The old laws (referring to those in Lev) cease to be in Acts 10. The purpose of the old laws were to establish GOd's children with an identity - a lifestyle to base their existence on. IF they didn't have it, they would be easily swayed into the lifestyles of those Non-believers that romed the earth also. That's why they had laws for everything from what they ate, to marriage, to how they looked, to specific rituals. The problem was that they isolated themselves from everyone and lived solely on those laws. So much so that when Christ came and show them how they can associate with the world and stay true to who they are, they felt threatened that he would lead them into dropping the laws. -Hopefully you know the story there.
Anyway, in Acts 10, Peter accepted the fact that whatever God made serves a purpose. with that he went into the Gentile region and taught Cornelius (non-Jew) and many others. Paul carryied on ever further.
Now there is a purpose for all.
Ur thoughts?
2007-03-09
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