tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912671205860906030.post494533667391666738..comments2024-02-07T17:33:01.029-07:00Comments on Scriptural Commentary: Matthew 5:19 -- On Doing and TeachingSuzanne Bennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10390209922646950758noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912671205860906030.post-87517716606900159902015-09-10T09:30:58.274-06:002015-09-10T09:30:58.274-06:00I'm glad that people try to find the truth in ...I'm glad that people try to find the truth in life as well, and you make a good point about choosing good and not evil. However, the Law of Moses was fulfilled with Christ's mortal ministry, and we have modern scripture and prophecy and prayer and God's spirit to help us understand the gospel and how it fits together... not just the Old Testament, and not just the Bible. With diligent study and those additional resources, we can have a clearer picture of the gospel, and we need to not feel like we are free to disobey God whenever we want to. If we really are uncertain about what he is asking, then I think you're right... we have to do our best to live according to whatever knowledge of truth and light we have. I simply also believe that we need to work at getting more light and knowledge so that we are not uncertain about what God requires.Suzanne Bennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390209922646950758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912671205860906030.post-38108321556127347162015-09-10T08:53:10.280-06:002015-09-10T08:53:10.280-06:00Well, if people don't get to pick and choose w...Well, if people don't get to pick and choose which pieces of the Bible they don't like, and which pieces they would rather ignore, then I guess we would be stuck with the truly horrible commandments , like stoning sons who are disrespectful to fathers, tacit acceptance of slavery, the notion that it's acceptable to punish the descendants of a person for the sins of an ancestor, for example. Personally, I'm quite glad that people cherry-pick what good bits they can out of the Bible and leave the bits which to any sort of modern , moral society, are anathema, whatever Matthew may or may not have said. Personally the Bible quote I prefer is Isiah 45:7 (KJV) "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things". That last bit, about evil, is one in particular that I think should not be cherry-picked.Greg du Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09658537420871025128noreply@blogger.com