Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Feelin' a little Old School?

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same 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. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:17-20).

The thought that came to me is this.. how much of the old testament and its teaching do we wrongfully dismiss? I realize that with the new testament came a change in the receipt of salvation and it also gave us specific duties to fulfill, but what about the old school traditions?

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