended for everyone to understand. By reading it and then reading the Bible, the correct understanding should become quite clear and a sincere student will recognize that they have received an invaluable aid to knowing how to correctly interpret the Bible so that they can know, with certainty, that they are understanding it correctly. At the same time, they will be able to recognize the vast number of false doctirnes that are being called Christian doctrines but are only the teachings of men and have no more authority than any oridinary man can give them.
Organizations
I belong to no officially recognized organizations. I'm simply a person with a deep and lifelong desire to know the truth, a desire so strong that I have, for more than 50 years, poured myself and a lot of money into finding it and making sure of it. I believe that life is too short and valuable to waste it believing a lot of stuff that isn't true. Everyone can't be right and be in disagreement at the same time and the claims made by the writers of the Bible are simply too serious to guess about.
Publications
It's quite obvious that the Bible is not easy to comprehend thus all the divided opinions about what it teaches. I am finalizing a short treatise on the Bible that I believe will help a lot of people who seriously want to get a clear understanding of what the Bible actually has to say to everyone, a treatise that should take the mystery out of it and show that it really makes sense. People deserve help in recognizing the truth about what the Bible says because there is so much false teaching about it that is actually leading people away from God instead of to God. It should be ready to send out by the end of this year, 2011 or before.
Now, you can purchase a PDF copy of my book "And The Truth Is?" on CD. It's very unique and it's interactive. If you're tired of living with a best guess and want to learn for certain what the truth is, this, the result of over 50 years of research and serious study, is what you're looking for.
Education/Credentials
I have two degrees in education, including religious belief systems. I also have many years of experience and many thousands of hours of study and research on which I've based my new book, "The Bible Actually Makes Sense."
Awards and Honors
All of my awards and honors are in the form of compliments from people who've read or listened to my attempts to help them understand what the Bible is about and how to comply with what it actually says. So many have said, in one way or another, that I helped them more than anyone they had ever met. It's comforting to know that my efforts to be of value to others is appreciated.
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