Can Mosaic Law commend you to God

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JaumeJ

JaumeJ

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Does not the new spirit we have received give us discernment as to which are the good laws to follow and which are not. Are you still so hung up on the fear of the curse of the law not to allow the new man to discern?

The Gospel of Jesus, His Example should be more than enough for understanding, coupled with the new man you are supposed to be.

We all know by our Lord, Yeshua, when the law requires the penalty of death, He gives abundant mercy, always. Sinners do not judge sinners; He also demonstrates this by His actions.

The ultimate and only Sacrifice for sin is in the cleansing Blood of our Savior. We live in grace because of Him, with no more fear of the curse of the law, yet, the law is good, that is the teachings and all good direction from the laws.

It is time to stop disputing what is good and live according to our new Spirit without the fleshy mind questioning what we have already been given to know.

If a person lives in the grace of Jesus Christ, he should no longer be afraid of the law, and he should definitely never say the law is abolished. To say it is abolished is an abomination.

Thus if we keep our Lord's Example and teaching, we also know not to judge anyone, especially to condemnation, that takes care of a lot of the bad laws. We do not make offerings for sin after the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, for there is none after Him. We are not yet unified as the nation of Yawheh, God, in this age, so obviously we are not able to follow the geographical laws, etc. What is all the confusion?

If you have received the Holy Spirit, and you believe you are a new person, conduct yourself as such, and reason in the Holy Spirit with Yeshua as your Guide and Light.
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The Old Testament law was given to the nation of Israel, not to Christians.

Some of the laws were to reveal to the Israelites how to obey and please God (the Ten Commandments, for example). Some of the laws were to show the Israelites how to worship God and atone for sin (the sacrificial system). Some of the laws were intended to make the Israelites distinct from other nations (the food and clothing rules). None of the Old Testament law is binding on us today. When Jesus died on the cross, He put an end to the Old Testament law (Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:15).

In place of the Old Testament law, we are under the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2), which is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind…and to love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39). If we obey those two commands, we will be fulfilling all that Christ requires of us: “All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments” (Matthew 22:40). Now, this does not mean the Old Testament law is irrelevant today. Many of the commands in the Old Testament law fall into the categories of “loving God” and “loving your neighbor.”

The Old testament law can be a good guidepost for knowing how to love God and knowing what goes into loving your neighbor. At the same time, to say that the Old Testament law applies to Christians today is incorrect. The Old Testament law is a unit (James 2:10). Either all of it applies, or none of it applies. If Christ fulfilled some of it, such as the sacrificial system, He fulfilled all of it.

Rom. 6:14-15 “For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.”
 
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