How did Jesus View Scripture?
He did not view as some fun made up story that can be interpreted into a million different conflicting morals depending on what he wanted it to say. To Jesus, Old Testament narratives were 100% truthful facts. Here is a list of some of his references.
Creation ([bible]Luke 11:51[/bible])
Abel ([bible]Luke 11:51[/bible])
Noah ([bible]Matthew 24:37–39[/bible]; [bible]Luke 17:26–27[/bible])
Abraham ([bible]John 8:56[/bible])
Sodom & Gomorrah ([bible]Matthew 10:15[/bible], [bible]Matthew 11:23–24[/bible]; [bible]Luke 10:12[/bible])
Lot ([bible]Luke 17:28–32[/bible])
Isaac & Jacob ([bible]Matthew 8:11[/bible]; [bible]Luke 13:28[/bible])
the manna ([bible]John 6:31[/bible], [bible]John 6:49[/bible], [bible]John 6:58[/bible])
the wilderness serpent ([bible]John 3:14[/bible])
Moses as lawgiver ([bible]Matthew 8:4[/bible], [bible]Matthew 19:8[/bible]; [bible]Mark 1:44[/bible], [bible]Mark 7:10[/bible], [bible]Mark 10:5[/bible], [bible]Mark 12:26[/bible]; [bible]Luke 5:14[/bible], [bible]Luke 20:37[/bible]; [bible]John 5:46[/bible], [bible]John 7:19[/bible])
the popularity of the false prophets ([bible]Luke 6:26[/bible])
Genesis 1 & 2 ([bible]Matthew 19:4–5[/bible]; [bible]Mark 10:6–8[/bible])
In matters of controversy, Jesus used the Old Testament as his court of appeals ([bible]Matthew 23:23[/bible]; [bible]Matthew 5:17–20[/bible]; [bible]Matthew 23:2–3[/bible]; [bible]Matthew 22:29[/bible]; [bible]Mark 12:24[/bible]).
In times of crisis, Jesus quoted Scripture.
When tempted by Satan, ([bible]Matthew 4:1–11[/bible]) Jesus quotes [bible]Deuteronomy 8:3[/bible], [bible]Deuteronomy 6:16[/bible], [bible]Deuteronomy 6:13[/bible].
At the moment of his death, ([bible]Matthew 27:46[/bible]; [bible]Mark 15:34[/bible]) he quotes [bible]Psalms 22:1[/bible] “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” and in [bible]Luke 23:46[/bible], he quotes [bible]Psalms 31:5[/bible], “Into thy hands I commit my spirit.”
Jesus also claimed that all Scriptures, including the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms, were fulfilled in him ([bible]Luke 24:25–47[/bible]).
Jesus also taught that the entire purpose of the Old Testament was to reveal himself ([bible]John 5:39[/bible]).
Jesus taught that Old Testament prophecy had been fulfilled ([bible]Luke 4:21[/bible]; [bible]Matthew 11:10[/bible] cf. [bible]Luke 7:27[/bible]; [bible]Mark 9:12–13[/bible]; [bible]Luke 18:31–33[/bible]; [bible]Luke 21:22[/bible]; [bible]Matthew 26:24[/bible]; [bible]Mark 14:21[/bible]; [bible]Luke 22:37[/bible]; [bible]Matthew 26:31[/bible] cf. [bible]Mark 14:27[/bible]; [bible]Matthew 26:53–56[/bible] cf. [bible]Mark 14:49[/bible]; [bible]Luke 24:25–27[/bible], [bible]Luke 24:44–47[/bible]; [bible]John 5:39–47[/bible], [bible]John 13:18[/bible] cf. [bible]Psalms 41:9[/bible]; [bible]John 15:25[/bible] cf. [bible]Psalms 35:19[/bible]; [bible]John 17:12[/bible]).
Jesus taught that Scripture was authored by Moses ([bible]Mark 7:10[/bible]), Isaiah ([bible]Mark 7:6[/bible]; [bible]Matthew 13:14[/bible]), David ([bible]Mark 12:36[/bible]), and Daniel ([bible]Matthew 24:15[/bible]).
Jesus taught that the Scripture could not be broken ([bible]John 10:35[/bible]; [bible]Matthew 5:18[/bible]; [bible]Luke 16:17[/bible]).
Jesus also promised that the New Testament would come ([bible]John 14:25–26[/bible], [bible]John 16:23[/bible]).
