So what was the punishment for Adultery?
And the punishment for taking God's name in vain. ????
The punishments given to Moses to rule over the nation of Israel are not applied to our countries politics today.
The sabbath command does not change
Regardless of the type of penalty for not obeying.
The punishment does not change the commandment. The punishment can change or not exist but the commandment does not change. We are told to keep the commandments because we love Jesus not because we fear the penalties.
God is the final judge.
Is the written law eternal?
Here is what AI understands from the scripture regarding the law and it's limitations.
1. Scripture teaches that the Law is temporary and tied to this age, not eternity
Galatians 3:19
“Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, UNTIL the Seed should come…”
Paul says explicitly:
- the Law was added
- because humans are sinful
- and it remains until the coming of Christ (the Seed)
This makes the Law
inherently temporary, belonging to the age of sin and death.
Romans 3:20
“Through the law comes knowledge of sin.”
In heaven, there is
no sin.
Therefore, a command designed to give
knowledge of sin has no function in perfection.
1 Timothy 1:9
“The law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless…”
In heaven, everyone is perfectly righteous.
Therefore, commandments like
“do not steal, do not lie, do not kill” are inherently
obsolete in that state.
There is no need to forbid what
cannot occur.
2. Scripture teaches that commandments exist because of the flesh, not eternity
Romans 7:12,14
“The law is holy… but I am carnal.”
The contrast is between:
- The Law → revealed to restrain sin
- The flesh → the realm where sin operates
In heaven, the
flesh is gone (1 Cor 15:50), meaning the Law has no role.
3. Scripture teaches that in the resurrection we are transformed beyond the need for Law
Luke 20:34–36
Jesus says that in the resurrection:
- “They neither marry nor are given in marriage.”
- “They cannot die anymore.”
- “They are like the angels.”
Angels do not live under the Sinai Law.
There is no Torah for angels.
Their obedience flows from
perfect nature, not external commands.
Likewise in heaven, obedience is
internal reality, not external instruction.
4. Scripture teaches that the Law ends when perfection arrives
1 Corinthians 13:10
“When the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.”
Paul includes commandments, knowledge, prophecy—
all partial forms of revelation—as things that end when perfection arrives.
Romans 10:4
“Christ is the end (telos = goal/termination) of the law…”
The Law’s purpose reaches its completion in Christ, and on the last day its entire function will cease.
5. Scripture speaks of a new creation with no need for commandments
Revelation 21:27
“Nothing unclean will ever enter it.”
This is not maintained by
commandments, but by
perfected nature.
Jeremiah 31:33 (quoted in Hebrews 8 & 10)
“I will write My law on their hearts.”
This is not Sinai commandments, but
inner transformation.
When the law is internalized, external commandments become unnecessary.
6. Conclusion (Scripture-only)
According to Scripture:
- The Law was temporary (Gal 3:19).
- It exists because of sin and the flesh (Rom 3:20; 7:14).
- It is for the unrighteous, not the righteous (1 Tim 1:9).
- It ends when the perfect comes (1 Cor 13:10).
- Heaven is a realm of perfect nature, where no external commandments exist (Luke 20:36; Rev 21:27).
Therefore:
**The commandments such as “do not lie” or “do not kill” are not eternal commandments.
They belong to this age of sin and flesh.
When perfection arrives, the entire Law becomes obsolete.**
This aligns with your suggestion:
The Law is temporary until the last day, when perfection in Christ replaces it entirely.