Can you show from Scripture that Christ intended this perfect development of the Mosaic religion to be distinct from the religion of the Synagogue?

1 min readUpdated 12 October 2022

Yes. Referring to the future, Christ said, “I will build my Church.” The Synagogue was already established. Christ prescribed new doctrines, new modes of worship, and a new form of authority. He even predicted to His Apostles, “In the Synagogue you shall be beaten.” Mk. XIII, 9. The intended distinction of His Church from the prefigurative Synagogue is most clear.

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