Some people consider that the words of Jesus in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, are not part of the new Testament but belong to the Old. They consider that the New Testament teaching can be found in the epistles of the apostles, but not in the recorded words of Jesus himself. They represent Jesus as the last Old Testament prophet who, during his life taught a different message than the message he gave his apostles to teach after his death and resurrection.

Jesus a Prophet Like Moses

We read that Jesus was "a prophet like Moses" (Acts 3:22-24, cf Deu 18:15-18). Does this mean that Jesus was an Old Testament prophet like Moses was? No —Moses typified Jesus Christ and Jesus was the New Testament antitype of Moses the Old Testament type. As the antitype of Moses, Jesus can be said to be like him. But since antitype is greater than type, Jesus is unlike Moses in certain attributes...

Jesus Establishes a New Time Zone

The death of Jesus was going to end the Old Testament law and bring in a new covenant in his blood (Rom 10:4, Lke 22:20, Heb 8:6-7). Why would Jesus preach the old covenant that he was about to abolish rather than preach the new covenant he was about to introduce? The preaching of Jesus is seen by his apostles as belonging to the new time, not the old...

Jesus Understood the Mystery

Here's a closing thought...

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