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1 | Bible version can become an idol? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117554 | ||
Your analogy is cute but it's not quite right. You see in football, the QB and the WR are integral parts throughout the game. A more appropriate contrast is the playoffs vs. the superbowl. God laid the groundwork during the OT era or dispensation whereas he transferred the whole ballgame to His Son and let Him take over the ruling, terms and conditions of the superbowl, this timeframe and dispensation. Thus instead of a levitical priesthood with imperfect sacrifices, we have the Perfect High Priest with whom we can approach His Father directly. (We couldn't do that before Christ's coming.) Now during this dispensation, we have elders and deacons taking over the actual government of the church here and now on earth. All people, including us Gentiles as well as Jews can now be christians. I appreciate your reference to Hebrews for indeed this is all made very plain in Heb 8:1 Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, 2a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man. 3For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer. 4For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law; 5who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain." 6But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. Again, let me say the OT is an absolutely VITAL part of the Bible and God's Word but whereas God put mankind through school and taught him what it is to sin, now he expects us to grow up and graduate and tackle the tougher topics without the specific dos and don'ts of the OT. He's expecting us to figure out the parts left unsaid in His Son's Last Will and Testament (NT). Do you have specific scriptures in the NT to counter those specific scriptures I've used in these two posts? God bless you in your study. |
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2 | Bible version can become an idol? | Bible general Archive 2 | flinkywood | 117563 | ||
Rowdy, Are you aware that the Moral Law (10 Commandments) is distinct from the "law" (ceremonial)? Kalos is correct: we are absolutely to obey the Moral Law, it is a requirement (see Kalos' last post in this string). In fact, it largely because of this moral requirement upon us that God gave His only begotten Son... It's His Son who finally enables us to do the Law. The Law isn't void by any means. Diligently studying the OT is critical to our growth as Christians, as Romans makes abundantly clear. Colin |
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3 | Bible version can become an idol? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117578 | ||
You bring up a very good point which makes my point a little clearer. One of the 10 commandments was to make the Sabbath holy which goes in direct opposition to the NT command by example of worship assembly on the "first day of the week." This is just one of the contrasts as was mentioned earlier in my previous post. In contrast to the command Not to Murder, we are to adhere to a higher standard and forgive our enemies, even when the enemy doesn't ask for forgiveness. Like I mentioned before, God wants us as His children to graduate from the 600 plus ordinances of the OT and move on to the Law of Liberty with Christ as the High Priest. Again, I must ask: Do you have specific scriputures directly opposing the scriptures I used to support my previous posts. Please be sure they specifically counter the main point of each scripture. God bless. |
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4 | Bible version can become an idol? | Bible general Archive 2 | flinkywood | 117580 | ||
Rowdy, which one the 10 commandments are we not to follow? Colin |
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5 | Bible version can become an idol? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117590 | ||
I thought I made that clear but I'd rather see what some of the other Forum participants think of this debate. How about it folks? What do you think and God bless. | ||||||