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1Cor.7:30 and those who weep, as though they didn't weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn't rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn't possess; 7:31 and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.

Should a religious organization mandate by doctrine enforcing Paul's words spoken above? No! The maturity of a branches in the tree of Jesus Christ comes as Christ Jesus supplies the life force of himself too the branch. Christ Jesus is the head of the congregation, and it is the member in his personal body attached therein as to when he wants it too grow into love. Yes, love, that is why he transfer us into the kingdom of his love and instituted the law of love by his own righteous flowing to his branches within the temple of God. Let us as body member never forget why we have been bought for God through Jesus Christ?

Heb.6:1 Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, 6:2 of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 6:3 This will we do, if God permits.

Do we weep as the world weeps? Is this a law of weeping that we should judge the faith of our brothers and sisters, mocking as it were, if a persons weep, or they don't weep? No! What did Paul mean here, he simply meant we are in life, we have received the imperishable life of Christ Jesus, we are not like the world, which this life is all they have! Instead, we are life in Christ Jesus, thus, when we shed our fleshly tent/bodies, is it not more life in Christ Jesus we receive? What do we possess in Christ Jesus? Is it material things, or rather do we own nothing being a slave of the body of Christ Jesus? Does a hand posses the ring on the finger? No! We are not gathering up material things to prove we are successful too the world, no! But rather we possess all things, how? We are in Christ Jesus whom created all things in heaven and upon earth, without sin, or the evil desires through works of our flesh. We received Christ whom desired all things righteous and good for his Father. Jesus Christ is the owner of all things visible and invisible, we than possess all things, in our being made an inmate part of the body of Christ Jesus?

Philippians 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

Paul than says; the world is passing away, Paul's own world pass away, those Paul was speaking to here had their world destroyed by the Roman empire in 70CE. But there is more the world for each of us is passing away since Satan told the first lie to Adam and Eve, and they fail into darkness making their own world pass away. But how has the world been passing away? One generation at a time into death, yes, one generation at a time is how all humans being must live. Each dying, and passing away, how can that be eternal, its not eternal, it is nothing more than a flower blooming, and then dying no longer too be remember by other generations. Yes, the world is passing away, if a person is part of the world, and not part of the imperishable life of Christ Jesus. Why would these Christian's in Christ get caught up in something that was dying and passing away into death, and not be here in just a few short years of pain and sorrow?

So were these laws/commandment Paul was mandating, no! They were simple common sense reminders for members of the body of Christ, for them too recall their great privileged, and hope they were freely given in Christ Jesus. They should let their hearts learn the wisdom of God Jesus through their head, Christ, moving them into being thankful – trusting, and loving God with their whole soul , mind, and heart.

Ephesians 3:19 and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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