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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, NO, Answer my question first |
Bible Note: Hello all: I don't realy know where to get into this discussion, but I would like to toss in my two cents. This is what I see (which may or may not raise a few eyebrows). First the idea that the OT is not on a par with the NT I find hard to believe since Paul himself said in 2 Tim 3:16-17 that "All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." The scriptures he was refering to was the OT. Sounds to me like this was refering to religious issues. But how much influence does the Law and OT have on us Christians. None of of can come to Christ without following the Law. (That will raise a few brows I bet) The law says that sin must be punished. In the law The punishment was death however; God instituted the sacrifices as a way to cover sins. So a lamb or goat or bull shed its blood for the covering of sins. Hebrews 9:22 "Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins" It is still the same today The only way we are forgiven for our sins is by sacrificing of innocent blood Jesus' blood. this is why He is called the Lamb of God. No one can come to the Father except they come through this sacrifice. You may consider this the fulfillment of the law. But it is still the Law, mirrors it exactly. You may not receive forgiveness of your sins without the shedding of blood. Only Christ did it once for all. I hope this makes sense. It shows that all who come to christ still have to offer innocent blood Jesus' blood. Now do we still have to abide by the things written in the law? Yes! Matt 5:20 "For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." The pharisees obeyed the letter of the law but it was not good enough. Matthew takes the next three chapters (The so-called sermon on the mount) to explain that The heart or intent of the law must be followed. Hard as you may try, you can not keep the intent of the law without keeping the letter of it. But you can keen the letter of the law without keeping the intent. This is what the pharisees were doing. Jesus Said that in order for us to enter the kingdom of heaven we must go farther than just keeping the letter. Now does that mean we dont sin? No. In the law sacifices of innocent blood were offer every year for the covering of their sins that they continually committed. So do we 1 John 2:1,2 "My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. When we sin we still come back to offer the innocent blood. Jesus' blood. Christ does not die again but He does present His blood agsin This is why John specifically mentions that He is the expiation for our sins. This is reference to His blood. We do the same thing when we sin again just as those in teh OT did we go to the blood. Now to the idea that the old testament does not have authority. Because it is not the words of Christ. We do know that John 5:9 says "You search the scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness to me." The OT speaks and points forward to Christ. And Luke 24:44 "Then he said to them, 'These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.'" that He must fulfill all of it. And we know that in Matt 24:35 He says "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away." So does the OT contain Jesus' words. John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." the jews knew exactly that jesus was claiming to be the speaker from the burning bush; they tried to stone Him, the punishment for blaspemy. Ex 3:14 "God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM.' And he said, 'Say this to the people of Israel, "I AM has sent me to you."’" The interesting part of this is this is the same person who gave Moses the Law. The law was Jesus' own words. Will they pass away. No. If only the words of Jesus have authority over us then it apears the the Law does have authority because they are His words. Has the OT been fulfilled in Jesus? No. At least not all of it. Just the parts regarding His first coming. But the parts concerning His second coming have yet to be fulfilled and for every one verse predicting the first coming of Christ there are approximately eight concerning His second. Far more of the OT has not been fulfilled than has. And since it has not been fulfilled yet it is still applicable today. Does this all make sense or am I just off the wall? |