Dear RTB’ers,
Reasons and importance for obedience to these laws… First, If the Israelites do these things, “he shall live by them”: You shall therefore keep My statutes and My rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord. (v. 5) My Study Bible had an interesting note for this verse: “The law was a way of life for the redeemed, not a way of salvation for the lost.” If Jesus is the Lord of our lives, then we are already living a heavenly existence! Also, verse 29: For everyone who does any of these abominations, the persons who do them shall be cut off from among their people. Being isolated from the community was one of the greatest punishments that could be levied against anyone. Obedience to these laws was important because disobedience meant that the offender became “unclean” and was thereby cut off from his (the community’s) relationship with God.
It would be great to discuss these questions face-to-face. We are gathering as an RTB group this coming Sunday, the 19th. Come join us and “discuss these questions face-to-face”!
Blessings!
Fred