Matthew 5:17-18
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
I recently received a card from my dentist reminding me of an appointment. The card was in the form of a comic strip favorite of our, Pickles by Brian Crane. The elderly couple were sitting on a porch swing and the husband complimented his wife by observing, “In the moonlight your teeth look like pearls.”
The wife replied, “Who is Pearl and what were you doing in the moonlight with her?” The difference was a small punctuation mark – an apostrophe (’) to indicate that the noun pearls became Pearl’s. Wow!
Back when I was a teenager there was a popular misquote of Scripture that was intended to be humorous and justified suicide. It went something like this; “Judas went out and hanged himself. Go thou and do likewise. And whatsoever thou doest, do quickly.”
There have been many attempts to change the meaning of Scripture to fit a particular lifestyle. Many have ignored the importance of the Old Testament and for that matter, they have denied the power of God’s Word to direct the affairs of mankind. How tragically sad! May God keep our minds ever alert to deception!
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – – Pastor Cecil