So does the New Testament overrule the Old?

Question

So is that why Christians eat pork? And not get circumcised? Etc.?

Answer 1

No.

"'Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.'" (Matthew 5:17)

1. Jesus did not come to abolish the Law, but to abolish something else.

"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death." (Romans 8:2)

2. Jesus came to set us free from dead religion. He created a religion that practices because we love, not because we have to follow.

"Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law." (Romans 3:31)

3. Jesus wants us to follow the Law because want to, because we love Him, and He wants a relationship with us.
4. Jesus wants us to be like Him, ["'...you shall be holy, for I am holy.'" (Leviticus 11:45)] and in order to do so, we must establish the Law, which instructs us how to be Holy - that which God is calling us to strive for.

"Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness." (1 John 3:4)

5. So, ok, we know Jesus doesn't want us to sin. And from this we learn that sin is lawlessness. So, what exactly IS the Law, simply?

"'Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?'
And He said to him, ''YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.'" (Matthew 22:36-40)

Also...what did people carry around back then? Including Jesus and Paul...? The Old Testament. What scripture is Paul referring to in 2 Timothy 3:16? The Old Testament.

"Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." (1 John 2:6) I've got news for you, Jesus was a Rabbi.

I'm not trying to be legalistic here, don't go out and start stoning people "'He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.'" (John 8:7) And I'm not saying God requires this from you, but He wants you to be like Him. When Jesus says, "Come, follow me," He means it. He believes you have what it takes to do what He does. Now, we cannot be perfect because of our fallen nature, that's why Jesus came, but God wants you to strive for it. He wants you to want it.

Answer 2

The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed.

The New Testament is the Old Testament revealed.

You need to read and study your Bible more. The questions about circumcision and eating pork are basic Bible knowledge.

Jesus loves you.

Answer 3

Overrule would be a strong word if it applied to more than the food. God had to reach the gentiles [none jews] so some of the practices needed to change. Actually the New Testament completes the Old Testament, meaning that Jesus came to fulfill the prophesies. http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/messiah.htm. When you read the new testament you will discover there are spiritual lessons that can be derived from those practices.

Answer 4

Neither. Coincides.

Some don't.

Some do.

The reason some Christians don't go by the Old Testament laws is because we no longer live in Old Testament times.

The principals remain the same thru-out all ages. Those are expressed best in the Ten Commandments. And we still believe in honoring those principals in our daily life. But if it's not a matter of morality, if it is just a matter of community regulations, it isn't necessary to do all those things here and now.

Answer 5

Pork and circumcision to me aren't religious issues they are health issues.Yes get your baby's circumcised.As for the Old and New Testament , the Old Testament has 323 prophecy's about the Lord Jesus Christ.But yes Jesus came in the New Testament to do away with the laws of the Old Testament.

Answer 6

I don't believe the New Testament over rules the Old Testament. In fact; they are in (2Tim.3:16)harmony with each other! You can't understand the New Testament without the Old Testament and visa versa.

God never changed the 10 Commandments. They're in the Old Testament(Exod.20:1-17) as well as in the New Testament in different places. Also the two other commandments he give sums up all 10; (Mark 12:29-30)"...Love the Lord thy God will all thy heart..." points to the first 4 commandments pertaining to God while (Mark 12:31; Rom.13:8-10)"Thou shalt love your neighbor as thyself" points to the last 6 commandments pertaining to your neighbor.
As far as the 10 Commandments; they're the same ones in the New Testament that Jesus and the Apostles quoted. Nothing has changed!
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Most people try to do away what God actually says by misinterpeting verses to (Rom.10:3)suit their own needs.
Look what Jesus says to them in Matthew 7:13,21-23.
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As far in eating Pork; I don't do it! It's a scavenger and is very unclean! Yes; you're right the people that do these abominable things will be killed(Isaiah 66:16,17; Rev.21:8).
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As far as circumcision(Luke 1:59; Phil.3:5) goes; I had my son circumcised.
In Gal.5:3,6; 6:13,15 however; it talks about circumcision and uncircumcision.
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The only things that were done away with were these:
commandments contained in ordinances and the sacrificial system. Other than that everything supposed to be kept like Jesus says in Luke 4:4.
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Answer 7

No it does not. The Word of God is the Word of God. The New does not overrule the Old Testament. A lot of the New Testament is a written record of the fulfillment of what God promised his people.

Answer 8

The New testament is so stated because when Jesus Christ came he began the new covenant between God and man. Jesus Christ, as God's gift to all, bridges the gap between man's sinful nature and God. The Old Testament is still relavent and purposeful, God put the Old Testament laws in effect to be used by men until the Messiah would come. Once he came the use of man's work, sacrifice to God was/is not necessary because Jesus took our punishment for our sins when he died on the cross.
The ten commandments still apply, the only 'rules' broken are the rules pertaining to circumcision, eating foods, etc.
Today, Christ has interceded for us and those rules are no longer necessary. reference:

"But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the law and the Prophets testify. (reference the prophecies in psalms, Isaiah, and Daniel) This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished----he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
Where then is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but that of faith, For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles (non-jew) too? Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law."
Romans 3: 21-31
Sin could not be taken into account if there had been no law.

"The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that , just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 5: 20-21
Hence the Nest Testament!

Answer 9

The Jewish Scripture was written to the people of that time. The New Testament was written to the people that came after. There was scripture before the Jewish scripture written to the people before that time as is seen in the mention of the lost Book of Jasher and the lost book The Wars of Jehovah.

Answer 10

Not exactly. In Exodus, God gives 10 commandments. In Leviticus, corrupt pharisees turn these commandments into over 400 laws that are impossible for people to keep (for instance, a woman must atone after mestruating - as if she had sinned). because they were impossible to keep, people are constantly atoning, which means bringing offerings to the priests.
In the new testament, Jesus comes to atone for all sins, and He shortens the 10 commandments to 2 (Love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself). Now all anyone has to do to be forgiven is accept Jesus as their savior and ask for forgiveness, no more temple sacrifices.
In other words, all those crazy, chauvenistic laws were never God's intention for us. What God wants is for everyone to have a personal relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. We all sin and God knows that and loves us anyway. He's like perfect parent.

Answer 11

No .. the New testament is a continuation of the Old testament.

Old testament = before birth of christ

New testament = after birth of christ