Paul wrote to the Galatians speaking of the law when the Jews told the gentiles they must obey all the earthly commands God gave them for before Christ came and wrote His law on our hearts. Paul had spoken with James about this, it was decided that everyone must only obey laws that allowed admittance in synagogue so they could learn about the one true God. Some say what Paul wrote applies to all laws, including the ten commandments. Does it?
Christ said law would never change. Matt. 5: 17-18 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. 18For I tell you truly until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Christ told us the way the law changed when that same law was given in stone to that given in our hearts. Christ took it from earthly, physical rules to heavenly rules as was the original intent. Christ said “you have been told” and “but I tell you.”
Psalm 119 serves well as a good preface to the subject of the law. We can read Psalms as truth inspired by God. The first thing to note is the range of specific words by which the law is called: testimonies, precepts, statutes, commandments, ordinances, ways, and word. The theme of this Psalm is the blessings that being guided by the law brings.
Is the teaching in scripture telling us our behavior should not be guided by the law?
Christ said law would never change. Matt. 5: 17-18 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. 18For I tell you truly until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Christ told us the way the law changed when that same law was given in stone to that given in our hearts. Christ took it from earthly, physical rules to heavenly rules as was the original intent. Christ said “you have been told” and “but I tell you.”
Psalm 119 serves well as a good preface to the subject of the law. We can read Psalms as truth inspired by God. The first thing to note is the range of specific words by which the law is called: testimonies, precepts, statutes, commandments, ordinances, ways, and word. The theme of this Psalm is the blessings that being guided by the law brings.
Is the teaching in scripture telling us our behavior should not be guided by the law?