Agree, we should not edit God's Word so when God says all He means that, no need to edit it to say, except this one or that one because we are not God.
I disagree that the NT deletes the Old Testament. Jesus and the apostles were reading and lived by the OT, called it scripture and we are told
2 Tim 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
There's that word again that people always want to edit....."all" means just that.
Jesus said, I'll quote it again because if Jesus is the WAY- following His instructions is instrumental
Mat 4: 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
So instead of deleting the Words of God out of the OT, Jesus said in the NT to live by them.
There are some changes to the NC based on what God said.
The New Covenant is established on better promises
Heb 8:6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
So our focus should be seeking these better promises because the NC still has God's law- His Old Covenant- written on stone Exo 34:28 now written as tablet in the heart 2 Corinthians 3:3 Heb 8:10 based on Him doing -He says "I will" through the power of the Holy Spirit by our love and cooperation John 14:15-18
It's still a sin to break God's law 1 John 3:4 and the whole reason Jesus came, to save us from our sin Mat 1:21 not save us in sin. He wants a complete transformation why the law of God is perfect for converting the soul Psa 19:7 because it shows us God's righteousness Psa 119:172 that we have none. We receive His righteousness though our relationship with Christ because He is the only one who was ever able to obey His law. And if we are right with God will we be rebelling against God's law? God forbid! Rom 8:7-8 our faith upholds the law Rom 3:31 and if we are in Christ we too must die of sin and walk in newness with Him and live how Jesus lived. Did Jesus break the commandments? Did Jesus keep the Sabbath? Yes, and if we have His righteousness, we will too through His strength. Phil 4:13 His version of His commandments- not ours.
So our focus should be on the better promises....
1. God is the one doing now enabling to keep His law Heb 8:10 John 14:15-18
2. Jesus is now our High Priest- the law of Moses said the priesthood had to come from Levi- the law changed to accommodate Jesus who came from the tribe of Judea
3. All fleshy ordinances (not commandments) that had to do with sin offerings, annual holy feasts days, annual sabbath(s) feast days and festivals which all pointed to Jesus who because our sacrificial Passover Lamb ended Heb 9:10-11, Eph 2:15 Col 2:14-17
4. So in the New Covenant instead of taking an animal for a sin offering, which is breaking God's law (His version) we can go directly to Jesus who paid the penalty for our sin, and is longsuffering and longs for His children to be truly sorry for our sins because it causes our Savior so much pain and shows we serve another 1 John 3:8 Rom 6:16 but if we come to Him ,He is so faithful to forgive us and cleans us of all sin and unrighteousness, but when He heals He says go and sin no more. Through our faith and cooperation in Christ we can be reconciled Rev 22:14
I disagree that the NT deletes the Old Testament. Jesus and the apostles were reading and lived by the OT, called it scripture and we are told
2 Tim 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
There's that word again that people always want to edit....."all" means just that.
Jesus said, I'll quote it again because if Jesus is the WAY- following His instructions is instrumental
Mat 4: 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
So instead of deleting the Words of God out of the OT, Jesus said in the NT to live by them.
There are some changes to the NC based on what God said.
The New Covenant is established on better promises
Heb 8:6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
So our focus should be seeking these better promises because the NC still has God's law- His Old Covenant- written on stone Exo 34:28 now written as tablet in the heart 2 Corinthians 3:3 Heb 8:10 based on Him doing -He says "I will" through the power of the Holy Spirit by our love and cooperation John 14:15-18
It's still a sin to break God's law 1 John 3:4 and the whole reason Jesus came, to save us from our sin Mat 1:21 not save us in sin. He wants a complete transformation why the law of God is perfect for converting the soul Psa 19:7 because it shows us God's righteousness Psa 119:172 that we have none. We receive His righteousness though our relationship with Christ because He is the only one who was ever able to obey His law. And if we are right with God will we be rebelling against God's law? God forbid! Rom 8:7-8 our faith upholds the law Rom 3:31 and if we are in Christ we too must die of sin and walk in newness with Him and live how Jesus lived. Did Jesus break the commandments? Did Jesus keep the Sabbath? Yes, and if we have His righteousness, we will too through His strength. Phil 4:13 His version of His commandments- not ours.
So our focus should be on the better promises....
1. God is the one doing now enabling to keep His law Heb 8:10 John 14:15-18
2. Jesus is now our High Priest- the law of Moses said the priesthood had to come from Levi- the law changed to accommodate Jesus who came from the tribe of Judea
3. All fleshy ordinances (not commandments) that had to do with sin offerings, annual holy feasts days, annual sabbath(s) feast days and festivals which all pointed to Jesus who because our sacrificial Passover Lamb ended Heb 9:10-11, Eph 2:15 Col 2:14-17
4. So in the New Covenant instead of taking an animal for a sin offering, which is breaking God's law (His version) we can go directly to Jesus who paid the penalty for our sin, and is longsuffering and longs for His children to be truly sorry for our sins because it causes our Savior so much pain and shows we serve another 1 John 3:8 Rom 6:16 but if we come to Him ,He is so faithful to forgive us and cleans us of all sin and unrighteousness, but when He heals He says go and sin no more. Through our faith and cooperation in Christ we can be reconciled Rev 22:14
I am glad we agree re editing, but your saying "disagree" re deleting did not reference what I had said.
Amen re 2 Tim 3:16 & Mat 4: 4.
Yes, there are some changes to the NC based on what God said in the NT that is established on better promises per Heb 8:6.
Yes, the NC still has God's law, but it is new and improved by Christ's law of love (JN 13:34-35) written in the heart (2 CR 3:3 & HB 8:10), and it is a sin to break that law in all of its derivative expressions, such as MT 6:20-48 & GL 5:19-21.
Yes, hunger and thirst for righteousness (MT 5:6) is the goal of every Christian who understands the Gospel fully.
God's Spirit provides the way to cooperate with His will/law, but our will/faith must persevere in order to learn more of GW (JN 14:15).
Amen re: All fleshy ordinances (not commandments) that had to do with sin offerings, annual holy feasts days, annual sabbath(s) feast days and festivals which all pointed to Jesus who because our sacrificial Passover Lamb ended Heb 9:10-11, Eph 2:15 Col 2:14-17. These ordinances are sometimes referred to as the sacrificial system that was designed to keep Israel separate from Gentiles until it provided Messiah for everyone.
Yes, when those who have repented and been baptized by the Holy Spirit into the body of Christ confess their post-conversion sins, we should confess them so that God will forgive those as well as sins we may not be aware of. (1JN 1:8-9)
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