Should New Covenant non-Jewish believers obey the Mosaic civil laws?
One view suggests that New Covenant non-Jewish believers should also obey the civil laws found in the Mosaic Covenant. These civil laws are aspects of the Mosaic Covenant which relate primarily to the civil government of the nation of Israel. But this view has these problems: In Matthew 22:17, Romans 13:1-10, 1 Peter 2:13-14 and 2:17 Christ, Paul and Peter command New Covenant believers to submit to the civil laws of rulers from all nations and not just Israel. These verses do not say we should only obey the civil laws given to the Israelites under the Mosaic Covenant. The Mosaic Law does not command us to pay tax to Caesar or to honour him. But Matthew 22:17 and 1 Peter 2:13 do. Greg Bahnsen argues Jesus Words in Matthew 4:4 that humans shall live by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God proves New Covenant believers should also obey the civil laws of the Mosaic Covenant. [17] But this verse cannot be used as evidence of this. This is because if we took this verse in isolatio
