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Jesus Fulfilled The Sacrificial System
The Perfect Circle of Life.
John 6:44-45 "No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto Me."
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me."
Jesus Closed All the Loopholes Created by Pharisees.
Matthew
5:17 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."
23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to His disciples, 2 Saying "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. 9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. 11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in."
The Finished Sacrificial System.
John
1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
15:13 "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, "It is finished": and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost.
What Happens Now?
Matthew 5:23 "Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift."
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This is Salvation, in a nutshell. Jesus fulfilled the Sacrificial System of the Law. He came down from Heaven when He did because He knew when the Temple would fall. The New Covenant is Repent, Admit, and Forgive: You hurt someone, you go to them and personally ask for their forgiveness. And then your gift at the altar will be accepted.
@Steve Petersen in case you didn't see it here's all the Hebrew words this site says corresponds. Not sure if it's all correct: G4137 πληρόω - Strong's Greek Lexicon
Corresponding Hebrew Words
pleroo H3615 kalah qal,pi
pleroo H4390 male qal,ni,pi,pu
pleroo H5375 nasa ni.
pleroo * H7093 miqqets
pleroo H7646 sova
pleroo H8002 shelem aph.
pleroo H8317 sharats be'
pleroo H8552 tamam qal,hi
My friend, the passage says that God's law is fulfilled by one word in the following statement:
“ You shall love your neighbor as yourself .”
In Revelations Jesus is called, the Lamb slain from the foundation of the earth', the Lamb featured prominant in the Levitical system. There was the Passover lamb, a lamb was sacrificed for the sin offering. Then there was the sacrifice of the peace offering which was volunteery and was the only offering that was eaten in the Temple sacrifices. It was eaten before the Lord so it would have been eaten facing the front of the Temple with the altar blazing away and the incence from the peace offering filled the air. It would be a big meal for one guy so they probably invited family and friends to share in the meal.Jesus Fulfilled The Sacrificial System
The Perfect Circle of Life.
John 6:44-45 "No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto Me."
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me."
Jesus Closed All the Loopholes Created by Pharisees.
Matthew
5:17 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."
23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to His disciples, 2 Saying "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. 9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. 11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in."
The Finished Sacrificial System.
John
1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
15:13 "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, "It is finished": and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost.
What Happens Now?
Matthew 5:23 "Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift."
_________________
This is Salvation, in a nutshell. Jesus fulfilled the Sacrificial System of the Law. He came down from Heaven when He did because He knew when the Temple would fall. The New Covenant is Repent, Admit, and Forgive: You hurt someone, you go to them and personally ask for their forgiveness. And then your gift at the altar will be accepted.
Is the law thing really that difficult to understand? Jesus told us all what was the one thing we had to do to fulfill the entirety of the Law. Paul and the Apostles ram this point home over, and over, and over again. If you love people as yourself do you steal? Murder? Covet their stuff? So on and so forth.
I don't know why there has to be such an emphasis on tediously fulfilling the law. It's easy, before you do something, ask yourself if you would want somebody to do the same to you. You love yourselves no? If you wouldn't do something to yourself, and you don't do it to others, then the love which you inherently show to yourself is extended to others. Law fulfilled.
Galatians 5:14-24 NASB
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "You SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." [15] But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another. [16] But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. [17] For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. [18] But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. [19] Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, [20] idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, [21] envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. [22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [23] gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. [24] Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Furthermore this emphasis on tediousness is not echoed by Christ, in the Gospel according to Matthew he lists a whole host of things that righteous people do, and then proceeds to tell them that if they do even the least of these things then they have done so to God himself.
When Yeshua was teaching he revealed the Spirit of the law, the INTENT behind the letter. He didn't say that laying with a woman that was married to another man was no longer sin... what he said was, "to even look upon her in lust is to have already committed adultery." That is harder... we don't lay with her OR have her in our minds and hearts... we walk away, pray, sing the Barney song... but we don't undress her with a lustful eye.
The law is summed up in loving God and loving neighbor but that doesn't abrogate the commandments... it reveals the intent behind them. We don't serve other gods because we love the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We don't steal because we love our neighbor. We don't take the name of God in vain (misrepresent Him) because we love Him... and we don't covet our neighbors wife... or his new John Deere Lawn Tractor because we love him.
John wrote that the love of God is seen in us obeying His commandments. The law hasn't been done away with... it is being MOVED from our stony hearts to our heart of flesh (Ezk. 11:19). Meaning, it is being taken from stone and place directly on the heart. But the text is the same... Deut. 4:13.
My argument is with how you misrepresent the other side and I'm not directly challenging your personal convictions.Like I said to @Micah888 I can't make my point on this forum without getting banned. I just can't... there is something I can say, and prove... but it goes against the mainstream teaching and I am handcuffed. So... just do as you are convicted when it come to God's Instructions as will I.
Read Psalm 119 and tell me how tedious the Law was to David!
What does the Law say about itself?
Deuteronomy 30:11 “For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. 12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 14 But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.
Even the Apostle John says the Law is not tedious:
1 John 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
I read through the forum rules for this board and I can probably get away with saying what I need to. But... while my point is valid, it won't be accepted right away because I didn't accept it right away. In fact, I was mad at the guy who shared it at first for even saying it. But, he had earned enough respect that I filed it away until God finally connected some dots for me and I got it. The problem is... I would really need to write a couple of pages of background to lay the groundwork so that my statement will even make sense. I did just that 2 hours ago... and when it came time to post I reread it, realized that it will just cause upheaval on this board, so I deleted it. If you want to hear the point privately, shoot me a message. But I won't share this openly... not now anyway.My argument is with how you misrepresent the other side and I'm not directly challenging your personal convictions.
Right, in my view you are missing the point. The commandments are not burdensome because they all rely on a single principle idea which is its foundation. If you follow that single principle then the rest of the law is completed without burdening yourself.
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