Midgie wrote...I think Garee had to run and google "weak and beggarly elements" because he
quotes Scripture having NO clue what it means!



I know exactly what it means.Remember you are the one that is not allowed to study to show yourself approved of God because you must first seek the approval of highly venerable men.

But the weak and beggarly elements include today the h20 that you splash on babies, which you teach disvolves original sin (whatever thats supposed to be) before the water evaporates,  as well the elements of real bread and real blood of grapes, two metaphors that show, teach and declare a dead, spiritless body.

That even though their are required because they are temporal signs used as shadows pointing to the invisible eternal (ceriomnial laws) they profit absolutely nothing, nada as far as the grace needed to pay the eternal wage of our sin.which is exclusively found in Christ alone, the fullfilment thereof those waesk and begarly elements.

2 Corinthians 4:18
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.


Note ...things which are seen , are the weak and beggarly elements

Note...  things which are not seen are the works of God that He works in us by the hearing of faith ..the same as what Christ refered to as "the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."Because that which was seen His sinful body of sin likened after sinfull fleah made up od the elements of this cursed world , can profit nothing, nada, zip.

In the exact same way as it is not possivble for the blood of bulls, goats , birds or lambs to take away sin.In the same way it applies to the elerment h20 or the element we take in rememberance of the Lord's real death.


Hebrews 10:4
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

What do you think "weak and beggarly elements" mean?

A way to do a wonderful work as Paul also teaches?

Or do you have another opinion as to the value of weak and beggarly elements?
 

Last Edited By: garee Nov 1 12 7:37 AM. Edited 1 times.