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Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. Old Testament or New Testament?. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. Gospels: Written after the cross. Therefore, could not be nailed to the cross ( Col 2:14 ). Inspired of the Holy Spirit. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. Two Erroneous Views:
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Matthew, Mark, Luke, John Old Testament or New Testament?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John • Gospels: • Written after the cross. • Therefore, could not be nailed to the cross (Col 2:14). • Inspired of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John • Two Erroneous Views: • They are NT books, but state no binding commands before the cross. • They are OT books.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John • The Erroneous Arguments: • Jesus was explaining the Law of Moses. • Jesus showed how to keep that Law. • Content of M,M,L,J: • Law of Moses • Prophecies fulfilled • Parables for the Jews
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John • The Erroneous Arguments: • The law of the Lord went forth from Jerusalem (Isa 2:1-4; Luke 24:46-49). • Therefore, everything commanded or done before Acts 2 is irrelevant to us.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John • Answering The Arguments: • All 27 books of the NT went forth from Jerusalem (Heb 2:3-4). • Peter spoke of things that were later recorded in M,M,L,J (Acts 2:22-24, 36).
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John • What went forth from Jerusalem? • Gospel preached by Jesus (Matt 24:3-14). • Pre-cross events of faith (Matt 26:6-13). • Pre-cross teachings of Jesus (Jn 14:25-26). • Pre-cross examples (Jn 15:20; 13:12-17). • “Whatever I HAVE commanded” (Matt 28:18-20)
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John Contains many facts & terms of The New Covenant of Christ