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1 | Why dont we live old law handed by moses | Col 2:16 | DGMAWRIGHT | 224394 | ||
I was recently asked this question and do not know the answer to it. The person asking is debating the truth on Christianity. Here it is. "Please read Matthew 5:17-18 and then explain to me why Christians no longer follow all of the laws(613 of them, by the way) set down by Moses, the law giver? Remember, Matthew 5:17 says "til the heaven and Earth pass away, one jot or one tittle WILL BY NO MEANS BE REMOVED FROM THE LAW..." He also says Gods name Elohim is plural in Hebrew..meaning more than one God. Thanks! | ||||||
2 | Why dont we live old law handed by moses | Col 2:16 | Beja | 224395 | ||
DGMAWRIGHT, First let me say you are going to get quite a variety of answers to this, so let me simply give you my answer and point you towards a very good and very readable book on the topic. Alright then, my answer: First we must read the passage quoted in fullness. Christ says Mat 5:17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished." So Christ says that he has come to fullfill the law, and that it will not pass away until all is accomplished. Now, some of the things in the law Christ did indeed accomplish. There were many things which we sometimes refer to as "ceremonial law" which were things that pointed to Christ. For example the sacrificial system. These things simply pointed to Christ. Now that the One to whom they pointed has arrived, there is no need for them and they have passed away. We can see this clearly stated in Colossians 2:16,17. Col 2:16 Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-- things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. So these things merely portrayed Christ in advance and now that Christ has arrived they have been accomplished/fulfilled. I agree with John Calvin when he said that it was fitting for such things to cease when Christ arrived lest there be confusion over what they were pointing to. So some aspects of the law have ceased because they have in fact been accomplished. Some of the Law also were given not as an eternal measure of morality but simply because some laws were needed in order for the Hebrew nation to function. So we have those laws which are sometimes referred to as civic laws. For example, the Israelites were commanded that in the case of a murder that the elders were to go and measure which city it was closest to and based on that do a certain thing. Or that they were to set aside cities for people who unintentionally killed a man could flee to and be spared punishment. These things Christians can't do today because we aren't running the governments like the Old Testament Saints were running the Hebrew nation. So Ceremonial laws have been accomplished/fulfilled, civin laws are given to national identities which we don't reproduce today. Finally we come to the moral commandments which are many but to name a couple examples I'll list: Do not murder, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not covet, do not hate your brother etc. These moral laws we are still to obey. Now, keep in mind that those who are in Christ are in no way judged by these laws in terms of acceptance or rejection before God. Our justification is entirely in Christ through faith. However, being in Christ doesn't mean that we are now free to murder! Nor should any Christian suggest that we are free to do so. The fact that we are now justified in Christ apart from whether or not we steal, does not mean God suggests we should in fact feel free to steal. So while our justification is entirely in Christ apart from the law, the moral laws of the old testament still show us right from wrong. And God desires that we walk in righteousness even though our salvation is entirely from Christ's righteousness and not our own. So to sum up, Civic laws simply don't apply to individuals, ceremonial laws are fulfilled, moral laws are still the expectations of right and wrong, but our justification is entirely apart from the law and entirely in Christ Jesus dying on our behalf and giving us His righteousness all of which is imparted to us upon faith. Now, there is my answer. I say again, not all agree upon this. If you would like a wonderful easy to read book that will help you to understand, I reccommend "Marrow of Modern Divinity." I got it online and simply printed it off. Outstanding book for helping us to understand these things. In Christ, Beja |
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3 | Why dont we live old law handed by moses | Col 2:16 | DGMAWRIGHT | 224396 | ||
Thank You very mush Beja, I appreciate it. | ||||||
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