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Is the title page of our NT wrong? Does Matthew – John contain the OT? Why does it matter?

Is the title page of our NT wrong? Does Matthew – John contain the OT? Why does it matter? “The Old Testament teaching of the law of Moses in Matthew 5 and 19 does not apply, in any sense, to New Testament ‘Christians’ in the new covenant ‘church’” – Dan Billingsley. I The Position.

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Is the title page of our NT wrong? Does Matthew – John contain the OT? Why does it matter?

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  1. Is the title page of our NT wrong? • Does Matthew – John contain the OT? • Why does it matter? • “The Old Testament teaching of the law of Moses in Matthew 5 and 19 does not apply, in any sense, to New Testament ‘Christians’ in the new covenant ‘church’”– Dan Billingsley

  2. IThe Position • “Not once in MMLJBC did Christ or any of his disciples ever state that he was teaching New Testament doctrine at any time, including the ‘sermon on the mount.’” • Universal negative • One exception disproves the assertion

  3. God’s Marriage Law is based on creation principle • E.g.: Capital punishment: universal principle, binding on all men for all times • Gn.1:28, in God’s image; 9:6 • Ex.21 • Ro.13 • Marriage: universal principle . . . • Gn.2:24 • Mt.19:4-6 • Ep.5:31

  4. Mt.5-7 and Mt.19 includes new covenant legislation • Mt.4:17, kingdom was at hand • Mt.4:23, Jesus preached it • Mt.5:3…10, 20, entrance requirements • Mt.6:33, seek it first

  5. Mt.19:10-12, summary of MDR “for the kingdom’s sake” • Mt.19:4-6, law from the beginning – leave, cleave, one flesh • Mt.19:7-8 (= Dt.24), permitted divorce because of hardness of heart; also polygamy • Neither divorce nor polygamy were part of God’s original plan at thebeginning • Mt.19: 7, Jews thought Jesus’ answer contradicted Moses in Dt.24

  6. Mt.19:8, the real problem • From the beginning… • “It was not so in the beginning, and it has continued unchanged until this time” • God did not always enforce His original law at creation, but it was always in effect (cf. Ac. 17:30) • Mt.19:9, no wonder Jesus uses Whoever! • Mt.19:10-12, the disciples understood the strictness of His statement in v.9 • If they misunderstood Him, this would have been the perfect time to correct them

  7. Parallel passages • Mt.18:15-17 • Church was not yet established, yet He shows the procedure that a local church must follow in one type of discipline • Is this binding today? • If not, why did He say it? • If not, when was it ever binding? • Not in Mt.-Jn. (no church) • Not now (“it’s in Mt.–Jn.”) • If binding now, the theory dies

  8. Lk.16:16 . . . 18 • Lk.22:17-20, cup…bread – • Kingdom of God, 18, 28, 30 (now, or is this OT legislation?). • New covenant, 20 (now, or is this OT legislation?) • Jn.4:20-24 • When? • Does this verse apply now? • If not, when was it in force?

  9. Jn.13:34-35. Does it apply now? • Jn.16: continuity . . . • 7-11, direct prophecy of Ac.2 and later • 12, “Ihave many things to say” shows that the later revelation (Acts, Epistles, Rev.) was also His work. “But you cannot bear them now.” When would they “bear” them? (V.13-15) • 13-14, HS all truth. When? Acts 2 and beyond! But Jesus started teaching them before Acts 2 • 15, HS would enlarge upon Christ’s teaching

  10. Where does NT teach Billingsley’s doctrine? • “If a doctrine is not revealed by Christ, the Holy Spirit and preached by the apostles in Acts 2 through Revelation 22, it is not New Testament doctrine!” • What Scripture found between Ac. 2 – Rv. 22 teaches that our only source of NT doctrine comes from Ac.2 and beyond? • He assumes it

  11. Billingsley’s claim • “Not once in all of Christ's revelation of the New Testament as revealed in ‘the apostles’ doctrine’ of Acts 2 - Revelation 22 did any inspired writer ever quote Christ's teaching from MMLJBC in Acts 2 - Revelation 22” • Wrong! • 1 Tim.5:18 (Lk.10:7) • 1 Co.7:10-11

  12. IIThe Purpose • “There are only two verses of Scripture in the New Testament that sets forth Christ's new covenant ‘will’ for divorce and marriage among Christians. ‘...Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife (in this time of distress, v. 26). 28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned...’” (1 Cor. 7:27-28, parenthesis mine, D.B.) • Why did he overlook 1 Co.7:10-11? • Mt.19:9 is a thorn in the side . . . If only there were some way to eliminate it • If Mt.-Jn. = OT law, problem solved!

  13. IIIThe Problem • Billingsley misunderstands purpose of Lord’s ministry and nature of NT • Bill Handle: “The will is not even in existence till your dad dies” • Meaning: No one can claim an inheritance based on a parent’s past deeds unless it is so stated in the will • “He gave me “$10,000 once!”

  14. A misuse of the pattern • “Jesus saved the robber on the cross; that’s the plan for me” • Hb.9:16-17; Mk.2:…10 • Jesus could dispense salvation any way He chose before His death • After his will went into effect, His salvation comes only through the terms stated in His will

  15. Making out a will • A man makes out his will while he is still alive; he instructs his lawyer how he wants things done • May the lawyer disregard his wishes? • The Lord also stated part of His will before His death • He taught laws that bind people under NT • May we disregard the terms that Jesus dictated in His will before His death? • Mt.19:9 stands!

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