Pastor Eric Betts continues in his studies on the New Testament. We encourage you to listen to the study on "What is the Gospel?" as the first part of this series.

Pastor Eric Betts on New Testament Studies/What is "the Law?"

Pastor Eric Betts expounds on the Jesus view of the Law and how it relates to us today.

Pastor Eric Betts on Jesus View of the Law-New Testament Studies

Pastor Eric Betts expounds on how Jesus viewed the Law. This is a continuation of our New Testament Study Series. Many mistakenly assume that the word "Law" in the New or Old Testament refers to the ten commandments, but is this the case? This study brings clarity to the subject.

Pastor Eric Betts on Jesus View of the Law p2-New Testament Studies

Pastor Eric Betts speaks about Jesus understanding of "the law," along with other New Testament writers. He show that the New Testament writers saw no distinction between the law of God and Moses Law. Today the Christian is to experience the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus and is not under the law of Moses, which is a higher standard.

Pastor Eric Betts on Jesus View of the Law pt. 3 New Testament Studies

Pastor Eric Betts speaks about the first council of the Christian church concerning the role of the Law and its relationship to the newly baptized Gentile believers. The following questions are answered: What were the Gentiles required to do as it related to the Law? What did the apostles forbid the Pharisee Christians from doing? Were the Gentiles to be indoctrinated in the Law in addition to the preaching of the gospel? What does it mean to be born again?

Pastor Eric Betts on the Jerusalem Council and the Law--New Testament Studies

Pastor Eric Betts speaks about the great debate about the relationship of "the law" in the early church during its Pauline period. Pastor Betts speaks about the meaning of "the Law," and why certain sects of Jewish believers believed Gentile Believers must be circumcised. What message does this have for Christians today.

The following is the reference cited in the audio message:
The Jewish Talmud says: “The children of Noah...were given seven Laws only, the observance of the Sabbath not being among them.” Midrash Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:21 (Soncino edition, p. 23), as quoted in C. Mervyn Maxwell and P. Gerard Damsteegt, eds., Source Book for the History of Sabbath and Sunday (Berrien Springs, Mich.: Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, 1992), p. 75.

The rabbis did not think that the Sabbath had been given to Gentiles: “Why does it say, ‘The Lord hath given you” (Exodus 16:29)? To you hath he given it [the Sabbath], but not to the heathen. It is in virtue of this that the Sages stated [Sanhedrin 56b] that if some of the heathen observed the Sabbath, then not only do they not receive any reward [but they are even considered to be transgressing].” Midrash Exodus Rabbah 25:11 (Soncino edition, p. 314); ibid., p. 74).

“A non-Jew who observes the Sabbath whilst he is uncircumcised incurs liability for the punishment of death. Why? Because non-Jews were not commanded concerning it.... The Sabbath is a reunion between Israel and God, as it is said, ‘It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel’ (Exodus 31:17); therefore any non-Jew who, being uncircumcised, thrusts himself between them incurs the penalty of death.... The Gentiles have not been commanded to observe the Sabbath.” Midrash Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:21 (Soncino edition, pp. 23-24); ibid, p. 75.

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Pastor Eric Betts speaks on New Testament Studies/the Jerusalem council view of the law

When Paul said "it was added" because of transgression, what was "added" and what was it added to. Many puritanical evangelistic televangelists and denominations teach that it was the "ceremonial law" that was being added to the ten-commandments which existed from Eden. Pastor Eric Betts explains the meaning of the phrase, "it was added" as stated by Paul in Galatians. 

A larger question that should be entertained is whether the concept which divides the Torah into ceremonial and moral law is indeed a biblical concept. Is it true that not observing the rituals in the Torah, including the ten commandment rituals, is included in Paul's Galatian list of numerous "works of the flesh." If not, why? This is a continuation of the series, "New Testament Studies." It will be helpful to listen to the entire series.

New Testament View of the Law in Galatians by Pastor Eric Betts

Pastor Eric Betts tackles the subject matter of the eternal nature of the ten commandments and takes the audience step by step to show whether this particular written code existed in heaven before creation or in the Garden of Eden with the first parents.

New Testament Studies on the Ten Commandments with Pastor Eric Betts

This lesson by Pastor Eric Betts answers the question whether the ten commandments given to Moses, existed in heaven before the creation of planet Earth and mankind. Did the angel's need the ten commandments? Why was there a tree of knowledge of Good and evil? If men or angels already knew about lying, stealing, and adultery, why would the knowledge of such things only come until after eating from said tree? These are questions that will be answered throughout this New Testament series.

Dr. Betts New Testament Study Series/Were the Ten-commandments in Heaven? Pt 2

This topic deals with the concept that "God's law is a transcript of his character," and therefore cannot change. This study covers the concept of how sin was defined from the beginning, and analyzes whether the ten commandments existed in eternity before the creation of the world. Did Lucifer charge God of having an unfair law? Do we find this in scripture. Pastor Eric Betts analyzes this topic from scripture and brings clarity for those who are studying this topic.

New Testament Studies on "The Law" by Dr. Eric Betts

Eric Betts is a lecturer for the Center for Religion Leadership and Culture at Athens State University in Athens AL. He is a theologian, educator, and preacher. He is the pastor of the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Corinth Mississippi. He earned a second PhD with a concentration in black political theology in 2022 (University of South Africa) and also earned a PhD in Theology in 2016 (Louisiana Baptist University.) As a lecturer, he has traveled to Barbados, Bahamas, Fiji, Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand, Cook Islands. He is the author of newly released book entitled "Reconciliation: Geopolitical Perspectives of a Black Theologian."

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