God did not return to the "old". He had a plan right
from the start. He knew man would fall. From the very
start he planned to give His Son. He still set up the
Law so that we would know how to love Him and love our
neighbor. Jesus came to make God's covenant with us
fuller (Matthew 5:17). He brought better understanding
of the Law. He fulfilled the Feast days (some we are
still waiting for Him to fulfill.)
Matthew 5:18 states that the jot nor the tittle will
pass away until heaven and earth pass away. Heaven and
earth have not passed away. A new heaven and a new
earth are being created. We are preparing for the
wedding feast of the Lamb. Until that day comes we are
to follow the Law. Jesus clarified that we are to
follow the Law in love.
Suzy
--- Judy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:30:51 -0500 "Slade Henson"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The below would be the essence of what you're
> saying, Judy. We don't need
> God's law anymore, it was abolished by Christ on the
> cross. We certainly
> aren't fearing God when we aren't obeying, instead
> making up our own
> man-made ways of worshipping Him, rather than the
> way He told us to do
> it. We've figured out and our plan is so much better
> than His, wouldn't
> you agree? Sounds like it to me, otherwise, why not
> do as He says to do
> in His commands?? Kay
>
> Why would God, restore the old carnal regulations
> and practices when
> something far better, with transcendent promises,
> has arrived? God has
> made everything new! The new order eclipses the old
> regulations and
> practices, which were only shadows of the good
> things to come (Heb.
> 10:1).
> To put it another way, why would God return to
> the Old after having
> created the New? This would be regression, not
> progression. Or, why
> would God retreat by reinstating the carnal when He
> has resurrected the
> spiritual? Why would any believer want to surrender
> his spiritual status
> in this new age and return to the carnal, external,
> and legalistic
> arrangement under Moses? Well, why?
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