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NASB | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. |
Subject: Rowdy What part of the OT do you abolish |
Bible Note: I'll answer your question with a question. Which portion of the OT are you NOT following? When and where do you sacrifice animals every day? How do you trace your lineage back to Abraham? Do you coordinate your sacrifices with the Levites? How do know they're true Levites? Do you support men's option to divorce their wives with a simple letter? No need for guilt of any kind? Do you support your fellow man's option to secure "eye for eye or tooth for tooth" in retribution for wrongs done to him? If you DON'T do these things? Please tell me how do you live by and enforce only a portion of the OT? Do you treat the NT similarly in spite of the Lord's command otherwise? And of course, please provide scriptural references for each of these points. How do you reconcile the verse above with the one I cited in my post, Col 2:14. How do you reconcile the contrast between the OT and the NT throughout the Book of Hebrews? As I stated in my post, I don't wish to abolish the OT but merely recognize It for what It was and this is the Law of Moses, notice the use of word Old vs. New. Even the group who organized the current Bible known as the canon recognized the Old Testament was obsolete as that expression must have originated with them. No, we dare NOT dismiss the OT but cling to It with every fiber of our being. As I stated in a previous post a month or more ago, without the OT we wouldn't be able to understand completely the NT nor would we have its beauty in the poetical books of Psalms or Song of Solomon. We would lose out completely by NOT knowing the creation of the world or how God dealt with His Family of Jews, sometimes kindly and merciful and sometimes with harshness and severity, at least by human standards. No dear friend, we must cling to our OTs so that we can know God more intimately than we see Him in the NT. Remember He gave Christ the preiminance as mentioned already in Hebrews. He also gave Him all authority. So how do you reconcile Matt 28 AND the transfiguration in Matt 17, Mark 9 and Luke 9? You might notice as I think it's quite significant that all three Gospel writers thought it was significant to mention the detail about God's instruction to them and to us, the whole world "Listen to Him." He didn't say anything about Elijah or Moses who were standing beside Jesus but God says "Listen to His Son." I don't see how I could any more clear about this subject. I've said all I can think to be germaine about this subject. But I'd be interested in what you think, especially the questions to the above. It all boils down to authority. Who are you, I and the rest of the world going to recognize as having authority in this dispensation? Just as Peter discovered while walking on water, if we'll keep our focus on Jesus, we're great, we can take on the whole world of sin. But if we listen to anyone else and take our focus off Him, then we lose our balance and have to depend on His mercy. He would much rather see us grow spiritually and learn to rely on Him instead of "falling into the hand of God" unprepared. I do hope this helps in your understanding and God bless. --Rowdy |