Posts from September 2024

In the Old Testament God commanded that nobody should add to or take away from His word (Deut. 4:2), and that none should turn to the right or the left of His word (Deut. 5:32; 12:32). The New Testament with equal force forbids adding to or taking from or deviating in any way (Rev. 22:18-19; 2 John 9-11). So the landmarks of the Old Testament were not to be removed by the Israelites, and the landmarks of the New Testament…

The Old Testament strictly forbad the removal of landmarks which they of old time had set. In principle this applies to the spiritual landmarks God has set in the New Testament. Setting aside the word of the New Testament in any manner or degree constitutes removal of divine landmarks, and is forbidden. (See Gal. 1:6-11; 3:15; 2 John 9-11). No right thinking Christian would advocate omitting baptism from the Scheme of Redemption, yet other items of equal importance are readily…

The Old Testament forbad the moving of landmarks that had of old time been set. In principle, application can be made to the word of God. Proportionately as many prohibitions are found in the New Testament as In the Old. God has always forbidden setting aside of His word. Many did so under the Old Testament and were condemned. Many are doing so in the New Testament dispensation and are subject to like condemnation. 1. The Landmarks of the Gospel…

1. Landmarks that Pertain to Christ Would Be Removed. The virgin birth of Christ, His divine Sonship, and even His resurrection from the dead have been called in question, as are also His miraculous works, by different individuals and organizations. Humanists, New Agers and other modernists would eliminate Christ entirely. Even some versions of the Bible seek to do so. The Old Testament of the Revised Standard Version (RSV), published in 1952, seeks to get rid of the virgin birth.…