Recently I have noticed a greater influence of modern day Judaizers here at CC. A Modern Judaizer is that believes another gospel. They believe and post another gospel of Christ plus a portion of mosaic law. Paul wrote the book of Galatians to counter Judaizers of his day.
Paul wrote:
The false gospel of the Judaizers never leads one to salvation. They teach a contradiction of grace plus law. The Galation Judaizers taught that one must follow Christ and be circumcised. Today the modern Judaizers teach "Christ plus sabbath observance" or "Christ plus Kosher foods", etc. What they do not realize is that any gospel message of Christ plus anything is a false Gospel. A little leaven leavens the whole dough.
This is why Paul wrote:
This false gospel severs a person from salvation. They are not fit for the kingdom and those who follow them are at risk of being cut off from Christ.
I never wish to get into a debate over denominational theology because some things do not cause a loss of salvation. On the other hand, I feel compelled to warn Judaizers in hopes they turn from the false gospel to the true gospel which saves.
Perhaps you are ignorant what a Judaizer is.
There is a big difference between the Handwriting of Ordinances and the Ceremonial Law, verses the Ten Commandments, called "The Royal Law".
The 10 Commandment Law will never end. It is God's Government, the transcript of His own character of His Love.
It will never be "okay" to worship other gods, to bow to graven images, to take God's name in vain or to break His 7th Day Sabbath.
It will never be "okay" to steal from your neighbour, kill your neighbour, commit adultery with your neighbour, or to covet your neighbor's goods.
Jesus said the following words:
Matthew 22[SUP]
36 [/SUP]Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
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37 [/SUP]Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
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38 [/SUP]This is the first and great commandment.
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39 [/SUP]And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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40 [/SUP]On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Matthew 19:15-17
King James Version (KJV)
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15 [/SUP]And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
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16 [/SUP]And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
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17 [/SUP]And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Romans 3:31
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
What is sin?
1 John 3:4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Are we permitted to sin now (transgress the Law of God) because we are under grace?
Romans 6:1-3
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Romans 6:15
What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
James 2:
8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the
scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit
sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
11 For he that said, Do not commit
adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no
adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
This has nothing to do with being a "Judaizer". You are simply confused about the difference between the Ceremonial Law and the 10 Commandment Law.
God never told us its ok to go out and kill, steal, commit adultery, worship other gods, take the name of God in vain, etc.
Notice that the 10 commandment Law is SUMMARIZED by saying LOVE THY NEIGHBOR. By the way, Jesus got the two greatest laws of love God and love thy neighbour from the OLD TESTAMENT. Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
Romans 13:
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
9 For this, Thou shalt not commit
adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false
witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our
salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of
darkness, and let us put on the
armour of light.