Subject: Christians before Jesus came |
Bible Note: Mark, that is a perfectly acceptable view, and a very common one. I agree with you, with Peter, with Jesus my Lord, etc. I have not ever said that Jesus is not the fulfillment of the OT. I say that the OT was not only about Jesus. God spoke to people in their time, spoke to their situation, and gave then a relevant message. I know this is difficult to understand, but the OT is not a bunch of scripture references to back up one's NT theology. It stands alone. Jesus lived a life which was perfect. He fulfilled the Law. He did many things which sounded just like something that happened in the OT. He even did things that the prophets wrote about which no one else in history ever did. All of this is shown in the NT. We agree on this. What we disagree on is the issue of whether or not there was an OT context and OT fulfillment of prophesy. I think there usually was. Prophesy does not have to be fulfilled in one person or event alone. Jesus may not have been the first fulfillment, but he was the ultimate fulfillment. chesed |