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CrustyMac:
It's also my understanding that if there is some conflict between the Old Testament and the New Testament, the New Testament wins out. Think an eye for an eye versus turn the other cheek, and the whole mess with Leviticus (New Testament trumps Leviticus).
If I'm wrong about any of this, correct me. I don't need thousands of words, just something a four year old can understand.
Here is some help for you, Crusty:
http://www.examiner.com/articl...stament-fit-together
You and others overlook certain key considerations of Biblical scholarship in your quest to discredit scripture by asserting that the Old and new Testaments contradict one another. There are numerous New Testament passages that address the relationship between the testaments and make it clear that the Law of Moses, and particularly the Levitical laws, were a "schoolmaster to bring us to Christ." "Schoolmaster,"sometimes translated "tutor", is from a Greek word that identified a household servant who escorted a child to school. In Galatians,this metaphor is teaching that the law of Moses has served its purpose. Those who are in Christ do not need the "tutor"--the Mosaic Law; it has served its purpose.
Galatians 3:24: "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith."
It is clear from scripture that the Jews of the Old Testament looked to the coming of a Messiah and a fulfillment of Law and Prophecy in a new kingdom.
If you really wish to understand the relationship between the Old Testament and the New, you should read the entirely of the short book of Galatians and the 7th through the 10th chapters of the Book of Hebrews.
Hi Contendah,
Thank you for that good explanation. I agree with you. And, that is a good article. I only find one part of the article with which I would disagree:
That is the key difference between the people of God in the Old Testament compared to the New. In ancient days, Israel was not only “the church”, but they were also a government. Today, the church is a community of faith, but it is not a political entity. “Church discipline” in ancient times may have meant being executed for adultery. Today, church discipline means being excommunicated from the assembly, in hopes that the person will repent and be restored (as can be seen in 2 Corinthians).
Israel has never been, nor will they ever be "the church." They were a religion, based around their synagogues and temple, based upon the Law of Moses -- but, the title or name "the church" is reserved for the body of Christian believers worldwide, the body of Christ.
Judaism, the nation Israel, are the chosen people of God from whom He will redeem the remnant of His chosen people through the seven year Tribulation.
The nation Israel and Judaism, His chosen people, is a totally separate and different entity from the church. In the Millennial Kingdom of Christ on earth -- we will find five groups of people: (1) His chosen people, the remnant of Israel who have come to faith in their Messiah, (2) the church, the body of believers who were raptured into heaven and are the Bride of Christ at the Wedding Feast of the Lamb, (3) the Old Testament saints, (4) all the Tribulation saints who came to faith in Christ after the Tribulation began and were martyred, and (5) all believers who survived the Tribulation and came into Christ's Millennial Kingdom in their mortal bodies.
But, since the article is from the Jackson Presbyterian Examiner, the writer's leaning toward Replacement Theology, that the church had replaced Israel as the chosen people (spiritually) of God -- I can see why he wrote that. Still, I, and the Bible, disagree with him.
Otherwise, a good article and I agree with what you have written. Good work.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill