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NASB | Hebrews 8:13 When He said, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 8:13 When God speaks of "A new covenant," He makes the first one obsolete. And whatever is becoming obsolete (out of use, annulled) and growing old is ready to disappear. |
Subject: Why did God give ten commandments? |
Bible Note: You ask: "shouldn't I strive to keep the Law of Moses today?" Yes, we should strive to KEEP the commandments, but no one has authorized us to ENFORCE the keeping of the commandments by others. In Matthew 5:17-19 (ESV) Jesus said: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. [18] For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. [19] Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven." According to Jesus, we should do them and teach them. Nevertheless, the church has no authority to enforce the death penalty when the law is broken. Our concern as individual believers should be to keep the commandments ourselves and not to act as judge, jury and policeman, going around punishing lawbreakers. James 4:11-12 (ESV) Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. [12] There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor? |