> > >If the WHOLE Bible is the Word of God, why shouldn't we follow ALL of it?
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> > I don't think that we should even come close to doing everything in the Bible (Leviticus for example) because in so doing we would deny the sacrifice of Christ and place too much emphasis on works.
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> Do you mean, if I decide for myself to eat Biblically kosher(as opposed to rabbinically kosher), keep the 7th-day Sabbath, and keep a Messianic version of the feasts(not necessarily a traditional version), I'm denying the sacrifice of the Messiah and placing too much emphasis on works, even though I neither rely on works for getting in God's good graces nor judge others in relation to that? Or do you just mean the sacrifical part?

If I understand the question correctly....
I just mean when rituals are strictly applied to a person's life, he runs the risk of using his actions to substitute for the personal relationship with God that Sam and I mentioned earlier. As long as you do not rely on your works for salvation, I think it's perfectly okay and even required that we demonstrate that relationship through what we do.

Gahalia