Why do people say the Ten Commandments were nailed to the cross?

Answer 1

I have not heard that one.

Answer 2

Before Christ died for our sins, the law in the old testiment times was to sacrifice a lamb for forgivness. The lamb being the picture of the Lamb of God being sacrificed, however once a year the jews came to sacrifice for their sins but Christ came once to pay the penalty for sin and no other sacrifice is needed anymore, and Jesus Himself said it is finished. The quote " nailing the teen commandments to the cross" isnt in Gods Word, but the jews had to live by the teen commandment and now though we still have them to help guide us, Christ gave us 2 greater commandment, to love God with all your hear, soul and mind and love your neighbor as yourself. The ten commandments represent the law of the old testiment and Christ came and fulfilled the old law in the fact that the law was for us to saty right with God and now all we need to do is 1 John 1:9 and follow these to commandments, not to get to heaven but to make God happy and grow in His truth.

Answer 3

The King of the Jews was the nailed where the crime usually was

they say it because God judged sin at the cross, (sin being represented by breaking commandments as someone says later here)
Jesus became sin for us, His righteous work on the cross is traded for our sins in a sense
In reality God fullfills the law and makes people love the law at least the spirit of the law changing us. In some ways its the end of the law, in some ways its thebegining of really following the intent. It's all by grace and mercy

they might say it if they want to emphasise no one is justified by the works of the law, but no one ever was, it was always by saving faith as in the case of Abraham

The redeemed glorify God, leaning on the work of Christ on the cross believing for eternal life. The wrath of God agains sin is satisfied by Jesus work and only good intentions remain on God's part for believers who are changed not to be afraid of God but to love Him and then all things work out for the good of those who love him, haveing God;s wrath agains sin fulfilled having the offenses been nailed to the cross

Answer 4

I personally have never heard that before. But I do know there were only 2 things nailed to the cross - Jesus & a sign that said "INRI" or "the king of the Jews"

Answer 5

I never heard anyone say that. What was nailed to the cross, apparently (besides Jesus) was a scroll saying in three languages, 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews'.

Yes, it is quite true that Jesus came to bring all mankind to God and that he gave us one simple command which is to love our neighbour as ourself. Test that against any of the Ten Commandments and you will see that it works.

Answer 6

Because they think that because Jesus fulfilled The Law that it means they are no longer manditory to follow... But that Fulfilling was only of the Mosaic Law given for the Nation of Israel... The Ten commandments were a seperate deal... And they are still inforce and are for All of The Church... We of The Church do not have to keep Kosher or any of the other cerimonial or priestly laws... But we still have to do all of the Ten Laws.

Answer 7

The ten commandments as part of the Mosaic law were created to remind the Isrealites that they were sinful and needed to be redeemed, they had to make sacrifices for forgiveness. It pointed to that redeemer, Jesus Christ, who made the ultimate, one-time sacrifice. Therefore Jesus fulfilled the law when he was sacrificed to pay back what Adam lost, perfect life. People no longer had to make sacrifices to God to receive forgiveness because it was now based on putting faith in the ransom sacrifice.

Answer 8

It is more or less a figure of speach it means that the old mosic law was nailed to the corss when Christ died. Meaning that man no longer had to make sacrfices for forgivness of sin or suffer the harsh punishment for breaking the law (ten comandments) becuase of Gods forgivness

Answer 9

You must have heard it wrong. Possibly they said, if you cross the ten commandments, we'll nail you.

Answer 10

Because Christ paid the price for all sins including the breaking of the 10 commandments. It's a good idea to try to follow them anyway, though.

Answer 11

Because...ok....the simple answer is to say that Christ embodied the 10 commandments, and he did, but we have heard that so often that we forget what it actually means.

The Ark of the Covenant was a symbol for Christ..and for all of us. We all have to have the law WITHIN us. We have to live the law, not need it recited to us. We shall not kill, not because God said so, but because we now know better. Murder is unthinkable.

Christ was the living embodiment of the law. He lived his life in a manner that caused him no ill effects. He chose to allow himself to be crucified to overcome the law...not that the law isn't still important, but now because of Christ's sacrifice we are no longer under its penatly. We live by grace through faith in Christ and in our attempts to live our lives like he did. We don't follow the law because of penalty but because we KNOW that it is the best way for all people and because we believe in and love Christ Jesus. All of the commandments come down to LOVE. That principle is exemplified through Christ on the Cross -- an image of love, his love for us.

Hope that helps.