In between Stage 3 and Stage 5, of course, stands Stage 4—the gospel stories about Jesus Christ. And that is what makes all the difference. All that God promised in the Old Testament has been, or will be, fulfilled through Christ. Many things that were connected in some way to the original form of those promises in the Old Testament have changed because Christ has come. It is Christ who has made the difference. It is Christ who has caused the contrast between the Old and
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