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Implications of Jesus’ Relationship to the Law
You remember that we are working through Matthew 5:17-20 under the theme we determined at the beginning of this blog series. That theme concerns Jesus’ relationship to the Old Testament Scriptures. Those Scriptures are described in the way typical of the New Testament as the law and the prophets. Jesus’ relation to them is described both negatively and positively. It is not to abolish but to fulfill them. Jesus comes to bring the Scriptures to their intended goal or predestined destination. This relationship of Jesus to the Old Testament is the underlying theme of the entirety of verses 17-20.
The Perpetuity of the Law
This, then, is why Jesus feels the need to issue this warning. A new time—the time of the kingdom—has come. What will this mean for the law and the prophets? Does it mean that their time is over and that their authority has been overthrown? To this Jesus gives an emphatic answer. It does not! He does not overthrow their authority. Rather, the authority of the Old Testament Scriptures remains and must remain inviolate forever. It is not their abolition, but their fulfillment which Jesus brings.
Jesus Came to Fulfill the Law – What Does that Mean?
Confessional Reformed Baptists have in the last 40 years been fighting a two-front doctrinal war over the law of God. Ground zero in this war has been Matthew 5:17-20.
Presuppositional Ponderings after Reading Thomas Aquinas
In this post I want to respond to the criticisms of presuppositionalism based on the fascination with Aquinas among some contemporary Reformed scholars. I will point out several misguided and unhelpful directions that are being taken in the current discussion of Aquinas and Christian Apologetics.
A Post-Logue to #DatPostmil? Blog Posts
It is always a humbling and learning experience to read the responses to a blog series on a controversial subject. Iron does sharpen iron, as the Bible says, and I learn much from those responses. Some postmils have taken a little umbrage at my description of Postmillennialism as a millennium involving a distinct, golden age following the one in which we live.
John Owen—A Caveat, parts 1-13
Part 1 Caveat comes from the Latin cavere. The verb in Latin means to be on guard. I am using its English...
#DatPostmil? #5: The Problem with Preterism
Preterism is one of a number of different methods of prophetic interpretation that have been adopted and defended by various biblical intepreters. A little background may be helpful before I come to my discussion of preterism in particular.
DatPostmil? #4: Does the Growth of the Kingdom Require Postmillennialism?
This is part 4 of a 5 part series on "#datpostmil?" View: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Does the Growth of the Kingdom...
#DatPostmil? #3: The Postmillennial Doctrine of Bifurcation—Two ages in the Gospel Age?
This is part 3 of a 5 part series on "#datpostmil?" View: Part 1, Part 2 The Postmillennial Doctrine of...