OLD TESTAMENT: Is It for Our OBEDIENCE or Our LEARNING?
Key Texts: 1 Corinthians 10:11; Romans 15:4; 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV)
INTRODUCTION
Many believers are confused because they read the Old Testament without Right Division. Some try to obey Israelβs law, others ignore the Old Testament altogether.
Paulβour apostle for todayβgives clarity:
βNow all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonitionβ¦β (1 Corinthians 10:11)
The Old Testament is not our covenant, but it is our classroom.
COVENANTAL CONTEXT
Exodus 19:5β6; Romans 9:4
A. Given to Israel, not the Church
B. Governed by a national covenant
C. Conditional blessings and curses
Dispensational Insight:
The Church is not Israel; covenants belong to Israel.
MEDIATORIAL MINISTRY
Exodus 20:19; Galatians 3:19
A. Moses stood between God and Israel
B. Law required a human mediator
C. Access to God was restricted
Today, Christ alone is our Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5).
LEGAL LIVING
Deuteronomy 27:26; Galatians 3:10
A. 600+ commandments to keep
B. Perfect obedience demanded
C. Failure brought condemnation
The Law exposes sin but cannot save.
CURSING CONSEQUENCES
Deuteronomy 28:15; Hebrews 10:28
A. Disobedience brought death
B. Judgment was immediate and physical
C. Fear governed obedience
This shows Godβs holinessβbut not our rule of life.
BURDENSOME BONDAGE
Acts 15:10; Romans 7:10
A. Heavy yoke upon Israel
B. No power to obey perfectly
C. Led to despair, not peace
Grace delivers what Law demands.
RIGHTLY DIVIDED REASON
2 Timothy 2:15; Romans 6:14
A. Law for Israel
B. Grace for the Body of Christ
C. Confusion comes from mixing the two
We are not under the Law, but under Grace.
EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES
1 Corinthians 10:6; Romans 15:4
A. Israelβs failures warn us
B. Godβs faithfulness encourages us
C. Judgment teaches reverence
The Old Testament instructs, not instructs us to imitate.
PROFITABLE PURPOSE
2 Timothy 3:16; Romans 15:4
A. Doctrineβreveals Godβs character
B. Reproofβshows consequences of sin
C. Correctionβpoints to Christ
Scripture is profitable when rightly divided.
CHRISTOCENTRIC CONCLUSION
Luke 24:27; Colossians 2:16β17
A. Law points to Christ
B. Shadows fulfilled in Christ
C. Grace completes what Law began
The Old Testament magnifies Christβbut Pauline doctrine explains our standing in Him.
CONCLUSION
The Old Testament is:
Not our command
Not our covenant
Not our rule of life
But it IS:
Our learning
Our warning
Our witness to Godβs holiness and grace
βFor whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learningβ¦β (Romans 15:4)
CALL TO ACTION
Stop living under Israelβs Law
Start walking in Pauline Grace
Study the whole Bibleβrightly divided
Learn from Israel without copying Israel
Rest in Christβs finished work
Learn from the LawβLive in Grace!
FINAL THOUGHTS
The Law reveals sin
Grace removes condemnation
Israel had commandments
The Church has completion
Moses brought Law
Paul reveals Grace
The Law was temporary
Grace is eternal
Right Division brings peace
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