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because he was responding to a trick question from a lawyer

about the law. He was not preaching the gospel.

Jesus Had Two Ministries:

the Law and the Gospel

We all know this, but for a refresher, laws and rules were born

in the Old Testament. Rules and laws demand from us what they

cannot produce. But the gospel was brought by Jesus. The gospel

is never mentioned in the Old Testament. The gospel is called ‘the
New Covenant in the blood of Jesus. Testament and Covenant

are the same thing in reality.

Jesus dealt with both the Old Testament law, and also the New

Testament gospel in his teachings.

(1) He was a preacher of the law, to fulfill it.

(Matt 5:17, Rom 15:8)

(2) He was a preacher of the gospel to empower us with the

presence of God, and to fulfill the gospel truth in us.

(Mark 1:15, Rom 15:8)

Jesus wore two hats (figuratively speaking of course):

(1) A black when he preached the law,

(2) A white hat when he preached the gospel.
If you don’t know what hat Jesus has on, you’re easily confused.

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