Positions on the Old Testament

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Positions on the Old Testament

• Leave it alone, were New Testament Christians.
  Rom. 154
• Obey it all, were Jews awaiting the Messiah.
  Heb. 11-4
• Well pick and choose, were churches that follow
  what we like. Gal. 51-6

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II Timothy 215

• Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
• a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
• rightly dividing the word of truth.
• Only with diligent study can we meet with Gods
  approval, avoid embarrassment of false teachings,
  and appropriately apply Gods truth to ourselves
  and others.

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Clergy/Laity Distinction

• Levites were set apart for religious service
• High priests were Aarons descendants
• Tribes supported (Num. 1822-24)
• No special priests in N.T. church
• Preachers not only priests (I Pet. 25, 9)
• Jesus is our high priest
  (Heb. 415-16, 723-28)

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Contributing Tithes

• Command to Israel (II Chr. 314-5)
• Rob God if disobeyed (Mal. 38-10)
• Pharisees (before church) Matt. 2323
• To exceed righteousness Matt. 520
• Give more? (externals) 21-48
• Give as prospered and purposed
  (I Cor. 161-2, II Cor. 97)

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Observing 10 Commandments

• Given to Israel through Moses (Ex. 201-17)
• Given with other commands
• Not given by Jesus or Apostles to church
• Nine truths repeated in New Testament
• Sabbath keeping is not (Col. 216-17)
• First day (resurr., church, supper, give)

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Instruments in Worship

• Old Testament Examples (II Chr. 513)
• David (Psa. 331-3)
• Command to priests (I Chr. 1516)
• New Testament command to sing only
• Eph. 519 speak, melody in heart
• Col. 316-17 teach, in name of the Lord

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Borrowing from the Old Testament is an Old Problem

• Acts 151, 5 Jewish Christians bound law Peter
  (7-11), Paul (12), and James (13-21)
• Correction made in many of the Epistles
• Hebrew letter written for this purpose
• Jesus is better than the prophets, the angels,
  the priests. He brought a better covenant,
  entered a better tabernacle with a better
  sacrifice.