Subject: Are new worship songs scripturally OK? |
Bible Note: Hi, Lisa; [If you already know all this, I apologize. Maybe it'll be useful to someone else.] You're right, of course, about the Law, but please don't sell the OT short; it's the bible Jesus read and taught from. He obviously thought that his followers had something to learn from it. Consider this exchange: '"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."' (Matthew 22:36-40) This passage in known not only to Christians but to much of the world which calls it the Golden Rule and imagines that it was a brand new teaching of Jesus. But where is Jesus quoting from? the OT, of course: "Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength" (Deuteronomy 6:5) "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD" (Leviticus 19:18) The NT focuses on Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The OT focuses on God the Father but with many references and prophecies concerning Jesus and the Holy Sprit. I love the OT, especially Job, Jonah, and Ecclesiastes (weird, I know, but there it is). Just my .02 part of a dollar. Peace and grace, Steve |