There was a major change with Christ, for before Christ commands were often explained through commands to act them out in the flesh like cutting skin to act out circumcision, and with Christ that was taken away. Now God speaks to us directly through the holy spirit.
Some people say that the truths of God changed. They say there was no grace before Christ. They say the old covenant taught works, the new replaced works with faith. They say Christ made the world new and different. They back this up by pointing out that Christ fulfilled the law. There are two ways of interpreting the word fulfill. One way is to say Christ made all the promises of the old covenant come true and it was now in full operation. The other way is to interpret that to mean that because Christ fulfilled the promises that they are done with and God threw them out.
Others say that it can all be explained by understanding that God was speaking and working with the Hebrews, not with the truth of the Lord. They say that what the Lord told Israel was for them alone, not for us. I don’t understand that way of thinking, but it seems they think that the new covenant meant God suddenly included the gentiles when God spoke.
When God spoke to us differently, when God spoke to our hearts, there was a change. What do you think changed?
Man changed in Eden when we filled satans word and so This changed our perception
“So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and
a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.”
Genesis 3:24
the law came like that
“And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because
the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. And
the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.
And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but
let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them.”
Exodus 19:18-21, 24 KJV
they were kept from seeing and knowing God because of thier sin and the separation it caused and death it brings
Christ came in our form not terrifying fire because he was coming to remit sin he called us near like this
“All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and
no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:27-30 KJV
he is able to fall
Men into his presence and not be destroyed so we can know him in truth without the terror that causes us to not hear
“And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but
let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
Exodus 20:19
This lead to the promise of Christ who would come and speak his word later
“According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying,
Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
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 18:16, 18-19 KJV
Christ is the fulfillment of that promised law giver
“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 3:22-24, 26 KJV
his fulfillment is he fulfilled all
Of the promises of the lord to come like that one he is literally the promises God made in the Old Testament come to
Pass
they were never able to really hear God because thier hearts were hard by sin and it created terror in his presence Christ came as a man d called sinners near to him to be saved through repentance
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