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The Lord Jesus never disputed the authority of the Scriptures in His conversations with the Jews, quite the contrary.
He accused them of lacking knowledge of the Scripture and pointed out that they were not submitting to its authority. The way Christ speaks about the Scripture clearly indicates that He considers the entire Old Testament from beginning to end to be completely reliable.
Now we want to pursue this by looking at how Jesus Christ uses the Scriptures.
More than once the Pharisees came to test the Lord Jesus. On one occasion, they asked Him if it was permissible to divorce a woman for any reason. What was the Lord Jesus's answer in Matthew 19:4?
Your response:
Have you that he who made them, from the beginning made them male and female ...
This is a clear reference to Genesis 1 verse .
The Lord Jesus continues His words with a quote from Genesis.
On account of this a shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his , and the two shall be one flesh.
This is a quote from Genesis 2 verse .
Very important are the concluding words of the Savior in Matthew 19:8:
He says to them, Moses, in view of your hardheartedness, allowed you to put away your wives ...
What is the continuation of this verse?
In Matthew 24:37-44, the Lord Jesus speaks about the future - concerning the arrival of the Son of Man.
When He speaks of the arrival of the Son of Man, He compares these days to the days of . He also mentions in this context the that swept away all. Therefore, the accounts of the Old Testament regarding and the in Genesis chapter to are absolutely true and certain!
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Bible course: Basic Bible Course 2
