(June 28, 2016 at 5:18 pm)Veritas_Vincit Wrote: Jesus expressly says all of this is still binding:
Quote:Matthew 5:17 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 or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
It kinda all depends on what the phrase "...till all be fulfilled" (the resurrection or the second coming?), the time period covered by "till heaven and earth pass" (eternity, destruction of the temple, the New Jerusalem?) and what constitutes "the law" (the entire Torah, just the 613 mitzvah, the Hillel principle?), how it is applied in specific instances (age of conscience, the Mosaic theocracy, the Apostolic period?). You should also note that those who break the commandments are called "least in the kingdom of heaven" and not exiles from it. That in itself is fascinating. My point is that there is a lot going on in that particular verse and the simple minded objection by a contrarian using a wooden hermeneutic doesn't carry much weight with me.
