By Timothy Sparks
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http://www.timothysparks.com
1. Under which covenant did Jesus live and die? A) Old Covenant or B) New Covenant
2. Which covenant did Jesus have to obey perfectly in order to be sinless? A) Old Covenant or B) New Covenant
3. When did the Old Covenant cease to be in effect? Please explain with Scripture.
4. When did the New Covenant go into effect? Please explain with Scripture.
5. Before Jesus died could he have taught contrary to the Old Covenant and remained sinless? Please explain with Scripture.
6. Did Jesus change any law under the Old Covenant before his death? If yes, please list the law or laws he changed.
7. Was the death penalty God prescribed under the Old Covenant in effect before Jesus died? Please explain with Scripture.
8. Before Jesus died was he obligated to uphold God’s death penalty as prescribed under the Old Covenant? Please explain with Scripture.
9. Did Jesus give any teachings contrary to the Old Covenant before his death? If so, please explain with Scripture.
10. Before Jesus died did he teach people they did not have to obey certain laws contained within the Old Covenant? Please explain with Scripture.
11. Was there any teaching that Jesus taught the people before his death which if they practiced the day they heard him they would have been in violation of the Old Covenant but not in violation of the New Covenant? Please explain with Scripture.
12. Do you understand how these questions are vital to a proper understanding of Jesus’ teaching on marriage, divorce and remarriage? Please explain with Scripture.
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