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1 | Bible to be taken literally? | Matthew | EddyT | 106248 | ||
There are a number of scriptural passages where it is difficult for me to accept or understand them literally. For example, Jesus said that all the old laws were to remain in effect (Matt 5:18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.") But a few verses later he gives an example of a law that was changed (Matt 5:43-44 "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." How is it possible to reconcile these two statements, if we accept them literally? He is definitely saying two different things, here. |
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2 | Bible to be taken literally? | Matthew | Morant61 | 106272 | ||
Greetings EddyT! These verses you cite would only be a problem if the Law actually said to 'hate your enemy'. However, the Law says no such thing. Lev. 19:18 says that we are to love our neighbor as ourselves. The religious leaders then expounded upon that and taught that while we must love our neighbors, it is alright to hate our enemies. Jesus is simply correcting their false teachings. He is not changing the Law, but going back to it's real meaning. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Bible to be taken literally? | Matthew | dwilde | 106293 | ||
John 19 30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Matthew 5 17"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. Let me add to what you have said if I may. "It is finished" “all is accomplished” Our Lord Jesus Christ did every thing that needed to be done. And our Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled the law and the prophecies. |
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4 | Bible to be taken literally? | Matthew | ncr123 | 106350 | ||
John 19 30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. "It is finished " Means the 4th cup: The Passover Liturgy in Jesus' time, is based on a four-part structure. The four parts revolved around four cups of wine that are consumed by the participants: 1st part was the Kadush: a prayer said by the celebrant over the 1st cup of wine. Then a dish of green, bitter herbs was passed along with some fruit sauce and that was shared by the participants. 2nd: the Passover Liturgy, taken from the book of Exodus Chapter 12. Then Psalm 113 is sung, known as the little Hillel, then a 2nd cup of wine is shared by all the participants. Now they proceed to the main meal . First grace is spoken over the bread, the unleavened bread and the bitter herbs, the the roasted lamb are served and eaten. The celebrant says a prayer and the 3rd cup known as the cup of blessing, was passed around and shared. At this point you have reached the climax. The culmination of this ancient Passover liturgy would occur with the 4th cup known as the cup of consumation.First they sing psalms 114,115,116,117,118, know as the great Hillel. and they shared the cup. It signalled the communion between God and his people. But during the last supper they do not proceed to drink the 4th cup as in Mark 14:26 .. and when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives". On His way to Golgotha Jesus was offered gall and vinegar,(used at the time, to ease the pain) and he refused, until He said on the Cross " I thirst" and they lifted up a sponge filled with sour wine on a hyssop branch .(The branch prescribed in the Passover law, Ex.12:22 for sprinkiling the lamb's blood. What was finished was the Passover; Not just the Passover, but Jesus fulfilment of an Old Covenant passover. He was the Lamb of God, slain for the families of Israel,and the firstborn son slain in Egypt. He was both victim and priest; priest and king. He was God's firstborn son. He was the lamb slain for the sins of the world. So what was finished? The fulfilment of the Old Covenant Passover. When Jesus had been celebrating the Passover with His disciples, He had temporarily interrupted it. because He was not only celebrating the OT Passover, He was fulfilling it and in Himself, He was transforming it into the new Covenant Passover. He said "tel te lestai" - It is consumated- "It is finished." |
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