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 Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:34 pm
Link 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
The Fulfillment of the Law
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Murder
21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder,[a] and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister[c] will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’[d] is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you,
I have noticed time and again that both atheists and Christians seem to use Mathew 5:17 as a clear argument against the OT not being rules for Gentiles. This always bothers me, as when I read it in context, it is clearly talking about the Ten Commandments which fall under the Law of Agape. Not to mention that they are not part of Leviticus 18.
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:06 pm
Well Matthew was written by a sect of Christians that didn't like Paul preaching that the Law was abolished...
Anyway regardless of which law it's talking about it there's two ways to argue this. First way Jesus has fulfilled the Law since he did everything he meant to do when he came down. Second way, Jesus is talking to a Jewish audience so of course he's going to tell them to follow the law, they are already in that covenant. We are Gentiles in a different covenant, so we are under a different code.
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:33 pm
rmcdra Well Matthew was written by a sect of Christians that didn't like Paul preaching that the Law was abolished... Anyway regardless of which law it's talking about it there's two ways to argue this. First way Jesus has fulfilled the Law since he did everything he meant to do when he came down. Second way, Jesus is talking to a Jewish audience so of course he's going to tell them to follow the law, they are already in that covenant. We are Gentiles in a different covenant, so we are under a different code. My personal preference when I see verse 17 thrown out is to remind the user about Collosians 2 and Acts 15 which I think blend very well and make a lot of sense if they are all in context and used in conjunction with each other. Then you add in Deutornomy 4 and many people just don't know how to reply, except with verses out of context. They use one of D. 4 but forget about the fire few opening lines of the whole chapter.
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:25 am
Meh, I am not good at remembering verses or their places for that matter... I just remember ones that are significant to me...
"I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. Nobody gets to Heaven, but through Me" - Jesus.
So... I think that is abolishing the OT.
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