Born.Again.Christian.

There seems to be a significant misunderstanding concerning this issue. Those who don’t understand the Bible usually share the view that the NT has replaced the OT and everything within it no longer has effect, such as regarding the old laws and practices. Before exploring this issue: The Bible must be taken in its totality as the all encompassing Word of God. If you hold certain parts higher than others, then the reliability of the whole of it becomes questionable. First, it suggests that parts of the Word are not as important as others. If this is so, then the fact that these ‘unimportant’ sections were included in the Bible is evidence that the book is not the all-knowing, revelational and God-inspired text that it claims to be. Furthermore, who is to say what sections are important and what are not. Second, 2 Timothy 3:16 tells us “ 16  All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction i...

With the Lord’s death the old rule under which the Israelites came to God was also put to death. No longer do we come to God through physical sacrifices and earthly priests. Now we come to God through Christ Jesus. Hebrews 9:13-14 “ For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 14  how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” The Lord was put to death outside of the camp ( Hebrews 13: 12  “ And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.” ). The camp in Israel was where all these procedures and practices took place. (The only thing that wasn’t permitted within the camp was the burnt offering. This took place outside the camp, a picture of Christ’s death.) We too should leave the camp and follow the Lord do...

Genesis 25:23 23  And the Lord said to her: “Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, And the older shall serve the younger.” This is what the Lord said to Rebekah, the wife of Isaac and the Mother of Esau and Jacob (Israel). Right in that very same chapter, we can see how Jacob begins to use his intellect to get one over on his older brother, scheming so that Esau sells his birthright over to Jacob. However, what did God mean by the term 'the older will serve the younger'? Was it a simple prophecy that would be fulfilled physically by Jacob and Esau and their descendants today, or did it mean something more? God doesn't do things the way a man would. He doesn't follow mans logic or rules. For example, if you told man to create light, you can be pretty sure he'd go about trying to create something that projects light - some sort of source for the light to shine from, ...