m pretty certain this instruction doesnâ€t
> appear anywhere. in fact, I doubt that Jesus
> is ever actually reported as having said “The
> Old Testament is true, word for word†but I
> am happy to be corrected on this.
What Jesus actually said in Matthew 5:17-20, was this:
<b>17</b>"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. <b>18</b>I tell you the truth, 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. <b>19</b>Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same 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. <b>20</b>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.
That said, the Law He fulfilled was given only to the Hebrews and their descendents (today, the modern Jews). Therefore, the church was never given those laws, and is therefore not discarding anything.
Jews who have Jesus in their heart are the only Christians who could actually be accused of discarding the law, because they are the only ones in the church who were given the Law. And, as you can see from the scripture above, Jesus intends to be their fulfillment, such that any failure for a Jewish Christian to follow the law will fall on Christ's shoulders. There's more of course, but that's the gist of it.]]>> dispensed with huge chunks of the Bible.
>
> Did Jesus say “Follow everything in the Old
> Testament word for word, except for the
> million instructions for living in Leviticus�
> I’m not too familiar with the New Testament
> but I’m pretty certain this instruction doesn’t
> appear anywhere. in fact, I doubt that Jesus
> is ever actually reported as having said “The
> Old Testament is true, word for word†but I
> am happy to be corrected on this.
What Jesus actually said in Matthew 5:17-20, was this:
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. 18I tell you the truth, 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. 19Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same 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. 20For 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.
That said, the Law He fulfilled was given only to the Hebrews and their descendents (today, the modern Jews). Therefore, the church was never given those laws, and is therefore not discarding anything.
Jews who have Jesus in their heart are the only Christians who could actually be accused of discarding the law, because they are the only ones in the church who were given the Law. And, as you can see from the scripture above, Jesus intends to be their fulfillment, such that any failure for a Jewish Christian to follow the law will fall on Christ’s shoulders. There’s more of course, but that’s the gist of it.
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