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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: Now, we're making substantial progress. Although, some of your answers are a little weak as cited but I guess you can see that for yourself. Now all that is left is the few points below: How do you reconcile Paul's teaching in Col 2:14? "If you DON'T do these things, please tell me how do you live by and enforce only a portion of the OT?" You still haven't explained from the scriptures any justification for picking and choosing which portion from the OT and NT you want to follow. Don't you see, the only way a person could possibly defend keeping the OT is to observe the WHOLE thing. "Do you treat the NT similarly in spite of the Lord's command otherwise? I believe we should follow the NT" Your response seems to be contradictory to your previous statement. Do you follow the OT or NT when they're in conflict? i.e. divorce and marriage. Remember we're being honest and Bible based. "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." You also haven't completed your response to the story of the transfiguration of Jesus as cited above. How does this square with your putting the OT side by side with the NT when God Almighty clearly said "Listen to Him?" You didn't touch on the contrast between the two, OT and the NT with reference to the day of worship, Sabbath vs. the first day of the week. How can you reconcile these two separate items of guidance? From a previous thread: How do you reconcile the new guidance in the NT concerning forgiveness to our enemies when the OT clearly allows a man to seek retribution, "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth." Matt 5:38-44 vs. Ex 21:24, Lev 24:20 and Deut 19:21. "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 know it wasn't a specific point in my post but I alluded to the concept briefly just above. How do you reconcile the fact the NT puts so much emphasis on Christ, indeed God put Him in charge of everything, "all authority" from Matt 28? How does this square with the OT with its obvious emphasis on the Law of Moses? God bless. --Rowdy |