Leviticus laws? Do they still apply?

Question

Receiving answers to a previous question, I was both told they don't apply by some, yet they do apply by others. If they do apply, explain why you pick and choose which ones you do use and why you purposely break others.
If you feel they don't apply, do you reference them to prove a point in debates and discusions? Why?

Oh, and before anyone takes this as bashing, it's not. I'm just trying to understand the views of other people.

wiliiamzo, thanks for the technical viewpoint. twin, thanks for being the only one to answer the entire question. As noone else did this I put it to a vote, as I can't really choose a best answer.

Answer 1

No Leviticus laws do not apply anymore. Only New Testament laws apply. No when it comes to debates I stick to the New Testament because they are the laws that apply.

Answer 2

Well no! Today is all about centering on the Spiritual or Religious work given to us......If you have read the Bible like I have , there's two story lines going on , Right ? and they both come down to The Letter Kills but the Spirit gives life ! So 2 Corinthians 13:8 is void of any understanding isn't it. Love will endure but Tongues and interpretation (Prophesying) will pass away. I have Spoken in Tongues and Interpreted 18 years...I have been excommunicated for 8 years, for interpreting Tongues ,"God" telling me to divorce. The Church wanted my Wife forgiven a 1000 times..but I don't tolerate Jezebel. The Spirit won and I divorced....the law lost because the letter kills..Neither the Old Testament or the New Testament apply ...when you are lead by the Spirit.

Answer 3

The law of God is unchangeable. We are required to live by all of them if we wish to be justified by our own efforts before a Holy God. That's why Jesus came into the world. He told us all the Laws and the prophets were fulfilled in just two Laws. We are to love the Lord our God with all our hearts and our neighbors as ourselves. Even this was too much for us so Jesus suffered a terrible death on the cross to free us of the sin we find ourselves into daily. Paul said that the things he wanted to do (to be a man of God) he didn't do. The things he didn't want to do (the things that make a man evil before God) those things he did.. As a group mankind has never done anything that fulfills even these two commandments. We are at our core evil. Jesus's blood makes us clean before our God..

Answer 4

Many Christians are perplexed when they confront the issue of the Mosaic Law. How binding is the Law on the Christian? Some have said that Jesus abolished the Law of Moses. I would have to disagree, based on the following passage spoken by Jesus Himself:

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. (Matthew 5:17)
Some have suggested that by "fulfil," Jesus meant "abolish." Indeed, "abolish" is one meaning of "fulfil," but it is also the only meaning of "destroy." So if He had meant "abolish," He might as well have said, "I am not come to abolish, but to abolish." We can assume, therefore, that Jesus meant, "to develop the full potentialities of" when He said "fulfil."

So why then do Christians not observe the Mosaic Law? The answer is that they do observe parts, but not all of it. Some parts of the Law were meant to be temporary, while others were intended to be permanent. This is seen in the fact that before Moses, the ancient Jews were not bound to the ritual commands (except circumcision). If the Mosaic Law was not meant to be temporary, then either God changes or the God of the righteous men and women before Moses was a different god. But this is absurd. We know that the God of Abraham was the God of Moses, and that He is our God today. The coming of Christ made parts of the Mosaic law unnecessary.


In order to understand this, we must realize that the Law is made up of three parts: ceremonial, civil, and moral.


The ceremonial law related specifically to Israel's worship. Since its primary purpose was to point to the coming Savior, Jesus made it unnecessary. He did not abolish it, in the sense of destroying it; He fulfilled it. Nowhere do we read that Jesus thought that the ceremonial law was wrong. The principles behind the ceremonial law are still applicable to us today, that is, the principles of worshipping and serving a holy God.


The civil law prescribed rules for the Israelites' daily living. These laws separated the Jews from the Gentiles, and gave the Gentiles the example of how a holy people should live. Since much was given to the Jews, much was expected. But God gave a new covenant in Christ, and there is now no distinction to be made between Jew and Gentile. We are still to follow the requirements of this law as God's people, but the punishments are not for any nation to impose on its people, because we are no longer separated by nations but by God's grace (Christians and non-Christians).


The moral law is basically the Ten Commandments. We are still bound by these laws, not for salvation, but to live a holy life. Jesus not only desired that His followers adhere to these commandments, He wished that they would go above and beyond them. He said, "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment..." He desired not only an outward observance of these laws, but an inward observance as well.


So we see that the parts of the Law that have been rendered obsolete are those that contain ordinances. An ordinance is either a memorial of something that has already passed or a type of something in the future. The Old Testament laws containing ordinances were not meant to be permanent. There are no ordinances in the Ten Commandment Law.


Now, we must remember that following rules and regulations will not get us into heaven. It is only through the blood of Jesus that we can see heaven. But if we love Him, we will keep His commandments.

Answer 5

1. Jesus set us free from under the CURSE of violating the perfect law of God.
2. There are 613 laws , certain laws like animal sacrifice, temple laws, temple priesthood laws, tithing laws, etc..... are no longer binding.
3. Children of God are absolutely free from the ORAL LAW of the pharisees, saducees, and scribes. (SAN HEDRIN COUNCIL).
(Matthew 5:17) Jesus said, " I did not come to destroy the law of Moses or the Prophets but to fulfill it". In other words, showing us how to get it done, most importantly, how to get it done through His Grace.
The problem with religious people is that they think they can earn salvation through their own merits by following God's law which is impossible for man to do. Salvation is through Christ only, walking out Salvation is doing what Christ said to do in (John 14) IF YOU LOVE ME , KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS. Peace.

Answer 6

We are no longer under the Mosaic law, because Jesus Christ fulfilled the law so that it was no longer mandatory.

Read Galatians 3:23-25

But just because they are not laws anymore does not mean that the expectations of God have changed. Although we're not required to do these commandments, they are now PRINCIPLES we can apply in our lives. When we make decisions, we can use those commandments to make decisions according to how God thinks. Read Psalms 40:8
The things that don't apply are the animal sacrifices and the festivals associated with them of course, because like I mentioned, Jesus was the fulfillment of the Law, so he sacrificed once and for ALL his perfect human life so that those who exercise faith in that ransom can gain everlasting life thru him. -John 3:16

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Answer 7

"'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 (as well as create) 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 out of bondage.

"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 ("All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.")? 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.

Not only was Jesus a Rabbi, Jesus was the WORD. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1) "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us..." (John 1:14) This is how Jesus lived a perfect life, by following the Law.

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, and He wants to help you become holier with each passing day.

Answer 8

yes the old testament laws still stand for today its the foundation of things as we know it jesus in the new testament came to fulfill the laws of the prophets god word will stand forever

Answer 9

The mosaic law no longer applies - therefore, many religions keep things alive that are not neccessary.

Answer 10

Of course they apply, it says over and over how the law is eternal.