I read an article that the ceremonial laws are not in effect. This includes the Sabbath. Is this true? Can I eat pork and go shopping on Saturday? Were some of the laws only for Jews at a specific amount of time? What does God think about this whole situation? I think I'm coming out of the fog of confusion.
The ceremonial laws that were done away with at the cross are those that point to Jesus as the ceremonial Lamb, which only makes sense. The 10 commandments were never a part of those. The 10 commandments were written by the finger of God Himself and only He can do away with them. They were placed inside the ark in the sanctuary, the ceremonial (Levitical) laws were dictated by God, and written by Moses, they were placed outside the ark. The difference between the 2 laws was made by God, not man.
The word sabbath is applied to all the Jewish festivals, but only the 7th day Sabbath is referred to by "The" Sabbath." And is, throughout the bible, called the Lord's Day and was not for Jews only---it was set up at creation, He claimed it as His day then and it was crated for man, not for Jews. None of the 10 were created for Jews only and makes no sense at all to think so. And it was always God's plan for the Jews to be a light to the whole world. Her never intended for only the Jews to be saved, they became exclusive instead of inclusive. It says right in the 4th commandment that it includes all who are in the home. Not one of the 10 have been done away with and breaking one and not repenting, will keep you out of heaven and all you need do is read Rev.
God has written the law in our hearts now. The new covenant was needed, not because the law of God was not needed, but because the Jews were not keeping them and they are the ones that broke the covenant with God, not God who broke it. Any covenant, also known as a will, must be kept as written, after the death of the one that wrote it. It was Jesus that wrote the ten, it is He who who is all over the OT. And He alone would have had to make any changes to this covenant before His death, for no will can be changed after the death of the writer. Therefore, the 10, including the 4th, stand as written.