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Originally Posted by rdp
The OT was natural/physical in nature, the NT is spiritual in nature. We are not "literal" priests, but this is spoken of in a metaphorical sense. Thus, the "jewels" worn by the priests of the OT are fulfilled in NT believer's in a spiritual, not physical, sense. The very definition of typology is the study of physical phenomenon's which are inherently proleptical/anticipatory of a future event. The OT dwelling places of God prefigured its NT fulfillment in Christ, & ultimately the Ecclessia...which the glory resides WITHIN, not WITHOUT.
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Oh no, he came back with the burgundy (a type of sacrifice)
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Okay, then be consistent w/ the same letter, same author, same Holy Spirit, same, same, same......
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Consistency is not uniformity. I would argue that I do use consistency. I'm shocked that was your response.
The NT is very much natural and spiritual. I'm not following. Where do you get this from? The Kingdom of God on Earth goal was the same for our predecessors. Do you mean, the concept of a literal Kingdom is replaced by a spiritual one? I can follow that. But make no mistake, the Kingdom we are part of is very much physical. The love we profess, is very much to be acted out in literal ways today. The abstracts that make us cry, also fuel us to act right now in the present. "Thy will be done... on earth as it is in heaven."
I'm glad you spot the metaphor in that we are priests. Of course, I could do what you did to Jeffrey, and just keep repeating that that scripture is plain and literal, and demand you not compromise from the clear and plain reading of it, afterward citing some Golden Rule of something or another
But I'm glad you see it's a metaphor. In some ways, it's a reality. What does a priest do? They offer up sacrifice. They interact with God directly. That role is fulfilled in Jesus, our High Priest, and we can continue to have access today -- so we are, in many ways, "priests unto God."
As a type, the sparkle and bling of the priest garments (representative of their sacred affiliation with God's glory) are most certainly fulfilled AS A TYPE in downpayment of the Spirit. ("we hold these treasures in earthen vessels")
However, that does not negate the use of jewelry in a positive sense in the OT, nor make it's use negative because of a anagalous type. The type itself doesn't even make it negative, it showed it's fulfillment -- and continues it's positive identification.
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