Matthew 5:17-20
“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. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth
pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is
accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes 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 does them and teaches them will be called
great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless
your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never
enter the kingdom of heaven.”
If
you want information on Jesus fulfilling both the Law and the Prophets, it is
easy to acquire, by just typing your question in Google and you will get a lot
of information. The following is a true
statement: (The accuracy of prophecies written in the Bible about the
Messiah and the events that were prophecies from 1450 BC to 430 BC to have
happen by this time line have all been fulfilled with 100% accuracy.) Anyone
who is being intellectually honest would agree that the data is over whelming,
and yet some both in and out of the church have not believed, and many of them
(inside the church) have not ask the Helper to guide them into all truth, for
He has promised to do just that. If you
have not looked into this matter, please do, it will be a time of excitement as
you see the hand of God to redeem you and me before Adam and Eve were formed.
If
you are not in agreement with what is stated above please keep reading for
Jesus who cannot lie goes on to make clear that God the Father is fully competent
to keep His Word the (Bible) without error.
Jesus talking; “For
truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot,
will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.” Do you grasp what Jesus is
saying, not a dash, not a comma, not even a period will pass from the Word
until all is accomplished. A wise
student of the Bible or Scripture would study from many translations to make
sure that the one you are using is in keeping with the original. Jack Wellman had this insight: “First
of all, the Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. Much of
the Old Testament Hebrew was translated into the Greek called the
Septuagint.” (Five-tips-for-picking-the-best-Bible)
Matt Slick from (CARM) Christian apologetics & Research Ministry makes this statement about choosing the best translation: “Okay, so which Bible translations are the best? Depends on what you are looking for. If you want a more literal translation then go with the New American Standard Bible (NASB), the King James Version (KJV), and the English Standard Version (ESV). A more “flowing” translation is the New International Version (NIV), and even more loose is the Phillips Translation and the Living Bible.
I suggest that you get one of each, a literal-leaning translation as well as a meaning-leaning translation. Between the two of them you'll do fine.”
In closing, let me also tell the reader that I personally use “The English Standard Version, Holman Christian Standard (Study Bible), The New International Version (Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, and at times will refer to the New American Standard Bible. But the most popular that is being sold by what I have read of late is the “Message” not a translation, but one mans thoughts on what the Bible is saying. If you are using a literal-leaning translation as your study Bible, then by all means the Message or the Living Bible may be of some use. The two I listed are paraphrased and not translations, and in my opinion should not be used as your only source. I believe there is danger in that you will take the thoughts of one-persons paraphrase, and not look to the Helper, who was sent by Christ to guide you to all truth.
From The Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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