Where does it say that the Old Testament Commandments are null and void?
I am having trouble finding this. Where does it say in the New Testament that Jesus came and did away with the "Law of Moses"? Where does it say we are only supposed to follow the commandments that Jesus followed? I can't find anywhere that says, after Jesus dies for our sins, we don't have to follow God's commandments listed in Torah. Why would Jesus/God do away with commandments that He created in the first place? Did He make a mistake? None of this is making any sense. Also, if anyone believes in replacement theology, where at in the New Testament does that idea come from? Please help me with this, thanks. (sorry there are so many questions!)
2007-01-13T23:16:29Z
p.s. please don't give me any fluffy sundayschool, textbook answers. I want opinions with facts to back them up.
2007-01-13T23:24:08Z
The Law of Moses is not just the Ten Commandments. It is the entire book of Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
2007-01-13T23:56:34Z
I'm sorry, Boss Brat, you said the old covenent wasn't perfect? How is something that God made not perfect? Is Jesus and God not the same person? Everything God/Jesus does is perfect and should not have to be "corrected." God does not make mistakes.
imacatholic22007-01-15T22:19:41Z
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Nowhere. In fact, Jesus told the rich young man to follow the Commandments.
For Christians, Jesus fulfilled the Law of Moses.
Christians are not held to the ceremonial parts of the Mosaic Law concerning of dietary purity and temple worship.
Christians are held to the moral law of God, some of which is expressed in the Ten Commandments.
However Jesus took the Ten Commandments to the next step summarizing them into the two Great Commandments: + You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. + You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
And teaching things like + Everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. + Everyone is our neighbor including our enemies.
Therefore we have to go much farther than the original recipients of the Ten Commandments ever dreamed.
In all of these passages, it states that Jesus entered into a new covenant with mankind, enacted at the time of his death. This new covenant does not annul the old covenants (Abraham, David, Moses, etc.), but, according to scripture, does supercede them.
Nowhere does it say that old testament commandments are null and void. Indeed, in the book of John, Jesus states that he is the fullfillment of those laws. There are several episodes in the New Testament, however, where Jesus directly challenges the law of Moses.
The clearest of these is in the book of John. When Jesus arrives at Mount Olive, he finds a group of people preparing to stone a woman to death for adultery, according to the law. Jesus prevents this from occuring and told the woman that he would not condemn her, regardless of the law of Moses.
In the NT Jesus is asked about the commandments many times. He reinstated many of them. You can find them throughout the New Testament. I used to have them all marked, but lost the Bible in a house fire and haven't had time to mark the new one yet. The most important thing is that He added one that was not there - love your neighbor as you love yourself and did not mention one in the NT at all - Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. Want to make the Seventh Day Adventists rant and rave? Tell them that one! The Bible says that if the old covenant had been perfect, then Jesus wouldn't have had to come to the earth. But, it wasn't, and He came and made a perfect covenant. I hope that helped. Sorry I couldn't use specific verses. I'm getting older and have a hard time quoting any more.
Well, for Jews, the commandment are NOT null and void, obviously, as they are eternal. Non-Jews were never expected to follow the commandments anyway.
I don't understand why Christians say that the commandments should be null and void, since Jesus said:
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law and the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the law until everything is accomplished."?
Jesus orders Christians to follow the Old Testament's laws: "Do not think that I [Jesus] have come to abolish the Law (the Old Testament) or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke or a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law (the Old Testament) until everything is accomplished. (Matthew 5:17-18)" It is clear from these verses from the New Testament that Jesus peace be upon him did honor the Old Testament and did say that every single "letter" of it has to be honored, followed and fulfilled.