(Matthew 23:16-23 ESV) (16) "Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.' (17) You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred? … Continue reading Legalism: The Great Friend of the Abuser
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Was the Old Covenant just about fear, punishment and vindication?
Didn't the Old Testament God use fear to instill faith, and wasn't the Old Covenant just about punishment and vindication? Hasn’t Christ provided us with a different covenant, one of love, grace, and mercy? {Paraphrase of Tending Weeds' comment.] This question was raised by one of our readers, Tending Weeds, in a previous post, and… Continue reading Was the Old Covenant just about fear, punishment and vindication?
