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1» Was Jesus a Christian?
Jesus was a Jew thru and thru who believed and practiced the Old
Testament in compliance with the Prophets and the various covenants; most
especially the one that Moses' people agreed upon with God per Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. (Gal 4:4)
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he lives under the law until this moment
“And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:22 KJV
at that point this exchange happened
“The law and the prophets were
until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.”
Luke 16:16 KJV
Jesus was the fulfillment of the prophets who kept telling the story of the messiah who was coming to teach the true judgements of God
he preached the gospel a few years and then afterwards he died on the cross , at that moment the words changed because it’s when a man dies that his will goes into effect not before but after his death the words in his will become immutable under any legal a situation no one can change a mans Will if it’s done correctly
“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.”
Hebrews 9:15-17 KJV
so when Jesus began to contradict the mosaic law in his preaching like this
“Ye have heard that
it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
exodus 21:24-25 )
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
Matthew 5:38-39 KJV
He wasn’t violating anything he was fulfilling what Moses always said would happen preaching the word of Gods requirement it wasn’t going to be Moses but Jesus
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I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will
put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.”
Deuteronomy 18:18-19 KJV
that’s why Jesus was saying stuff like this constantly
“He that rejecteth me, and
receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
For
I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
John 12:48
isreal asked that Moses would tell them Gods word instead of God himself because they were afraid he didn’t do that though he told Moses I’ll raise them up another prophet and he is the one they have to hear “ so then Moses told the people this thy at Peter explains perfectly and confirms what he said and that it’s Jesus who is that promised messiah
“But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.”
Acts 3:18, 22-24, 26 KJV
the order is when he was baptized he began preaching the gospel by the spirit , then he shed the blood of his covenant and all he had said beforehand became the word of requirement and the temporal thkngs were left behind he fulfilled them and sent his gospel into the world for everyone who would believe jew or gentile
the law seperate jew from everyone else Christ includes everyone who believes regardless of nationality
the noment the atonement sacrifice is made for sin all of the testator a words become irrevocable according to the testament Christ was the fulfillment of the bold and giver of the new
His speaking his word and then shedding his blood is the truth behind this event
“And he
took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said,
All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient. And
Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.”
Exodus 24:7-8 KJV
that’s only a pattern for Jesus word and blood however the truth is the gospel
Covenant exists when the terms are set forth but the authority in thy relationship and the agreement is reached between two parties, and after the agreement of the word the blood is shed according to all the spoken Word of the covenant
if we have only a sacrifice we don’t have a covenant promise of we hear the word and the blood is shed upon us for sin according to the covenant all of the blessings and warnings become irrevocable based on thy bloodshed
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