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Claim of Disunity of Scripture

Van

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In a post on an entirely different topic, this assertion was made:
When you read the Gospels in the Bible, such as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, do they sometimes seem to contradict other parts of the New Testament Scripture? For example, in Matthew 6:15, Jesus said, “If you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Yet, in Colossians 2:13, the Apostle Paul wrote, “…God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins.” How can there be two different perspectives written in the same New Testament?​

Of course the simple answer to this false claim is Matthew 6:15 refers to people who might not have received reconciliation, but Colossians 2:13 does refer to those who have received reconciliation.

When we come before our Lord in prayer, we are to exhibit our humility and commitment to treat others as Christ treated us. If we demonstrate our lack of integrity, believing we have received forgiveness from Christ but being unwilling to give forgiveness to other, we are demonstrating a rootless faith that God might not have credited as righteousness. When we evaluate ourselves to see if we are "in the faith" this would be a "red flag."
 

Van

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All of scripture fits together perfectly, when we rightly divide its truth as authorized workmen not needing to be ashamed. Those that need to nullify verse after verse, rather than reverse course and check their assumptions or understanding of the verses that are the basis of their beliefs need to check their pride and display actual humility before God's word.

In the OP, Matthew 6:15 was perhaps, not nullified, but it was made to no New Covenant effect by being treated as an Old Covenant rule.

As we study, we should recognize that sometimes apparent disunity comes from poor translation choices, but often from a lack of full fledged study.
 
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