Why Do Christians Ignore some of Jesus' Teachings?

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Truth7t7

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That's what I'm attempting to find out: Why did Jesus tell the disciples to keep the law of Moses?

And he meant the whole law. See Matthew 5:19.

whoever breaks one of the least of the commandments and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.
In Matthew 5:19 Jesus speaksofthe10 Commandments

There is a law of ordinances, and commandments, as he speaks about (Thou Shalt Not Kill), and (Adultery) shortly after verse 19, the (10 Commandments) that are in effect today, they have not been revoked or replaced.

Example, Ordinances: Circumcision was a law of ordinance, along with clean and unclean foods, that have been removed in the grace of salvation through the fulfillment ofthe law of ordinances Jesus Christ
 

Truth7t7

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It's right there. It is clearly talking about how the promise land was not the rest that remains still to be had. We will get it in the consummation.

8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another time later on. 9Consequently,s there remains a Sabbath celebration for the people of God. 10For whoever enters God’s rest has also rested from his own work, as God did from his. 11Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest; otherwise, one of you might perish through the same example of disobedience.

In v 9 the writer repeats the conclusion of v 6a, but the term σαββατισμός is substituted for the characteristic term κατάπαυσις. The formal parallelism suggests that the substitution is meant to define more precisely the character of the future rest promised to the people of God (Hofius, Katapausis, 106). If it had been the writer’s intention to say only “there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God” (cf. RSV, NEB, NIV), he could have retained the word κατάπαυσις. In v 4 he had associated κατάπαυσις with God’s rest on the seventh day, and he undoubtedly knew that the word was used for the Sabbath rest in the LXX (Exod 35:2; 2 Macc 15:1). The deliberate choice of σαββατισμός, which finds its earliest occurrence in extant Greek literature here, must have been dictated by the fact that it conveyed a nuance not found in κατάπαυσις.

The term σαββατισμός appears to have been coined from the cognate verb σαββατίζειν, “to observe/to celebrate the Sabbath.” In its only occurrence in non-Christian literature (Plutarch, Concerning Superstition 3 [Moralia 166 A]), the term signifies Sabbath observance. In four other documents from the patristic period that are independent of Heb 4:9, the term denotes the celebration or festivity of the Sabbath (Justin, Dialogue with Trypho 23.3; Epiphanius, Against All Heresies 30.2.2; The Martyrdom of Peter and Paul, chap. 1; ApostConst 2.36.2; discussed by Hofius, Katapausis, 103–6). The term received its particular nuance from the Sabbath instruction that developed in Judaism on the basis of Exod 20:8–10, where it was emphasized that rest and praise belong together (cf. 2 Macc 8:27; Jub. 50:8; Ps-Philo, Bib. Ant. 11.8). The term σαββατισμός stresses the special aspect of festivity and joy, expressed in the adoration and praise of God (cf. Hofius, Katapausis, 106–10; Losada, RevistB 36 [1974] 127). In v 9 this nuance defines the character of the promised rest awaiting the people of God in the consummation.The assertion in v 10 stands in a causal relationship to v 9 and clarifies why in the eschatologial rest a σαββατισμός will be possible.

Whoever has entered the consummation-rest will experience the completion of his work, as did God after the creation (vv 3c–4), and will enjoy the rest that is necessary for the festivity and praise of a Sabbath celebration. In conjunction, vv 9–10 anticipate the festival of the priestly people of God in the heavenly sanctuary, celebrating in the presence of God the eternal Sabbath with unceasing praise and adoration

Lane, William L.. Hebrews 1-8, Volume 47A (Word Biblical Commentary) (p. 102). Zondervan Academic
The 10 commandments haven't been removed or replaced

Are you at liberty to kill, commit adultery, use the name of God in vain, "No"

Just as to keep the Sabbath holy is in effect, and it's not Pagan Emperor Constantine's (Sunday) instituted in 321 AD, as the venerable day of the Sun

All 10 commandments are alive today,not a one has been removed or replaced.
 

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OK, help me out here, show me the scriptures that say we should not keep the Sabbath.
James 2:10 (KJV) For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
 

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Jesus told them to wash (literally) one another's feet;
This is not true. Jesus washing the disciple's feet was a literal example of a spiritual truth.
Fellow brothers in Christ ought to wash each others feet meaning that we are cleaned by the blood of the Lamb but we still have to traverse this filthy, dirty, sinful world and our feet get filthy, dirty and sinful. We then ought to wash each others' feet. But to do this one brother must be willing to remove the dirt and sin from the brother's feet while the other is willing to extend his foot.

You cannot wash a brother's foot unless he first extends it to you.
If you try to wash a brother's foot when he is not willing you are being a judge of your brother.



Recall Peter did not need his whole body washed because he would be cleaned by the Blood of the Lamb. Thus only his feet needed washing.
 

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Jesus told His disciples to sell their properties and give alms; told them to wash (literally) one another's feet; to obey the scribes and Pharisees; perform sacrifices according to the Law; etc. Through His personal example Jesus taught us to keep the Sabbath and observe the festivals.

Jesus said: whoever breaks one of the least of the commandments and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.

The Lord (while He was on earth) also said that only a few will be saved and yet we all seem to ignore it. Why?
lot of half quotes there, what about "no one has given up lands and homes but they shall receive an 100 fold in this time and eternal life chucked in as well" [loosely translated]

or how about "give and it shall be given unto you again, good measure, pressed down. shaken together and running over shall MEN give into your bosom"

We Gentiles were never given the commandments of Moses, Jesus transgressed the sabbath [at least in the eyes of the religious]

James wrote a letter to the Gentiles who were being saved explicitly absolving us from obeying Moses. Acts. 15.

And Jesus said MANY will come from the east and from the west ... a multitude which John said was impossible to count.
 

throughfaith

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Its retro week . A lot of old posts being resurrected lol.