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5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”
The Jerusalem Council
6 Now the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter. 7 And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: “Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. 8 So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, 9 and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.” Acts of the Apostles 15:5-11
Yes, I did not deny the problem in the fact that the Jews were telling Christians to wrongfully keep the Law of Moses (the 613) as a whole. But they also were told to circumcised after the manner of Moses to be saved, as well.
Acts of the Apostles 15:1 says,
“And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.”
“And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.”
Much of the Old Law (the 613) was filled with ceremonial laws.
But these ordinances were nailed to the cross.
“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;” (Colossians 2:14).
For this is why we are not to let others judge us on whether or not we keep the dietary laws, holy days, new moons, and or sabbaths (like the Saturday Sabbath).
“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:” (Colossians 2:16).
This means the Old Law is no more. We look to a New Covenant with New Commands. Hebrews 7:12 says the Law has changed.
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