this is a sad sad commentary. Talk about wanting to remain under law. Thats what I mean when I say commentaries are flawed. anyone can find a commentary to support their belief system.
The only ordinances against anyone is the law. No pagan ordinances would be against anyone pagan ordinances have nothing to do with the final judgment.
That's like saying that the law in America can condemn a person to hell. So God took these ordinances away and nailed them to the cross.
Jesus nailed the condemnation of the law (which condemned EVERYONE who did not obey every word see gal 3) and nailed them to the cross.
Rom 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Rom 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Rom 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
The law is spiritual,the moral laws,laws of love,and we do not void them out,but we establish the law,and live up to the law by the Spirit.
In the Old Testament they could not have the Spirit to live up to the spiritual laws,but in the New Testament we can have the Spirit and live up to the spiritual laws.
Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Gal 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Gal 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
A person that hates sin,and does not want sin,by the Spirit can abstain from sin,therefore they are not under the law,which means the law cannot touch them for prosecution.
Hold unto sin and do not give it up then you are under the law,and not establishing the law,as Paul said we must establish the law,because the law is spiritual,holy,just,and good.
Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Col 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Jesus did not take the law away,the spiritual laws,laws of love,and moral laws,but He took the physical ordinances of Israel away.
Hold unto the sin of loving money and material things for your wants,then you fall victim to the love of money is the root of all evil,for it neglects the poor and needy,which many people that believe faith alone,and not saved by works,fail at that and are under the law,and we see that so much in the world of their hypocrisy,where they hold unto sin and think they are right with God,but then they are under the law and can be prosecuted.
The physical ordinances were against us because they have no bearing on spiritual salvation,but the law is spiritual,holy,just,and good,not a physical ordinance.
They are not under the law because they are not sinning,so the law cannot touch them for prosecution,not they are not under the law as if they do not have to obey the law,for we always have to obey the law.
The law is spiritual,not physical.