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Feb 23, 2005 · Jesus came to fulfill all that was written in the Law and the Prophets. All of it was pointing to him, even where it is not explicitly prophetic. He accomplishes what the Law required.
Jan 16, 2023 · The main purpose of Jesus’ 1,000-year reign is to fulfill the prophecies given to Israel and the promises made to Jesus, the nations, and the whole earth. God’s covenants were voluntary and one-sided.
Definition. God’s revelation throughout the Old Testament prefigures, anticipates, and announces beforehand the redemption that he would accomplish in the person and work of his incarnate Son, Jesus Christ. Summary. When the apostles read the Old Testament, they saw references to Christ and his kingdom, as it were, on every page.
- Objections to Banks’ View
- Jesus’ Self-Defence
- The Continuing Validity of The OT Law
Banks argues carefully, and aspects of his interpretation are attractive. But his exegesis of Matthew 5:17–20is open to serious questions. (1) V. 17. Banks’ argument that plerosai should be interpreted to mean ‘fulfil and transcend’ rather than ‘establish’ is not entirely convincing. We may agree with Banks that plerosai is normally used in Matthew...
If, then, Banks’ explanation of Matthew 5:17–20 seems unconvincing, what are we to make of these verses? Do they express a rigorist attitude to the law, at variance with Jesus’ known teaching elsewhere? I don’t think so. The key to the interpretation of the verses seems to me to lie in a recognition of the context in Matthew’s gospel and also of th...
If this is the thrust of what Jesus is saying, then there is surely no great problem in reconciling this with Jesus’ teaching elsewhere. There is plenty of evidence of Jesus’ high view of the Old Testament as a whole, as well as of the law in particular; he saw it as the authoritative Word of God.16 There is also plenty of evidence for the radical ...
Aug 13, 2019 · One view is that Jesus corrected distortions that the Jewish religious leaders allegedly made to the Law of Moses. So Jesus is removing rabbinic-tradition clutter from the Law of Moses so the Law can be correctly understood and followed.
Sep 14, 2018 · How do Christians know which Old Testament laws apply to them? Pastor John explains five ways Jesus shapes our approach to the Old Testament.
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May 2, 2018 · Does Jesus and his story connect to the Old Testament? If so, where is Jesus in the Old Testament? How does the Old Testament inform our understanding of Jesus—his life and teachings, death and resurrection?
