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“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. ” ~ Matthew 5: 17, NIV “He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace. ” ~ Ephesians 2: 15, NRSV

“Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. ” ~ Colossians 2: 16 -17, NIV

"When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. ” ~ Hosea 11: 1, NIV

“So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son. " ~ Matthew 2: 14 -15, NIV

He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old. “ ~ Matthew 13: 52, NIV

“But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. ” ~ Romans 3: 21, NIV

“…the man who changed the course of history all by himself; his emergence became the decisive turning point. After him, nothing was the same again. ”

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him. " By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. ~ John 7: 38 -39, NIV

“I have been to the mountain top. God’s allowed me to go up to the mountain, and I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the Promised Land. And so I’m happy tonight…. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. ” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. ’s Final Speech

Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me. ~ Revelation 3: 20, NRSV