https://versebyversecommentary.com/1-john/1-john-52b/, https://versebyversecommentary.com/books/introduction-to-john/, Grant's Verse-by-Verse Logos Bible Software. In short: dispensationalism is biblical. I wonder what Paul would have made of that? Want to distort what is in the Bible? Sabbath observance had special significance to Israel; it commemorated their unique relationship with the Lord: “It is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you” (Exod 31:13). He even accepts responsibility for making them righteous, promising to “put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them” (36:27). JODT 11:32 (March 2007) p. 91 Approached this way, Sabbath passages lead inevitably to the conclusion that the Old Testament command to keep the Sabbath does not apply to the New Two major Pauline passages prove this. This conclusion fully accords with the long-term claims of dispensationalists, such as Charles L. Feinberg. Commentary on Matthew 5:3-12 (Read Matthew … With a degree in any of those, one also gets a graduate diploma – BSA. We need both the Spirit and the Word to effectively Adventure through the Bible. Where we differ is that this day needs to be the Sabbath Day of the Old Testament. Implication. Thus, contrary to the pronouncements of some, there is nothing “unbiblical” about dispensationalism. This is the second “until” clause in this verse, and the repetition indicates strong emphasis. he would ruin the world.’ [Because the sense of the commandment would then be. And I am to speak to you of its obligation, not as that obligation naturally arises out of its usefulness or blessedness, but as it is immediately imposed by God in his Word.”28 If the Sabbath—one of the Ten Commandments—is no longer binding, how can any part of the law still be in effect? Justification is never “subjected to certain conditions.” There is no evidence for that whatsoever in Scripture. Matthew 5:18 - For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. There are things in the law that have been set aside, however. The requested resource has been assigned a new permanent URI. Water to Wine and 1st Temple Cleansing • Part 1 016. The First Disciples • Part 2 015. “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: Re 3:14. Your email address will not be published. How then should a New Testament saint apply the Old Testament law? Go To Habakkuk Index. Furthermore, the law makes no such distinction when encouraging readers to heed its commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. The Sabbath and Mankind. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. The rest probably do refer to Lord’s Day worship, but none identify it as a Christian Sabbath or treat it as divinely mandated.13 The Indeed, one can question whether that principle is even an ethical one. The same motivational clauses appear with commands of all three classes. I am very thankful, it helps me to finally understand with more clarity since my church has changed from Saturday to Sunday. Three Questions You Must Answer - Matthew 27:15-26 The Crucifixion Of The King - Matthew 27:27-54 May We Never Forget - Matthew 27:45-54 The Case Of The Dead Messiah - Matthew 28:1-10 Good News From A Far Country - Matthew 28:1-8 (Resurrection) The First Resurrection Sunday - Matthew … letters were very similar, a slight change would often very greatly vary the sense. Scriptures emphatically will exist until the end of time. Theologians love the steps; the more, the better. Throughout the rest of Scripture, the kingdom is called “the kingdom of God.” Implicit in all this is the fact that the Lord, not man, has authority over his people’s time.47 He organizes their time into distinct periods and claims the right to determine how each is to be used. As Jesus said, he didn’t come to annul the law but to keep it. Application of the Sabbath: Dispensationalism as Practical In Christ is realization. He is definitely touched and inspired by God, but he is not the messiah. 36:21, 32; 39:25). The Lord has promised a new order, but it has not come. It appears to me that you have a superficial understanding of Scripture. The Sabbath And Dispensationalism. 6 The one who observes the day, does it for the Lord. What was relevant was the principle behind the law: those who work should receive reward from their labors. Contrary to the teaching of the Confession, the sabbath as sign of God’s covenant is not binding on nonbelievers, simply because they are not recipients of the covenant-sign.17 The Sabbath issue is applied to the believer’s use of his time, the food issue, and to his reception of God’s provision. Matthew uses the word “heaven” as a euphemism for God’s name, to accommodate his Jewish readers’ sensitivities (23:22). Eph 2:12).16 Indeed, it is the sign of the special relationship established by that covenant: “Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you” (Exod 31:13, cf. The only part of the Mosaic law which was written in stones was the Ten Commandments — that category which some designate as the moral part of the law. This position is formalized in the Westminster Confession of Faith (21.7): Matthew 5:19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. JODT 11:32 (March 2007) p. 93 We have no blood sacrifices, worship in the tabernacle, etc because God fulfilled the law by His death on the cross. You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind. The Sabbath commandment does more than regulate the seventh day; in reality, it regulates the entire week: “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. Dispensationalism is defined, at least in part, by its “literal” hermeneutic. Paul, for example, testified to “every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law” (Gal 5:3). Jesus, in agreement with the OT writers (cf. The Sabbath and Israel. The exegetes, expositors and theologians that I know operate on Aristotelian logic, factuality, objectivity and scholarship of which you are obviously unaware. JODT 11:32 (March 2007) p. 90 As one of the Ten Commandments, Sabbath keeping is usually considered part of the moral law. Thus, the only viable explanation is that the new order is still future. to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. The problem is that the Old Testament itself suggests no such classification. Enduring Word presents free Bible resources from David Guzik, including his written commentary on the Bible. As such, the Lord made the requirements explicit. Isaiah, divine inspiration extends to the words, even the letters, in the original texts. In light of this and other evidence, scholars of all theological persuasion reject the tripartite division of the law.27 The word “truly” comes from the word “amen,” which means “I believe it.” This word always involves personal acceptance of the truth presented. The rest of the New Testament maintains the same distinction. Most of this, if not all, will be too straight-forward and clear for you. For if the ministry of At best, Paul had moments of clarity. The Bible seems to make it clear that observing a Jewish Sabbath is not required: 16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days 17 that are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ (Colossians 2:16-17). New Testament Evidence. The conclusion is inescapable. The end of the law leads to one more implication: God is not finished with Israel as a people. Moses would not have accepted the first day of the week as a substitute for the seventh day. The consequence and evidence of humility; still more prominent in the other accounts. Matthew 5:19 shows that whatever He did mean by these terms, Jesus clearly did not mean that certain laws are more significant than others: “Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven.” In other words, every violation is a major violation. Heaven and earth as they now are, are transitory. The law explains its ban on working in light of this significance. Moral laws, such as the Sabbath, are applied as law, just as they were in the Old Testament. No aspect of Scripture will pass away until creation as we know it passes away. This is the first occurrence in Matthew of this phrase, which appears30 times in this Gospel, 13times in. This is particularly troubling since it contradicts New Testament use of the Old. 28:1; Mark 16:2, 9; Luke 24:1; John 20:1, 19; Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. The alien is one that resides “within your gates,” that is, in the cities of Israel. One could cease from work on the Sabbath (as the Pharisees did) without keeping the Sabbath holy.”46 The Sabbath as law is now abolished, but the principles behind it remain. Fifth, apply the principle to modern life. An extensive and indepth verse by verse study of the the entire King James Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Proponents also argue that the fourth commandment itself asserts jurisdiction over more than just Jews. Temptation of Jesus • Part 2 013. Genesis 2 does report that God rested (or “ceased”); it does not command that man (in whole or in part) practice such a rest. However, it was not a day of inactivity; it was a day of worship. In both cases, he demonstrated that the command is defunct, but the principle is still at work. The context must determine its usage. On the contrary, we uphold the law. Trevor, it appears that you have not read my studies in this chapter. Judges 5:18 - 'Zebulun was a people who despised their lives even to death, And Naphtali also, on the high places of the field. The Bible without the Spirit leads to a dead, institutional Christianity. He taught, on the contrary, that the slightest point of God’s law is of limitless obligation and imperishable completion. Consider Dorsey’s summary of Paul’s approach of Paul. It is not so much that Christ fulfills what the temple means; rather Christ is the meaning for which the temple existed. Jesus had somewhat to say about such people: In these chapters, the Lord promised the Babylonian exiles that He would ultimately bring in a new and permanent order for Israel. Note this article: Consider the implication of all this. Karlberg, for example, acknowledged that elements of the statement “are at variance with the teaching of Scripture,” insisting that the Sabbath is for all time, but not for all men: and Theological Seminary For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. “Principlism” as an Approach to Application There is no bigger nonsense that humanity has come up with than the assertion that 1+1+1=1. In both the Old and New Testaments, prophecy shows that the Sabbath law has a future. Thus, Scripture negates the first possibility. Rev 22:18–19). How much simpler and more natural it is to understand Ezekiel as describing an actual building! JODT 11:32 (March 2007) p. 81 It is used of muzzling the ox (1 Timothy 5:18), and is addressed by Christ to the demon (Mark 1:25), and to the raging sea (Mark 4:39). Furthermore, the ethical principle that requires the distinction of one day from the rest of week is not immediately obvious. Years ago, Dr. Bruce Waltke (formerly a Hebrew professor at Dallas Seminary — now teaching elsewhere) said something like this: “When we come to the New Testament, we must determine whether the New Testament ratifies, modifies, or abrogates the Old Testament law.” There are some of the commandments that are clearly carried directly over into the New Testament. And who is adequate for these things? texts show only that first-century Christians met on Sunday, not that they believed that the fourth commandment required them to do so. Arguments from silence are often weak, but as Feinberg demonstrated, this silence is deafening: The church is not bound by that law (Acts 10:9–16), but it is bound by the principle implicit in it. To assist in this process, Hays offered five guidelines: “(a) It should be reflected in the text, (b) it should be timeless, (c) it should correspond to the theology of the rest of Scripture, (d) it should not be culturally bound, and (e) it should be relevant to both Old Testament and current New Testament believers.”43 Fourth, check the proposed principle against the teaching of the New Testament. Traditional Approaches to Application Paul had just one gripe – circumcision. Consequently, failure to comply was a capital crime (Numb 15:32–36). Israel, in contrast, is as dead and helpless as scattered dry bones. Holy Spirit. Distinction of Church and Israel This, however, is a matter of New Testament law, not an application of the Fourth Commandment. The sense briefly is, Not the slightest principle of the law shall fail of accomplishment while the world stands. Or don’t you agree with John? Note that righteous does not mean the same as saved. As such, it still demands a response, a response that reflects the same principle, but expressed in a way appropriate to the new dispensation. JODT 11:32 (March 2007) p. 94 Indeed, Ryrie considers the literal, or “normal,” hermeneutic crucial to the dispensational system, part of its sine qua non.2 Literal interpretation does not involve any voodoo or complicated machinations. i. This scheme involves five steps, each correlating with one or more of his criteria. Scriptures, If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the. Romans 3:31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? So the Jewish writers had many curious remarks; such as the following, which we quote from Clarke on the passage: s. 19, it is said: Should any person, in the words of, he would ruin the world.” [Because, in that case, the word. Your biggest problem is that you do not have the ability to exercise proper hermeneutics (but that is for scholars and too abstruse for you). Poor Paul had great difficulty finding the right words to say what he wanted to say. on StudyLight.org Romans 4:15 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. Dorsey, a non-dispensationalist, clarified the matter: Grant you say: ‘Justification is never “subjected to certain conditions.”’ The condition is, as John said, John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God and that by believing you may have life in his name. Look at my Introduction to the gospel of John: https://versebyversecommentary.com/books/introduction-to-john/ A huge, new Temple will be built (40–44), a Temple far greater and glorious than that built by Zerubbabel (cf. These are no longer requirements for the New Testament believer, although freedom is given about doing so (Romans 14:1-10f. Conversely, non-moral laws are generically explained as foreshadowing some New Testament “realization.” Otherwise, they are ignored as no longer applicable.36 This also creates a problem: Is the interpreter free to ignore large portions of inspired text? The bible proves even his closest followers/ apostles didn’t truly understand or comprehend all his teachings. The logic behind the first implication is taught in Algebra I: things not equal to the same thing are not equal to each other. The Scriptures are self-interpreting: this is what is meant by the Reformational principle of the analogy of Scripture. You do? “Belief” in the finished work of Christ is the only condition for salvation. Covenant theology is guided by the principle of sola Scriptura. Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was called to pastor the New Park Street Chapel, London, when he was only nineteen.This church became the 6,000 seat Metropolitan Tabernacle, which he pastored until his death at age 58. Finally, the law made no such distinction when assigning penalties for violators. The New Testament authenticates this principle. JODT 11:32 (March 2007) p. 89 39:28), reunify the two nations of Israel and Judah (37:21–22) under the authority of a Davidic king (37:24–25), and reestablish them in their land (36:8–12, 33). They do make minor adjustments to account for different times and circumstances, but as Hays explained, these adjustments raise another problem: If changed, is it still the same law?34 Though abolished at this time, the Sabbath has a future. Cults always have had a problem to interpret the Bible by context, exegesis, culture, history, among other things. Thus, when we see the church meeting on the first day of the week, rather than keeping the traditional Sabbath (see Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2), it should come as no surprise. Everyone agrees that Leviticus 19:18 states a universally applicable moral principle: “You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the Matthew 10:7 "And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand." There is only one master teacher, Lord Jesus Christ. Mystery and Gnosticism are alive and well in the Trinity. Read his fascinating brief biography - Henry Alford and Phil Johnson's related comments/p>. JODT 11:32 (March 2007) p. 84 As part of the Decalogue, the Sabbath is at the core of the Lord’s covenant with Israel at Sinai: “And he declared unto you His covenant, which He commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; This idea is fundamental to dispensationalism, but note its source. 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