
What did Jesus REALLY mean when He said He came to fulfill the Law—not destroy it? In Episode 6 of the Straight Bible series, we break down Matthew 5:17–18 and tackle one of the most misunderstood teachings in Christianity. Is the Old Testament still...
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David
Nick Fuentes. Yeah.
Matt
So Aiden was, like, cracking up on his phone last night. I was like, bro, what? Who is this? And so that guy's funny. I like the guy Nick went as now. I had no clue. He's, like, funny. I thought he was, like, a theologian or, like, a Bible guy, but he's not. He's just, like, some funny guy that has, like, really funny takes on, like, society says the N word and stuff. Aiden was, like, a rolling, laughing dude, him and Alex Jones. But anyway, he recently had said something that we're, like, not connected in any way to Judaism, which I think, as we unpack A couple of scriptures. That's not necessarily true, but I like the dude. I think he's funny and Aiden thinks he's funny. But we're going to see that, like, we are totally connected, right? The same way we're connected to a family tree, like in our bloodline. We're connected to the story of Israel. We're connected to the entirety of the old testament. So 1 Corinthians 10, 1:12. This is Paul speaking. Moreover, brethren, I would not that you should be ignorant how that all our fathers were under the cloud and all passed through the sea. That was people before the law. Which is interesting too. Those dudes came out of Egypt. They didn't have the law yet. Just kind of remember that, like all these dudes didn't have the law. It doesn't matter. Like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, the 12 tribes, like they didn't have the law yet until Moses. And we're all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. He's kind of drawn these similarities between what Israel went through and what we go through as Christians, right? And did all eat the same spiritual meat and did all drink the same spiritual drink. So he's touching on baptism, he's touching on communion. For they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them and that rock was Christ. Remember we hit that last week with the, with the youth Bible study. That rock was Christ. But with many of them, God was not well pleased for they were overthrown in the wilderness. So they were the chosen people, but he still wasn't pleased with them. Now these things were our examples, right? So this is telling us these are for us, right? These dudes partook of Christ. I think a lot of people don't know that, but that's what the, that's what the New Testament says, is that Israel partook of Christ in verse four, right? And even still God wasn't happy with them. And all these things were written for examples for us. So like, you can't have the New Testament without the Old Testament because the New Testament says you've got to acknowledge the Old, you have to take in the old. Now these things were our examples to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. He's just going to give some examples of like specific things that they did wrong. And there's, there's passages that tie to these. If you have a chain reference Bible, it's easy to look up exactly which stories he's talking about. Neither be idolaters, as were some of them, as it is written, the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed and fell in one day, 3 and 20,000. Neither let us tempt Christ as some of them also tempted and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur you, as some of them murmured, and we're destroyed of the destroyer. Here we go now. All these things happen unto them for examples. And they are written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come. So it's written for us. The Old Testament's written for us. That's what, that's what this is saying. So this is what Jesus is saying. I didn't come to destroy any of that. All of that was written for us. Do you see what I'm saying? So a lot of times you gotta understand, like, who's the writer, who's he writing to? But then there's another. There another functionality of this, like, who's the writer, who's he writing to? But then also who's he writing for? Right? That wasn't written to us, but it was written for us, if that makes sense. Right. And that's what Jesus is trying to make sure everybody understands here. I think Romans 11, 13, 22 kind of helps us understand this a little bit too.
David
For I speak to you Gentiles in as much as I am the apostle of the Gentiles. I magnify mine office if by any means I may provoke to emulate them which are my flesh and might save some of them.
Matt
He's saying, like, the Jews aren't getting it, man, but I want them to get it. Like, I'm like going to the Gentiles and preaching the gospel. And I hope the Jews look at the Gentiles and go, oh, dang, I want that. Which is what. Which is how we're supposed to live for everybody, not just the Jews. We're supposed to live like that for all of mankind. They're supposed to look at us and go, yeah, I want that. I want that. For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be but life from the dead? He's saying, how rad is it going to be when people who were raised on the Old Testament in the fear of God come back into the fold, come back into Christ. For if the first fruit is holy, the lump is holy. He's talking about, like the. The first portion of the dough for, like the sacred loaves. It's a. It's a Thing if you get in the law is complicated, but he's making a reference to like, to like a sacrificial loaf that they made under the law. For if the first fruits holy, the lump is holy and if the root is holy, so are the branches. Right? That's an easy understanding for us. If we're, if, if there's a root that's good, it's going to bring forth good fruit, it's going to bring forth good branches. And if some of the branches were broken off and you being a wild olive tree, were grafted among them and with them, partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree boast not against the branches. So, so he's drawing that. This is what I'm saying where if the dude, Nick Fuentes, who seems like a nice guy now, I think he's hilarious and Aiden laughs at him and likes him. It's not two separate things, man. Like there's this story of the Old Testament which is much more than just the law. Like, like much more than just the laws. What's in the Old Testament? The Old Testament's in the law. But there's much more. But we've been grafted into that. We're grafted into that story. So in other words, those are like our ancestors, bro. Like, I don't really know my ancestors or whatever, but like, I know I'm part of this story. I know I'm part of this family tree. Like I've been grafted into this story. Boast. Not against the branches, but if you boast, you bear not the root. Just remember the root bears you. You will say then the branches were broken off. That I might be graphed in. Well, yeah, because of unbelief, they were broken off. Everybody's saved by grace through faith, dude. If they're not acting in faith, boom, snapped off. Well, because of unbelief, they were broken off. And you stand by faith, Be not high minded, but fear. Because if God spared not the natural branches, take heed, lest he also spare not you People don't like that. But it's right there. He's saying like, because people are like, oh yeah, you just go to the front of the church, you make this prayer and then you just kind of like, all right, I'm good, I got the insurance. Like, I'm not going to hell. And then that's not what this is saying though. It's saying like, take heed, man, take heed. Because if God didn't spare the natural branches, take heed. Because he might not spare you. Behold, therefore, like focus on and be intent and think about this. Behold, therefore the goodness and severity of God on them which fell severity. But towards you goodness if you continue in his goodness. Otherwise you also shall be cut off. Okay, so we're just letting it rip. We're just explaining that Jesus didn't come to destroy that tree. You've been grafted into. You've been grafted into that tree. It's all one long story. Right? Let's look at where we at here. Let's look at he. But he says, but to fulfill. So how did Jesus fulfill the law? Well, you can just rifle a couple of these real quick. He says, I didn't come destroy, but to fulfill. And there's probably like 10000 examples of this. So I just pulled a couple of them. Like Matthew 1:18. These are just examples of Jesus fulfilling the law, fulfilling fulfilling prophecies of the Old Testament specifically. Now, the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise when as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph, her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privately. Because this is wild. We read it now like a fairy tale, but this dude's like engaged to this chick and then she's pregnant. She's like, no, no, it's God. It's God inside me.
David
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Matt
Yeah.
David
Kind of pertains to a little bit about what's going on in the, the narrative today. One second, let me put this up full screen. So there's a lot of talk about the Book of Enoch going on. It's a little departure because government officials are talking about it. So then that brings into question the nature of the Bene Elohim stuff and the sons of God.
Matt
Wait, what do you mean government officials?
David
Annapoleon Aluna is talking like a senator.
Matt
She's like a senator or house or something.
David
She. Yeah, she's the lady that was in charge of releasing the JFK files and now in charge of releasing the UFO file.
Matt
So she's talking about the Book of Enoch.
David
Yeah, yeah, yeah. On Joe Rogan Show. So this is like this conversation is going all over the place. And then it obviously it comes down to sons of Seth versus Sons of God. And was having a discussion with somebody about Mary because I was, I was explaining to him, I was like, listen, Jude is saying this. He's saying this in his book and it's Pretty explicit. Like the book of Enoch and the book of Jude actually overlap in certain scripture, like, word for word.
Matt
Sure.
David
He's also talking about the angels that left their first estate. And also, like, it seems like they're angels. And. And they go, oh, well, I don't know. I go, that's like the brother of Jesus. And then the argument continues that Jesus didn't have any brothers. Oh, yeah, Mary was a virgin after. And I'm like, not after. Yeah, I'm like that. I've never heard of that.
Matt
Well, I've heard that because they try to deify Mary. So they say, oh, no, no, she never had sex her whole life. So they say that, like, Joseph came with all these other brothers and sisters, and so they were all Joseph's kids, but they weren't Mary's kids because she just remained with no sex her whole life. No, I don't look at it like that. Like, also, when Jesus is on the cross, he says to John, he says, woman, behold your son. And then he says, john, behold your mother. Why would it be his responsibility to make sure somebody's watching his mom unless he was the oldest? Like, he. Like, he clearly was the oldest.
David
Okay, just wanted to clarify that for myself because that. Yeah, this scripture seems to be touching on that.
Matt
It doesn't matter, though. The dude, Joseph is like a legit dude because he lives with this chick for nine months and never gets after her. That's kind of powerful. Especially he lives in the same house with her. I mean, she goes away to be with Elizabeth for a while, which is this other thing. But it's still wild that she remained like that. But there's nothing in the scripture that says she remained a virgin. It's. It's just like in Acts 2, whatever, when they're all getting baptized in the Holy Spirit. The 120 in the upper room, she's up there, too. She's got to get the baptism of the Holy Spirit just like anybody else. But she's a wonderful lady. I'm super grateful for her. It just kind of stinks that there's statues of her and, like, deifying her, referring to her as the Queen of Heaven. It's like. Because that's kind of like, you know, that's kind of slandering her according to scripture. But, yeah, yeah. So Joseph, her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example. So he's like, dude, my wife boned somebody else is what he thinks. But, like, I still love her, and I don't want to like make this public display of her because then she'll have to be killed for that. He's like, I'm just gonna like, let this ride. So he's like a good dude, this dude. Joseph's a good dude, but there's a lot of mystery around him because he's not really talked about much anywhere. Later on in the story, some people think he must have passed away. I'm not totally sure. But while he thought on these things. Verse 20. The angel of Lord appeared unto him in a dream. Dreams are very a big deal throughout scripture. I know a lot of people like to make fun of the raven for dreams and stuff. I don't. They're, you know, I'm not saying every dream is like a spiritual dream, but it's a big part of scripture. So this angel, Lord appears to him in a dream saying, joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. It's not of another dude, it's of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth the Son and shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins. That's a big discussion too. Is the name
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When they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. Again, this dude's a dreamer, saying, arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring you word. For Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. Not a baby, a young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt and there, and was there until the death of Herod that it might be fulfilled. Right? So we're talking about, I didn't come to destroy, but to fulfill that it might be fulfilled. Which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet saying, out of Egypt have I called my son. So that's just another example. We can just keep rolling, actually. Then Herod, when he saw he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wrath, and sent forth and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coast there are, from 2 years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, in Rama was there a voice heard lamentation and weeping, and great morning, Rachel weeping for her children and would not be comforted because they are not right. So he's saying, like, this is all one story. This is all one story. The entirety of the scripture is all one story. It's not two separate stories. So what he's saying in 5, 17, he's really saying, like. It's as if to say, like, I am the fulfillment. I didn't come to destroy the law, but to fulfill I am the fulfillment. It. Let's look at. Some people say Jesus came to realize all that the law attempted to realize, if you will. Right? Some people get touchy about that. Like, that the law wasn't perfect. But like we said before, the law is perfect the same way an acorn is perfect. The law is perfect the same way. Like a seed of a fruit tree is perfect. It's perfect. It's just not in its full maturity yet. Right? So the Law is perfect, but it's not at full maturity. It's just like an acorn. Jesus is saying, like, I am the furtherance of it. Okay, Romans 8, 1 4. We're just gonna keep unpacking this man. Like, I don't know. It's gonna go through a lot of scriptures, but I don't know. It's an interesting study, it's an interesting topic. It's just, you know, it's all one story. But we've gone a little further in the story. That's all. There is therefore now no condemnation to who? To them which are in Christ Jesus. What are they like? Who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. So there's no condemnation to those. That doesn't mean there's no condemnation to anybody, means there's no condemnation to those for the law of the Spirit of life. See how this. See how this phrase, the law is being used another way. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. He's going to get into what that law is for what the law could not do, and that it was weak through the flesh. God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. So Jesus came to fulfill the law, and we fulfill the law as we walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. And walking after the flesh in reference to the law is doing these external things in your own strength as opposed to living by grace through faith. Right? That's the difference. So. So it's saying right here what the law could not do and that it was weak through the flesh. So it wasn't that the law was weak. It said our flesh was weak. The law was great. The law is perfect, just like an acorn is perfect. But it's our flesh that couldn't do it. Jesus could do it. Jesus could give us a way that we could enter in to that right standing with God. Law revealed righteousness. But it's unattainable without grace, right? Or internals. You could say the law was not God's solution for man. That's offensive. But it says right here, he knew the flesh was weak. The flesh was weak. So Jesus is always the solution. And all of these things, all of these things are always pointing to Jesus. Look at Matthew 7:12 real quick. This will just be like a quick one, just a one verse. Therefore, all things whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do also to them, do even so to them. For this is the law and the prophets. So now we're talking about, like the heart or the spirit behind the law. All things whatsoever you would that men should do to you. This Isn't just saying, like, don't do the things that you don't want done to you. This is saying, do the things that you would want done. I mean, think about, love your neighbor as yourself, dude. Like that. That's a heavy statement. Like, the same way you care about yourself and do stuff for yourself, like, do that for your neighbor. All things whatsoever you would. You would. That men should do to you, do even so to them. Because this is the law and the prophets. Like. Like this is the heart or the spirit behind the law and the prophets. The entirety of the Old Testament, you could say, all right, let's look at Galatians 3. Let's look at Galatians 3 1, 19. The funny thing here is that, like, if you really want to do a study on this, on how we're not under the law, you could just read the Galatian letter. So I would just encourage everybody to read the Galatian letter, because we could have just did that. But I feel like everybody can kind of do that in their own time. We're going to kind of go through and find some passages and stuff, but, like, people talk a lot about context. You know what I'm saying? You got to have a passage in context, you got to have a chapter in context, you got to have that book in context, but you got to have the entirety of the Bible in context, too. It's kind of funny sometimes when people talk about having things in context, it's like, well, how. Well, how broad is your vision, though, for the context, right? And so a lot of times, like any, like, if you want to believe you're under the law, you can absolutely make the Bible say that, no matter what. You can make the Bible say whatever you want it to say. You can go through and hand pick passages and make it say whatever you want. You could do it. I could do it. Everybody can do that. Right? That's why we say, like, it's very important to not have any denominational ties or just preconceived notions about doctrine and theology that you heard from somebody else. But to come to the word of God and just say, God, I'm down for whatever. I'm down for whatever. Like, whatever you want to show me. That's what I want. I just want the truth. So in regards to the Galatian letter, it's not a verse here, it's not a verse there. I would challenge people to say, what is the context of the letter to the Galatians? Like, what is even the context of it? The entire context of the Letter to the Galatians is that Paul's irate with some dudes that were brought out and saved by grace through faith and then went back under the law of Moses. That's the context of the letters. So it's not like taking anything out of context. It's not like making this verse say what I wanted to say or that verse. It's the entire context of the letter. But nevertheless, we're still going to read, like, a little bit about. About Galatians. We'll just read chapter three a little bit. Oh, foolish Galatians, who had bewitched you? So in the context, it's dudes who went back under the law. He's saying you were bewitched. Who had bewitched you. That you should not obey the truth before whose eyes. Which is an interesting thing, man, is like, that you should not obey the truth. Because a lot of people also. I just want to make sure everybody understands, like, dude, I have no beef with the Torah observant movement. Like, Lisa, all her group, they're Torah observant. Like, right. Like, they. They do put a lot more credence into living by the law than I would. But that's okay because I'm not the be all, end all. Like, we're all going to stand before Christ and give an account for our life. I got a very short list of people I call if I. If I'm saying, like, hey, dude, I got this thing, man, and I would really appreciate it if you petition God for me and just pray. There's, like, a very short list of people I call for that. Like, the dude at the top of the list is a Torah observant dude. Like, is. Is it?
David
Yeah, they know a lot of stuff. I don't know. The Lisa thing is strange. Getting more strange by the day for me. I noticed, like, some of the verbiage that they use often, and it reminded me of the split between. I think it was like, Paul and Peter, where she has. She had said something like, you know, you know, that they're a Gentile because they say the Star of David rather than the Shield of David. And I'm just like, why are you differentiated? Why you? I don't know. I. I have my. You already know, Matt.
Matt
Yeah, but I just don't want to do the whole, like, beef with. Because some people get really heated about this topic. And, like, I don't have beef. Yeah, if. If people have this view that, like, they need to be under the law, that's cool. Especially when they do it in Regards to like holidays. Like when they say, no, man, if you, if you represent the kingdom of God, you're not celebrating the thing with the bunny. They just did the bunny's laying eggs or like the dude comes down the chimney or like the cupid with the heart thing. In the February, there's all these like made up, so called American holidays that are really just tied to the occult. And they say, no, no, no, I don't celebrate that. I celebrate like the, the holidays that have been brought forth by the scripture. Right on. I think that's rad. I don't really do that. I just don't really celebrate any of them. Like, I'm not big into any of those holidays for the Santa Claus or the Bonnie or the Cupid. Like, I'm not into any of that. I'm not into any of these things. But I think it's, I think it's rad. And they bring up a good point that they're not under those things. They celebrate holidays according to the scripture, which is kind of a rad schedule, man. Like God has put forth a lot of time off and vacation days when in the Hebrew calendar. So it is intriguing. And so I, so I think there's room for like, oh, that's cool, you're getting down like that. That's great. And there's freedom in Christ to do that or not do that.
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But to go back under the law and say that you're under the law for justification or righteousness, this is where it gets squirrely. Back under the law of Moses, Right? Okay. Oh foolish Galatians, who have bewitched you that you should not obey the truth before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth crucified among you, this only would I learn of you. Received you the spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith. Are you so foolish? Having begun in the spirit are you now made perfect by the flesh? And anytime he's making these references to the flesh. He's talking about, like, living by the law because you're doing it in your own strength. You're doing it in the flesh. And so. And we've talked about that before, where people love to have, like, a checklist. Like, I. If I do this, this, this, and this, then I'm right with God. And that's just how we're wired to be. And God's like, no, no, I won't have it like that, man. I get all of you. I get all. There's no checklist. You give me all of you. You're a living sacrifice. He, therefore, that ministers to you the spirit and works among you, does he do it by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith? Even as Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know you there. Okay, this is where it gets heavy, bro. This is where it gets heavy because we're talking about, like, how long this went on before the law, like, how many of these dudes that were tight with God, like Noah, Enoch, I mean, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, like, all these dudes, they're right with God. There's no law. There's no law. There's some sacrificial system. Cain and Abel brought sacrifices. There's always been something. But as far as the Mosaic Law, there's a ton of dudes before the Mosaic Law, and there's specifically this covenant with Abraham. This is where it gets a little funny, dude. Chapter three of Galatians. Even as Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness because he believed, because he had faith, not because of works? Know you, therefore, that they which are of faith the same are the children of Abraham in the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, not Israel by the law would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, in these shall all nations plural be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. This is something you got to understand, dude. How long do you think it was from, like, Adam till Moses till the Mosaic Law?
David
What about like, 2, 000 years, right?
Matt
Oh, you know that, dude.
David
That was just a guess.
Matt
No. So, like, it's something like that. I think people say it's like 2500. Okay, so it's like 2500 from Adam to Moses and like 1500 from Moses to Jesus. Like, it's a smaller time of the Old Testament where they're under the law than then they're not. There's Definitely more passages like if, like if the Old Testament's that thick, you know that much of it is under the law and only that much is not. But this, but time wise, it's a longer period of time, dude. And that's, that's wild for a lot of people because a lot of people think the Old Testament's the law and the law is the Old Testament. No, there's a beginning to the law. We're going to find out here. There's a beginning to the law and there's an end to the law. And the law was for a very specific people group. People are going to get offended by that. But I'm going to unpack it and unpack it. So then they which are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse, for it is written. Cursed is everyone that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. So he's saying everybody's under a curse that's under the law because you can't fulfill all of the law. And if you don't fulfill all of it, then you're cursed. Let's read that again. For as many as of the works of the law are under the curse, for it is written. Cursed is everyone that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. So don't. You can't pick through the law and pick to be under this and that, but that no man is justified by the law. That's what we're getting at is if you're justified by the law of not or not, but that no man is justified by the law on the side of God it is evident. For the just shall live by faith. Remember, the context is Abraham, he believed and it was accounted to him for righteousness. He had faith. And then no man is justified by the law. In the sight of God it's evident. For the just shall live by faith. This is a quote from Habakkuk. It's brought up here in Galatians, it's brought up in Romans, but it's bringing up this concept that it's always been this way. The just shall live by faith, not by the works of the law. Because verse 12 the law is not of faith, but the man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, which being made a curse for us. For it is written. Cursed is everyone that hangs on a tree. A lot of people don't know that Jesus became a curse. He didn't just boom.
David
Okay, we're recording. So this is going to be like. It's a 30 minute preview.
Matt
I can't talk for 30 minutes right now.
David
No, on the NDS, you don't know what I'm doing. It's a 30 minute preview on the NDS channel of straight Bible.
Matt
Okay.
David
And then we're going to air that on the NDS audio channel so people know that Straight Bible has its own channel. Go tell the people about Straight Bible's own channel.
Matt
Well, Stray Bible's own channel is exactly what it's called. Stray Bible. It's just no fluff, right? Like a lot of people, they, they're kind of like down and out on the 501C3 church right now because they're saying, I don't know about this whole idea of like going to a place and watching a show about Christianity one day a week. They're like, when I read the Bible, that's not really the idea that I'm getting from it, is that anywhere in the Bible is teaching. You should go watch a show or a theater or play about the Bible one day a week. You got the announcements, the five songs in the speech. People are like, I'd rather just live this. Like, I'd rather just live this.
David
Matt, I hate to burst your bubble, but they know what Straight Bible is. I'm just telling you to tell the people that it's his own thing. We kicked you off our channel.
Matt
Oh, this for people that already know. Well, there's not that many people that know. Yeah, you have to go channel. Yeah, I got kicked off the Nephilim Death Squad. Mr. Nasty, like at his peak, got irate, said he was going to burn the whole place down and was. And finally was like, you're getting your own channel. And then I was like, okay, okay, fine. And then the raven, you know when he was done, when he pulled the knife out of my back, you're getting your own channel. And I was like, okay, okay, it's fine. And come to find out, this is great. This is great. Like, it started off as like this nasty thing. Like, we hate you, Matt. You're going on your own channel now. It's like, we're all best friends, dude. I love it.
David
Well, you and you and David. Anyway, guys, go to Straight Bible. You can type in Straight Bible on any audio podcast, podcast, feed, podcast or whatever you want to call it the YouTube channel and find the rest of this video or the rest of this audio there.
Matt
Instagram. It's got its own Instagram. There's videos of Mr. Nasty himself on there. There's other, like, little shorts and snippets. You'll like it.
David
All right, guys, it's been a great commercial and we'll see you for the rest of this show on the Straight Bible Channel. Goodbye.
Matt
Peace.
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Podcast: Nephilim Death Squad | Hosts: David L. Corbo & TopLobsta (Matt)
Date: April 27, 2026
Series: Sermon on the Mount — Episode 6: The Law, Old Testament, and Fulfillment in Christ
Preview Release: 30 min. teaser for the “Straight Bible” series
In this lively and unscripted episode, Matt (of "Straight Bible") and David Corbo dig into Matthew 5:17–18 and the larger biblical debate around "the Law": What did Jesus mean by not coming to abolish but to fulfill the Law and the prophets? The duo examine how "Law" is used in scripture, Old and New Testament relevance for Christians, and practical apologetics, all with their trademark blend of irreverent humor, candid cultural references, and a commitment to letting Scripture interpret Scripture. The episode features deep dives into Pauline theology, the Book of Enoch, controversies over Mary, and practical engagement with Torah observance, while repeatedly returning to the main theme: the continuity—and fulfillment—of God’s plan.
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Paul as a bridge: They use 1 Corinthians 10 to show how Paul instructs Gentile believers to see the stories of Israel as their story—Christians are “grafted in.”
Humor/Pop Culture: Matt comments on Nick Fuentes, the meme-lord, and the contemporary disconnect some have with Judaism. He stresses Christians are deeply connected to the “family tree” of Israel.
Quote [07:00 | Matt]:
“So you can't have the New Testament without the Old Testament because the New Testament says you’ve got to acknowledge the Old...that wasn’t written to us, but it was written for us, if that makes sense.”
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Matt cites multiple “fulfillment formulas” in Matthew—Jesus’ birth and life as the realization of prophecies.
Discussion on Mary: Catholic/Protestant debates over perpetual virginity; Matt stresses no scriptural support for Mary remaining a virgin after Jesus’ birth.
Dreams as a Biblical Theme: Joseph’s dreams are shown as proofs of God’s guidance.
Unity of the Story:
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Context: Galatian believers started by grace, slid back under Torah (law) for justification—Paul is “irate.”
Key point: Salvation is not through law, but by grace through faith.
Matt on personal friendships: Some of his closest Christian friends are Torah-observant, and division over these practices isn’t necessary—external observance is fine as conviction, but not as means to justification.
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This “Straight Bible” episode delivers a substantive yet accessible exploration of the Law, Old Testament continuity, and the centrality of Christ. Matt and David stress unity between the Testaments, encourage a humble, context-driven hermeneutic, and call Christians to both critical discernment and gracious engagement—whether with Torah, tradition, or each other. Listeners are left with a strong sense of rootedness in the biblical story and challenged to examine both their assumptions about law and their vision of kingdom life.
For full teaching, head to the “Straight Bible” channel and show feeds!