The truth about Presuppositions

I have in the past mentioned how important presuppositions are in scripture interpretation. Here is a comparison and contrast of the presuppositions of evangelical dogma in relation to the presuppositions of my paradigm shift. I think that there is good biblical evidence for my presuppositions. I also think that the presuppositions of evangelical dogma are not really that biblical, and in large part are responsible for all of the disagreement that exists within evangelical ranks.

Evangelical Presuppositions	Paradigm Shift Presuppositions
The Bible is the word of God	Under the Mosaic Covenant the Torah was the word of God. Jesus and his first century followers changed that to refer to the gospel, and Jesus the living gospel
The Bible is a legal-constitutional document	Under the Mosaic Covenant, the Tanakh (commonly known as the Old Testament) was a legal-constitutional document. Under the New Covenant, to the new creation, the scripture is the story of redemption and has a strictly redemptive salvific purpose. This too was taught by Jesus and his first century followers.
Eschatology is a future phenomenon.	The first century followers of Jesus saw eschatology as a first century phenomenon. They along with the first century Jews were expecting the end of the age and the beginning of the Age to Come, Olam Ha Ba in Hebrew
Jesus’ references to Gehenna was geared toward eternal torturous punishment	Jesus’ reference to Gehenna was geared toward the upcoming destruction of the temple, and the judgment of the first century Jews that rejected him as Messiah.
The New Testament is all directed at the church of Christ.	The New Testament document is a transitional document that moves from John the Baptist the last Mosaic Covenant Prophet, to Jesus the fulfillment of the Prophet, Priest, and King, whose earthly mission was strictly to the Jews, to Pentecost and a strictly Jewish church, to Cornelius and the inclusion of the Gentiles, to the apostle Paul who wrote to the one new man, the new creation. While this view is nuanced it is important in understanding the purpose of the scripture.
The Sermon on the Mount is the law of Christ.	The Sermon on the Mount was an amplification of the law of Moses showing the impossibility of gaining righteousness by living the law.
The transformation comes from believing the gospel and in turn being enabled by the Holy Spirit to live the law. Not perfectly but much better.	The transformation comes from hearing the gospel of grace over and over, and when the Holy Spirit confirms the fact that one has peace with God based on the gospel of Christ’s cross, this in turn results in love for God that translates to greater obedience to law principles out of love for God.

These presuppositions can all be reinforced by many scripture references. Further, it causes all of the conflict and contradictions to disappear.