Why do mainstreamers misinterpret the Bible so badly? Short answer: The New Testament, according to actual statements by Jesus, appears to have been originally, deliberately recorded/written in a way so as to occasionally in a very subtle way, leave open the possibility for confusion in certain often “controversial” verses making it harder for the casual reader to be converted, or easier for the biased reader to claim the Bible supports his views, if each word in those verses is not very closely analyzed, and if the context is also not very closely analyzed. Also, seemingly “contradictory” verses like Romans 6:14 can hinder the correct understanding of them if such verses are not compared to other verses, which explain them. Thus the number of people saved will be temporarily minimized until the return of Jesus. According to some NT verses, God is now “calling,” or drawing to Him only a relatively small number of special people to be in the highly coveted first resurrection to be “kings and priests,” but these saints in training can understand or can learn to understand the Bible correctly now even as it was originally written. According to Revelation 20 mainstreamers may or should be in the much larger, second resurrection occurring a little over a thousand years after the first resurrection.
Merely not explicitly itemizing in the NT all still applicable OT laws is not sufficient, conclusive proof, beyond reasonable doubt, that those laws have been done away with. When the NT was being written, the Apostles knew that Christians were able to read about those laws in the OT, and to record all of them again in the NT probably would have been considered unnecessarily redundant.
Matthew 19:17: “….. BUT IF you want to enter into life, KEEP the commandments,” (WEB) which contain the Saturday, not the man concocted Sunday rest law.
Revelation 22:14: “Blessed are those who DO HIS COMMANDMENTS, that they may HAVE THE RIGHT to the tree of life ……” (WEB) The Ten Commandments contain, again, the one requiring rest on Saturday. Sunday rest was started by the Catholics, who also were responsible for the murderous Inquisition. Catholics incorrectly believe that they have the divine right to create their own religious laws even if they contradict Biblical laws.
We are COMMANDED to obey the Ten Commandments 13 times in the NT.
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Still wondering why well over 35,000 ordinary, decent people firmly believe that the enriching tithing, safe meat, mostly prophetic festival laws, and rejuvenating Saturday rest laws are still in full force? To answer questions, email the letter answering departments of one or preferably all 3 of the following growing, safe haven, commandment keeping churches that should be among the most qualified to be in the highly coveted first resurrection: The Church of God, a Worldwide Association, info@cogwa.org, The United Church of God, an International Association, info@ucg.org, and The Living Church of God, pcd@lcg.org.