Relationship between Old Testament Law and New Testament Gospel.
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What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law but did not abolish it?
We hear that we are no longer under the law. It even says so in Galations:
Galations 3:23-25
Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith ...
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Do we have to obey the laws of the bible? If so, what laws?
I've read a ton about obedience in the bible and I realize that we have a responsibility to obey Jesus Christ. As it says in 2 Timothy 2:19 "God's foundation stands firm, sealed with his inscription. ...
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How many laws from Old Testament are still valid in New Testament? [duplicate]
I don't know this question is within the scope or not.
Its straightforward. How many of the Laws in OT can be transported to NT and usable?
These are some of the OT laws which are no longer useful ...
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To what extent does the Law of Moses still apply?
Matthew 5:17-18 (KJV)
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot ...
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How does the gospel turn justice into a defender of the guilty?
Usually we think of God's justice as his perfect judgment in punishing sin and dispensing equity along perfect scales of measurement. However as we were born in sin, justice is essentially something ...
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How to minister to fear over decisions [closed]
I often deal with anxiety over the decisions I've made. "Did I seek God's will enough?" "Did I care about God's will?" "Oh no! Now I'm stuck! I made this decision without seeking God's will! ...
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What is the “Hell's Best Kept Secret” teaching that's circulating in various Evangelical Churches?
There's a teaching called "Hell's Best Secret" that's been circulating for several years, originally preached by Ray Comfort, the a New Zealand-born minister, and founder of Living Waters ...
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Do any Christian traditions claim to be antinomian?
According to this Wikipedia article on antinomianism, some Christian traditions have been charged with antinomianism, but are there any that actually claim to be antinomian?
Definition:
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Why does the Bible say that people no longer need to ‘feel guilty’ under the gospel, as compared to the Old Testament?
There is the verse from Hebrews that makes me pose the question:
10 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the ...
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Does God exclude loving your neighbor as a basis for being accepted into heaven?
The Bible says:
16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith ...
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What is God's good news before Jesus's death and resurrection?
In Mark 1, we learn about both John's baptism of repentance and Jesus's proclamation that "the time has come. Repent and believe in the good news!"
John's baptism
And so John the Baptist ...
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What is the Lutheran doctrine of “Law and Gospel”?
I was reading about Lutheran doctrine regarding the Law and Gospel, however, I'm having a hard time understanding to what the "Law" is referring.
I found this quote by Martin Luther:
"Hence, ...
