Is the law "done away " and abolished I mean the ten commandments? for believers?

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Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. -Revelations 22:14-15

I read the end of the book...the law is still there...should be in our hearts when we became a new creature...instead of actual murder, we hate we become murders in our heart...instead of the act of adultery, if we lust on another man's wife we sin in our heart...God does not change and he is holy.
Jesus commands are different than Moses, this is missed by many. Paul even said that the things which he wrote were the commandments of the Lord ( unless he specifically said they weren't, which he only did a few times.)

"21 Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire."(Matthew 5:21,22 KJV)

John 6:32
"Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven."

"10 If ye keep
my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you."(John 15:10-14 KJV)

1 Corinthians 14:37
"If
any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord."
 
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The Mosaic Law (as a whole package deal) no longer exists. It became obsolete with Christ's death. It is obvious the Old Law does not still exist because various commands in the New Testament have changed what the Old Law says. For example: Paul says that if you seek to be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. Jesus says to us that we are no longer to render an eye for an eye but we are to turn the other cheek. When Jesus died upon the cross, the temple veil was torn letting us know that the laws on the priesthood and the animal sacrifices were no longer valid anymore. Jesus is our Heavenly High Priest and He is our Passover Lamb. Paul says we are no longer to judge according to Sabbaths and holy days. Peter was told to eat unclean animals (Which is a violation of OT Law).

However, that does not mean God does not have other laws (or commands) for us today. In fact, one must understand that God has "Eternal Moral Laws" for man since after his "fall" in the Garden. After the "fall": It was always wrong to murder, commit adultery, sleep with one's parents, get drunk, hate your brother, covet, lie, commit idolatry, etc. These Moral laws existed before the written Law and they still exist today. The written Law of Moses merely repeated them or emphasized them. But in addition to these moral laws, there were laws (within the Old Law) that were exclusive to the nation of Israel. These are ceremonial laws (like the Saturday Sabbath, circumcision, the dietary laws, animal sacrifices involving a priesthood) and civil laws (like on how to manage farming etc.) and judicial laws (like regulating legal matters). There were a total of 613 Commands in the Old Testament Law of Moses. Some of these Laws are God's Eternal Moral Laws; Others are exclusively for Israel and do not apply to us. Believers today are under the New Testament (i.e. the New Covenant) with new laws (Which would include God's Eternal Moral Laws). Hebrews 7:12 says the Law has changed (along with the change of the priesthood).

Jesus did not come to abrogate God's Eternal Moral Laws (like do not murder, do not hate, do not commit adultery, do not steal, etc.). Jesus nailed to the cross those ordinances that were against us (like the Saturday Sabbath, the death penalty for disobeying God's laws, circumcision, the dietary laws, etc.) (See Colossians 2:14-17). Jesus says, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." (Matthew 5:17). So Jesus did not come to destroy all Law and it's consequences but He came to fulfill them into their true intended purpose with the commands given to us within the New Testament. These commands are based on love. Love God and love your neighbor.
 
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NOPE, the commandments have NOT been 'done away with'. They have been FULFILLED. The commandments were ONLY meant to be a TEACHER from their introduction. Christ openly performed the LESSON and therefore FULFILLED them. COMPLETED them. We are no longer bound by words written on STONE. We are NOW bound by God's laws written into our HEARTS. And I can assure you that the TEN COMMANDMENTS are IN THE HEARTS of those that LOVE God and His Son.

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By what text can you defend your statement the ten commandments are written on the heart of the Christian?
 
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Hi there timewerx, as Christians we actualy do not have to worry about anything, the Law has already been fulfilled on our behalf, we have the holy spirit indwelling in us so we know right from Wrong with out having to consult the Law.
The Law is a ministry of condemnation and Death for all those who seek to fullfill it.
The Cherry picking legalists of this World, are Guilty of all, they try to convict somebody with the Law and as a result are already in breach of the law themselves and Guilty of all....these same legalists I have noticed promote the Demonic doctrines of free will and eternal torment as well, it is like they are doubly dammed, they do not relise they are the Goats, but luckily for them God is the Sheperd of the Goats as well as of the sheep....
No the goats can become a lamb.
 
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Nine of the 10 commandments are quoted in the NT as required of Christians. The only one omitted is the Sabbath which was given exclusively to the children of Israel as an eternal/perpetual covenant.
Leviticus 24:8 Every Sabbath day they are to be arranged in the LORD's presence, as a gift from the Israelis, an eternal covenant.
Exodus 31:16 The Israelis shall keep the Sabbath to make the Sabbath observance a perpetual covenant from generation to generation.
 
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"7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.11 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:13 And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart."2 Corinthians 3:7-14

even when reading Moses many are confused and blinded.


Notice the word end of the commandment, done away, abolished, a ministration of death and condemnation.

also we read about the law

"5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:6 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;' (1 Timothy 1:5-10)

The "end of the commandment" does not mean the passing away of the commandment, it means the completion of the commandment. If you act in love, then you are completing the Law, not making it pass away, for if you love your neighbor as yourself, you will also not steal from your neighbor. If you still from your neighbor, then not only are you transgressing "thou shall not steal", but also "you shall love your neighbor as yourself". Until heaven and earth vanishes, not one jot or one tittle will vanish from the Law, until everything in the Law be fulfilled. The last appointed time that must be fulfilled in the Law is the final thousand year Sabbath for the earth, which was foreshadowed by the seventh day Sabbath. Once those thousand years are completed, THEN the Law will be fulfilled, and pass away along with this heaven and earth. If you live your life thinking the Law has been done away, then you are by definition a man of lawlessness. The lawless will be destroyed by God.
 
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Nine of the 10 commandments are quoted in the NT as required of Christians. The only one omitted is the Sabbath which was given exclusively to the children of Israel as an eternal/perpetual covenant.
Leviticus 24:8 Every Sabbath day they are to be arranged in the LORD's presence, as a gift from the Israelis, an eternal covenant.
Exodus 31:16 The Israelis shall keep the Sabbath to make the Sabbath observance a perpetual covenant from generation to generation.

Actually, there are other "Eternal Moral Laws" besides the 9 out of the 10 (that have existed after the "Fall" before the written Law and which still exist today). God's Moral Commands such as not sleeping with one's parents and or animals was always wrong (Since after the "Fall"). Also, it was always wrong to not help the poor, too. (See Job 31:16).
 
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The "end of the commandment" does not mean the passing away of the commandment, it means the completion of the commandment. If you act in love, then you are completing the Law, not making it pass away, for if you love your neighbor as yourself, you will also not steal from your neighbor. If you still from your neighbor, then not only are you transgressing "thou shall not steal", but also "you shall love your neighbor as yourself". Until heaven and earth vanishes, not one jot or one tittle will vanish from the Law, until everything in the Law be fulfilled. The last appointed time that must be fulfilled in the Law is the final thousand year Sabbath for the earth, which was foreshadowed by the seventh day Sabbath. Once those thousand years are completed, THEN the Law will be fulfilled, and pass away along with this heaven and earth. If you live your life thinking the Law has been done away, then you are by definition a man of lawlessness. The lawless will be destroyed by God.

When Jesus says, "Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." (Matthew 5:18). He is referencing not just the Law alone but He is referencing the "Law AND (OR) THE PROPHETS" (as a package deal). For Jesus says in the verse prior, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." (Matthew 5:17). Also, Jesus came to fulfill and not to destroy. This means Jesus did not destroy all forms of law or prophecy. He came to fulfill them. With the Law: Jesus fulfilled the Law by bringing it into it's full fruition or completion with the commands given to us in the New Testament. The commands in the NT are better because they are a more perfect way to love God and love your neighbor. This was not the case in the OT. The Old way was to love your neighbor but to hate your enemy. The New is to love your neighbor and to love your enemy. So the New Covenant Law(s) are the fulfillment or fruition of the Old Law(s).

Anyways, there still is prophecy (Which is a part of the "Law and (or) the Prophets") that still needs to be fulfilled before Heaven and Earth will pass away.
 
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When Jesus says, "Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." (Matthew 5:18). He is referencing not just the Law alone but He is referencing the "Law AND (OR) THE PROPHETS" (as a package deal). For Jesus says in the verse prior, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." (Matthew 5:17). Also, Jesus came to fulfill and not to destroy. This means Jesus did not destroy all forms of law or prophecy. He came to fulfill them. With the Law: Jesus fulfilled the Law by bringing it into it's full fruition or completion with the commands given to us in the New Testament. The commands in the NT are better because they are a more perfect way to love God and love your neighbor. This was not the case in the OT. The Old way was to love your neighbor but to hate your enemy. The New is to love your neighbor and to love your enemy. So the New Covenant Law(s) are the fulfillment or fruition of the Old Law(s).

Anyways, there still is prophecy (Which is a part of the "Law and (or) the Prophets") that still needs to be fulfilled before Heaven and Earth will pass away.

The commands of the new testament ARE the commands of the Law. We must still hate our enemy, but our true enemy is not the unbeliever around the corner, it is Satan.
 
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The commands of the new testament ARE the commands of the Law. We must still hate our enemy, but our true enemy is not the unbeliever around the corner, it is Satan.

Actually, to "hate one's enemy" as a part of the Old Testament is both true and untrue. For on the one hand in the Old Testament it is untrue because the OT saint was indirectly told in some instances to love their enemies.

Exodus 23:4-5 says, "If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
Proverbs 25:21 says, "If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:"
Proverbs 24:17 says, "Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:"
Proverbs 29:10 says, "The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul."​

Yet, on the one hand in the Old Testament it is true that one was to hate their enemy because the OT saint was indirectly told to hate his enemy by the fact that GOD had commanded His people many times to eradicate their enemies with physical battle. Jesus commands us under the New Testament to turn the other cheek instead. So we are not commanded to kill or eradicate our enemies. We are to pray and do good unto them. We are to love our enemies exclusively now. This lets us know that there is a change of the Law (Just as Hebrews 7:12 says). In other words, the Old Testament Law is no longer in effect and it is the New Testament Law that we are to primarily follow. Granted, there are certain Eternal Moral Laws that still apply for the New Covenant saint today that are mentioned in the OT (and yet they are not mentioned in the NT). inappropriate behavior with animals is clearly condemned in the OT and yet it does not say it is condemned in the NT. Yet, we know inappropriate behavior with animals is still condemned in the New Testament (even if such a command is not written down for us). For common sense, knowing Scripture, and understanding "Basic Morality" lets us know that such a thing is still wrong. Nobody really has to say, "Hey, do not do that!" to understand that it is wrong. It is one of "God's Eternal Thou Shalt Not Laws" that have existed since after the "Fall." Man by nature knows that such things are wrong.
 
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The term "free will" is only found ONE time in the Bible
I believe the word “freewill” is found some 17 times in the bible and we also read expressions like whosever will etc
 
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The commands of the new testament ARE the commands of the Law. We must still hate our enemy, but our true enemy is not the unbeliever around the corner, it is Satan.
No grace and truth fame by Jesus Christ

And believers are under the law of the Spirit if life in Christ Jesus

John 1 - 17. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”

Romans 8 - 2. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”

Galatians 5 - 18. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.”
 
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No grace and truth fame by Jesus Christ

And believers are under the law of the Spirit if life in Christ Jesus

John 1 - 17. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”

Romans 8 - 2. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”

Galatians 5 - 18. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.”

You are only under Spirit if you have been freed from sin, which implies you obey Law, for the Law reveals all that is sin. If you still sin, then you are still under Law, because you have not been freed by the Spirit, which implies you are not under Spirit. There is never a time where Law is abolished, for "do not murder" is still "do not murder" whether you are under Law or under Spirit. If you murder, you were never under Spirit.
 
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You are only under Spirit if you have been freed from sin, which implies you obey Law, for the Law reveals all that is sin. If you still sin, then you are still under Law, because you have not been freed by the Spirit, which implies you are not under Spirit. There is never a time where Law is abolished, for "do not murder" is still "do not murder" whether you are under Law or under Spirit. If you murder, you were never under Spirit.
As we abide in Christ we sin not

"Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him."
 
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Christ altered NOTHING concerning 'the law' for God's chosen people. He simply fulfilled His Father's LAW.

God has NEVER offered commandments that are void now. He simply chose a certain people to be HIS CHOSEN. All are NOT His chosen.

But I will offer this: God has NEVER offered what is BEST for His children and then 'changed His mind'. That is a ridiculous concept and only able to exist among those children that are insistent upon REBELLION.

If God gave instruction that was true five thousand years ago, it is just as true today as it ever will be.

The difference between the LAW delivered to the Hebrews and the covenant that we are ALL under now is 'sacrifice'. They were required to offer physical sacrifice of the 'material' and now we have Christ as the ULTIMATE sacrifice. We have a form of forgiveness that didn't exist BEFORE Christ.

But what we NEED TO DO hasn't ever changed. What is 'righteous' will never change except in the minds and hearts of those that 'don't get it'.

Both sides that FOCUS on the opposite sides of this issue are confused. It is not 'one way or the other'. It is BOTH sides balanced equally in understanding.

There are laws that were given the Hebrews/Jews SPECIFIC to the Hebrews/Jews. But the ten commandments were NOT THAT LAW.

The ten commandments are as valid today as EVER. The ONLY difference is that we have a different FORM of forgiveness than what was necessary before.

Breaking certain commandments given to the Hebrews/Jews often required immediate DEATH. Death by STONING was the most common.

We are NOT under that form of punishment today. Christ DIED for those sins so that we do not have to. That was the MAIN reason that the 'temple' was destroyed. It was mandatory for crimes requiring the death penalty to be determined IN the temple by those that were the LEADERS in the temple.

So today we are still to FOLLOW the truth regardless of God finding a BETTER way to deal with our SINS.

It is still wrong to steal, bear false witness, create graven images, covet the property of others, take the Lord's name in vain etc,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. The ONLY difference is the price we are to pay NOW verses then. it is as WRONG to break these commandments TODAY as it was the day they were delivered to God's PEOPLE.

Each and every person that professes to be a follower of God through Christ should DO what they have been instructed to do and NOT DO what they have been instructed not to do.

Food laws, cleanliness laws, these were given long ago to a small group of people in order to ensure their survival. Do they apply today? They certainly still have the ability to protect people from sickness and disease.

But we, as a PEOPLE, are no longer BOUND to such laws 'as sin'. They were fulfilled in Christ.

Peter struggled with the concept. It was hard for him to 'let go' of what he had spent his lifetime believing. It took a direct vision from God to convince him of the 'truth'.

But what God revealed as 'righteous' through His commandments is no LESS righteous today than it was thousands of years ago when delivered. And the punishment for sin is still DEATH. Christ fulfilled that punishment for those willing to accept it.

But that doesn't FREE us TO sin, it frees us FROM sin.

Blessings,

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Let me offer this as well: EVERYTHING offered in the Bible is 'good'. It is for our edification. Our understanding. If there were no REASON for offering what we read, it wouldn't be there.

Where we struggle most is in understanding. We continue to SIN and therefore try and eliminate the 'sin' we read of in the Bible. Since it is so difficult to live without sin, we try to convince ourselves that it's OK to sin. The more we do this the harder it is to ever even TRY to overcome sin in our lives. We become more and more LIBERAL to the point that we have often reverted BACK to what we were before first coming to Christ. We cannot DO IT OURSELVES.

It is only through Christ that we have a "chance" to follow. And it IS His example that we are use in determining HOW we live our lives. But not merely emulating for the sake of mimicry. We NEED to understand the 'why'.

I know that most believe that they know what 'love' is. But in truth, it is my opinion that most don't really have any idea of what it means. For most allow the 'flesh' to dominate understanding that the only love the flesh knows is 'self love'.

Most of us spend MOST of our time battling against each other. That clearly shows that 'love' is not present in our hearts.

The battle isn't against 'each other'. The battle is against the TRUE enemy. Darkness. The Devil. Satan in all his self proclaimed glory.

Blessings,

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You are only under Spirit if you have been freed from sin, which implies you obey Law, for the Law reveals all that is sin. If you still sin, then you are still under Law, because you have not been freed by the Spirit, which implies you are not under Spirit. There is never a time where Law is abolished, for "do not murder" is still "do not murder" whether you are under Law or under Spirit. If you murder, you were never under Spirit.

God has Eternal Moral Laws since after the Fall that are still in effect (like do not murder, do not steal, do not commit adultery, etc.) but the ceremonial and judicial commands given exclusively to Israel is not for the church. Hebrews 7:12 says the Law has changed. We see this change clearly in Scripture.

1. An eye for an eye is replaced with turn the other cheek.
2. Animal sacrifices have been replaced with the perfect sacrifice of Jesus.
3. The law of not eating unclean animals is no more. Peter was told to kill and eat unclean animals.
4. We are not to stone people for breaking God's laws. We are to love our enemies now.
5. Circumcision is now forbidden as a means of salvation. Galatians 5:2, Paul says if you seek to be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
6. We are not to judge according to Sabbaths or holy days. Yet, in the OT, you could be potentially killed for disobeying the Sabbath.
7. There are no tithing laws anymore. Paul says we are to give what we have purposed to give within our heart.​

Also, Paul says we are not under the Law, as well. Would this be all Law or the Old Covenant Law? Clearly Paul is talking about the Old Covenant Law. For there are many laws or commands given to us in the New Covenant by Jesus Christ and His followers. But you cannot put the new wine into old wine skins otherwise the wine skins will burst.

Then, what is the purpose now of the Old Law (that is no more)?
It is a means of pointing us to Jesus Christ.
For Jesus said to the Pharisees, you seek the Scriptures for eternal life but it is they that testify of me. So we follow Jesus and the commands given by Him and His followers (under the New Covenant). The Old is no more.
 
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Christ altered NOTHING concerning 'the law' for God's chosen people. He simply fulfilled His Father's LAW.

God has NEVER offered commandments that are void now. He simply chose a certain people to be HIS CHOSEN. All are NOT His chosen.

But I will offer this: God has NEVER offered what is BEST for His children and then 'changed His mind'. That is a ridiculous concept and only able to exist among those children that are insistent upon REBELLION.

If God gave instruction that was true five thousand years ago, it is just as true today as it ever will be.

The difference between the LAW delivered to the Hebrews and the covenant that we are ALL under now is 'sacrifice'. They were required to offer physical sacrifice of the 'material' and now we have Christ as the ULTIMATE sacrifice. We have a form of forgiveness that didn't exist BEFORE Christ.

But what we NEED TO DO hasn't ever changed. What is 'righteous' will never change except in the minds and hearts of those that 'don't get it'.

Both sides that FOCUS on the opposite sides of this issue are confused. It is not 'one way or the other'. It is BOTH sides balanced equally in understanding.

There are laws that were given the Hebrews/Jews SPECIFIC to the Hebrews/Jews. But the ten commandments were NOT THAT LAW.

The ten commandments are as valid today as EVER. The ONLY difference is that we have a different FORM of forgiveness than what was necessary before.

Breaking certain commandments given to the Hebrews/Jews often required immediate DEATH. Death by STONING was the most common.

We are NOT under that form of punishment today. Christ DIED for those sins so that we do not have to. That was the MAIN reason that the 'temple' was destroyed. It was mandatory for crimes requiring the death penalty to be determined IN the temple by those that were the LEADERS in the temple.

So today we are still to FOLLOW the truth regardless of God finding a BETTER way to deal with our SINS.

It is still wrong to steal, bear false witness, create graven images, covet the property of others, take the Lord's name in vain etc,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. The ONLY difference is the price we are to pay NOW verses then. it is as WRONG to break these commandments TODAY as it was the day they were delivered to God's PEOPLE.

Each and every person that professes to be a follower of God through Christ should DO what they have been instructed to do and NOT DO what they have been instructed not to do.

Food laws, cleanliness laws, these were given long ago to a small group of people in order to ensure their survival. Do they apply today? They certainly still have the ability to protect people from sickness and disease.

But we, as a PEOPLE, are no longer BOUND to such laws 'as sin'. They were fulfilled in Christ.

Peter struggled with the concept. It was hard for him to 'let go' of what he had spent his lifetime believing. It took a direct vision from God to convince him of the 'truth'.

But what God revealed as 'righteous' through His commandments is no LESS righteous today than it was thousands of years ago when delivered. And the punishment for sin is still DEATH. Christ fulfilled that punishment for those willing to accept it.

But that doesn't FREE us TO sin, it frees us FROM sin.

Blessings,

MEC

This is true that God did not alter the Old Law and now we are following some kind of Old/New Law or whatever (as if we are obeying some kind of hybrid version of the Law of Moses). We are not under the Old Law (as a package deal) because they were laws given exclusively to Israel and they were fulfilled by Jesus Christ when He died upon the cross. We are New Covenant believers and not Old Covenant believers. When the author of Hebrews says in Hebrews 7:12 that the Law has changed, I believe the author (under the inspiration of God) was speaking generically of God's laws or Law in general.

I believe "God's Eternal Moral Laws" came into existence after the "Fall of Adam" because he and his wife then required the knowledge of good and evil. "God's Eternal Moral Laws" still exist today. The Law of Moses only emphasized or repeated them. "God's Eternal Moral Laws" would be: "Do not murder, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not covet, etc."

As for the 10 commandments:
Well, only 9 out of the 10 are still binding for us today. The Saturday Sabbath command is a ceremonial command (given to Israel) that is no longer a binding command for New Covenant believers. We see in Scripture that believers gathered on Sunday (the first day of the week) as a part of their fellowship and or worship. It is not that the Sabbath has changed. No, no. Saturday is still the Sabbath. But there is no Law for New Covenant believers saying we must keep the Saturday Sabbath. In fact, Paul says we are not to judge according to Sabbaths or holy days. Jesus is now our Sabbath rest.
 
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When Jesus says, "Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." (Matthew 5:18). He is referencing not just the Law alone but He is referencing the "Law AND (OR) THE PROPHETS" (as a package deal). For Jesus says in the verse prior, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." (Matthew 5:17). Also, Jesus came to fulfill and not to destroy. This means Jesus did not destroy all forms of law or prophecy. He came to fulfill them. With the Law: Jesus fulfilled the Law by bringing it into it's full fruition or completion with the commands given to us in the New Testament. The commands in the NT are better because they are a more perfect way to love God and love your neighbor. This was not the case in the OT. The Old way was to love your neighbor but to hate your enemy. The New is to love your neighbor and to love your enemy. So the New Covenant Law(s) are the fulfillment or fruition of the Old Law(s).

Anyways, there still is prophecy (Which is a part of the "Law and (or) the Prophets") that still needs to be fulfilled before Heaven and Earth will pass away.
Jesus is referencing the law concerning Him as Luke 24:44 reveals.
 
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You are only under Spirit if you have been freed from sin, which implies you obey Law, for the Law reveals all that is sin. If you still sin, then you are still under Law, because you have not been freed by the Spirit, which implies you are not under Spirit. There is never a time where Law is abolished, for "do not murder" is still "do not murder" whether you are under Law or under Spirit. If you murder, you were never under Spirit.
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