The Ten Commandments are the Covenant, did you know?

[ChristRoseFromTheDead]

The law that was nailed to the cross which is the shadow laws and laws of ordinance. Are not required to be kept.. these laws are a yoke and burden that we do not need to be under. These laws all point to the coming Messiah and because Jesus has come, we should not keep these laws.. if we keep the laws pointing to the coming Saviour after the saviour has come we are not living by faith.

The law and ceremonies and traditions that are a yoke that we don't need are the laws that were nailed to the cross.

Gal 3:23-25
23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

The laws of ordinance were a schoolmaster.. showing us the plan of salvation in the cerimonial laws... the lamb offered without blemish.

Understanding that the 10 commandments are not a schoolmaster and are not ordinances. That whey were not nailed to the cross, helps us to know which law is being referred to.

Can't pick and choose what parts of the law you like and don't like. Those who follow the law must keep every word of it or they are cursed.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Galatians 3:10-12​

 

[Inquisitor]

The law that was nailed to the cross which is the shadow laws and laws of ordinance. Are not required to be kept.. these laws are a yoke and burden that we do not need to be under. These laws all point to the coming Messiah and because Jesus has come, we should not keep these laws.. if we keep the laws pointing to the coming Saviour after the saviour has come we are not living by faith.

The law and ceremonies and traditions that are a yoke that we don't need are the laws that were nailed to the cross.

Gal 3:23-25
23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

The laws of ordinance were a schoolmaster.. showing us the plan of salvation in the cerimonial laws... the lamb offered without blemish.

Understanding that the 10 commandments are not a schoolmaster and are not ordinances. That whey were not nailed to the cross, helps us to know which law is being referred to.

If the ten words were not nailed to the cross then we are all in big trouble.

If Colossians 2:14 is restricted to “ceremonial law,” the result you describe does follow—
and Scripture itself shows why that restriction cannot stand.


1. Paul was killed by one of the Ten Words

Paul explicitly says the commandment that exposed and killed him was “You shall not covet”:

“I would not have known sin except through the law… ‘You shall not covet.’
But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire…
the commandment which was to bring life, I found to bring death.”
(Romans 7:7–10)​

Coveting is not ceremonial. It is one of the Ten Words (Exodus 20:17).
Therefore the law that kills is not ceremonial law.


2. The law that condemns is the law believers died to

Paul does not say we died to part of the law:

“You also were made to die to the law through the body of Christ.”
(Romans 7:4)​

“Now we have been released from the law, having died to that by which we were bound.”
(Romans 7:6)​

If only ceremonial law were removed, Paul’s statement collapses—because ceremonial law never condemned him.


3. The ministry written on stone is explicitly ended

Paul directly identifies the law engraved on stone:

“If the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious…
how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?”
(2 Corinthians 3:7–8)​

And then says of it:

“What was being brought to an end.”
(2 Corinthians 3:11)​

The Ten Words were engraved on stone (Exodus 31:18).
Scripture calls that ministry death and says it ended.


4. Colossians 2:14 cannot mean “ceremonial only”

Colossians says:

“Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us.
And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.”
(Colossians 2:14)​

What was against us and contrary to us?

“By the law is the knowledge of sin.” (Romans 3:20)
“The power of sin is the law.” (1 Corinthians 15:56)
“All who rely on works of the law are under a curse.” (Galatians 3:10)​

Ceremonial law did not curse Gentiles.
The law that condemns all flesh did.


5. If the Ten Words remain binding, condemnation remains

Scripture is explicit:

“As many as are of the works of the law are under a curse.”
(Galatians 3:10)​

“Whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he is guilty of all.”
(James 2:10)​

If the Ten Words remain as covenant law, no one is saved.


6. Christ is the end of the law for righteousness

The solution Scripture gives is not partial removal but termination:

“Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.”
(Romans 10:4)​

“You are not under law but under grace.”
(Romans 6:14)​

“If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.”
(Galatians 5:18)​

Conclusion (Scripture’s own logic)

If Colossians 2:14 is limited to ceremonial law:

• Paul remains condemned by coveting
• The ministry engraved on stone still kills
• Christ did not end the law
• Grace does not free from condemnation

Scripture rejects all of that.


Therefore, the “handwriting against us” nailed to the cross cannot be ceremonial only.
It must include the very law that condemns, including the Ten Words as covenant law.

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.”
(Romans 8:1)​

 

[TMS]

If the ten words were not nailed to the cross then we are all in big trouble.

If Colossians 2:14 is restricted to “ceremonial law,” the result you describe does follow—
and Scripture itself shows why that restriction cannot stand.

Why? You do not understand the gospel.

Sin = death

Sin is the transgression of the law.

We are sinners today so there must be a law today. Which law?

We are all in big trouble, we are all guilty of sin and death.

Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

By GRACE through faith we are saved.

Rom 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

So we are condemned by the law (A Law, there must be a law convicting us as guilty) but saved by grace.

Are we freed from the law or freed from the guilt of transgressing the law. .

 

[TMS]

1. Paul was killed by one of the Ten Words

Paul explicitly says the commandment that exposed and killed him was “You shall not covet”:


“I would not have known sin except through the law… ‘You shall not covet.’
But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire…
the commandment which was to bring life, I found to bring death.”
(Romans 7:7–10)
Coveting is not ceremonial. It is one of the Ten Words (Exodus 20:17).
Therefore the law that kills is not ceremonial law.

I never said the 10 commandments do not show us to be guilty of death.. I said the cerimonial was a burden we do not need to bear.

Sin is the transgression of the law
Sin = death.

We are guilty of sin and Paul explains that coveting was made known to him by the law.

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.

If the law was nailed to the cross
How was Paul guilty? No law = no sin

Rom 7:8 KJV But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

There must have been a law (thou shalt not covet) or Paul was not a sinner. How was Paul guilty of a law that was nailed to the cross???

Rom 7:13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

The law is not death but sin working death in us by that which is Good...

 

[TMS]

2. The law that condemns is the law believers died to

Paul does not say we died to part of the law:


“You also were made to die to the law through the body of Christ.”
(Romans 7:4)
“Now we have been released from the law, having died to that by which we were bound.”
(Romans 7:6)
If only ceremonial law were removed, Paul’s statement collapses—because ceremonial law never condemned him

By the body and blood of Jesus He paid the price of transgression.. Jesus paid the death that we should for transgressing the law. The price was paid so we are freed from the guild, freed from the penalty of the law. Dead to the penalty of the law.. we are released from the penalty of the law..

If the law was nailed to the cross and we are released from the law.. we can covet and murder and steal and lie and take the Lord's name in vain and not be guilty of sin. But Paul was guilty in Roms 7 so it was not nailed to the cross.

 

[TMS]

3. The ministry written on stone is explicitly ended

Paul directly identifies the law engraved on stone:


“If the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious…
how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?”
(2 Corinthians 3:7–8)
And then says of it:


“What was being brought to an end.”
(2 Corinthians 3:11)
The Ten Words were engraved on stone (Exodus 31:18).
Scripture calls that ministry death and says it ended.

Yes, 2Corinthians 3 identifies the ten commandments as "death" or the "ministration of death" when they are viewed as a mere letter apart from Christ. understanding verse 7 is important.
While the commandments themselves are holy and just, for the transgressor who has no atonement, the law can only result in condemnation and death Romans 7:10

The Meaning of the "Ministration of Death"
The apostle Paul uses the term "death" as a metonymy for the ten commandments because their violation results in the death of the sinner.
This form of expression is common in Scripture, where the cause is often put for the effect.

The Penalty of Law: The law is called death because it holds the sinner under dominion and condemns him to the penalty of transgression

The Strength of Sin: Because the "strength of sin is the law," the administration of justice against sin is performed on the strength of the law written on stone 1 Corinthians 15:56

Distinguishing Law from Ministration
A vital distinction exists between the law itself and the service of ministering that law
2 Corinthians 3 contrasts the Mosaic ministration with the ministration of the Spirit

The Service of Moses: The "ministration of death" refers to the service performed by Moses and the priests under the old covenant, which pointed out sin but could not take it away

The Glory of the Face: The glory on Moses' face represented the glory of his ministration, which was to be done away to give place to the more glorious ministration of Christ

What was Abolished: It was the ministration—the outward form of service and the temporal death penalty—that was abolished, not the ten commandments themselves

From Stone to the Heart
The core difference between the two covenants is not a change in the law, but a change in how the law is administered to the believer.

The Letter vs. The Spirit: The "letter" (the law on stone) kills because it only reveals sin, but the "Spirit" gives life by writing that same law in the heart 2 Corinthians 3:6.

A Living Law: When the law is written in the "fleshly tables of the heart" by the Spirit, it is no longer a ministration of condemnation but becomes life and peace.

Christ the End: Christ is the "end" or purpose of the law; in Him, the law is seen in its perfection and is kept through His indwelling life Romans 10:4
So not end = abolished, but
End = final, Purpose, outcome.

Unchanged Principles: While the stoning system and typical services were done away at the cross, the moral principles of the ten commandments are as eternal as God's throne

Eternal Death: Although temporal death is no longer administered for violating the commandments, the final penalty for unrepented sin remains eternal death Romans 6:23

The Standard of Judgment: The law contained in the ark remains the standard by which all will be judged in the heavenly sanctuary Revelation 14:12

2Co 3:3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

 

[TMS]

4. Colossians 2:14 cannot mean “ceremonial only”

Colossians says:


“Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us.
And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.”
(Colossians 2:14)
What was against us and contrary to us?


“By the law is the knowledge of sin.” (Romans 3:20)
“The power of sin is the law.” (1 Corinthians 15:56)
“All who rely on works of the law are under a curse.” (Galatians 3:10)
Ceremonial law did not curse Gentiles.
The law that condemns all flesh did

Colossians 2:14 refers specifically to the ceremonial law of types and shadows that was abolished at the cross, rather than the moral law of Ten Commandments which is immutable and eternal..
The distinction between these two systems is broad and clear throughout the scriptures.

The Nature of the "Handwriting"
Method of Writing: The "handwriting of ordinances" mentioned in Colossians 2:14 was written by the hand of Moses in a book, whereas the Ten Commandments were engraved by the finger of God on tables of stone Exodus 31:18

Blotting Out: The term "blotting out" applies to records written with ink on parchment, which could be erased with a wet sponge, but it is an incongruous figure to apply to an inscription chiseled into stone Numbers 5:23

Ordinances vs. Moral Law: This passage specifically identifies the law as one of "ordinances," a term synonymous with the carnal or ceremonial rites of the Levitical system, such as meats, drinks, and new moons. Hebrews 9:10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

The Purpose of the Two Laws
Against Us: The ceremonial law, with its numerous rites and sacrificial requirements, was described as a burdensome "yoke" that was "against us" Acts 15:10 Deu 31:26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
In contrast, the Ten Commandments are not against mankind; they are a wall of protection and a guarantee of happiness for the obedient. Rom 7:22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

Shadows vs. Reality: Colossians 2:17 explicitly states that the laws in question were "a shadow of things to come," pointing to Christ as the substance
The 10 or moral law is not a shadow but a transcript of God's character and an abiding statement of His divine will.

Types and Antitypes: The ceremonial system was intended to be performed only until type met antitype in the death of Christ, the Lamb of God John 1:29.
When He died, the sacrificial offerings ceased by being nailed to the cross, but the moral law remained as the standard by which all will be judged James 2:12

If the 10 commandments were nailed to the cross How did they condemn anyone after that point. Gentiles or Jews ??

 

[TMS]

5. If the Ten Words remain binding, condemnation remains

Yes.. but we have an advocate

1Jn 2:1-3

1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

6. Christ is the end of the law for righteousness

Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes, meaning He is the ultimate object, purpose, and design of the law rather than its abolition..

In this context, the word "end" does not signify the cessation of the law's existence or its death.
Just as the "end of the Lord" in the case of Job refers to the Lord's purpose or design, so Christ is the purpose toward which the law points James 5:11.

Standard of Character: The Greek definition of "end" here includes the "scope," "object," or "principal point," signifying that the law's aim—perfect holiness—is realized in Christ

A Gift, Not a Work: True righteousness is not found through keeping the law by human effort but is revealed in the gospel and received through faith in Jesus Christ Romans 1:16-17
Only for Believers: Christ is the end of the law "to every one that believeth," which implies the law remains in force and continues its work of convicting unbelievers of sin.

Establishing the Law: Rather than making the law void, faith in Christ establishes the law by enabling the believer to fulfill its righteous requirements through the Holy Spirit.

 

[TMS]

Conclusion (Scripture’s own logic)

If Colossians 2:14 is limited to ceremonial law:

• Paul remains condemned by coveting
• The ministry engraved on stone still kills
• Christ did not end the law
• Grace does not free from condemnation

Scripture rejects all of that.


Therefore, the “handwriting against us” nailed to the cross cannot be ceremonial only.
It must include the very law that condemns, including the Ten Words as covenant law.


“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.”
(Romans 8:1)

Paul said himself he was condemned
Rom 7:7-10
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. 8...For without the law sin was dead. 9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. 10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

When the commandment came.... he found it to be unto death because sin = death and the law convicted him of sin.

Paul was convicted by the law because it is still convicting.

• The ministry engraved on stone still kills

It does because it is still a sin to murder. It is still a sin to take the Lord's name in vain. But to the repentant they can go to Jesus and gain full forgiveness by faith.

• Christ did not end the law

He is the end (final object, ultimate example) of the law. He was the law in all His ways and actions in life.

• Grace does not free from condemnation

Grace does free us from the condemnation of the law..

no law = no sin = no need for grace and salvation.

Because we are law breakers we need salvation. Because of our transgression of the law we need the grace of Jesus to forgive us. Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved.

 

[TMS]

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.”
(Romans 8:1)

Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

If you are not walking after the flesh but are walking after the Spirit will you be disobeying the Spirit. No

If the Spirit is leading your actions and thoughts you will be doing God's holy will.

If your following God's holy will you will not be transgressing the 10 commandments and you will not be condemned by the law. The law will have no condemnation of your deeds..

No condemnation because your walking after the Spirit..
But the flesh leads us to transgression so walking after the flesh = condemnation.

 

[Gideon300]

Yes it has changed, significantly.

And yet, God said that we can now.

“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” - Acts 10:14-15 NIV

As you said, God knows what's best for us. Pass the bacon please!

Bacon is one of the reasons I could not be a Jew or a Muslim.

 

[Gideon300]

Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

If you are not walking after the flesh but are walking after the Spirit will you be disobeying the Spirit. No

If the Spirit is leading your actions and thoughts you will be doing God's holy will.

If your following God's holy will you will not be transgressing the 10 commandments and you will not be condemned by the law. The law will have no condemnation of your deeds..

No condemnation because your walking after the Spirit..
But the flesh leads us to transgression so walking after the flesh = condemnation.

I go by God has to say about the Law as far as I am concerned (since I am not a Jew). Read Acts 15

 

[rogerg]

We are sinners today so there must be a law today. Which law?

This law - we are under it by trusting/believing in our works to satisfy the requirements of law

[Rom 8:2 KJV] 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

[Gal 2:16 KJV] 16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

[Gal 3:10 KJV] 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

 

[GWH]

Your version of it, which has Jesus teaching the opposite of what He said plainly Mat5:19-30 Mark7:7-13 Mat15:3-14

Again, how does my understanding of GRFS per #1,410 have Jesus teaching the opposite of the Scriptures you cite?
Perhaps I need to amend something, because that is not what I mean to convey.

 

[rogerg]

No condemnation because your walking after the Spirit..
But the flesh leads us to transgression so walking after the flesh = condemnation.

To trust in our works to satisfy the demands of the law rather than in Christ as Savior (alone), is to walk in the flesh.

[Rom 7:4-6 KJV]
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, [even] to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not [in] the oldness of the letter.

[Gal 4:5 KJV] 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

[Act 13:39 KJV] 39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
[Rom 3:28 KJV] 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
[Rom 5:9 KJV] 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
[Gal 3:11 KJV] 11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
[Gal 5:4 KJV] 4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
[Tit 3:7 KJV] 7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

 

[mailmandan]

You do not understand the gospel..

Why did you say that Inquisitor does not understand the gospel? What do YOU believe the gospel IS and also what do YOU believe it means to BELIEVE the gospel? (Acts 15:7; Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 15:1-2; Ephesians 1:13)

 

[ChristRoseFromTheDead]

If the Spirit is leading your actions and thoughts you will be doing God's holy will.

If you're following God's holy will you will not be transgressing the 10 commandments and you will not be condemned by the law. The law will have no condemnation of your deeds..

Walking in the spirit doesn't transgress the 10 because doing so fulfills the righteousness demanded by the 10 since the spirit only does God's will. God is not interested in us following letters; he wants us to do righteousness, and righteousness can be accomplished without following the letter.

For example, if someone follows Christ's words to not hate, then he will not murder. A person can be completely ignorant of the 5th commandment and still fulfill the righteousness demanded by it.

Another example is the 4th commandment. The righteousness demanded by it is to know that God is sanctifying us.

Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. Exodus 31:13​

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Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. Ezekiel 20:12​

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We can be completely ignorant of the 4th commandment and still fulfill the righteousness demanded by it because we have the indwelling holy spirit as a sign that God is sanctifying us, and through faith cease from works of the flesh.

Israel ceasing from physical work on the sabbaths in order to know that God was sanctifying them (rather than their own works) was a shadow pointing to the reality of our ceasing from works of the flesh in order to know through the spirit that God is sanctifying us (instead of our own works doing so).

 

[vassal]

You're making a mistake conflating what Peter said with what Jesus said. The pharisees were telling gentile believers that they had to observe the whole law of Moses to be saved.

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Wrong. Christ alone is the core of the gospel and the salvation given through Him and not by any laws or commandments man must satisfy

[Psa 40:7 KJV] 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of me,

Yes Jesus death and resurrection was most important but also the following that I posted some time ago;

The Message and Gospel of Jesus Christ

Jesus proclaimed with clarity and compassion: "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 4:17). This core message reverberated throughout His ministry, resonating in the hearts of those who sought truth and redemption. He taught with authority, revealing God's love and His plan for humanity's salvation: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).

Jesus proclaimed Himself as the ultimate and only source of life and salvation, declaring, "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live" (John 11:25). He likened His role to the vital essence that sustains and satisfies, stating, "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life" (John 4:14). Again Jesus assured His followers that He alone is the way to the Father, affirming, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6). In embracing Him as the living water and the path to eternal life, believers find fulfillment, purpose, and eternal security in His divine grace and truth.

Jesus underscored the significance of following God's commandments, affirming, "If ye love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15). He taught that obedience to God's law demonstrates genuine love and devotion: "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me" (John 14:21). The commandments serve not as burdensome rules but as a moral guide to righteous living and harmonious relationships with God and others: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind" (Matthew 22:37). Jesus exemplified obedience to God's will throughout His life, setting an example for His followers to emulate: "For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you" (John 13:15). Thus, adherence to God's commandments not only honors Him but also leads to spiritual growth and alignment with His divine purpose for humanity.

However, Jesus also warned of the consequences for those who reject Him and refuse to repent: "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal" (Matthew 25:46). Revelation further unveils the destiny of the righteous, depicting a glorious future where God's kingdom reigns supreme: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away" (Revelation 21:1).

In this new reality, God will dwell among His people, wiping away all tears and abolishing death and sorrow forever (Revelation 21:3-4). The redeemed will bask in His presence, enjoying eternal communion with their Creator: "And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him" (Revelation 22:3).

Therefore, let us heed Jesus' call to repentance, embrace His message of love and salvation, and eagerly anticipate the fulfillment of His promises. For in Christ, we find hope, redemption, and the assurance of a future beyond imagination, where righteousness reigns and God's glory shines forever.

 

[Dino246]

I totally agree.. so if you obey the law it is not an issue.. the law does not condemn you or show your guilt.

It is there to show us when we are sinners.

Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

It is impossible to obey the Sinai law today.

 

[rogerg]

Yes Jesus death and resurrection was most important but also the following that I posted some time ago;

The Message and Gospel of Jesus Christ

Jesus proclaimed with clarity and compassion: "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 4:17). This core message reverberated throughout His ministry, resonating in the hearts of those who sought truth and redemption. He taught with authority, revealing God's love and His plan for humanity's salvation: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).

Jesus proclaimed Himself as the ultimate and only source of life and salvation, declaring, "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live" (John 11:25). He likened His role to the vital essence that sustains and satisfies, stating, "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life" (John 4:14). Again Jesus assured His followers that He alone is the way to the Father, affirming, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6). In embracing Him as the living water and the path to eternal life, believers find fulfillment, purpose, and eternal security in His divine grace and truth.

Jesus underscored the significance of following God's commandments, affirming, "If ye love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15). He taught that obedience to God's law demonstrates genuine love and devotion: "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me" (John 14:21). The commandments serve not as burdensome rules but as a moral guide to righteous living and harmonious relationships with God and others: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind" (Matthew 22:37). Jesus exemplified obedience to God's will throughout His life, setting an example for His followers to emulate: "For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you" (John 13:15). Thus, adherence to God's commandments not only honors Him but also leads to spiritual growth and alignment with His divine purpose for humanity.

However, Jesus also warned of the consequences for those who reject Him and refuse to repent: "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal" (Matthew 25:46). Revelation further unveils the destiny of the righteous, depicting a glorious future where God's kingdom reigns supreme: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away" (Revelation 21:1).

In this new reality, God will dwell among His people, wiping away all tears and abolishing death and sorrow forever (Revelation 21:3-4). The redeemed will bask in His presence, enjoying eternal communion with their Creator: "And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him" (Revelation 22:3).

Therefore, let us heed Jesus' call to repentance, embrace His message of love and salvation, and eagerly anticipate the fulfillment of His promises. For in Christ, we find hope, redemption, and the assurance of a future beyond imagination, where righteousness reigns and God's glory shines forever.

Any attempt to satisfy law in order to meet its demands places us under God's wrath. Through Christ, we are no longer under any law except the laws of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus or the law of sin and death - we are one or the other, not both.
Christ alone is the core of the gospel, the keeping of law is not.