Even though he thinks he is following Christ, he has been deceived (Gal. 3:1). Such a person is totally confusing the Old and New Testaments. They are confusing the outward with the inward; the shadow with the substance; the flesh with the spirit; the earthly with the heavenly. It is the same if Christians think they should keep the festivals of the Old Covenant – they are denying the faith!
Tukiendelea hadi msitari wa tatu kifungu hiki cha kwanza, kuna agizo hapa kwamba wale watakaosikiliza na kuyashika vyema maneno ya unabii huu watapokea baraka. Twasoma: "Heri asomaye na wao wayasikiao maneno ya unabii huu, na kuyashika yaliyoandikwa humo; kwa maana wakati U karibu" (Ufu. 1:3).