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Must Followers of Jesus Keep Torah to be More Holy than Other Believers?

Must Followers of Jesus Keep Torah to be More Holy than Other Believers?

Tov Rose
Jul 01, 2017
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REVISITED and EXPANDED: Jesus said he came not to destroy the law but to fulfill (Matt 5:17). Here is the full statement: 17 p“Do not think that I have come to abolish qthe Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but rto fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, suntil heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished." Read More pRo 3:31 qMt 7:12 rRo 10:4 Ro 13:8 Ga 3:24 sLk 16:17 Mt 24:35 How do people get out of his statement the that all followers of Jesus must observe and do what he fulfilled? Also, how does that position reconcile a statement such as this? Romans 8:4 - "That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Here are Some thoughts to challenge your assumptions: Jesus in Matthew 5:17 is using two well known ancient Hebrew idioms. One of the problems with word-for-word Bible translations is that the Hebrew idioms, Colloquialiams, puns and Merism…

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