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micah6v8 · 11-28-2015, 11:08 AM

I agree with what Julabee mentioned.

To follow up, I would add Micah 6 v 6 to 8

6: With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
7: Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God

In his Life Study, WL comments “Is this word according to the tree of life or according to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Surely it is according to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Is this word according to the divine revelation or according to the human concept of the prophet? This word is not a matter of God’s revelation but of the prophet’s concept.”
WL’s footnote on Micah 6 v 8 says, “The prophets are great in their speaking concerning Christ but not in their speaking concerning other things. Micah’s word here concerning what Jehovah requires of His people is not a matter of God’s revelation but a matter of the prophet’s concept. The divine concept according to the divine revelation in the New Testament is that Christ has replaced the law (Rom. 10:4), and God’s people should live Christ rather than keep the law”.

I am not sure what WL meant by “live Christ and not keep the law” since to me, living Christ means loving God and loving man, which is the fulfilment of the law.

I guess it was easy for WL to single out bible writers Micah and James because they both wrote only one book in the bible.

Actually Paul also makes a similar point to Micah in Romans 12 v 1, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”

Again, in the rest of Romans 12, he sets out practical examples of how we can worship by our living.
V4-8: Using one’s gifts for the Body
V9-10: Loving one another
V16: Being humble
V19-21: Not taking revenge but responding with good.

11-28-2015, 11:08 AM	#35
micah6v8 Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 90	Re: "God in life and nature but not in the Godhead" I agree with what Julabee mentioned. To follow up, I would add Micah 6 v 6 to 8 6: With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7: Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God In his Life Study, WL comments “Is this word according to the tree of life or according to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Surely it is according to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Is this word according to the divine revelation or according to the human concept of the prophet? This word is not a matter of God’s revelation but of the prophet’s concept.” WL’s footnote on Micah 6 v 8 says, “The prophets are great in their speaking concerning Christ but not in their speaking concerning other things. Micah’s word here concerning what Jehovah requires of His people is not a matter of God’s revelation but a matter of the prophet’s concept. The divine concept according to the divine revelation in the New Testament is that Christ has replaced the law (Rom. 10:4), and God’s people should live Christ rather than keep the law”. I am not sure what WL meant by “live Christ and not keep the law” since to me, living Christ means loving God and loving man, which is the fulfilment of the law. I guess it was easy for WL to single out bible writers Micah and James because they both wrote only one book in the bible. Actually Paul also makes a similar point to Micah in Romans 12 v 1, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” Again, in the rest of Romans 12, he sets out practical examples of how we can worship by our living. V4-8: Using one’s gifts for the Body V9-10: Loving one another V16: Being humble V19-21: Not taking revenge but responding with good.