Should we study the rituals God gave Israel?

Rituals as cerimonial laws lead to the cross as shadows of the true not seen, but they do not perfect or cause growth as something we could judge one another in that includes all the ceremonies Sabbaths, as a ceremonial law.

Ceremonial law bridge the waiting period as reminders to encourage us to what is coming ahead. You could say as a living hope.

Like the ceremonial circumcision a reminder of our bloody husband Christ suffering before hand . as revealed in Exodus. Moses was almost killed for not honoring that reminder that was to encourage the believer ...He is coming be patient walk by faith .Moses was saved by his gentile wife (Zipporah) whom God moved as a prophet as shown in the parable below .

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.Exodus 4:24-26

Christ fulfilled that ceremonial law when he said it is finished, the promised glory came.

Ceremonial laws as shadows (the temporal) preached the gospel as to the eternal unseen, as understanding beforehand of the suffering of Christ and the glory that followed the veil rent opened up the graves of the old testament saints that has the spirt of Christ in them opening the gates of the first resurrection .The time of reformation.

They like us receive the end of the faith of God that worked in them to both will and do his good pleasure from the beginning we look back, they looked ahead .

1 Peter offers us the sweet fragrance created by the use of ceremonial laws it rises up to our father as a living sacrifice.

Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.1 Peter 1:11

Answering a fool according to his folly?
Seems to be the theme of several of these forums.

I think we should.

I think we should.

These were given to a pagan nation to guide them to obeying God's laws. God's laws are like a roadmap leading to abundance in all ways.

Now, we have the Holy Spirit to guide us. Almost everyone can read and all can know of the path God lays out for us, we really don't need the rituals to lead us. But most of us are somewhat lacking in discipline to remember to always do, or even the knowledge of that path. God gave instructions very clearly when God gave the rituals, we need to know and understand them.

As an example, we know that Christ shed blood to pay for our sins. When they were told to shed innocent animal blood they were given valuable information we need about the sins this blood (now Christ's blood) paid for.

Rituals have been set aside by God. So what you would like to do is oppose God in this matter and appear to be religious through DEAD WORKS. But God will have none of it.

HEBREWS 9
6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:

8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

Rituals are set aside, are you saying God was all wrong when God originally gave those rituals and we must not allow our minds to accept any information about them now?

You know perfectly well you are telling fibs about my postings, and I wonder why?

Are you so dead set against scripture if it isn't the commentary on the OT that the NT is that you attack anything God tells you not labeled "new" by men?

You have a knack for two things:

1. Failing to actually read and comprehend what is in NT Scripture.

2. Failing to properly understand the significance of Christ and the New Covenant.

Had you read and digested what was quoted from the New Testament, you would not ask "are you saying God was all wrong when God originally gave those rituals".

...Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation...

God is telling you that He gave those rituals UNTIL THE TIME OF REFORMATION (the establishment of the New Covenant). But you don't want to believe Him. That is pure unbelief.

Next "...we must not allow our minds to accept any information about them now..."

Do you see anything from Acts to Revelation which tells you to focus your mind on these rituals? Indeed, Acts 15 tells you the exact opposite.

all right, if I am fibbing about your beliefs, then keeping the Sabbath is optional for a Christ followers, right?

nothing wrong if one chooses to keep it, fine, if one chooses not to, fine, right?

What do you think I actually don't get? The NT is the fulfillment of what the OT tells us, do you not believe this?

Paul told us that we are not to judge anyone based on a date. God told us that when He created the world He made the Sabbath blessed for us, it is part of creation. I choose to honor this. You tell me it is a terrible thing I am doing when I choose this. You have not given any scripture telling me it is absolutely wrong. I state what I choose to do, you judge me for it. I have not judged you, I have simply stated my choice. I have scripture backup for my choice. Where is your scripture back up for your judgement of me?

I didn't. I was asking.

Are you suggesting that we do not accept Christ's giving himself to pay for our sins as the sacrificial system tells us about? Or that we should keep our minds from dirt as the dietary laws teach? Or we should keep ourselves as belonging to the Lord as circumcision teach?

Or are you saying we do not need the physical reminders to do these things?

Or do you mean that you believe we can make our own way without God's input?

I think we should.

These were given to a pagan nation to guide them to obeying God's laws. God's laws are like a roadmap leading to abundance in all ways.

Now, we have the Holy Spirit to guide us. Almost everyone can read and all can know of the path God lays out for us, we really don't need the rituals to lead us. But most of us are somewhat lacking in discipline to remember to always do, or even the knowledge of that path. God gave instructions very clearly when God gave the rituals, we need to know and understand them.

As an example, we know that Christ shed blood to pay for our sins. When they were told to shed innocent animal blood they were given valuable information we need about the sins this blood (now Christ's blood) paid for.

This:


is "just asking"?

I suggested nothing of that.

Methinks you have a chip on your shoulder, and you're "just" baiting me to knock it off.

Your posts all say you object to the study of scripture to see the spiritual law the rituals were to lead to, yet you are not giving a reason from scripture for this objection. You say what isn't a reason for your objection, but we need to know what IS the scripture you base your objection on.

blik thinks that Jesus was crucified on wed. and raised on the Sabbath, so we have to keep it to be saved.

just so you know the mindset at work here...……...

I most positively was not saying God wants us to keep the physical laws, but I AM saying God wants us to keep the spiritual ones God wanted the physical obedience to lead to.