Question:
Dear Greg,
I
have a friend that believes that some of the old covenant was transferred to the
new—such as the Sabbath, holy days, tithing, food laws, etc.
What specific scripture or scriptures would you use to explain this not
to be true?
Joe
Answer: Dear Joe,
Your
friend’s allegation is without any biblical proof.
It would be like you asking me, “I have a friend who says that the
earth is flat. How can I explain to
him that it isn’t?” In such a
case your “flat-earth friend” is holding his or her belief in spite of all
evidence. It would seem that your
friend about whom this question is directed is holding his or her beliefs for
extra-biblical reasons, accepting authority beyond the Bible for his or her
assertions. There is nothing in the
Bible that remotely suggests a transfer of “some” of the old covenant, nor
is there any criteria given to guide us in the selection of which parts of the
old covenant “transfer” and which do not.
The claim is biblically bogus.
You
wish to discuss this with him? I
suggest that the onus is not upon you in the face of such a wild assertion.
He must provide support of his assertions, rather than you feeling that
you must disclaim them.
Thank
you for allowing PTM to be of service and provide spiritual direction and
nourishment to you.
In
Christ,