Scripture Reading: Romans
15:4
The Grace Movement and
dispensationalists in general have often been accused of rejecting
parts of the Bible. While we cannot speak for all who "rightly
divide the word of truth," this writer has never rejected any
part of the Bible, nor have we ever heard of a "Grace
Dispensationalist" who does. Indeed we who claim to follow Paul
as he followed Christ (I Corinthians 11:1) affirm that "All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable ... "
(IITimothY3:16). "For whatsoever things were written aforetime
were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort
of the scriptures might have hope" (Romans 15:4). Notice that
our text says the Scriptures (Old Testament) were written "for
our learning," not "for our obedience." There is a
big difference between the two.
We can learn much from
the failures of Israel in the wilderness, as Paul points out in I
Corinthians chapter 10. We certainly are not bound to bring the
legal sacrifices and observe the rituals of the Law as they were
bound to do. Yet Paul draws practical applications for us from their
experiences: "Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them ...
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed ...
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted ... "
(I Corinthians 10=7-9).
We believe the whole
Bible is God's inspired Word and is to be read and studied from
cover to cover. Learn from the moral principles of the Law; find
inspiration in the Psalms; be instructed by the practical wisdom of
the Proverbs, but remember that our personal instructions are in the
epistles of Paul.
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