When people say that they do not want the law,
and that they want to do away with the Old Testement,
what they really want to do away with is Jesus Christ
because He is the Word made flesh. (John
1)
Michael D:
Rom. 10: 4. For Christ is the end of
the law for righteousness to
every one that believeth.
Dear Michael,
"end" strongs index #5056 telos, "It never
denotes merely an end as to time, a termination in and for itself, for which
another word, teleute(5054), death, is always used...." Lexical
Aids to the New Testament, Zodhiates.
ROM 11:26 And so all Israel shall be
saved: as it is written, There
shall
come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away
ungodliness
from Jacob:
ROM 11:27 For this [is] my covenant unto them,
when I shall take away
their
sins. (Isa. 59:20-21; 27:9; Jer 31:33-34 NT reference to OT)
ROM 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not
commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill,
Thou
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt
not
covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is
briefly
comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour
as thyself.
(Exo 20:13-17; Deu 5:17-21; Lev 19:18 NT affirmation
of OT 10 Commandments)
ROM 13:10 Love worketh no ill to his
neighbour: therefore love [is]
the
fulfilling of the law.
REV 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with
the woman, and went to make war
with
the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God,
and
have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
REV 14:12 Here is the
patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep
the
commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
REV 22:14 Blessed [are] they that do his
commandments, that they may
have
right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates
into
the city.
REV 22:15 For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers,
and whoremongers,
and
murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a
lie.
Love,
Marlin
