The Reformed Olive Press

 

                                                           The Sabbath ·          The Sabbath always pointed to Jesus as its fulfillment-Leviticus 25 Luke 4:16–21 ·          The Sabbath was the sign of the Old Covenant, and since the Old Covenant is no longer in effect, believers are no longer under it. Also, Christians were not freed from Egypt. Therefore, the covenant sign of Israel does not apply to them. ·          In Colossians 2:16-17, Paul identifies the Sabbath as a shadow along with ordinances about foods, festivals, and the new moon. The Greek word for shadow is skia. Paul uses this word to describe the Sabbath in connection with the Old Testament sacrifices in Hebrews 10:1. ·          Hebrews 10:1 10 For since the law has but a shadow (skia) of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. ·          Both passages view the ordinance

                                                        The Hymeanean Heresy 2 Timothy 2:15-18 English Standard Version 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 16 But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.   I believe the Hymeanean Heresy is due to these men attributing the resurrection of the end of the age (70AD) to the resurrection of the firstfruits at the Cross (30AD). See Matthew 27:51-53. This was deceptive for many reasons. First, the Hymeanean Heresy denied the 70AD resurrection at the end of the age and falsely attribute it to the resurrection in 30AD. Second, this caused the Gentile Church to be bound by the Law. The Old Covenant Law