Does Christian doctrine divert from the commandments given in the Hebrew Bible?
Perryman May 11th, 2007 Martin Luther once said: “The Ten Commandments do not apply to us Gentiles and Christians, but only to the Jews. If a preacher wishes to force you back to Moses, ask him if you were brought by Moses out of Egypt. Paul also says: “The Law has become our tutor leading to Christ, that we might be declared righteous due to faith. But now that this faith has arrived, we are no longer under a tutor.”—Gal. 3:24, 25 Paul stresses the truth that the Mosaic law does not apply to Christians. Thus he likens it to a “legal curtain” or wall separating the Israelites from other peoples, which the sacrifice of Christ took out of the way; it “destroyed the wall in between that fenced them off. By means of his flesh he abolished the hatred, the Law of commandments consisting in decrees.”—Eph. 2:14, 15, NW. Jesus said: “Do not think I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I came, not to destroy, but to fulfill; for truly I say to you that sooner would heaven and earth pass away
Hello all
I’d like to give a very short answer to this question if I may. Jesus said that he did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill the law. We have to understand what this fulfillment entails. For that we have to go into the old testament and understand what the law was.
First we think of the law only
Hello all
I’d like to give a very short answer to this question if I may. Jesus said that he did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfil the law. We have to understand what this fulfilment entails. For that we have to go into the Old Testament and understand what the law was.
First we think of the law only as the Ten Commandments; however the Jews site 53 verses of law that has to be followed. Now we know that law or rules tells us what to do and not to do, when these rules are broken there are consequences. According to law, if you trespass the law, you had to give sacrifices to be freed from the judgement spoken against you by the law. For instance the law says not to steal. If you are caught stealing, the law says you must pay back seven times what you took, and you must give sacrifices to remove the guilt of the offence.
Jesus fulfilled the law and became a law unto us. This goes deeper into covenant, and priestly function. But space does not allow for a full discussion on this. In Romans we read that we are freed from the letter of the law, but are slaves to a new law, that is the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus. This new law under a new covenant, under a new priesthood was given to us by Jesus like this. If you love me you will follow my commands. What were His commands, that we love God with all we are, and that we love others as Jesus loved us. This fulfils the hole law in Christ by the power of a renewed mind and sanctification through the Holy Spirit by the death of Christ on the cross.
All the sacrificial laws were fulfilled by the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Remember the sacrifice of blood allowed the high priest to enter into the holy of holies. There was a curtain in front of that area of the temple and no one except the high priest could enter. Jesus sacrificed himself once for all for all time, no further sacrifices are needed because the veil was torn and entrance is not through animal sacrifice but through the sacrifice of Christ.
So to answer the question briefly, Christian doctrine is not the diverging factor. It is the covenant that God made with man through Abraham that is fulfilled, the old has gone the new has come. What was mosaic covenant god replaced with a new covenant. This covenant will also be replaced by another one at the coming of Christ. What we have to understand is that God’s covenants are everlasting. Nothing disappears they integrate. Thus the Hebrew covenants and laws are integrated into a new covenant.
I hope this answers the question.
as the ten commandments, however the Jews site 53 verses of law that has to be followed. Now we know that law or rules tells us what to do and not to do, when these rules are broken there are consequences. According to law, if you trespassed the law, you had to give sacrifices to be freed from the judgement spoken against you by the law. For instance the law says not to steal. If you are caught stealing, the law says you must pay back seven times what you took, and you must give sacrifices to remove the guilt of the offence.
Jesus fulfilled the law and became a law unto us. This goes deeper into covenant, and priestly function. But space does not allow for a full discussion on this. In romans we read that we are freed from the letter of the law, but are slaves to a new law, that is the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus. This new law under a new covenant, under a new priesthood was given to us by Jesus like this. If you love me you will follow my commands. What were His commands, that we love God with all we are, and that we love others as Jesus loved us. This fullfills the hole law in Christ by the power of a renewed mind and sanctification through the Holy Spirit by the death of Christ on the cross.
All the sacrificial laws were fulfilled by the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Remember the sacrifice of blood allowed the high priest to enter into the holy of holies. There was a curtain in front of that area of the temple and no one except the high priest could enter. Jesus sacrificed himself once for all for all time, no further sacrifices are needed because the veil was torn and entrance is not through animal sacrifice but through the sacrifice of Christ.
So to answer the question briefly, christian doctrine is not the diverging factor. It is the covenant that God made with man through abraham that is fulfilled, the old has gone the new has come. What was mosaic covenant god replaced with a new covenant. this covenant will also be replaced by another one at the coming of Christ. What we have to understand is that God’s covenants are everlasting. nothing disappears they integrate. Thus the hebew covenants and laws are integrated into a new covenant.
I hope this answers the question.
