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Bible Studies by Dan Billingsly 1
Matthew, Mark, Luke And
John -- Before The Cross...
Proposition: The Scriptures teach that the
books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
are a part of the New Testament.
Affirm: Traditionalists
Deny: Dan Billingsly

The Bible Time-Line...
Old Testament End New Testament
Genesis - Acts 2 - Rev. 22
MMLJ/BC 50
Christ Days Pentecost Today
o-----o------o------o--> o----o---------------->
Every character, covenant, command and promise!
* The Bible is essentially covenant history
* Old Testament: “past” covenant history
* New Testament: “present” covenant history

How Shall We Interpret
The Bible?
Not by book, chapter and verse!
Not by a verse here and there!
By whole and complete covenants!
To interpret by covenant, we must
understand where each covenant
“begins” and “ends”!
Acts 2 - Revelation 22 is the whole
and complete New Testament!

The Bible?
Not by an undivided concordance!
Not by incorrect and unscriptural
Bible helps!
Not by sectarian and
denominational commentaries,
study outlines!
Not by brotherhood error among
churches of Christ!

The Bible?
By Covenant!
By Text And Context!
Which covenant was/is in force during
each book, chapter and verse.
Each covenant must be interpreted by the
teaching within the same covenant.
All New Testament doctrine is in the new
covenant of Acts 2 through Rev. 22!

3 Covenant Ages:Must Not
Mix-Combine Doctrine!
Patriarchal
Age
Adam-Abraham
Different
covenants
made with
various families
Genesis 1
thru
Exodus 19
History
Mosaical
Age
Moses-Christ
One covenant
made with one
nation-Israel
Exodus 20 -
Matt. 27
Mk. 15
Lk. 23
Jn. 19
History
New
Testament
Age
Christ - Apostles
to Today
One New
Covenant made
with church
Acts 2 -
Revelation 22
Only covenant
in force today!
Mt 28
Mk 16
Lk 24
Jn 20
Acts 1

WHAT IS THE ISSUE?
Not the inspiration of the Scriptures!
Not the number of books in the Bible!
Not the basic doctrine of the church!
It is the 1486 AD Roman Catholic division
of the books of the Bible into the Old and
New Testaments.
It is the moving of MMLJBC from
the Old to the New Testament!

Deaver “Errs” With Every
Argument On MMLJBC…
1. In MMLJBC, every word was
authored by Jehovah for only
Israel!
2. In MMLJBC, Jesus was sent as
“last” O.T. “prophet to only Israel!
3. In MMLJBC, God spoke to only
Israel through Jesus the “last
prophet” of the O.T. -- the Messiah!
Deaver “errs” - for MMLJBC was
not for worldwide consumption!

“Traditionalists” demand
to “pick and choose”...
New Testament doctrine in MMLJBC!
Do they have special and secret powers
to interpret between Christ’s teaching of
Old Testament law of Moses and New
Testament doctrine in MMLJBC.
Tell us, brethren, where in the Scriptures
is the rule you use to separate between
old and new covenant teaching in
MMLJBC, and then “pick and choose”
only inspired New Testament doctrine?

WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?
Cannot live faithful Christian life!
Disobedience to Christ!
Ignorance of the New Testament!
Creates enormous false doctrine!
Accelerated growth of denominationalism!
Caused millions to seek “justification” from
sin by keeping the law of Moses.
Caused millions to “fall from grace”!

1. In MMLJBC, Jesus was sent to
only Old Testament Israel!
2. God said that Jesus would be an
Old Testament prophet sent to
Israel “like” Moses!
3. A “prophet” of the law of Moses!

Jesus Was “Born, Lived, And
Taught” Under O.T. Law
“The Lord was born under the law of
Moses (Gal. 4:4)…He came to fulfill the
law (Mt. 5:17). He lived according to the
law, respected the law, fulfilled the law,
and in his death nailed it to the cross. The
Lord never at any time, or in any way,
violated the Mosaic law.” Firm Found.
Roy Deaver, p. 7, December 24, 1985

Mission Of Jesus Christ Under
Two Different Covenants...
Before the
cross
In MMLJBC
Jesus was the
Messiah-Savior
of only Israel
under the Old
Testament law
of Moses
After the cross
In Acts 2 - Rev.
22
Jesus is the
Savior of the
world under the
New Testament
law of Christ
O------------------------o----------------------->

The Bible Is
“Rightly Divided” By God
How the Scriptures “rightly divide” the Bible:
Patriarchal Age: Genesis 1 thru Exodus 19
Mosaical Age: Exodus 20 thru Jn. 19
------------------------
50 Day Period Between The Covenants:
Mt. 28, Mk. 16, Lk. 24, Jn. 20-21, Acts 1
------------------------
New Testament Age: Acts 2 thru Rev. 22

Christ Came Only To
Old Testament Israel...
“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his
people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21).
“And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art
not the least among the princes of Juda: for out
of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule
my people Israel” (Matt. 2:6).

Christ’s “Personal Ministry” In
MMLJBC To Only O.T. Israel...
For Old Testament Israel only (Mt. 15:24).
Taught and worshipped in Jewish temple
and synagogues (Mt. 13:54).
Christ kept the “sabbath” (Lk. 4:16).
Worshipped with “instrumental music”
(Num. 10:10; Jn. 2:13-17).
Commanded “animal” sacrifice (Mt.8:1-4).
Kept “10 commandments (Mt. 19:16-20).

Scriptural And Historical
Time Of MMLJBC...
Old Testament “religion” of Israel.
O.T. “faith, teaching, works of the law.”
O.T. “worship” - temple, synagogue.
O.T. “prayers” of Israel.
O.T. “righteousness” of the law of Moses.
O.T. examples, promises to Israel.
O.T. “salvation” of the Jews only.

Christ Came Only To
Old Testament Israel...
“These twelve Jesus sent forth, and
commanded them, saying, Go not into the way
of the Gentiles, and into any city of the
Samaritans enter ye not: 6
But go rather to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matt. 10:5-6).
“But he answered and said, I am not sent but
unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matt.
15:24).
“Ye worship ye know not what, for salvation is of
the Jews” (Jn. 4:22).

Jesus Was God’s Final
Spokesman To Israel...
Christ’s “words” in MMLJLJ not his New
Testament revelation.
They were God’s “words” of the law
placed in the mind and mouth of Christ!
“and will put my words in his
mouth; and he shall speak unto
them all that I shall command him”
(Deut. 18:18).
Jesus said nothing of his own N.T. “will” in
MMLJBC! Spoke only God’s O.T. “will”!

Work Of O.T. “Messiah”
Described In MMLJBC...
Each O.T. “prophet” had specific
revelation of the law of Moses…”the law
and the prophets.” Moses, Isaiah, Daniel.
John the baptist, “next-to-last” prophet.
Jesus, “last prophet” sent to Israel.
All revelation of O.T. “prophets” belonged
to O.T. law of Moses. None belongs to
New Testament.

If Roy Deaver Was Right, Then Jesus
Taught Only The Law In MMLJBC!
Under the penalty of sin and death,
Jesus could only have preached the
law of Moses while under the law of
Moses in MMLJBC!
Deut. 4:2: “Ye shall not add unto the
word that I command you, neither shall ye
diminish aught from it, that ye may keep
the commandments of the Lord your God
which I command you.”

1. Jesus was sent to only Old
Testament Israel!
2. Jesus was the “last” Old
Testament “prophet” that God sent
to Israel!

Jesus Christ: the “last”
O.T. “prophet” - MMLJBC...
“
I will raise them up a Prophet from among
their brethren, like unto thee, and will put
my words in his mouth; and he shall
speak unto them all that I shall command
him.” (Deut. 18:15-18).
Christ was the “last” Old Testament
“prophet” -- the Messiah -- that God sent
to Israel. His ministry to Israel is found in
MMLJBC (Matt. 15:24).

Old Testament “prophet”...
John 3:34: "For he whom God hath sent
speaketh the words of God: for God
giveth not the Spirit by measure unto
him."
John 4:34: "Jesus saith unto them, My
meat is to do the will of him that sent me,
and to finish his work."

How Did Jesus Describe
His Teaching In MMLJBC...
John 5:30: "I can of mine own self do
nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my
judgment is just; because I seek not mine
own will, but the will of the Father which
hath sent me."
John 6:38: "For I came down from
heaven, not to do mine own will, but the
will of him that sent me."

John 7:16-17: "Jesus answered them, and
said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that
sent me. 17If any man will do his will, he
shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of
God, or whether I speak of myself."
John 8:26: "I have many things to say and
to judge of you: but he that sent me is
true; and I speak to the world those things
which I have heard of him."

John 8:28: "Then said Jesus unto them,
When ye have lifted up the Son of man,
then shall ye know that I am he, and that I
do nothing of myself; but as my Father
hath taught me, I speak these things."
John 8:38: "I speak that which I have seen
with my Father..."

John 12:49-50: "For I have not spoken of
myself; but the Father which sent me, he
gave me a commandment, what I should
say, and what I should speak. 50And I
know that hiscommandment is life
everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore,
even as the Father said unto me, so I
speak."

John 14:10: "Believest thou not that I am
in the Father, and the Father in me? the
words that I speak unto you I speak not of
myself: but the Father that dwelleth in
me, he doeth the works."
John 14:24: "He that loveth me not
keepeth not my sayings: and the word
which ye hear is not mine, but the
Father’s which sent me."

John 15:15: "Henceforth I call you not
servants; for the servant knoweth not
what his lord doeth: but I have called you
friends; for all things that I have heard of
my Father I have made known unto you."
John 17:4: "I have glorified thee on the
earth: I have finished the work which thou
gavest me to do."

John 17:8: "For I have given unto them
the words which thou gavest me; and they
have received them, and have known
surely that I came out from thee, and they
have believed that thou didst send me."
In MMLJBC, Christ spoke the Old
Testament “will” of God in the law of
Moses - not New Testament doctrine!

Jesus Christ
The “Last” O.T. “Prophet”
“
And when he was come into Jerusalem,
all the city was moved, saying, Who is
this? 11
And the multitude said, This is
Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee”
(Mt. 21:11).
“
And there came a fear on all: and they
glorified God, saying, That a great prophet
is risen up among us; and, That God hath
visited his people”(Lk. 7:16).

Jesus Christ
The “Last” O.T. “Prophet”
“And they said unto him, Concerning
Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet
mighty in deed and word before God and
all the people” (Lk. 24:19).
All through MMLJBC Jesus spoke
the Old Testament “words” of God
placed in his mouth! He did not
reveal his own N.T. “will”!

“
Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to
morrow, and the day following: for it
cannot be that a prophet perish out of
Jerusalem (Lk. 13:33).
“Many of the people therefore, when they
heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is
the Prophet” (Jn. 7:40).

Jesus - The Law Of Moses
In MMLJBC...
“And when the days of her purification
according to the law of Moses were
accomplished, they brought him to
Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord”
(Lk. 2:22).
“We have found him, of whom Moses in
the law and the prophets did write, Jesus
the son of Joseph” (Jn. 1:45).

Christ’s Direct Command
For Teaching In MMLJBC...
In MMLJBC, Christ commanded his
disciples to preach only to the Jews in the
Old Testament “house of Israel”!
“The twelve Jesus sent forth, and
commanded them saying, Go not into the
way of the Gentiles, and into any city of
the Samaritans enter ye not. But go rather
to the lost sheep of the house of Israel”
(Mt. 10:5-6).

In MMLJBC...
“For had ye believed Moses, ye would
have believed me: for he wrote of me.
47
But if ye believe not his writings, how
shall ye believe my words?” (Jn. 5:46).
“See thou tell no man; but go thy way,
show thyself to the priest, and offer the
gift that Moses commanded, for a
testimony unto them” (Mt. 8:4).

1. Jesus was sent to only Old
Testament Israel!
2. Jesus was the “last” Old
Testament “prophet” that God sent
to Israel!

What About The “Past
Tense” In John 3:16?
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Many think this passage refers to the
cross, but Jn. 3:16 is in the “past tense”!
The cross was 3 years in the future at
the time of John 3:16!
“Everlasting life” for Jews only was the Old
Testament Messiah’s gift in MMLJBC for
believing children of God in Israel!

“For God So Loved Israel”
Deuteronomy 7:8: “The LORD did not set his
love upon you, nor choose you, because ye
were more in number than any people; for ye
were the fewest of all people.”
1 Kings 10:9: “Blessed be the LORD thy God,
which delighted in thee, to set thee on the
throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel
for ever…”

The “World” Of Israel...
The Old Testament “world” of Israel.
Mark 14:9:“Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever
this gospel shall be preached throughout the
whole world, this also that she hath done shall
be spoken of for a memorial of her.”
“These twelve Jesus sent forth, and
commanded them, saying, Go not into the way
of the Gentiles, and into any city of the
Samaritans enter ye not: 6
But go rather to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

O.T. Promise Of “Everlasting Life”
Through Jesus/Messiah In
MMLJBC
John 3:36: “He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life: and he that believeth not the
Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
abideth on him.”
John 5:24: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that heareth my word, and believeth on him that
sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not
come into condemnation; but is passed from
death unto life.”

John 6:27: “Labour not for the meat which
perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto
everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give
unto you…”
John 6:40: “And this is the will of him that sent
me, that every one which seeth the Son, and
believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and
I will raise him up at the last day.”
John 6:47: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”
O.T. Promise Of “Everlasting Life”
Through Jesus/Messiah In MMLJBC

God’s “Foreordained”
Old/New Covenant Plan
1 Cor. 2:7:“...ordained before the
world…”
Ephesians 1:4-5: “…he has chosen us in
him before the foundation of the world.
Having predestinated us…his will.”
2 Tim. 1:9: “…given us in Christ Jesus
before the world began…”
1 Pet. 1:20: “With…the precious blood of
Christ…who was foreordained before the
foundation of the world.”

Dub McClish “Falsified”
Roy Deaver “Falsified”
“McClish falsified Billingsly’s contention on
the alien’s amenability…” Billingsly-
McClish Debate.
“(Roy) Deaver falsified Bale’s amenability
doctrine…” Bales’-Deaver Debate.
Moral Law, The Law Of Christ, and
the Marriage, Divorce And
Remarriage Issue by Mac Deaver

Mac Deaver “Implied” And
“Anticipatory” Doctrine...
Two new doctrines now being preached
by “traditional” brethren.
“Implied doctrine” - not specifically
revealed by Christ in the New Testament.
Roman Catholic “implied” doctrine -
“infant baptism” (Acts 10).
“Anticipatory doctrine” Old Testament
“prophecies” in MMLJBC that speaks
clearly of New Testament doctrine.

Why Would Christ Reveal
N.T. Doctrine In MMLJBC?
No one could understand or remember.
No one could believe.
No one could obey.
No one could practice.
No one could teach others.
No one was or could become a Christian.
Why would Christ mix clear revelation with
mysterious “parables” - “prophecies”?

In MMLJBC...Christ Was Not
A New Testament Christian!
Jesus was an Old Testament “Israelite” not a
New Testament “Christian.”
Jesus was an Old Testament “prophet” not a
New Testament “evangelist.”
Jesus preached the Old Testament “Mosiaical
gospel,” not the New Testament “gospel.”
Jesus never produced one Christian!
Jesus never “added” one soul to his church!

MMLJBC...
Bible consists of several different
covenants and covenant ages...
1. Patriarchal age: covenants with
individuals and families...
2. Mosaical age:covenant with only Old
Testament Israel
3. New Testament age: Christ’s new
covenant with only the church...

Why
Were MMLJBC Written?
1. Not to describe the “beginning” of the
New Testament age.
To describe the “end” of the Old
Testament Mosaical age and God’s old
covenant with Israel.
To bring a “written end” to the 1500 year
old O.T. law of Moses so Jews could
accept New Testament “gospel” of Christ.

When Were
MMLJBC “Purposed”?
The Godhead did not foreordain, promise,
purpose, reveal/record his New
Testament “will” during his lifetime in
MMLJBC.
MMLJBC were predestined, planned,
purposed and recorded in heaven “before
the foundation of the world.” (Eph.1:3-5).
“In hope of eternal life, which God,
that cannot lie, promised before the
world began” (Titus 1:2).

When Were
MMLJBC “Purposed”?
“…but according to his own purpose and
grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus
before the world began” (2 Tim. 1:9).
“Who verily was foreordained before the
foundation of the world, but was manifest
in these last times for you” (1 Pet. 1:20).
“…which God ordained before the world
unto our glory” (1 Cor. 2:7-8).

When Did
The Old Testament “End”?
Not with the book of Malachi, for the
Jews, with heaven’s approval, continued
to practice the old covenant, its religion,
temple worship and animal sacrifices for
450 years after Malachi.
The Scriptures teach that the old Mosaical
age and law of Moses “ended” at the
cross and death of Christ.

When Did
Matt. 5:17-18: “Think not that I am come to
destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come
to destroy, but to fulfil. 18
For verily I say unto you,
Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle
shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be
fulfilled.”
Matt. 7:28-29: “And it came to pass, when
Jesus had ended these sayings, the people
were astonished at his doctrine: 29
For he taught
them as one having authority, and not as the
scribes.”

When Did
Luke 24:44-47: “44
And he said unto them, These
are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet
with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were
written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in
the psalms, concerning me. 45
Then opened he their
understanding, that they might understand the
scriptures, 46
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and
thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the
dead the third day: 47
And that repentance and remission
of sins should be preached in his name among all
nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

When Did
Acts 21:20-21: “And when they heard it, they
glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou
seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews
there are which believe; and they are all zealous
of the law: 21
And they are informed of thee, that
thou teachest all the Jews which are among the
Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they
ought not to circumcise their children, neither to
walk after the customs.”

When Did
Romans 3:20-22: “Therefore by the deeds
of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his
sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21
But
now the righteousness of God without the law is
manifested, being witnessed by the law and the
prophets; 22
Even the righteousness of God which
is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all
them that believe: for there is no difference.”

When Did
Romans 10:1-4: “1
Brethren, my heart’s desire
and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might
be saved. 2
For I bear them record that they have
a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3
For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness,
and going about to establish their own
righteousness, have not submitted themselves
unto the righteousness of God. 4
For Christ is the
end of the law for righteousness to every one
that believeth.

When Did
Galatians 2:16: “16
Knowing that a man is
not justified by the works of the law, but
by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have
believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be
justified by the faith of Christ, and not by
the works of the law: for by the works of
the law shall no flesh be justified.”

When Did
Phillipians 3:8-9: “Yea doubtless, and I
count all things but loss for the excellency of the
knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I
have suffered the loss of all things, and do count
them but dung, that I may win Christ,
9
And be found in him, not having mine own
righteousness, which is of the law, but that
which is through the faith of Christ, the
righteousness which is of God by faith.”

When Did
Hebrews 8:6-7: “6
But now hath he obtained a
more excellent ministry, by how much also he is
the mediator of a better covenant, which was
established upon better promises. 7
For if that
first covenant had been faultless, then should no
place have been sought for the second. 8
For
finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the
days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a
new covenant with the house of Israel and with
the house of Judah:”

When Did
Romans 10:4: “For Christ is the end of the
law for righteousness to every one that
believeth.”
Romans 7:4: “Wherefore, my brethren, ye
also are become dead to the law by the body of
Christ…”
Colossians 2:14: “Blotting out the
handwriting of ordinances that was against us,
which was contrary to us, and took it out of the
way, nailing it to his cross.”

When Did
Heb. 9:16-17: “For where a testament
is, there must also of necessity be the
death of the testator. For a testament is of
force after men are dead: otherwise it is of
no strength at all while the testator liveth.”
2 Cor. 3:13-14: “…to the end of that
which is abolished…”

When Did
Hebrews 10:9-10: “Then said he, Lo, I
am come to do thy will , O God. He taketh
away the first that he may establish the
second. By the which will we are
sanctified through the offering of the body
of Jesus Christ once for all.”

When Did
Acts 15:24: “Forasmuch as we have
heard, that certain which went out from us
have troubled you with words, subverting
your souls, saying, Ye must be
circumcised, and keep the law: to whom
we gave no such commandment.”

The Scriptures Teach
The Bible is “rightly divided” into separate
covenants and covenant ages.
Each covenant must be interpreted by
what it teaches, not by what another
covenant teaches!
Old Covenant teaching of the law of
Moses between Exodus 20 and John 19
is never New Testament doctrine!

When
Were MMLJBC Written?
Most agree about 55-65 AD.
This means that this O.T. information was
not preached during the book of Acts.
This means that MMLJBC was not a part
of Christ’s New Testament “gospel.”
This means that MMLJBC was not a part
of Christ’s New Testament “faith” during
the first 35 years of N.T. “history.”

The Scriptures Teach
If a doctrine or teaching is not revealed,
recorded and printed in the New
Testament of Acts 2 through Revelation
22, it is not New Testament doctrine.
New Testament “scriptures” do not
produce/create human “traditions”!
Human “traditions” deny and blaspheme
the New Testament of Christ! They
produce denominational sectarianism!

The Most Misunderstood
“Page” In The Bible...
1st time in history, in 1486 AD the Roman
Catholic church inserted a New
Testament “title page” between the books
of Malachi and Matthew to “divide”
between the Old and New Testaments.
This false “title page” denies/contradicts
teaching in the “apostles doctrine” and
really “wrongly divides” between the Old
and New Testaments.

HARDING GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
RELIGION: “The sort of information I
understood you to be looking for is likely to be
found in the set: T.D. Darlow and H.F. Moule,
Historical Catalogue Of Printed Editions Of
Holy Scripture. It appears that the Gutenburg
Bible (1455 AD) did not have a ‘title page.’ Our
copies of the Sinaiticus (4th century) and
Alexandrus (5th century) manuscripts do not
have a New Testament ‘title page.’”
Jack P. Lewis, Professor of
Bible

BIBLIOTECA APOSTOLICA
VATICANA Vatican City, Rome,
Italy: “With regard to when the “title page” was
inserted between 1 Maccabees and the
beginning of St. Matthew’s gospel, I call your
attention to p. 421, of The Cambridge History Of
The Bible, Vol. 3, it states: “In 1486 Pruss of
Strassburg printed the first Bible with a ‘title
page.’ ”Reverend W.J. Sheehan

BRITISH MUSEUM, LIBRARY
DEPT. OF MANUSCRIPTS: “The
oldest manuscripts of the Greek Bible were not
produced with such a ‘title page’ at the
beginning of St. Matthew’s gospel as we find in
our modern printed editions.”
Dr. Scot McKendrick

AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: “The
first printed edition of the Bible was a copy of
the Latin Vulgate printed about 1455 AD by
Johan Guttenberg…The first known example of
a ‘title page’ is the 1486 edition of the Bible in
Latin published by Pruss of Strassburg which
carried the words ‘textus biblie.’”
Erroll F. Rhodes, Assistant Director

OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN
UNIVERSITY “The first ‘Title Page’ to the Bible
was added in 1486 to a Latin Bible published by Pruss
of Strassburg…The authority for its insertion was that of
the printer. Second, there were no title sheets in the
oldest and best manuscripts. The first known examples
of an entire Bible in book form come from around AD
350 (and included the Apocrypha in the Old Testament
like 1st and 2nd Macabees, Tobit, Judith, and additional
books in the New Testament like the Epistle of
Barnabus, Shepherd of Hermas, and Teaching of the
Twelve Apostles.)” Curt Niccum, Professor of Bible

Christ’s “Prophecy” Of The
Lord’s Supper In MMLJBC
In MMLJBC, Jesus ate the “last” passover
feast ever celebrated in Israel (Mt. 26:26).
At that time he “prophesied” of the coming
N.T. “Lord’s supper” (Lk. 22:18).
“Lord’s supper” remembers the “death of
Christ” -- he had not died in Matt. 26 --
therefore Matt. 26 was not N.T. doctrine!
First observance of the “Lord’s
supper” was in Acts 2.

Jesus Christ The “Last”
Old Testament “Prophet”...
Foretold (Isa. 52:7; Neh. 1:15).
Anointed (Is.61:1; Lk.4:18).
Revealed God (Mt. 11:27).
Declared - Law (Jn. 8:26-28).
Prophesied (Mt. 24:3-35; Jn. 3:5).
Faithful Israelite (Lk. 4:43).

In MMLJBC...
“These are the words which I spake unto
you, while I was yet with you, that all
things must be fulfilled, which were written
in the law of Moses, and in the prophets,
and in the psalms, concerning me. 45
Then
opened he their understanding, that they
might understand the scriptures” (Lk..
24:44).

When Did The New
Testament “Age” Begin?
“And that repentance and remission of
sins should be preached in his name
beginning at Jerusalem” (Lk. 24:47).
This means that the New Testament age
did not begin in Matthew1, Mark 1, Luke 1
or John 1!
According to the Scriptures, the New
Testament age and revelation of New
Testament doctrine began in Acts 2!

What Did Jesus Teach
In Luke 16:16?
Luke 16:16: “The law and the prophets were
until John: since that time the kingdom of God is
preached, and every man presseth into it. 17
And
it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than
one tittle of the law to fail.”
Matt. 11:13: “For all the prophets and the law
prophesied until John.” After John, Jesus said...
Matt. 5:14: “…one jot or one tittle shall in no
wise pass, till all be fulfilled.”

What Did Jesus Teach
In Luke 16:16?
Jesus taught that until John, all Israel had was
the Old Testament “prophecy” of the law and the
prophets -- but they did not understand these
old covenant “prophecies.”
However, with the coming of John the baptizer
God began to “fulfill” his “end time” teaching and
prophecies concerning the demise and “end” of
Israel.
Jesus did not teach that the Old Testament law
of Moses “ended” with the coming of John!

The Old Testament
“Prophecies” Of Christ...
All Old Testament “prophecies” of Christ
in MMLJBC, the “last” old covenant
“prophet” in Israel, must be interpreted
like all other Old Testament “prophecies”
and “prophets.”
“Prophecy” of the New Birth (Jn. 3:5-7).
“Prophecy” of the church (Mt. 16:18).
Old Testament “prophecy” is never New
Testament “doctrine”! Only N.T. fulfillment
is New Testament doctrine!

The Old Testament
“Parables” Of Christ...
Parables were for only the “last
generation” of Jews in Israel…”This
generation shall not pass, till all
these things be fulfilled” (Mt.
24:34).
Parables were spoken “to” and “about”
Israel…”And when the chief priests
and Pharisees had heard his
parables, they perceived that he
spake of them” (Mt. 21:45).

The Old Testament
“Parables” Of Christ...
Christ did not intend for that “last
generation” in Israel to understand his
“parables.” “…to know the mysteries
of the kingdom…to them it is not
given” (Mt. 13:11).
“Parables” of Christ spoken to the sin and
fate of Israel, prophecies of the nature of
the new covenant “kingdom” -- not to
the revelation of N.T. doctrine!

“Purpose” Of Christ’s O.T.
Parables- Prophecies...
If the “purpose” of the parables was to
reveal New Testament doctrine, why
would Christians need to study the
“mysteries” of the parables in MMLJBC --
when the clear and complete revelation of
all “mysteries” in the parables is now
revealed in Acts 2 through Revelation 22?

Scriptural And Historical
Time Of MMLJBC...
Old Testament “religion” of Israel.
O.T. “faith, teaching, works of the law.”
O.T. “worship” - temple, synagogue.
O.T. “prayers” of Israel.
O.T. “righteousness” of the law of Moses.
O.T. examples, promises to Israel.
O.T. “salvation” of the Jews only.

Not One Quote From
MMLJBC In Acts 2-Rev.
22
In revealing New Testament “doctrine” in
Acts 2 through Revelation 22, neither
Christ, the Holy Spirit nor the apostles
quoted one verse of his teaching from
MMLJBC as his revelation of New
Testament doctrine.
Not one quote!!!

Four Different “Gospels”
Revealed In The Bible...
Old Testament “Patriarchal gospel” that
God preached to Abraham (Gen. 12; Gal.
3:8).
Old Testament “Mosaical gospel” that
John, Jesus and their Jewish disciples
preached to Israel in MMLJBC (Lk. 4:16-
21).

Four Different “Gospels”
Revealed In The Bible...
New Testament “gospel” of the death,
burial and resurrection of Christ preached
by apostles in Acts 2 thru Rev. 22 (1 Cor.
15:1-4; Rom. 1:16-18).
The false Jewish “gospel” preached by
Jewish Christians to newly converted
Gentiles (Acts 15:5-6, 24). “…to whom we
gave no such commandment.”

O.T. Age/Doctrine Of The
Law Of Moses In MMLJBC
MMLJBC describe “last” 33 years of O.T.
age, not the “beginning” of N.T. age.
Describe Jesus “sent” as O.T. Savior of
only the “lost sheep of the house of
Israel.” (Lk. 19:10; Mt. 15:24).
Jesus declared more than 100 times that
he was teaching the O.T. law of Moses in
MMLJBC. Not once - N.T. doctrine!

Jesus never addressed his teaching of the
old covenant law of Moses to non-Jews!
Jesus never addressed his teaching in
MMLJBC to New Testament “Christians.”
Jesus was an O.T. Israelite, not a N.T.
Christian.
Jesus was a member of the O.T.
“kingdom” of Israel -- not N.T. “kingdom.”

Jesus was an O.T. “prophet” -- not a N.T.
“evangelist.”
Jesus teaching in MMLJBC “restored”
unfaithful O.T. Jews back to God under
the law, he never saved “alien sinners.”
Jesus preached only the O.T. “gospel” to
Israel, he did not preach N.T. “gospel.”

In MMLJBC, Jesus preached only the
O.T. “plan of salvation” for unfaithful Jews
(Mt. 19:16-20), he never preached the
N.T. “plan of salvation” to alien sinners
from “all nations” (Acts 2).
In MMLJBC Jesus quotes the O.T. law of
Moses hundreds of times in harmonizing
his teaching with the law.

Before the
cross!
Old Testament
“Words” of Christ
Teaching the law of
Moses in MMLJBC
Harmonizes with all
the law in Ex. 20-
Jn.19
After the cross!
New Testament
“Words” of Christ
Revealing and
teaching N.T.
doctrine in Acts 2 -
Revelation 22
Does not harmonize
with the law!

Before the
cross
Christ’s promise to
disciples…
Holy Spirit will
“...guide you into
all truth…”
(Jn. 16:13)
After the
cross
Acts 2/Pentecost
“…they were all
filled with the
Holy Ghost and
began to
speak…”
Acts 2:3, 8)

Before the cross...
Old Testament
MMLJBC...
Parables
Prophecies
New Birth
New Kingdom
Mystery!
After the cross…
New Testament
Acts 2 - Rev. 22
“How that by
revelation he made
known unto me the
mystery…when you
read ye may
understand my
knowledge in the
mystery of Christ”
Eph. 3:3-4).

Other Ancient “Gospels”
The Aquarian Gospel
Gospel of Mary Magdeliene
Gospel of Nicodemas
Gospel of Philip, Thomas
Lost Gospel of “Q”
As with all 14 books of the Roman
Catholic Apocrypha -- all other “gospels”
and early writings totally rejected because
they do not harmonize with N.T.

LAW AND GRACE...
Old Testament
“Law” of Moses
taught by Christ in
MMLJBC
mentions “law”
hundreds of times.
Christ never used
the word “grace” in
MMLJBC
New Testament
“Grace”
mentioned eighty-
three times by
Christ, Holy Spirit
and apostles in
Acts 2 - Rev. 22!
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What About The
“Sermon On The Mount”?
Old Testament Law Of Moses
“I will raise them up a Prophet
from among their brethren,
like unto thee, and will put my
words in his mouth; and he
shall speak unto them all that I
command him” (Deut. 18:18).
Christ was that Old Testament
prophet in MMLJBC!!!

Doctrines Within The
“Sermon On The Mount”
Christ came to Israel not to destroy the
“law and the prophets,” but to “fulfill.”
“Think not that I am come to destroy the
law, or the prophets: I am not come to
destroy but to fulfill. For verily I say unto
you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or
one tittle shall in no wise pass from the
law, till all be fulfilled” (Mt. 5:17-18).

Christ warned the Jews against breaking
the commandments in the law of Moses
(Mt. 5:19).
Christ commanded the Jews to bring their
“gifts” of the law to the altar in the temple
(Mt. 5:24).
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your
Father…in heaven is perfect” (Mt. 5:48).

“Our Father which art in heaven…Thy
kingdom come, thy will be done as it is in
heaven” (Mt. 6:9).
“Therefore, all things whatsoever ye
would that men should do unto you, do ye
also unto them, for this is the law and the
prophets” (Mt. 7:12).

The “Nouns” And “Pronouns”
In MMLJBC...
Words like “you, your,man, men, we, us,
who, whosoever, them, their (and all other
nouns and pronouns in MMLJBC) always
referred to Old Testament Jews of Israel.
They never refer to “Christians.”
“Let your light so shine…may see your
good works, and glorify your Father in
heaven” (Mt. 5:16).

What About The
“Sermon On The Mount”?
“Therefore, all things whatsoever
ye would that men should do to
you, do you even also to them, for
this is the law and the prophets”
(Mt. 7:12).
“…the will of my Father in heaven”
(Mt. 7:21).

The “All Things”
Of Matthew 28:20...
“Teaching them to observe “all things”
whatsoever I have commanded you…”
“All things” taught in MMLJBC?
“All things” taught during forty days Christ
was with...disciples after his resurrection?
“…being seen of them forty days, and
speaking of the things pertaining to the
kingdom of God” (Acts 1:2-3).

Acts 2 - Rev. 22 -- The “Perfect”
And “Complete” New
Testament...
Col. 4:12: “…that ye may stand perfect
and complete in all the will of God.”
1 Cor. 13:10: “But when that which is
perfect is come, then that which is in part
shall be done away.”
Col. 1:28: “Whom we preach, warning
every man…that we may present every
man perfect in Christ Jesus.”

Testament...
Rom. 12:2: “And be not conformed to
this world: but be ye transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that ye may prove
what is that good, and acceptable, and
perfect, will of God.”
Eph. 6:6: “Not with eye service, as men
pleasers; but as the servants of Christ,
doing the will of God from the heart.”

Testament...
2 Tim. 3:17: “And that from a child thou hast
known the holy scriptures, which are able to
make thee wise unto salvation through faith
which is in Christ Jesus. 16
All scripture is given
by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness: 17
That the man of
God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto
all good works.”

Testament...
James 1:25: “But whoso looketh into the
perfect law of liberty, and continueth
therein, he being not a forgetful hearer,
but a doer of the work, this man shall be
blessed in his deed.”

Teaching Of Moses…
Of Christ - MMLJBC
Moses: “…man doth not live by bread
only, but by every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of the Lord doth man
live” (Deut. 8:3).
Christ: “But he answered and said, it is
written, Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that proceedeth out of
the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4).

Of Christ In MMLJBC
Moses: “…because he hath found some
(sexual) uncleanness in her, then let him
give her a bill of divorcement…” (Deut.
24:1).
Christ: “Whosoever shall put away his
wife, except it be for fornication…”

Of Christ In MMLJBC
Moses: “Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt
not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honor
thy father and thy mother” (Ex.20:12-17).
“…thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself:
I am the Lord” (Lev. 19:18).
Christ: “If thou wilt enter into life, keep
the commandments…Which?”

Of Christ In MMLJBC
Christ: Continued...“Thou shalt do no
murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery,
Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear
false witness against they neighbor,
Honor thy father and thy mother” (Matt.
19:17-19).

Of Christ In MMLJBC
Moses: “…thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself: I am the Lord” (Lev. 19:18).
Christ: “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself” (Matt. 19:19).

When Did False “Rabbinical
Traditions” Arise In Israel?
Moses, in 1500 BC did not have to deal
with false “rabbinical traditions.”
Rabbi “teaching class” arose in Israel the
Babylonian captivity (circa 600-550 BC).
Christ, had to deal with the “rabbis” and
their false “traditions” (circa 33-30 BC).
Christ dealt with the rabbis (Matt.
15:1-14).

In MMLJBC...Christ Dealt With -
False “Traditions” Of The Rabbis!
Christ: “But he answered them and said
unto them, Why do you ye also transgress
the commandment of God by your
tradition…Thus have ye made the
commandment of God of none effect, by
your tradition…But in vain do they worship
me, teaching for doctrine the
commandments of men” (Mt. 15:1-14).

Today’s “Traditions” On Matthew
19 Among Churches Of Christ...
“Tradition” not “Truth” -- the cause
of our present controversy!
“Tradition” always contradicts
divine “truth”!
“Tradition” teaches that Matthew 19
is New Testament doctrine.
“Truth” teaches that Matthew 19 is
Old Testament doctrine.

1. Before baptism, alien sinners, non-
covenant persons, are accountable to
ALL New Testament teaching.
2. God has revealed different laws on
marriage in the Old and New Testaments.
3. Moses gave one law for divorce and
remarriage in Deuteronomy 24, and Christ
gave a different law in Matthew 19.

4. Moses commanded divorce for many
different “causes,” Christ gave only
one “cause” in the New Testament.
5. ““Whosoever” in Matthew 19:9
includes everyone in this New Testament
age, both alien sinners and Christians.
6. Divorce does not end a marriage for
both the “guilty” and “innocent”parties.

7. Today, all who divorce for reasons
other than “fornication,” must return
to their first spouse or live without
marriage.
8. God joins “adulterers” in “adulterous
marriages.”
9. There are “legal” state marriages and
“spiritual” marriages made by God.

10. Baptism does not wash away
“sinful relationships.”
11. New Testament “repentance”
demands “restitution.”
12. Alien sinners in second marriages
must divorce and leave present spouse
and children and return to first family
before baptism.

13. In MMLJBC, Jesus condemned -
law of Moses not - false rabbinical
“traditions.”
14. Alien sinners are accountable to a
New Covenant “church ordinance.”
15. Alien sinners are accountable to
Matthew 19:3-12 but not Matthew 19:16-
22.

How Shall Christians
“Follow” Christ Today?
Not like he commanded his old covenant
disciples in MMLJBC (Matt. 19:21).
Not Jesus’ Old Testament “faith, religion,
life, teaching in MMLJBC (Matt. 12:15).
Today, we must follow Christ as “apostles’
doctrine” taught 1st century church (1 Cor.
11:1; 4:16; Eph. 5:1; Phil. 3:17; 1Thess.
1:6, 2:14; 1 Pet. 3:13).

ALIEN SINNERS Are Not Accountable
To New Testament Law For Divorce/Marriage
All alien sinners amenable to God’s
universal moral law for marriage (Gen.
2:22-25; Heb. 13:4).
During O.T. age, Gentiles not accountable
to Mosaical law for divorce/marriage.
During the N.T. age, aliens of the world
are not amenable to Christ’s law for the
church (Eph. 5).

Does Baptism “Wash Away…”
All Sinful Relationships?
YES!!! Romans 6:12-18!!!
New birth, new life, all old things have
passed away (2 Cor. 5:17-18; Titus 3:5).
N.T. “baptism” is for the remission of all alien
sins (Lk. 24:47; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 10:43).
We are “saved by grace” not by “restitution”
(Eph. 1:6-7; 6:24; 1 Cor. 6:9-11).
Ever seen a “traditional” preacher ask for
financial “restitution” before baptism on Sunday?

RESTITUTION? Does God
require...before baptism of alien?
Must alien who has missed 40 years of
“giving” -- make up $100,000 before
baptism?
Must alien in 2nd marriage -- go back to
first spouse before baptism? NO!!!
New Testament “gospel” requires
“repentance” not “restitution,” for Christ
made restitution at the cross (Heb. 9:28; 1
Pet. 2:24).

The Apostles’ Doctrine…
In Acts 2 - Revelation 22...
John 16:12-15: “…guide you (apostles) into all
truth…”
Matthew 16:18: “…upon this rock I will build my
church…and I will give unto you the keys of the
kingom…”
Mark 16:19-20: “And they (apostles) went forth and
preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and
confirming the word with signs following.”
Acts 1:2: “…after that he through the Holy Ghost had
given commandments unto the apostles.”

Acts 2:42: “And they continued steadfastly in the
apostles’ doctrine…”
Acts 4:12:“Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heaven given among
men, whereby we must be saved.”
Acts 15:24: “Forasmuch as we have heard, that
certain which went out from us have troubled you with
words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be
circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no
such commandment.”

Romans 16:25-26: “Now to him that is of
power to stablish you according to my gospel,
And the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to
the revelation of the mystery which was kept
secret since the world began, But is now made
manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets,
according to the commandment of the
everlasting God, made known to all nations for
the obedience of faith.”

Galatians 1:16: “To reveal his Son in me, that
I might preach him among the heathen:
immediately I conferred not with flesh and
blood.”
Ephesian 3:3-5: “How that by revelation he
made known unto me the mystery…Which in
other ages was not made known unto the sons
of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy
apostles and prophets by the Spirit.”

Hebrews 2:1-4: “How shall we escape, if we
neglect so great salvation: which at the first
began to be spoken by the Lord, and was
confirmed unto us by them that heard him: God
also bearing witness, both with signs and
wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of
the Holy Ghost, according to his own will.”

Jude 3, 17: “Brethren, when I gave all
diligence to write unto you of the common
salvation, it was needful for me to write unto
you, and exhort you that you should earnestly
contend for the faith with was once delivered to
the saints…remember ye the words which were
spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus
Christ.”

1 Cor. 1:1-16: “1
And I, brethren, when I came
to you, came not with excellency of speech or of
wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of
God. 2
For I determined not to know any thing
among you, save Jesus Christ, andhim
crucified. 3
And I was with you in weakness, and
in fear, and in much trembling. 4
And my speech
and my preaching was not with enticing words
of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the
Spirit and of power: 5
That your faith should not
stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of
God.

6
Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are
perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of
the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery,
even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained
before the world unto our glory: 8
Which none of
the princes of this world knew: for had they
known it, they would not have crucified the Lord
of glory.

9
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear
heard, neither have entered into the heart of
man, the things which God hath prepared for
them that love him. 10
But God hath revealed
them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit
searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of
God. 11
For what man knoweth the things of a
man, save the spirit of man which is in him?
even so the things of God knoweth no man, but
the Spirit of God.

12
Now we have received, not the spirit of the
world, but the spirit which is of God; that we
might know the things that are freely given to us
of God. 13
Which things also we speak, not in the
words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which
the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
things with spiritual.

14
But the natural man receiveth not the things of
the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto
him: neither can he know them, because they
are spiritually discerned. 15
But he that is spiritual
judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no
man. 16
For who hath known the mind of the Lord,
that he may instruct him? But we have the mind
of Christ.

4 Different Gospels
1. Patriarchal “gospel” (Gen. 12; Gal.3:8).
2. Mosaical “gospel”(Mk.1:1-15;Lk.4:16).
3. New Testament “gospel” of the death,
burial and resurrection of Christ (1 Cor.
15:1-4).
False Jewish “gospel” of the Pharisees
(Acts 15:5-6; Gal. 1:6-8).

are a part of the Old Testament.
Affirm: Dan Billingsly
Deny: Mac Deaver

world…”

Three Covenant Ages
In The Bible...
individuals and families
Testament Israel

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MMLJBC...
Testament Israel. MMLJBC describe
the “end” of the Old Testament
Mosacial age.

When Did The Old And New
Covenants Begin And End?
Patriarchal Age: Genesis 1 thru Exodus 19.
Mosaical Age: Exodus 20 thru Matt. 27, Mark
15, Luke 23 and John 19.
50 Days Between Old/New Testaments
Matt. 28, Mk. 16, Lk. 24, Jn. 20, 21, Acts 1
New Testament of Jesus Christ: Acts 2
thru Revelation 22

What The Scriptures Teach About
Marriage, Divorce, (Re)Marriage
All men and women are accountable to God’s
universal and moral law for MDR set forth in
Genesis 2:24-25.
No sin “in the beginning” -- therefore, no divorce
or (re)marriage law set forth in Gen. 2.
God’s law for divorce and (re)marriage has only
been given and revealed in covenant law.
Only Old or New covenant children of God are
accountable to covenant law.
Alien sinners are “dead in sin” (Eph. 2:1-4) and
not subject to righteousness of covenant law.

Is Everything Jesus Taught
In Matt. 19 N.T. Doctrine?
Is everything that Jesus taught in
MMLJBC New Testament doctrine?
Is everything that Jesus taught in Matthew
19 New Testament doctrine?
Matt. 19:16-17: “…Good Master, what
good thing shall I do that I may have
eternal life…keep the commandments.”

Churches Of Christ Will Not
Give - From MMLJBC...
Sabbath to Seventh Day Adventists!
Instrumental Music to Methodists!
Thief on the cross to Baptists…as New
Testament doctrine…
But some among churches of Christ insist
that they have the right to take marriage,
divorce and remarriage law from Matthew
19:3-12 as New Testament doctrine.

No one could understand.
No one could obey.

We Must Interpret Matthew
19:3-12 Just As 19:16-22!
Matthew 19:3-22 was all a part of the Old
Testament law of Moses.
Contains only the teaching and
commands of the Old Testament law of
Moses.
By what law of interpretation does Deaver
take Matthew 19:3-12 as N.T. doctrine
and reject 19:16-22?

Matthew 19:3-12...
“3
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and
saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his
wife for every cause? 4
And he answered and said unto
them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the
beginning made them male and female, 5
And said, For
this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and
shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one
flesh? 6
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put
asunder.”

Matthew 19:3-12...
“7
They say unto him, Why did Moses then
command to give a writing of divorcement, and
to put her away? 8
He saith unto them, Moses
because of the hardness of your hearts suffered
you to put away your wives: but from the
beginning it was not so. 9
And I say unto you,
Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be
for fornication, and shall marry another,
committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her
which is put away doth commit adultery.”

Matthew 19:3-22...
“16
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good
Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have
eternal life? 17
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me
good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if
thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18
He
saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no
murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not
steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19
Honour thy
father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.

Matthew 19:3-22...
“20
The young man saith unto him, All these
things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I
yet? 21
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect,
go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and
come and follow me. 22
But when the young man
heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for
he had great possessions.”
Has Deaver sold all of his possessions?

Spiritual Sword
Lectureships Of 1992…
Traditionalists taught that Matthew 19:3-
12 refers to Deuteronomy 24:1-4!
“In the passage in Matthew 19, as we
have seen, the Jews referred to the words
of Moses taken from Deuteronomy 24:1-
4.” What The Scriptures Teach
Regarding Marriaqe, Divorce And
Remarriage, Alan Highers, p. 30.

Spiritual Sword
1. In MMLJBC, did Jesus contrast his teaching
of New Testament doctrine with the law of
Moses?
“Jesus is not contrasting Himself to Moses in the
Sermon On The Mount…What Jesus did was to
contrast Pharasiac interpretations of the Law
and the Prophets to his full understanding of Old
Testament teaching.” The Biblical Definition
Of Divorce, Edwin S. Jones, pp. 261-
262.

Spiritual Sword
1. In MMLJBC, did Jesus CONTRAST new
covenant doctrine with Moses old covenant
teaching?
“Jesus did not come to argue with the law of
Moses, deny it, or tear it down. He came to
bring it to is completion (Matt. 5:17). Evidently, a
part of His work on earth was to explain the law
as God would have it to be understood and
observed…Jesus took some points from Moses’

Spiritual Sword
“commandments, gave the fullness of them, and
explained how the traditions his people had
observed, often missed the original point.” Key
Scriptures: Matthew 5:31-32, Andy Kiser,
pp. 320-321.
In MMLJBC, Jesus contrasted the true
law of Moses with the false rabbinical
“traditions” of his day!

Spiritual Sword
“The paragraphing of the ASV has Jesus
introducing a thought with ‘You have heard…but
I say unto you,’ five times (Matt. 5:21-48).
Because of the conjunction ‘but,’ some say
Jesus was contrasting the law of Moses with the
principles that were to be found in his new law,
the New Testament, that would govern his
church.
“Some of these five occurances do include
passages from the Old Testamentl…However,

Spiritual Sword
“there are two other statements to notice. When
he quoted ‘Thou shalt not kill’…he added the
rabbinical ‘tradition’ that had been attached to
that command which was, ‘and whosoever shall
kill shall be in danger of the judgement.
Therefore, we conclude that Jesus was taking
issue not with the law of Moses but with the
traditional teaching and pracitices of the Jewish
leaders He mentioned in Matthew 5:20.

Spiritual Sword
“’Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and
Sadducees,’” Key Scriptures: Matthew
5:31-32, Andy Kizer, pp. 319.320.

Spiritual Sword
Lectureship Of 1992...
Theodore Mueller
Albert Barnes
John Shelly Spong
Judson R. Landis
Gail Portney Landis
Keith Melville
R.C.H. Lenski
A.T. Robertson
F.F. Bruce
Alfred Plummer
SPIRITUAL
SWORD - 1992
QUOTES:
CATHOLICS
ANGLICANS
METHODISTS
PENTECOSTALS
PRESBYTERIANS
ADVENTISTS
Billy Graham
Judith Wallenstein
Sandra Blakeslee
Philip Shaff
George Weinberg
Don Clark
W.F. Kenkel
G. Kittel
W.E. Vine
F.W. Grosheide

Spiritual Sword
“Deuternomy 24:1-4 deserves special
attention not only because of its
significant contribution to Jesus’
discussion with the Pharisees concerning
divorce in Matthew 19, but because its
true meaning has been obscured by older
translations.” The Biblical Definition
Of Divorce, Edwin S. Jones, p. 255.

Matthew 19:3-12...
“Is it lawful…”
“Lawful” used more than 60 times in
MMLJBC, and it always referred to
the Old Testament law of Moses!
Never referred to New Testament!
Comparison of what was “lawful” in
the law of Moses in both Deut. 24
and Matt. 19.

Matthew 19:3-12...
“For every cause…taught by the
rabbis…”
Only “one cause” in the law of
Moses, Deut. 24:1-4 “ervah dabar”
(some uncleanness, sexual
immorality)!
Christ defined the “cause” for
divorce in Matthew 19 as
“fornication”!

Christ Condemned All
Rabbinical “Traditions”...
Christ condemned all 1st century Jewish
“rabbinical traditions” about the law (Matt.
15:1-15).
Christ also condemns all of today’s 21st
century brotherhood, Protestant and
Roman Catholic doctrinal “traditions.”
There is simply no inspired truth in
human tradition! (Col. 2:8).

“Except For Fornication”
Matthew 19:9...
Strong’s Definition, p. 91: “ervah,
from 6168, nudity, nakedness,
shame, unclean(ness), make bare,
discover, make naked, spreadself,
uncover.”
Fornication: “4202, porneia, 4203,
harlotry, adultery, incest, unlawful
lust in either sex.”
Moses and Christ taught same
thing!

“Except For Fornication…”
Moses and Christ both taught there was
only “one cause” -- sexual uncleanness
--for divorce in Israel!
Christ defined the phrase “ervah dabar” in
Deut. 24 as “fornication.”
Moses and Christ gave only “one cause”
for divorce in the old Mosaical covenant.
No difference today - Mt. 19 abolished!!!

“Uncleanness”
In The New Testament...
Romans 1:24: sexual lusts
2 Cor. 12:21: fornication
Galatians 5:19: adultery
Ephesians 4:19: fornication
Colossians 3:5: fornication
The evidence of the context and definition of the
use of “ervah dabar” in Deuteronomy 24 as
“sexual immorality” if overwhelming!

“Ye have heard it said…”
Christ did not contrast Old and New
Covenant laws.
Christ contrasted -- more than 100 times
-- the “true” law of Moses with the “false”
rabbinical “traditions” of his time in Israel.
Christ always quoted the law or the
“tradition” on which the rabbinical
“tradition” was based when facing his
rabbinical enemies in Israel.

“And...But...For...Verily I
say unto you…”
This phrase used more than 100 times by
Christ before the cross.
Always referred to the Jews under the Old
Examples: Matt. 5:19-26; 16:18; 24:34.
Never referred to New Testament law!

“Whosoever…”
Moses: “Whosoever he be of the children
of Israel” (Lev. 20:2).
Christ: “…whosoever looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in heart” (Matt.
5:28).
Words “covet” and “lust” have same
definition in both Old / New Testaments.

“Whosoever…” Matt. 5:41
Context of passage always describes Jewish
behavior under the law of Moses.
V. 17 “…not come to destroy the law…”
V. 18 “not one jot or tittle shall pass from…law”
V. 21, 27 “…thou shalt not kill…”
V. 31 “…give her a writing of divorcement…”
V. 38, 40 “…if any man shall sue thee at the
law…”

“Whosoever marrieth her that
is put away-unlawfully...”
Jesus taught in Matthew 19 that
“whosoever” in Israel that put away
their wife UNLAWFULLY-that is
according to the “causes” set forth
in the false rabbinical “traditions-
and marries another -- committed
adultery -- because he
transgressed the true law of Moses
for Israel.

Old Testament
Law Of Moses...
The Old Testament law of Moses to which
Matthew 19 belonged…
Never applied to anyone except the Jews
of Old Testament children of Israel!
No one today is accountable to the law of
Moses for it was “nailed to the cross” Col.
2:14, “abolished, “taken away” 2 Cor. 3:7,
13, 16.

“Living In Adultery”…
“Adulterous Marriages”...
Neither phrase in the Scriptures!
Concept not expressed in the Scriptures!
Marriage is never adultery, adultery is never
marriage.
Husband cannot commit “adultery” with his own
wife.
God does not join two homosexuals together in
marriage.
In Mt. 5 and 19, Jesus taught that unlawfully
divorced Jews committed “adultery” against their
own marriage covenants.

“Adultery” Defined...
“…voluntary sexual intercourse between a
married man and woman not his wife, or
between a married woman and a man not her
husband.” Webster’s, p. 19
“…to have intercourse with another’s wife…”
Thayer’s Greek - English Lexicon,
#3429, p. 417
Hebrew “na’ph” for adultery as a woman that
breaketh wedlock, Strong’s, 5003, p. 75
Jesus: adultery broke not made marriage
covenant!

Scriptures include “lust” and “covenant” breaker
as “adultery.
In Matthew 5:31-32, Jesus call “lust” -- adultery!
In Matthew 19:9, Jesus defined “adultery” as
breaking the marriage covenant.
In Jeremiah 3, God accused Israel of “adultery”
because she broke the marriage covenant-God!
Real issue in Matthew 19 was unfaithfulness to
marriage covenant -- not unlawful sex.

”Traditionalists” Don’t
Practice What They Preach!
Question for Deaver: “Have you ever
persuaded one in - “adulterous marriage”
to divorce before they were baptized?”
Has Maxie Boren, Johnny Ramsey, Earl
Edwards or any “traditionalist - ever
persuaded one -- before baptism -- to
divorce their present spouse and promise
to live the celibate life as a Christian!

25REASONS Why Matthew 19
Is Not N.T. Doctrine...
1. Jesus was born, circumcised, lived,
taught and died under the authority of the
Old Testament law of Moses (Gal. 4:4-5).
Jesus had no N.T. “authority” in MMLJBC!
2. By covenant, Jesus was an O.T.
“Israelite” -- not a N.T. “Christian.”
“prophet,” a minister of the “circumcision”
(Rom. 15:8).

4. Jesus came to “fulfill” all prophecies
and promises God made to Israel in the
law of Moses (Mt.5:17-18).
5. Jesus declared hundreds of times that
his teaching in MMLJBC was the O.T. law
of Moses and prophets (Matt. 7:12).
6. Jesus was sent only to the “house of
Israel (Matt. 15:24).

7. Every doctrine, prophecy or parable
Jesus taught in MMLJBC was taken
directly from the earlier revelation of the
“law of Moses/writing of the prophets”:
A. Jesus quoted Moses 40 times!
B. Hundreds of examples of Jesus
teaching the law of Moses in MMLJBC!

8. John and Jesus came in MMLJBC to
“restore” unfaithful Jews, not “save” alien
sinners/the world (Isa. 49:6; Mt.17:9-13).
9. Jesus contrasted the “truth” of the O.T.
“traditions” of the rabbis (Mt. 15:1-9).
10. Jesus believed in the law of Moses
and practiced Jew’s religion!

11. In MMLJBC, Jesus observed the Old
Testament “sabbath” (Mk. 2:7-8).
12. Jesus commanded that “animal blood
sacrifice” be made according to the law of
Moses (Matt. 8:1-4).
13. Jesus “offered” tithes (Matt. 23:23).
14. Jesus preached Old Testament “plan
of salvation” for Jews only (Mt. 19:16-22).

15. Jesus preached Old Testament
Mosaical “gospel” that the Messiah had
come and the new covenant age and
kingdom was “at hand” (Mk. 1:1-15).
16. Jesus preached only old covenant
“belief” in the Messiah and “faith” in God,
and the law of Moses as the law required
(Matt. 9:22).

17. Jesus never used the word
“Christian” in MMLJBC, he never
produced one New Testament “child of
God,” he never worshiped with the new
covenant church.
18. Jesus taught and practiced John’s old
covenant “baptism for the remission of
sins” in the “restoration” of unfaithful Jews
in Israel (Jn. 4:1-2).

19. Jesus taught Old Testament salvation
for Jews by the “works of the law” (Matt.
19:16-22).
20. Jesus was a perfect example of a
Jew, an Israelite living according to the
law of Moses, not an example of one
living the “perfect” Christian life. In fact,
Jesus was not a N.T. “Christian.”

21. While Jesus spoke Old Testament
“prophecies” and “parables” depicting the
then-soon-to-come New Testament age,
he never revealed New Testament
doctrine before the cross (Matt.13:10-17).
22. Jesus condemned the “traditional
causes” for divorce taught by the rabbis
(Matt. 19:3).

23. Jesus never used the word “grace” in
MMLJBC.
24. Jesus teaches in Galatians 2:16-17
that a Christian cannot be “justified” by
keeping the Old Testament law of Moses
in this New Testament age. Any attempt
to do so will cause the Christian to “fall
from grace” (Gal. 5:4).

25. Jesus taught the same Old
Testament law of Moses for marriage,
divorce and marriage in Matthew 19 that
Moses taught in Deuteronomy 24:1-4.
Both God and Moses
prophesied that Jesus, as the Messiah,
would teach the law just as they had
originally revealed the law in the Mosaical
covenant.

Moses’ Old Testament
Use of “ervah dabar”...
Leviticus 18:6: “…
uncover...nakedness…”
“…to have intercourse…compare to 1
Cor. 5:1 where fornication is defined…”
F.C. Commentary, Vol. 1, p. 598.
Leviticus 18:20: “…thou shalt not lie
carnally with they neighbor’s wife…”
Leviticus 20:11: “the man that lieth with
his father’s wife-uncovered
nakedness…”
“Sexual intercourse…” Keil-Delitzsch,

What Kind Of “Divorce” Did
God “Hate” - Malachi 2:16?
“And now, O ye priests, this
commandment is for you.”
Spoken to unfaithful temple priests in Israel who
had violated the law by divorcing the Jewish
wives of their youth to marry alien Gentiles!
God hated many things in Israel: proud look,
lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
false witness that speaketh lies (Pro. 6:16-19).
None of this applies today in this N.T. age!

SPIRITUAL SWORD
Lectureship of 1992...
“God had not made divorce lawful ‘for
every cause…’” p. 421
“Prior to Christ’s earthly ministry, a rabbi
named Hillel (70 BC - 10 AD) had greatly
influenced the Jews in accepting divorce
for ‘every cause…’” p. 421
After Jesus denied their “every cause”
doctrine, he marked the “one cause”

SPIRITUAL SWORD
Contemporary rabbi Shammai, taught
truth about Deuteronomy 24, only “one
cause” - fornication - for divorce in the law
of Moses… p. 423
Christ’s teaching on MDR was neither
new doctrine or remodeling of old. In
complete harmony with Genesis 2:24 and
Deut. 24:1-4…p. 423

SPIRITUAL SWORD
Jesus explained the phrase, “…because
he hath found some uncleanness in her,”
to be referring to fornication…p. 423
Could divorce be granted without
“stoning”? Yes, for God said “And I saw,
when for all the causes whereby
backsliding Israel committed adultery I
had put her away, and given her a bill of
divorcement (Jer. 3:8)…p. 425

SPIRITUAL SWORD
The law did not necessarily demand that a
fornicator be stoned or divorced. Many
cases found where fornicators not stoned,
i.e., Hosea and Gomer, woman taken in
adultery (Jn. 8).
Jews interpreted Leviticus 20:10 to be
applicable only when people caught in the
very act with eyewitnesses p. 426

“Adulterers” In Israel
Not Always “Stoned”…
All in Israel not “stoned” for sexual immorality
(Lev. 19:20-22).
Numbers 5:11-31 shows not all “adulterers”
were “stoned.” Gideon not “stoned” (Judges 8).
David and Bathsheba were not “stoned” 2 Sam.,
chapters 11, 12.
“Adulterous” woman in John 8 not “stoned.”
“Stoning” required two eyewitnesses (Deut.
17:6).

“Stone” King David???
“And David was greatly distressed for the
people spake of stoning him…” (1 Sam. 30:6).
King David was not above the law or beyond the
reach of the people of Israel!
The argument that the Old Testament law of
Moses always required the “stoning” of
adulterers because the Hebrew phrase “ervah
dabar” cannot mean sexual immorality -- is not
only misleading but contradicts the Scriptures!

SPIRITUAL SWORD
Numbers 5:11-31, test of “bitter waters”
proves that not all “adulterers” were
stoned. Adulteress woman could bear her
iniquity and reproach among the people of
Israel.
Adultery or fornication must not be
rejected as meaning of ‘uncleanness” in
Deut. 24, p. 426-427. May One Divorce
Without A Cause? Tommy Hicks,Jr.

Redefine The Word…
Change The Doctrine...
“Traditionalists” can only reach their
conclusions by redefining biblical terms
and changing the original doctrine.
Mac Deaver, “Now, the New Testament
definition of ‘wife’ under the operative law
of Christ is not the same as the definition
of wife under the operative law of Moses.
The positive law of Christ has changed
the definition somewhat (cf. Deut 24-Mt.
19).

“The woman divorced under the law of
Deut. 24:1-4 was no longer the actual wife
of the man who divorced her.
A woman divorced under the law of Christ
(Matt. 19:9) not for fornication is still the
actual wife of the man who legally
divorced her.” SS Lectureship, Chapter
17, pp. 274-275.

Strong’s Hebrew - Greek
Definition Of Wife...
Hebrew “wife” Deut. 24, #802, woman,
wife.
Greek “wife” Matt. 19, #1135, woman,
wife.
Christ did not change the definiation of
husband, wife, marriage, divorce!
“Traditionalists,” to support their doctrine,
must altar or change their definitions.

“Traditionalists”
Have Redefined…
Husband: actual, legal, scriptural
Wife: actual, legal, scriptural
Marriage: actual, legal, scriptural
Divorce: actual, legal, scriptural
(Re)marriage: actual, legal, scriptural
These definitions are not found in
the Scriptures!

Mac Deaver’s
“Handcuff Theory”...
“For example, in Matthew 19:9, the woman
divorced for fornication cannot remarry. If she
remarries that is called adultery. Even though
her new alliance is a legal marriage, it is
according to the Scripture only legal adultery. It
is so because she violated the law of the
husband (Rom. 7:1-4)…If that person does
remarry, the “remarriage” is only adultery and
not because of any existing current scriptural
spouse but because the law of the
husband(under which the woman had...

Mac Deaver’s
“...lived for a while with her scriptural husband)
is still operative. It is right here that we see why
a having-been-put-away fornicator cannot
scripturally remarry someone. The law of the
husband is still operative. This having-been-put-
away fornicator is “shut up” to a life of celibacy
at least until the death of the scriptural mate.
The having-been-put-away fornicator is still
“handcuffed” to the law of the husband even
though he or she is no longer ‘handcuffed’ in a
scriptural marriage…”SS Lectures 1992, p. 276

are a part of the Old Testament.
Affirm: Dan Billingsly
Deny: Mac Deaver

world…”

Three Covenant Ages
In The Bible...
individuals and families
Testament Israel

20
MMLJBC 50
Christ Days Church Today
o-----o------o------o--> o o----------------->

MMLJBC...
Testament Israel. MMLJBC describe
the “end” of the Old Testament
Mosacial age.

When Did The Old And New
Covenants Begin And End?
Patriarchal Age: Genesis 1 thru Exodus 19.
Mosaical Age: Exodus 20 thru Matt. 27, Mark
15, Luke 23 and John 19.
50 Days Between Old/New Testaments
Matt. 28, Mk. 16, Lk. 24, Jn. 20, 21, Acts 1
New Testament of Jesus Christ: Acts 2
thru Revelation 22

What The Scriptures Teach About
Marriage, Divorce, (Re)Marriage
All men and women are accountable to God’s
universal and moral law for marriage set forth in
Genesis 2:24-25.
No sin “in the beginning” -- therefore, no divorce
or (re)marriage law set forth in Gen. 2.
God’s law for divorce and (re)marriage has only
been given and revealed in covenant law.
Only Old or New covenant children of God are
accountable to covenant law.
Alien sinners are “dead in sin” (Eph. 2:1-4) and
not subject to righteousness of covenant law.

Is Everything Jesus Taught
In Matt. 19 N.T. Doctrine?
Is everything that Jesus taught in
MMLJBC New Testament doctrine?
Is everything that Jesus taught in Matthew
19 New Testament doctrine?
Matt. 19:16-17: “…Good Master, what
good thing shall I do that I may have
eternal life…keep the commandments.”

Churches Of Christ Will Not
Give - From MMLJBC...
Sabbath to Seventh Day Adventists!
Instrumental Music to Methodists!
Thief on the cross to Baptists…as New
Testament doctrine…
But some among churches of Christ insist
that they have the right to take marriage,
divorce and remarriage law from Matthew
19:3-12 as New Testament doctrine.

No one could understand.
No one could obey.

We Must Interpret Matthew
19:3-12 Just As 19:16-22!
Matthew 19:3-22 was and is a part of the
Old Testament law of Moses.
Contains only the teaching and
commands of the Old Testament law of
Moses.
By what law of interpretation does Deaver
take Matthew 19:3-12 as N.T. doctrine
and reject 19:16-22?

Matthew 19:3-12...
“3
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and
saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his
wife for every cause? 4
And he answered and said unto
them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the
beginning made them male and female, 5
And said, For
this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and
shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one
flesh? 6
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put
asunder.”

Matthew 19:3-12...
“7
They say unto him, Why did Moses then
command to give a writing of divorcement, and
to put her away? 8
He saith unto them, Moses
because of the hardness of your hearts suffered
you to put away your wives: but from the
beginning it was not so. 9
And I say unto you,
Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be
for fornication, and shall marry another,
committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her
which is put away doth commit adultery.”

Matthew 19:3-22...
“16
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good
Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have
eternal life? 17
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me
good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if
thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18
He
saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no
murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not
steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19
Honour thy
father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.

Matthew 19:3-22...
“20
The young man saith unto him, All these
things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I
yet? 21
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect,
go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and
come and follow me. 22
But when the young man
heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for
he had great possessions.”
Has Deaver sold all of his possessions?

Spiritual Sword
Traditionalists teach that Matthew 19:3-12
refers to Deuteronomy 24:1-4!
“In the passage in Matthew 19, as we
have seen, the Jews referred to the words
of Moses taken from Deuteronomy 24:1-
4.” What The Scriptures Teach
Regarding Marriaqe, Divorce And
Remarriage, Alan Highers, p. 30.

Spiritual Sword
1. In MMLJBC, did Jesus contrast his teaching
of New Testament doctrine with the law of
Moses?
“Jesus is not contrasting Himself to Moses in the
Sermon On The Mount…What Jesus did was to
contrast Pharasiac interpretations of the Law
and the Prophets to his full understanding of Old
Testament teaching.” The Biblical Definition
Of Divorce, Edwin S. Jones, pp. 261-
262.

Spiritual Sword
1. In MMLJBC, did Jesus CONTRAST new
covenant doctrine with Moses old covenant
teaching?
“Jesus did not come to argue with the law of
Moses, deny it, or tear it down. He came to
bring it to is completion (Matt. 5:17). Evidently, a
part of His work on earth was to explain the law
as God would have it to be understood and
observed…Jesus took some points from Moses’

Spiritual Sword
“commandments, gave the fullness of them, and
explained how the traditions his people had
observed, often missed the original point.” Key
Scriptures: Matthew 5:31-32, Andy Kiser,
pp. 320-321.
In MMLJBC, Jesus contrasted the true
“traditions” of his day!

Spiritual Sword
“The paragraphing of the ASV has Jesus
introducing a thought with ‘You have heard…but
I say unto you,’ five times (Matt. 5:21-48).
Because of the conjunction ‘but,’ some say
Jesus was contrasting the law of Moses with the
principles that were to be found in his new law,
the New Testament, that would govern his
church.
“Some of these five occurances do include
passages from the Old Testament…However,

Spiritual Sword
“there are two other statements to notice. When
he quoted ‘Thou shalt not kill’…he added the
rabbinical ‘tradition’ that had been attached to
that command which was, ‘and whosoever shll
kill shall be in danger of the judgement.
Therefore, we conclude that Jesus was taking
issue not with the law of Moses but with the
traditional teaching and pracitices of the Jewish
leaders He mentioned in Matthew 5:20.

Spiritual Sword
“’Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and
Sadducees,’” Key Scriptures: Matthew
5:31-32, Andy Kizer, pp. 319.320.

Spiritual Sword
Theodore Mueller
Albert Barnes
John Shelly Spong
Judson R. Landis
Gail Portney Landis
Keith Melville
R.C.H. Lenski
A.T. Robertson
F.F. Bruce
Alfred Plummer
SPIRITUAL
SWORD - 1992
QUOTES:
CATHOLICS
BAPTISTS
METHODISTS
PENTECOSTALS
PRESBYTERIANS
ADVENTISTS
Billy Graham
Judith Wallenstein
Sandra Blakeslee
Philip Shaff
George Weinberg
Don Clark
W.F. Kenkel
G. Kittel
W.E. Vine
F.W. Grosheide

Spiritual Sword
“Deuternomy 24:1-4 deserves special
attention not only because of its
significant contribution to Jesus’
discussion with the Pharisees concerning
divorce in Matthew 19, but because its
true meaning has been obscured by older
translations.” The Biblical Definition
Of Divorce, Edwin S. Jones, p. 255.

Matthew 19:3-12...
“Is it lawful…”
“Lawful” used more than 60 times in
MMLJBC, and it always referred to
the Old Testament law of Moses!
Never referred to New Testament!
Comparison of what was “lawful” in
the law of Moses between Deut. 24
and Matt. 19.

Matthew 19:3-12...
“For every cause…taught by the
rabbis…”
Only “one cause” in the law of
Moses, Deut. 24:1-4 “ervah dabar”
(some uncleanness, sexual
immorality)!
Christ defined the “cause” for
divorce in Matthew 19 as
“fornication”!

Christ Condemned All
Rabbinical “Traditions”...
Christ condemned all 1st century Jewish
“rabbinical traditions” based on the law of
Christ also condemns all of today’s 21st
century brotherhood, Protestant and
Roman Catholic doctrinal “traditions.”
There is simply no inspired truth in
human tradition! (Col. 2:8).

“Except For Fornication”
Matthew 19:9...
Strong’s Definition, p. 91: “ervah,
from 6168, nudity, nakedness,
shame, unclean(ness), make bare,
discover, make naked, spreadself,
uncover.”
Fornication: “4202, porneia, 4203,
harlotry, adultery, incest, unlawful
lust in either sex.”
Moses and Christ taught same
thing!

“Except For Fornication…”
Moses and Christ both taught there was
only “one cause” -- sexual uncleanness
--for divorce in Israel!
Christ defined the phrase “ervah dabar” in
Deut. 24 as “fornication.”
Moses and Christ gave only “one cause”
for divorce in the old Mosaical covenant.
No difference today - Mt. 19 abolished!!!

“Uncleanness”
In The New Testament...
Romans 1:24: sexual lusts
2 Cor. 12:21: fornication
Galatians 5:19: adultery
Ephesians 4:19: fornication
Colossians 3:5: fornication
The evidence of the context and definition of the
use of “ervah dabar” in Deuteronomy 24 as
“sexual immorality” if overwhelming!

“Ye have heard it said…”
Christ did not contrast Old and New
Covenant laws.
Christ contrasted -- more than 100 times
-- the “true” law of Moses with the “false”
rabbinical “traditions” of his time in Israel.
Christ always quoted the law or the
“tradition” on which the rabbinical
“tradition” was based when facing his
rabbinical enemies in Israel.

“And...But...For...Verily I
say unto you…”
This phrase used more than 100 times by
Christ before the cross.
Always referred to the Jews under the Old
Examples: Matt. 5:19-26; 16:18; 24:34.
Never referred to New Testament law!

“Whosoever…”
Moses: “Whosoever he be of the children
of Israel” (Lev. 20:2).
Christ: “…whosoever looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in heart” (Matt.
5:28).
Words “covet” and “lust” have same
definition in both Old / New Testaments.

“Whosoever…” Matt. 5:41
Context of passage always describes Jewish
behavior under the law of Moses.
V. 17 “…not come to destroy the law…”
V. 18 “not one jot or tittle shall pass from…law”
V. 21, 27 “…thou shalt not kill…”
V. 31 “…give her a writing of divorcement…”
V. 38, 40 “…if any man shall sue thee at the
law…”

“Whosoever marrieth her that
is put away-unlawfully...”
Jesus taught in Matthew 19 that
“whosoever” in Israel that put away their
wife UNLAWFULLY-that is according
to the “causes” set forth in the false
rabbinical “traditions-and marries
another -- committed adultery --
because he transgressed the law of
Moses for Israel.

Old Testament
Law Of Moses...
The Old Testament law of Moses to which
Matthew 19 belonged…
Never applied to anyone except the Jews
of Old Testament children of Israel!
No one today is accountable to the law of
Moses for it was “nailed to the cross” Col.
2:14, “abolished, “taken away” 2 Cor. 3:7,
13, 16.

“Living In Adultery”…
“Adulterous Marriages”...
Neither phrase in the Scriptures!
Concept not expressed in the Scriptures!
Marriage is never adultery, adultery is never
marriage.
Husband can never commit “adultery” with wife.
God does not join two homosexuals together in
marriage.
In Mt. 5 and 19, Jesus taught that unlawfully
divorced Jews committed “adultery” against their
own marriage covenants.

“…voluntary sexual intercourse between a
married man and woman not his wife, or
between a married woman and a man not her
husband.” Webster’s, p. 19
“…to have intercourse with another’s wife…”
Thayer’s Greek - English Lexicon,
#3429, p. 417
Hebrew “na’ph” for adultery as a woman that
breaketh wedlock, Strong’s, 5003, p. 75
Jesus: adultery broke not made the marriage
covenant!

Scriptures include “lust” and “covenant” breaker
as “adultery.
In Matthew 5:31-32, Jesus call “lust” -- adultery!
In Matthew 19:9, Jesus defined “adultery” as
breaking the marriage covenant.
In Jeremiah 3, God accused Israel of “adultery”
because she broke the marriage covenant-God!
Real issue in Matthew 19 was unfaithfulness to
marriage covenant -- not unlawful sex.

1. Jesus was born, circumcised, lived,
taught and died under the authority of the
Old Testament law of Moses (Gal. 4:4-5).
Jesus had no N.T. “authority” in MMLJBC!
“Israelite” -- not a N.T. “Christian.”
“prophet,” a minister of the “circumcision”
(Rom. 15:8).

4. Jesus came to “fulfill” all prophecies
and promises God made to Israel in the
law of Moses (Mt.5:17-18).
5. Jesus declared hundreds of times that
his teaching in MMLJBC was the O.T. law
of Moses and prophets (Matt. 7:12).
6. Jesus was sent only to the “house of
Israel (Matt. 15:24).

7. Every doctrine, prophecy or parable
Jesus taught in MMLJBC was taken
directly from the earlier revelation of the
“law of Moses/writing of the prophets”:
A. Jesus quoted Moses 40 times!
B. 100’s of examples of Jesus teaching
the law of Moses in MMLJBC!

8. John and Jesus came in MMLJBC to
“restore” unfaithful Jews, not “save” alien
sinners/the world (Isa. 49:6; Mt.17:9-13).
9. Jesus contrasted the “truth” of the O.T.
“traditions” of the rabbis (Mt. 15:1-9).
10. Jesus believed in and lived by the law
of Moses and practiced Jew’s religion!

11. In MMLJBC, Jesus observed the Old
Testament “sabbath” (Mk. 2:7-8).
12. Jesus commanded that “animal blood
sacrifice” be made according to the law of
13. Jesus “offered” tithes (Matt. 23:23).
14. Jesus preached Old Testament “plan
of salvation” for Jews only (Mt. 19:16-22).