In Part 2 of “the Hard Sayings of Paul” we'll take a look at: Part 2 “The Hard Sayings of Paul – 2 Pet 3:16
Learn the answer to these supposedly contradictory statements made by Paul and much more in Part's 1 and 2 of “The Hard Sayings of Paul”. And latter on in the same chapter, Rom 3:31, Paul tells us that “we establish the Law through faith”Ĭonfusing! Maybe not for you but it was for the apostle Peter. One example is Paul telling us in Romans 2:13 that “those who obey the Law will be justified”and in the very next chapter he says that “no man will be justified by the deeds of the Law” Rom 3:19-20. And Peter goes on to tell us that people will be DESTROYED for their misunderstanding of those 'hard things' that Paul said.What could Paul have said that was of such importance that would cause people to be destroyed for their misunderstanding of it. The apostle Peter tells us in 2 Peter 3:15-16 that the apostle Paul said some things that are hard to understand. Part 1 “The Hard Sayings of Paul” – 2 Pet 3:16 Hence, lox (brined salmon) and whitefish are hunky-dory, but lobster, shrimp and their many shell-y friends are not.7 newly added videos that I believe will change the way you think about the Bible. Thus, if one knows that a particular fish has scales, it is considered a kosher fish.” According to the Talmud, any fish that has scales also has fins. In order for a fish to be kosher, it must have both of these signs. offers a simple description: “The Torah gives two signs that determine if a fish is kosher - fins and scales. Your fish question is a bit more straightforward. But, he said that he does see people obsessing over the price of artwork, and its monetary value, instead of over the artwork itself.
#Graven images today full
He doesn’t see any problem creating an image of a full human body. Tobi said it seemed clear to him that the root of the law was idolatry, and because he doesn’t see people worshiping idols or images anymore, and because we don’t know what God looks like, he doesn’t worry much about the issue of graven images. The MJL writer also talks to an artist friend, who gives what I think is a very thought-provoking answer: The MJL staffer who wrote the site’s response explains: “The most common prohibition, and the one that’s most obvious from the text, is against creating sculptures of people, animals, or planets for the purpose of worshiping them.” She adds that the Talmud “takes a very strict stance against producing images of faces, ruling it forbidden, but sanctioning owning images of faces that were created by non-Jews.” (I think that’s an interesting wrinkle/loophole.) Today, she says, most traditional rabbis are okay with “depictions of the human body that are somehow incomplete,” such as a bust that includes head and shoulders but not the rest of the body. My Jewish Learning has a terrific “Ask the Expert” column on this question, so I’m going to shamelessly draw from it.
Exodus 20:4 states: “You shall not make for yourself a graven image or any likeness which is in the heavens above, which is on the earth below, or which is in the water beneath the earth.” You may be more familiar with it as the Second Commandment.