2 Corinthians 3:6 - who also made us sufficient as ministers of the
new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 7 But if the
ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, 8 how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? 9 For if the
ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
Fact. That is not merely ceremonial.
Since the entire old covenant has been made obsolete, does this leave us with no moral direction? Absolutely not. God made obsolete the old covenant to "put legally into place" the new covenant (
2 Corinthians 3:6-9;
Hebrews 8:13). The life of discipleship flows out of the new command, to love one another as He loved us (
John 13:34), which Paul refers to as the "law of Christ" (
Galatians 6:2). Love fulfills the law (
Romans 13:8-10).
Fact. Out of this single command comes other commands, including references for the moral aspect of 9 of the 10 commandments which are reiterated under the new covenant, yet the
command to keep the Sabbath day is not binding on Christians under the new covenant.
1. You shall have no other gods before Me. - Acts 14:15
2. You shall make no idols. -
1 John 5:21
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. -
1 Timothy 6:1;
James 2:7;
James 5:12
4. Keep the Sabbath day holy. -
Not binding on the Church - Colossians 2:16-17
5. Honor your father and your mother. -
Ephesians 6:1-2
6. You shall not murder. -
Romans 13:9-10;
1 John 3:15
7. You shall not commit adultery. -
Romans 13:9-10;
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
8. You shall not steal. -
Romans 13:9-10;
Ephesians 4:28
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. -
Romans 13:9-10; Colossians 13:9-10
10. You shall not covet. -
Romans 13:9-10;
Ephesians 5:3
I disagree that the entire Old Testament is ( obsolete)
We have a better Coveanut through Christ in our atonement through His Blood.
God would be obsolete if His Word was.
Malachi 3: 6. For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Through Christ ,the Law of Moses was fulfilled.
His Blood paid for all sin, God needs no sacarfice from us.
God's nature is revealed in the Old Testament, as well it is a prophetic vision pointing to Christ.
The Old Testament, shows us the promise of God for all Nations.
By Abrahams promise, as well as Noahs declaration that the sons of Japeth would abide in the tents with the sons of Shem.
This is our origin, and our eternal destiny.
God has not changed, nor His Word.
Understanding our beginning and the great day of the Lord is contained in the Old Testament.
There are dispensationist who believe in only the Pauline Epistles are for Gentiles Today.
You lose a lot of knowlage by tossing half of Gods Word.
Galatians 3: 8. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. 10. For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 11. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 12. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. 13. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. 15. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. 16. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. 17. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. 18. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. 19. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. 20. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. 21. Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. 22. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 23. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
