Did Jesus ever tell us that we no longer need to keep the law of Moses?

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How could the law be done away with if it went from being written in stone to upon your heart? Following the law does not get us into heaven, that is by grace. How do you get out from under it when it is written upon your heart? When you die to the flesh, and live to the Spirit, sin does not rule over you, but the law does not disappear. The demand was perfection under Moses, not Paul. We are to strive towards perfection. How can that be done without knowing what that consists of?
The law brings a curse. (Mosaic)

The law written in your heart is the word of God (torah) And God writes his law on my heart every day. The more I study and read, the more he writes.

Two different things sis.


How can the law that brings a curse bring us life or righteousness? It can’t
 

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^ and to that point, a quote by Gaebelein from his commentary on 1 Timothy 1 (vv.5-11):

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"1Timothy 1:5-11
"When the apostle used the word “commandment” he does not mean the Ten Commandments. It is the charge the apostle is putting upon his son and fellow-laborer Timothy. What he enjoins is, love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and unfeigned faith. And this is produced not by the law, nor by human imaginations and questionings, but solely by the gospel of grace. Speculative questions or anything else do not act upon the conscience nor bring into the presence of God. An unfeigned faith in Christ clears the conscience from guilt and produces love out of a pure heart. Some had swerved from this, by turning aside from the dispensation of the grace of God unto the vain talk about the law, fables and genealogies. They gave heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men (Titus 1:14) and were consequently turned from the truth of the gospel. They aimed at being law-teachers, but they did not understand what they said and what they so strenuously affirmed. They were evidently the same Judaizers, ever insisting upon law-keeping and its ordinances, the false teachers who perverted the gospel, who continually dogged the steps of the apostle and tried to injure the work he was doing.

"Then follows a parenthetical statement on the use and purpose of the law. The law is good (Romans 7:12) if a man uses it lawfully. Its lawful application is to the lawless and disobedient, to the ungodly and sinners, who are condemned by the law. It has no application to a righteous person. A believer with unfeigned faith and love out of a pure heart and a good conscience is righteous, and has nothing to do with the law. In possession of the righteousness which is apart from the law, having the righteousness of God in Christ, the law has no power over the believer. He is dead to the law; the law can have no possible meaning or use for him. The law was never designed to be the rule for the life of the Christian. He is saved by grace, and that alone can produce godliness. It is grace which teaches to live soberly, righteously and godly in this present age, and also gives the power for it."

--Gaebelein, Commentary on 1 Timothy 1, https://biblehub.com/commentaries/gaebelein/1_timothy/1.htm

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So you agree, it was never done away with?
 

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So you agree, it was never done away with?
Did you happen to see the first paragraph I put in the top on my Post #436?


...and I've posted before on Lk22:30,16,18 ("until it be fulfilled in..." "until the kingdom of God shall come") and Col2:16-17 "which [plural] ARE a shadow [singular] of the things coming [plural]"
 

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The law brings a curse. (Mosaic)

The law written in your heart is the word of God (torah) And God writes his law on my heart every day. The more I study and read, the more he writes.

Two different things sis.

How can the law that brings a curse bring us life or righteousness? It can’t
You believe the law was done away with. I will respect your right to feel that way.
I, for my part will go with
Matt 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
 

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You believe the law was done away with. I will respect your right to feel that way.
I, for my part will go with
Matt 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
See, along with my previous post (just above this), I believe that "the kingdom of the heavens" is the promised and prophesied earthly Millennial Kingdom which will commence upon His Second Coming to the earth (long after our Rapture ['IN THE AIR'], which pertains solely to "the Church which is His body") [see Matt5:5 for example: "inherit the earth"]... so viewing those verses I posted in this light (which I ran out of time while editing, and couldn't clarify there... but this has afforded me that opportunity :D )



Welcome to CC, I see you're a new member. Hope to see you around the boards. :)
 
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I do know that to teach a brand new Christ person that "there is no law and just grace, and once saved always saved", just leaves them without any knowledge of what Gods Plan is all about. Jesus said Himself " Not a jot or a tittle" (past what He fulfilled) I flat out believe that to be true. I do not go looking for ways to get out from under them, I embrace them, whether I have to or not. It has nothing to do with "getting into heaven" but loving God and all He stands for. I do not find them to be a burden. I am talking of Gods Laws, not mans.
So what should we tell them, that salvation is not reachable by nything we do. But after they are saved, That have to work to stay saved.

How would you feel if you got married, And instead of your husband saying till death do us part. He says until you make me angry, then I m out of here. Would you accept that covenant? And if you did, Would you not have to live in fear every day, and instead of depending on him to supply your needs (because he may terminate your marriage any day) you are forced to take care of your own needs? Could you ever truly love your husband, Or would you instead have to have a duty to serve him and submit to his every decree, not out of love, but duty? And if this is case, (remembering your husband represents God) how could you ever obey the first command, Of loving your husband above all else

Without OSAS, there can be no relationship.
 
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You believe the law was done away with. I will respect your right to feel that way.
I, for my part will go with
Matt 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
No

I think what Paul said, That once the schoolmaster has led me to Christ, I am no longer bound by that law

The law will remain and not fade away as long as people still need to be led to Christ.

But i fear your missing out on a true relationship with God.
 

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So what should we tell them, that salvation is not reachable by nything we do. But after they are saved, That have to work to stay saved.

How would you feel if you got married, And instead of your husband saying till death do us part. He says until you make me angry, then I m out of here. Would you accept that covenant? And if you did, Would you not have to live in fear every day, and instead of depending on him to supply your needs (because he may terminate your marriage any day) you are forced to take care of your own needs? Could you ever truly love your husband, Or would you instead have to have a duty to serve him and submit to his every decree, not out of love, but duty? And if this is case, (remembering your husband represents God) how could you ever obey the first command, Of loving your husband above all else

Without OSAS, there can be no relationship.
I have read this a couple times and I know what you wrote but don't know why. I say if you have been given the instruction manual on who you are to marry, what they will and won't do, what they are looking for is a spouse, what will be expected of you, you should study it and make sure that is the life you are looking for especially if that spouse is God. We are His SERVANTS, He will never be ours again. He is coming back as Lord of lords and King of kings, and I will submit to His every decree, with love, duty or not. Obedience to God is not a problem.
 

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I feel we have covered our sides to this part of the Word. I respect you and your feelings. I believe we are a many membered body with different gifts and different jobs and Gods Plan is all that matters. Plant as many seeds as we can so God can make them grow should that be His will. Thank you very much for conversing with me. I have enjoyed the time as I love to ponder and study the Word of God. I am sure we will "meet" again soon. Have a wonderful day. Glory to God, forever and ever.
 
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I have read this a couple times and I know what you wrote but don't know why. I say if you have been given the instruction manual on who you are to marry, what they will and won't do, what they are looking for is a spouse, what will be expected of you, you should study it and make sure that is the life you are looking for especially if that spouse is God. We are His SERVANTS, He will never be ours again. He is coming back as Lord of lords and King of kings, and I will submit to His every decree, with love, duty or not. Obedience to God is not a problem.
I wrote it to give a counter argument to your question as to what are we supposed to do for a new believer teach them OSAS?

You missed my point, You would never marry a person who is demanding, and is threatening to leave at any given moment if you do not live up to his or her standard. You would have to continuously live in fear. Or live in denial,

If salvation can be lost, It MUST be earned,

God adopts us into his family. When we are at our worse. Why would we kick us out of his family if we can never get to that state again? It makes no sense.

Our faiht is based on HOPE? (Paul calls it the HOPE of eternal life, which God who can not lie promised before time began) if you do not offer the believer true living HOPE when he is saved, How can you expect them to continue in faith?

Saying salvation can not lost is not giving hope.

Once again, You can not tell a person he HAS to receive Christ because you are lost and without hope (can;t save yourself) then turn around and say you now must PERFECT that salvation in the flesh (in fact, Paul said this is foolish)
 

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See, along with my previous post (just above this), I believe that "the kingdom of the heavens" is the promised and prophesied earthly Millennial Kingdom which will commence upon His Second Coming to the earth (long after our Rapture ['IN THE AIR'], which pertains solely to "the Church which is His body") [see Matt5:5 for example: "inherit the earth"]... so viewing those verses I posted in this light (which I ran out of time while editing, and couldn't clarify there... but this has afforded me that opportunity :D )



Welcome to CC, I see you're a new member. Hope to see you around the boards. :)
Thank you. If you have a "rapture" post, maybe you will be able to answer the questions for me no one else has
I wrote it to give a counter argument to your question as to what are we supposed to do for a new believer teach them OSAS?

You missed my point, You would never marry a person who is demanding, and is threatening to leave at any given moment if you do not live up to his or her standard. You would have to continuously live in fear. Or live in denial,

If salvation can be lost, It MUST be earned,

God adopts us into his family. When we are at our worse. Why would we kick us out of his family if we can never get to that state again? It makes no sense.

Our faiht is based on HOPE? (Paul calls it the HOPE of eternal life, which God who can not lie promised before time began) if you do not offer the believer true living HOPE when he is saved, How can you expect them to continue in faith?

Saying salvation can not lost is not giving hope.

Once again, You can not tell a person he HAS to receive Christ because you are lost and without hope (can;t save yourself) then turn around and say you now must PERFECT that salvation in the flesh (in fact, Paul said this is foolish)
Ja 4:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God: thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith make perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled with saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
 
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Hi DeightAnn!

First off I want to start of by saying that the KJV 1611 is God’s word, since the old testament comes from the Hebrew massurect text. The new testament comes from the textus receptus. Anyway Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are old testament, for Jesus then haven’t died. Also Acts is a book of transition, so that means that for the first few chapters it is still old testament and then in about chapter 7 starts with the new testament, since Paul starts making that transition. In Ephesians 2:8-9 says:
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Romans 3:25 says:
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;
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 says:
MOREOVER, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

So in the bible there are different dispensations, which basically means ways to get saved according to dispensation you are in. Right now we are in the church age, and in the law, which was before Christ died, that was what you had believe in, and if I am not mistaken you also had to sacrifice a lamb and believe that, that cleanses your sins! So according to the scriptures in the dispensation we are in now, salvation comes through faith in Paul’s gospel. Christ died on that cross for all of our sins, and once you believe in blood of Christ and nothing else the holy spirit will dwell inside of you .13 Ephesians 1:13 says: In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, . Adam and Eve were created in God’s image, but since Eve sinned and Adam loved her so much that he sinned and, they died, but spiritually. The holy spirit didn’t dwell in them anymore, so everyone after them were created in Adam’s image. That means we are born 2/3, flesh and soul, but once you believe in the blood atonement of Jesus Christ, the holy spirit will dwell and you, and you will be 3/3, and go to heaven!
 
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I wrote it to give a counter argument to your question as to what are we supposed to do for a new believer teach them OSAS?

You missed my point, You would never marry a person who is demanding, and is threatening to leave at any given moment if you do not live up to his or her standard. You would have to continuously live in fear. Or live in denial,

If salvation can be lost, It MUST be earned,

God adopts us into his family. When we are at our worse. Why would we kick us out of his family if we can never get to that state again? It makes no sense.

Our faiht is based on HOPE? (Paul calls it the HOPE of eternal life, which God who can not lie promised before time began) if you do not offer the believer true living HOPE when he is saved, How can you expect them to continue in faith?

Saying salvation can not lost is not giving hope.

Once again, You can not tell a person he HAS to receive Christ because you are lost and without hope (can;t save yourself) then turn around and say you now must PERFECT that salvation in the flesh (in fact, Paul said this is foolish)
Christians planning on marriage to anyone not a fellow believer are encouraged to seek counseling. If one is willing to live a life with an unbeliever and undergo possible mistreatments, then so be it. At least they should give that a deep examination. The Bible allows the believer escape if the unbeliever departs, but meanwhile the believer might win over the unbeliever if the life is tolerable. Most marriages change as each spouse changes through growth, or for the worse. The Bible allows a Christian to depart if the spouse commits adultry.

Christianity is not about marriage to Jesus. He doesn't leave a relationship, but allows followers to 'unfollow" for whatever reason, especially if a person is a spiritual adulterer. God divorced Israel for that cause.

Hebrews 6 is not Old Testament, so read it and decide for yourself whether God lets you live in any kind of adultry and remain "saved" as a follower of Jesus.
 
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Hi DeightAnn!

First off I want to start of by saying that the KJV 1611 is God’s word, since the old testament comes from the Hebrew massurect text. The new testament comes from the textus receptus. Anyway Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are old testament, for Jesus then haven’t died. Also Acts is a book of transition, so that means that for the first few chapters it is still old testament and then in about chapter 7 starts with the new testament, since Paul starts making that transition. In Ephesians 2:8-9 says:
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Romans 3:25 says:
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;
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 says:
MOREOVER, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

So in the bible there are different dispensations, which basically means ways to get saved according to dispensation you are in. Right now we are in the church age, and in the law, which was before Christ died, that was what you had believe in, and if I am not mistaken you also had to sacrifice a lamb and believe that, that cleanses your sins! So according to the scriptures in the dispensation we are in now, salvation comes through faith in Paul’s gospel. Christ died on that cross for all of our sins, and once you believe in blood of Christ and nothing else the holy spirit will dwell inside of you .13 Ephesians 1:13 says: In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, . Adam and Eve were created in God’s image, but since Eve sinned and Adam loved her so much that he sinned and, they died, but spiritually. The holy spirit didn’t dwell in them anymore, so everyone after them were created in Adam’s image. That means we are born 2/3, flesh and soul, but once you believe in the blood atonement of Jesus Christ, the holy spirit will dwell and you, and you will be 3/3, and go to heaven!
Nice to see a fellow dispensationalist on this board! Some of the participants here considered it a heresy to believe the words you have stated in bold but hang in there.

Are you more of an Acts 2 or a Mid Acts dispensationalist?

Are you an Acts 2 or Mid Acts?
 
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Hey Guojing!

All of this is new to me, I am 15 , but I love learning the true words of Christ and rightly diving! I consider myself being a KJV 1611, believing that in this dispensation we must believe in the blood to get saved. Since the first chapters of Acts are old testament, I would believe more in chapter 7 of Acts, since the new testament starts there. With that being said, I do like reading the old testament books of course, because some things we can apply for us today, but we must be careful how we divide the scriptures and actually rightly divide the word of God. Sorry if I did not really answer your question properly, as I said these things are sort of new to me, but one thing I am sure of is that faith today comes through the blood of Christ, and nothing more!

God bless you!
 

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Some of the participants here considered it a heresy...
Right. Anti-Dispensationalism is just a defensive response to the exposure of the false theologies and eschatologies which prevailed for over 1500 years in Christendom.

Dispensationalism cannot be a heresy for the simple reason that it seeks to determine how God related to men at different times in human history (which generally corresponded to the different covenants). And we know from Scripture that there will eventually be a "Dispensation of the Fulness of Times" (Eph 1:10 KJV)

At the same time, all Christians should BEWARE OF HYPER- OR ULTRA-DISPENSATIONALISM, (also called Bullingerism) which is indeed heretical
 
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Right. Anti-Dispensationalism is just a defensive response to the exposure of the false theologies and eschatologies which prevailed for over 1500 years in Christendom.

Dispensationalism cannot be a heresy for the simple reason that it seeks to determine how God related to men at different times in human history (which generally corresponded to the different covenants). And we know from Scripture that there will eventually be a "Dispensation of the Fulness of Times" (Eph 1:10 KJV)

At the same time, all Christians should BEWARE OF HYPER- OR ULTRA-DISPENSATIONALISM, (also called Bullingerism) which is indeed heretical
Yeah, the opposite of dispensationalism is Covenant Theology, who believed that the gospel of grace began after Adam's fall, so they consider everyone in the OT are saved by the same as us, that is thru the death burial resurrection of Jesus.

Mid Acts are considered Hyper while Acts 28 are considered Ultra. Mid Acts is actually quite reasonable, in my opinion, because we regard Paul's salvation as the beginning of the grace dispensation towards the Gentiles.
 

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Hi DeightAnn!

First off I want to start of by saying that the KJV 1611 is God’s word, since the old testament comes from the Hebrew massurect text. The new testament comes from the textus receptus. Anyway Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are old testament, for Jesus then haven’t died. Also Acts is a book of transition, so that means that for the first few chapters it is still old testament and then in about chapter 7 starts with the new testament, since Paul starts making that transition. In Ephesians 2:8-9 says:
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Romans 3:25 says:
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;
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 says:
MOREOVER, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

So in the bible there are different dispensations, which basically means ways to get saved according to dispensation you are in. Right now we are in the church age, and in the law, which was before Christ died, that was what you had believe in, and if I am not mistaken you also had to sacrifice a lamb and believe that, that cleanses your sins! So according to the scriptures in the dispensation we are in now, salvation comes through faith in Paul’s gospel. Christ died on that cross for all of our sins, and once you believe in blood of Christ and nothing else the holy spirit will dwell inside of you .13 Ephesians 1:13 says: In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, . Adam and Eve were created in God’s image, but since Eve sinned and Adam loved her so much that he sinned and, they died, but spiritually. The holy spirit didn’t dwell in them anymore, so everyone after them were created in Adam’s image. That means we are born 2/3, flesh and soul, but once you believe in the blood atonement of Jesus Christ, the holy spirit will dwell and you, and you will be 3/3, and go to heaven!
Wow, that is all over the place. I have my 1611 bible right here, in my lap right now. I am telling you that after the OT comes the Apocrypha and then "THE NEWE TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAUIOUR IESVS CHRIST" Newly Translated out of the original Greeke: and with the former translations diligently compared and reuifed, by his Maiefties....cause that is how they wrote. So I must pass on what you have written, though a bit of it I do find correct. Good luck to you on your journey.
 
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Wow, that is all over the place. I have my 1611 bible right here, in my lap right now. I am telling you that after the OT comes the Apocrypha and then "THE NEWE TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAUIOUR IESVS CHRIST" Newly Translated out of the original Greeke: and with the former translations diligently compared and reuifed, by his Maiefties....cause that is how they wrote. So I must pass on what you have written, though a bit of it I do find correct. Good luck to you on your journey.
The demarcation should be between prophecy vs mystery, rather than ot vs nt