Comments on: Does the law of Moses apply to Christians today? http://BibleQ.info/answer/30/ Bible Questions Answered Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob http://BibleQ.info/answer/30/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 Bob Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:28:17 +0000 http://www.bibleq.info/wordpress/?p=30#comment-1929 The Ceremonial Laws pointing forward to the Cross met their fulfillment when Christ was crucified. If the question was asked re the Moral Law, which has existed since Eden Gen 4:8-10 and Gen 26:5, it would most likely not even be asked if there were only 9 Commandments because no one would question whether it is OK for a Christian to have idols, take God's name in vain, murder, steal, lie, etc. But isn't it sad that the one commandement that God tells us to Remember is the one that most want to ignore. Not realizing that the 9 Commandements could be from Buddha, Krishna, or Mohammed. It is only the 4th Commandment that actually identifies the Author of the Law as the Creator of all. And yes, the Sabbath is in the New Testament Mark 2:27-28 and Heb 4:4-10. And John was still keeping the Sabbath on Patmos Rev 1:10 I know many will say, No that is Sunday but it is only man's tradition that has labeled Sunday as the Lord's Day. If you are going to accept the Bible only, you will not be able to find one verse designating Sunday as the Lord's Day. But you will find that God calls the Sabbath His Holy day Isaiah 58:13-14 And no verses show that the Sabbath is not eternally binding because when shown in context you see they were a shadow of things to come Col 2:16-17 This, as other "sabbath" verses can only refer to the ceremonial sabbaths, not the Sabbath of the Decalogue, a memorial of creation. If not, someone would have collected 100,000 Euros, google "ukrainian lawyer offers 100,000 euros" Also, God is a God of order and He does not change, so He would not have the Sabbath, then Sunday, and then the Sabbath for eternity Isaiah 66:22-23 No, He instituted the Sabbath at Creation and it is forever binding thereafter. Just consider, the Jews had 2 things they cherished-circumcision and Sabbath. You will find much discussion and debate about not requiring circumcision. Can you imagine the controversy which would have erupted if the Sabbath was an issue. There is nothing recorded because the Christian church was still keeping it Acts 13:42-44 Would this not have been a good time for Paul to tell the Gentiles they could meet the next day on Sunday rather than wait till the nexst Sabbath? But no, even the Gentiles returned the next Sabbath day. Acts 16:13, Philippi, another Gentile city where Paul kept the Sabbath. If the Sabbath had been changed, wouldn't Paul have changed his custom to clearly show that change? Acts 17:2 And Acts 18:4 Paul kept the Sabbath while in Corinth, persuading both Jews and Greeks. Note it does not say, persuading Jews on the Sabbath and the Greeks on Sunday, the new day of worship. The Ceremonial Laws pointing forward to the Cross met their fulfillment when Christ was crucified. If the question was asked re the Moral Law, which has existed since Eden Gen 4:8-10 and Gen 26:5, it would most likely not even be asked if there were only 9 Commandments because no one would question whether it is OK for a Christian to have idols, take God’s name in vain, murder, steal, lie, etc. But isn’t it sad that the one commandement that God tells us to Remember is the one that most want to ignore. Not realizing that the 9 Commandements could be from Buddha, Krishna, or Mohammed. It is only the 4th Commandment that actually identifies the Author of the Law as the Creator of all. And yes, the Sabbath is in the New Testament Mark 2:27-28 and Heb 4:4-10. And John was still keeping the Sabbath on Patmos Rev 1:10 I know many will say, No that is Sunday but it is only man’s tradition that has labeled Sunday as the Lord’s Day. If you are going to accept the Bible only, you will not be able to find one verse designating Sunday as the Lord’s Day. But you will find that God calls the Sabbath His Holy day Isaiah 58:13-14 And no verses show that the Sabbath is not eternally binding because when shown in context you see they were a shadow of things to come Col 2:16-17 This, as other “sabbath” verses can only refer to the ceremonial sabbaths, not the Sabbath of the Decalogue, a memorial of creation. If not, someone would have collected 100,000 Euros, google “ukrainian lawyer offers 100,000 euros” Also, God is a God of order and He does not change, so He would not have the Sabbath, then Sunday, and then the Sabbath for eternity Isaiah 66:22-23 No, He instituted the Sabbath at Creation and it is forever binding thereafter. Just consider, the Jews had 2 things they cherished-circumcision and Sabbath. You will find much discussion and debate about not requiring circumcision. Can you imagine the controversy which would have erupted if the Sabbath was an issue. There is nothing recorded because the Christian church was still keeping it Acts 13:42-44 Would this not have been a good time for Paul to tell the Gentiles they could meet the next day on Sunday rather than wait till the nexst Sabbath? But no, even the Gentiles returned the next Sabbath day. Acts 16:13, Philippi, another Gentile city where Paul kept the Sabbath. If the Sabbath had been changed, wouldn’t Paul have changed his custom to clearly show that change? Acts 17:2 And Acts 18:4 Paul kept the Sabbath while in Corinth, persuading both Jews and Greeks. Note it does not say, persuading Jews on the Sabbath and the Greeks on Sunday, the new day of worship.

]]> By: Jonathan Morgan http://BibleQ.info/answer/30/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 Jonathan Morgan Sun, 29 May 2011 06:52:11 +0000 http://www.bibleq.info/wordpress/?p=30#comment-1363 As mentioned in the answer, passages like Colossians 2:16 show that keeping the Sabbath was not eternally binding, and is not binding now. As mentioned in the answer, passages like Colossians 2:16 show that keeping the Sabbath was not eternally binding, and is not binding now.

]]> By: Ed http://BibleQ.info/answer/30/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Ed Sat, 28 May 2011 18:56:45 +0000 http://www.bibleq.info/wordpress/?p=30#comment-1359 The originator of this question needs to be specific as to what constitues the Law of Moses vs. the Law of God. The Mosaic law is specific in content. The law of God - The ten commandments - are also specific. The Mosaic law were writen by Moses, which were ubject to change; howerver, the Ten Commandments were written by the hand of God (Ex. 32: 16): perpetual, everlasting, permanent, change not, etc. Thus, forever binding today and forevermore. Thank you, Ed The originator of this question needs to be specific as to what constitues the Law of Moses vs. the Law of God.

The Mosaic law is specific in content. The law of God – The ten commandments – are also specific.

The Mosaic law were writen by Moses, which were ubject to change; howerver, the Ten Commandments were written by the hand of God (Ex. 32: 16): perpetual, everlasting, permanent, change not, etc. Thus, forever binding today and forevermore.

Thank you,

Ed

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