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Does Christ live within you? I assume you say YES. If Christ lives in you, what would He do? What would Jesus do?
Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever".
Matt. 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
You say fulfill means to do away. But do away means to destroy and Christ said He did not come to destroy/do away/delete/perish the law or the prophets. He came to fulfill. Fulfill means to "fill to the full" NOT "do away"! Notice the next verse "one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled". Has all things been fulfilled? Has Christ come back? Has the Millennium 1000 reign been completed? Has all the resurrections and White Throne Judgment been completed? Why does it say in Zech. 14 that all nations will be expected to keep the Feast of Tabernacles AFTER Christ return?
Matt. 5:19 says to keep the commandments! Not do away with them. Read it again!
How can you pick and choose? Can you say keep all the commandments except one? Can you say one commandment has been changed?
Mat 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Romans 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Acts 24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
Thanks for your question concerning the law and Galatians 3:10. The context of the chapter is Faith versus focus on the law. Our focus must be Christ, not the law. But that doesn't mean we must NOT obey the law. Notice vs.10 "...Cursed is every one that continuedth NOT in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them." Who is curesed? The one that does not keep the law! You have to read each sentence one at a time and think about it. Don't hurry thru it. Take your time to read and think.
vs. 11-12 no man is justified by the law. We are saved by the blood of Christ and thru Grace, not the law. So our focus must be Christ Jesus who is the Passover Lamb who died on Passover as ordained. He set us an example by dying on Passover and even did the passover meal the evening before in accordance with the law and said "as often as you do this" NOT "don't do this".
vs. 13 the curse of the law is that if you depend on the law to save you, you would have your focus wrong because the law cannot save you, Only Christ. In other words, Don't be a Pharisee who focused on the law and did not accept Christ as the Passover Lamb/Savior. But that still does not mean we can break the law.
What is sin? 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Romans 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Here in the U.S. we have a "free" country. But our freedoms come with laws. Our laws are important and must be kept. However we do not depend solely on the laws but rather on the law officers and judges to enforce the laws. We depend on the judge to be fair and righteous to us if and when we accidentally or on purpose break a law and come to court. We want and need the judge to Pardon us and take all things into consideration. When he pardons us it's not because the law doesn't exist but rather that he has grace on us. If the law did not exist, there would be no need for pardon. How can you pardon some one that is not guilty because there is no law to break?
Romans 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Rom 6:15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
Rom 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Rom 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Act 24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
James 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
:9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
:11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
:12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
:13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
:15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
:16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
:17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
:22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
:24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
:25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Yes, the Old Covenant is done away with. But people forget there are many covenants in the Bible! The "Covenant" does not mean the entire old testament, all laws and obedience to God. The apostles and followers of Christ continued to keep the Sabbath and all the Holy Days after His return to Heaven! They continued to Keep Pentecost, Unleavened Bread the Feast of Tabernacles and all the other commanded assemblies. What was done away with was the old covenant of IF YOU SIN, KILL AN ANIMAL and you would be cleansed of your sins. Christ became the Passover Lamb for us. So He fulfilled (added meaning to, filled to the full) the Passover. He did NOT do away with the Passover, He added onto it and became the Passover!
It is interesting that the same people who say "the law is done away with" are the same ones who say "thou shalt not commit adultery", "homosexuality is a sin", "do not lie, steal or cheat", "give your tithes to God", "do not do drugs, do not smoke", "do not curse", etc. etc. etc. Seems to me, that they do have laws. It's just that they want to pick WHICH laws they recognize.
Every nation has laws! What would a nation be without laws? Total Chaos!
We, the people of God, are a Holy Nation.
1 Peter 2:9 "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"
Yes, according to the Old AND New Testament Scriptures, we are a Holy Nation. We are ambassadors of the Kingdom of God. What good is an ambassador of a nation if he represents a lawless nation? Do we not have honor? Honor your Father and your mother? How do you do that? With respect through obedience! If you don't obey your father, He says you don't respect Him and then He punishes you. How can He punish you if there was no law to break? He is righteous! He is not unfair. His laws are not grievous.
I'm sure the only laws on this website that people disagree with is that we are to keep the Holy Days and Sabbaths of the Lord (and the diet laws). Does not every nation have days of celebration? Does not the U.S. have the 4th of July to show respect and honor to the founders of this nation? How much more should we celebrate and show honor/praise to the Greatest King and Kingdom?
You have no problem keeping the pagan celebration days that was instituted in the Roman and Babylon empires. Why do you resist the Holy Days of the Kingdom of God? Why do you not want to give up your customs and traditions of x-mas and easter that was handed down to you by tradition? Why do you not want to submit to a great authority? Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess. But NOW is the time to submit to the authority of God. How does He have authority without instructions? He does have instructions/laws and He does want us to obey. We have the SAME problem today as Paul and Jesus and Moses and Noah did! People want to celebrate Baal instead of the true Eternal God. Who is your God? What are His laws? How do you show Him respect and Honor? Do you NOT obey him?
As far as the diet laws go, (clean and unclean animals), you already say "do not smoke, do not do drugs", etc. You recognize that our bodies are the Temple of God. Would it not be an abomination to bring a pig into the temple? Isn't this what happened in the destruction of the temple? IS not the pig an unclean thing? Would Christ waste the thousands of swine that He cast the demons into if that meat was good for Food for the people? Why did the demons want to go there? Did they not recognize them as being unclean? Does not even the human doctors tell us NOT to eat pork? How much more would the Lead Physician tell us NOT to eat a trash can called the pig? IS not God the author of our bodies AND spirits? Are we not to serve Him with both?
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1 Cor. 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Acts 13:44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. Acts 12:3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) Acts 12:4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter (Passover, NOT Easter! G3957 πάσχα pascha pas'-khah the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it): - Passover.) to bring him forth to the people. Act 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. Act 20:16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. 1Co 16:8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
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Zechariah 14:1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. Isa. 66:23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
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| Ten Commandments (Moral Law) | Ceremonial Law {the temporary law for sin offering "the ordinances) |
| 1. First spoken by God Himself. Exodus 20:1, 22 | 1. Spoken first by Moses. Exodus 24:3 |
| 2. Written by God’s finger. Exodus 31:18; Exodus 32:16 | 2. Written by Moses hand. Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 31:9 |
| 3. First written on stones. Exodus 31:18 | 3. Written in a book. Exodus 24:3, 7; Deuteronomy 31:24 |
| 4. Handed by God its writer, to Moses. Exodus 31:18 | 4. Handed by Moses, its writer to Levites. Deuteronomy 31:25-26 |
| 5. Placed by Moses “inside the ark.” Deuteronomy 10:5 | 5. Placed by the Levites “on the outside of the ark.” Deuteronomy 31:26, ARV |
| 6. Deals with moral precepts. i.e. love and relationships with God and man. Exodus 20:3-17 | 6. Deals with ceremonial, ritual matters. (See parts of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) |
| 7. Reveals sin. Romans 7:7 | 7. Prescribes offerings for sins. (See book of Leviticus) |
| 8. Breaking this law is “sin.” 1 John 3:4 | 8. No sin in breaking, for now “abolished.” Ephesians 2:15 (Where no law is, there is no transgression. Romans 4:15) |
| 9. We should “keep the whole law.” James 2:10 | 9. Apostles gave “no such commandment” to “keep the law.” Acts 15:24 |
| 10. We “shall be judged” by this law. James 2:12 | 10. We are NOT judged by it. Colossians 2:16 |
| 11. The Christian who keeps this law is “blessed in his deed.” James 1:25 | 11. The Christian who keeps this law is not blessed. (See for example, Galatians 5:1-6) |
| 12. “The perfect law of liberty.” James 1:25 (See also James 2:12) | 12. The Christian who keeps this law loses his liberty. Galatians 5:1, 3 |
| 13. Paul said, “I delight in the law of God.” Romans 7:22 (See also Romans 7:7) | 13. Paul called this law a “yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1; Galatians 4:3, 9 (See Acts 15:10) |
| 14. Established by faith in Christ. Romans 3:31 | 14. Abolished by Christ. Ephesians 2:15; Colossians 2:14 |
| 15. Jesus was to “magnify the law and make it honorable.” Isaiah 42:21 | 15. Blotted “out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us.” Colossians 2:14 |
| 16. Eternal? Yes. Psalms 111:7-8; Matthew 5:18; Luke 16:17 | 16. Eternal? No. Hebrews 7:12; Galatians 3:19; Colossians 2:14 |
| 17. Points out sin. 1 John 3:4; Romans 7:7 | 17. Points to Christ. Leviticus 4:27-31 |
| 18. Obey Now? Yes. Matthew 5:19 | 18. Obey Now? No. Colossians 2:14-17; Galatians 4:9-10 |
| 19. Liberty? (freedom) Yes. James 2:12; James 1:25 | 19. Liberty? No. It was bondage. Galatians 4:9; 5:1 Note: Freedom and bondage are exact opposites. |
| 20. Perfect? Yes. James 1:25; Psalms 19:7 | 20. Perfect? No. Hebrews 7:19 |
| 21. Good? Yes. Romans 7:12 | 21. Good? No. Colossians 2:14; Galatians 4:9 |
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