Paul not once contradicts the Tanakh (OT) the problems is that people read it and translate it wrong not according to Hebrew or the context but by english or mans understanding.
Good point.
However for those of you in Messianic Judaism that believe strongly in the Oral Torah I in no way judge you by this, some of the Oral laws can be smart, but they are not for all.
Now we're getting somewhere.
I read acts 15, this is true. The question whether Gentile believers should obey the Law of Moses in order to be saved was extremely critical at this point in Christianity's history, and could have potentially split the early church if not handled careffully. The controversy had intesified with the success of the new Gentile churches. The Judaizers in the Jerusalem church were led by converted pharisees (
Acts 15:5) who preferred a legalistic religion to one based on faith alone. If the Judaizers had won, the Gentiles would have been required to be circumcised and, in effect, converted to Judaism. This would have confined Christianity to simply being another sect within Judaism. There is something of a "Pharisee" in each one of us. We may unwittingly mistake upholding tradition, structure, and leagal requirements for obeying God. Make sure the Gospel brings freedom and life, not rules and ceremonies, to those you are trying to reach.
Paul talks in Col 2:14 about the written code being nailed to the execution pole he isnt talking about the Torah (law) he is talking about the Oral law.
True very true! "He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross."- Colossians 2:14 NLT
The record that was canceled contained the legal demands of the OT law. The Law opposed us by its demands for payment for our sin. Although no one can be saved by merely keeping that record, the moral truths and principles in the OT still teach and guide today.
We can enjoy our new lives in Christ because we have joined Him in His death and resurrection. Our evill desires, our bondage to sin, and our love of sin died with Him. Now, joining Him in His resurrection life. we may have unbroken fellowship with God and freedom from sin. Our debt for sin has been paid in full; our sins are swept away and forgotten by God; and we can be clean and new.