Fighting the Four Evils

Before, I begin, let me tell you beforehand that this email will sound militant and angry because it is. It is anger with cause. Some parts of it, or perhaps even the whole email will sound offensive to you. Does sounding offensive matter? No. What matters is speaking the truth in love, and because of the stubborn hearts of some of you, it will sound offensive even if I told you in person in the most gentle, loving manner. If you don't want to read it, that does not offend me at all. I am telling you this for your spiritual good. If you want to fight me about this, feel free to do it. I shall not be intimidated. You are really fighting God's Word if you fight me about this. You would really be mocking God not me. He will not be mocked. He will not let idolatry or blasphemy go unpunished.  The Gospel is offensive to the average unregenerate person. If you say that not sounding offensive or being offensive is important, then you may well not evangel...

And when was the last time you offered a sacrifice at the Temple? By your own words you are ‘denying the Word of God’ because you are not doing this. The biblical nation of Israel of course no longer exists. With the fall of the temple in 70AD the ceremonial and civil laws of ancient Israel came to an end of course. And the entire New Testament makes it clear that those laws are not binding on Christians anyway. Sure the moral law carries through, eg the Ten Commandments. But go back and read Galatians or any other NT epistle on how Paul had to fight the Judaisers who wanted to drag the Christians back under the law. - a theologian and Bible college lecturer in response to statement that although we are not in Israel, the Old Testament teachings still apply Sacrifices at the Temple were a ritual before Jesus had made the ultimate sacrifice. However, usury is not an act of repentance like sacrifices were. Usury is interest charged on a loan. Jesus spoke about giving up all of one...