Matthew 22 - the Two Greatest Commandments did not delete any scripture

[BobRyan]

Another important point.

Jesus summarised the Old Covenant with two commandments:

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets (Matthew 22:37–40).
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This summary is not to be applied to the New Covenant.

False.

1. The New Covenant is in the Old Testament. Jer 31:31-33 and everyone Christ spoke to in Matt 22 knew it.

2. Jesus said "ALL the LAW and the prophets" is based on those two -- in Matt 22 - which includes the prophet Jeremiah ... and everyone in Matt 22 knew it.

3. "The LAW and the Prophets" is a reference to "known scripture" in Matt 22 -- and everyone in Matt 22 knew it.

4. "Love God with all your heart and soul" Deut 6:5 is SCRIPTURE known to everyone in Matt 22 and we all know it.

5. "Love your neighbor as yourself" Lev 19:18 is SCRIPTURE known to everyone in Matt 22 and we all know it.

6. No one walks away from that Matthew 22 discussion and says "I think Christ just claimed that it is now ok to take God's name in vain" and we all know it.

Christ was appealing to two of the Mosaic Laws - and telling the Bible scholars of His day that these two answered the question asked by those scholars. Jesus said that on these two depended all of scripture - and they all knew it.

 

[EastCoastRemnant]

To the poster "YouAreAwesome" I would ask, if the summary that Jesus gave of the covenant didn't apply to Christians, then what do all the scriptures in the epistles mean that speak of keeping His Commandments? What commandments did Christ give other than reiterating the original covenant and writing it on our hearts?

 

[HARK!]

1. The New Covenant is in the Old Testament. Jer 31:31-33 and everyone Christ spoke to in Matt 22 knew it.

2. Jesus said "ALL the LAW and the prophets" is based on those two -- in Matt 22 - which includes the prophet Jeremiah ... and everyone in Matt 22 knew it.

3. "The LAW and the Prophets" is a reference to "known scripture" in Matt 22 -- and everyone in Matt 22 knew it.

4. "Love God with all your heart and soul" Deut 6:5 is SCRIPTURE known to everyone in Matt 22 and we all know it.

5. "Love your neighbor as yourself" Lev 19:18 is SCRIPTURE known to everyone in Matt 22 and we all know it.

6. No one walks away from that Matthew 22 discussion and says "I think Christ just claimed that it is now ok to take God's name in vain" and we all know it.

Glory to YHWH!

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

" Matthew 22 - the Two Greatest Commandments did not delete any scripture ."

Amen.

In Scripture, God reveals who did delete Scripture according to their own way, who would try to delete Scripture, and who would teach others to disobey Scripture.

When God takes the veil away (which is not often), LIGHT SHINES BRIGHT! Understanding is given, and darkness flees away !