OLD TESTAMENT SACRIFICES AND TODAY'S BELIEVERS
Scripture: Leviticus 2:1-16, Leviticus 3:1-17
Title: Old Testament Sacrifices and Today's Believers
Author: Ernest Easley
Text: Leviticus 2-3
There is a false teaching going around today in Christian circles that negates the Old Testament. It's a theology that teaches the Old Testament is no longer needed, that it's not relevant for those who now live under the new covenant of grace.
Dismissing the Old Testament is like removing one of your eyes, you can still see, but you can't see the whole picture. Partial vision is better than no vision but not as good as total vision. Why restrict your vision when you can see the whole picture? That's what makes the Old Testament relevant today, it helps us see the whole picture when it comes to Jesus.
Reading the Old Testament while looking for Jesus, brings it to life. For the Old Testament and the New Testament are both about Jesus. I'm afraid some people can't find Jesus in the Old Testament for the same reason a thief can't find a policeman: they're not looking for him. You can find Jesus in the Old Testament if you're looking for Him. You ask, "Ernest, are you sure about that?" I am sure and I'll tell you why: Jesus says you can!
After the resurrection, Luke records a conversation Jesus had with a couple of His disciples on the road to Emmaus. After talking with them, they invited Him to stay with them since it was almost evening, and He did. As they enjoyed a meal together, Luke records in chapter 24.30-31, "It was as He reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him, but He disappeared from their sight. They said to each other, 'Weren't our hearts burning within us while he was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?"
Luke goes on to tell us how those two disciples returned to Jerusalem, found the eleven and told them in verse 34, "The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!" Suddenly, t ...
Author: Ernest Easley
Text: Leviticus 2-3
There is a false teaching going around today in Christian circles that negates the Old Testament. It's a theology that teaches the Old Testament is no longer needed, that it's not relevant for those who now live under the new covenant of grace.
Dismissing the Old Testament is like removing one of your eyes, you can still see, but you can't see the whole picture. Partial vision is better than no vision but not as good as total vision. Why restrict your vision when you can see the whole picture? That's what makes the Old Testament relevant today, it helps us see the whole picture when it comes to Jesus.
Reading the Old Testament while looking for Jesus, brings it to life. For the Old Testament and the New Testament are both about Jesus. I'm afraid some people can't find Jesus in the Old Testament for the same reason a thief can't find a policeman: they're not looking for him. You can find Jesus in the Old Testament if you're looking for Him. You ask, "Ernest, are you sure about that?" I am sure and I'll tell you why: Jesus says you can!
After the resurrection, Luke records a conversation Jesus had with a couple of His disciples on the road to Emmaus. After talking with them, they invited Him to stay with them since it was almost evening, and He did. As they enjoyed a meal together, Luke records in chapter 24.30-31, "It was as He reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him, but He disappeared from their sight. They said to each other, 'Weren't our hearts burning within us while he was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?"
Luke goes on to tell us how those two disciples returned to Jerusalem, found the eleven and told them in verse 34, "The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!" Suddenly, t ...
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