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1 | Which one are we not going to keep? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 125857 | ||
Which one are we not going to keep? Overall I agree with Got it!!! He writes: "I figure that if He came to fulfill it, then we should too." I agree. But then he goes on to say, "Not by observing the letter of the law..." Not by observing the letter of the law? Nine of the Ten Commandments are repeated in the New Testament. Just which one of those nine were we planning on NOT keeping the letter of? |
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2 | Which one are we not going to keep? | Bible general Archive 2 | Country Girl | 125875 | ||
I thinking we should comply or obey with all the commands of the NT, including those nine commandments carried over from the OT. Which portion of the NT do you see as disposable? Then again, which portion of the OT do you see that is essential or required of us modern christians? I thought Christ took the old law and its requirements to the cross with him in accordance with Col 2:14. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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3 | Which one are we not going to keep? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 125884 | ||
"Not an iota...will pass from the Law." Country Girl: I am glad to hear you say we should comply with or obey all the commands of the NT, including those nine commandments carried over from the OT. Not one word of the Bible is disposable. I do not see any portion of the NT as disposable. Neither do I see any portion of the OT as disposable. Jesus said: "not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law." Matthew 5:17-19 (ESV) "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. [18] For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. [19] Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Grace to you, kalos |
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4 | Which one are we not going to keep? | Bible general Archive 2 | Country Girl | 125885 | ||
But then, how do you explain or reconcile Col 2:14 into this position? If the OT was good to go, why do we have the NT? What about all those animal sacrifices and the Levitcal Priesthood? You can't observe and practice Judiasm and Christianity both, can you? If so, how's it done? How come Hebrews puts the superiority of Christianity so far over that of Judiasm? I'm afraid your position has quite a few problems with it. In contrast, I must admit your citation of verses from Matthew is quite powerful until one remembers that Christ may have been speaking figuratively. I'm thinking when the Romans came in 70 AD and totally destroyed everything, including the temple and all the records of their geneology, it really was like the Lord's destroying their world. It's like as if God was saying "I'm done with you people as a nation. You won't be taking advantage of my love any longer." Anyway, that's how I've reconciled this seeming conflict. What do you think? Blessings to you, dear friend. Country Girl |
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5 | Which one are we not going to keep? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 125889 | ||
Is the Law altogether invalid? [Country Girl: Properly understood, Bible Christianity and Bible Judaism are not in conflict with each other. Rather, true Christianity is the fulfillment, not the abolition, of true Judaism. The New Covenant does not replace the Old, but instead renews it. I could not possibly answer all your questions in one Note. It will take a series of posts to adequately answer the questions you ask. Please be patient. I will begin the series by reposting the following Note. Grace to you, kalos] 'Is the Law altogether invalid? Matt 5:19 AMPLIFIED Matthew 5:19 Whoever then breaks or does away with or relaxes one of the least [important] of these commandments and teaches men so shall be called least [important] in the kingdom of heaven, but he who practices them and teaches others to do so shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. The Law under the New Covenant. 'The law cannot be altogether invalid since the New Testament affirms its abiding applicability. "All Scripture is … useful" (2 Tim 3:16-17), including Old Testament laws. Jesus came not to abolish the law, but to fulfill it (Matt 5:17-20). The law is the embodiment of truth that instructs (Rom 2:18-19). It is "holy" and "spiritual, " making sin known to us by defining it; therefore, Paul delights in it (Rom 7:7-14,22). The law is good if used properly (1 Tim 1:8), and is not opposed to the promises of God (Gal 3:21). Faith does not make the law void, but the Christian establishes the law (Rom 3:31), fulfilling its requirements by walking according to the Spirit (Rom 8:4) through love (Rom 13:10). 'When Paul states that women are to be in submission "as the Law says" (1 Cor 14:34) or quotes parts of the Decalogue (Rom 13:9), and 'when James quotes the law of love (2:8 from Lev 19:18) or condemns partiality, adultery, murder, and slander as contrary to the law (2:9, 11; 4:11), and 'when Peter quotes Leviticus, "Be holy, because I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16; from Lev 19:2), 'the implication is that the law, or at least part of it, remains authoritative. (...) 'The New Testament writers also apply the principles in the law. 'From Deuteronomy 25:4 ("Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out grain"), Paul derives a principle that workers ought to be rewarded for their labors and applies that principle in the case of Christian workers (1 Cor 9:9-14). 'In 1 Timothy 5:18, Paul again quotes Deuteronomy 25:4, this time in parallel with a saying of Jesus (Matt 10:10) as if both are equally authoritative. 'Likewise, the principle of establishing truth by two or three witnesses (Deut 19:15), originally limited to courts, is applied more broadly to a church conference (2 Cor 13:1). 'The principle that believers are not to be unequally yoked together with unbelievers is derived from a law concerning the yoking of animals (2 Cor 6:14; cf. Deut 22:10). 'In 1 Corinthians 5:1-5, 13, Paul affirms on the basis of Leviticus 18:29 that incest, a capital offense in the Old Testament, is immoral and deserves punishment. A person practicing incest in the church must be excommunicated to maintain the church's practical holiness. Paul maintains the law's moral principle, yet in view of the changed redemptive setting, makes no attempt to apply the law's original sanction.' ____________________ Bibliography. G. Bahnsen, Theonomy in Christian Ethics; W. S. Barker and W. R. Godfrey, eds., Theonomy: A Reformed Critique; H. J. Boecker, Law and the Administration of Justice in the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East; U. Cassuto, A Commentary on the Book of Exodus; D. A. Dorsey, JETS 34/3 (Sept. 1991): 321-34; H.-H. Esser, NIDNTT2:438-51; M. Greenberg, Yehezkel Kaufmann Jubilee Volume, pp. 3-28; idem, Studies in Bible: 1986, pp. 3-28; idem, Religion and Law, pp. 101-12, 120-25; H. W. House and T. Ice, Dominion Theology: A Blessing or a Curse?; W. C. Kaiser, Jr., Toward Old Testament Ethics; idem, JETS33/3 (Sept. 1990): 289-302; G. E. Mendenhall, Religion and Law, pp. 85-100; Dale Patrick, Old Testament Law; V. Poythress, The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses; R. J. Rushdooney, The Institutes of Biblical Law; R. Sonsino, Judaism33 (1984): 202-9; J. Sprinkle, A Literary Approach to Biblical Law: Exodus 20:22-23:19. Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Edited by Walter A. Elwell, 1996 by Walter A. Elwell. Published by Baker Books. (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/) matt517 |
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