Those Law are just for the Jews. Gentiles are not bound by them. The only laws mentioned in Torah for non-Jews are the seven laws of Noahide.
Of course this raises another question, if Jesus came to free us of the law and the law only applies to Jews; how does a non-Jew benefit from his death?
2006-07-25 06:03:50 · 12 answers · asked by Quantrill 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
this paradox is created by the notion that non-jews are "grafted" in and have replaced the jews as the ones who have a covenant with god. by claiming the covenant, they have to then get stuck with all the rules of the covenant (the laws). thus, they need a back door out which allows them to keep this covenant but not its rules. great strategy.
2006-07-25 06:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by rosends 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. Old Testament is not just for Jews. It is for everyone. Gentiles might not be bound by them, but they are still the standard from which most secular laws derive. Like the Ten Commandments, for example. To complicate matters, the New Testament fulfills the teachings of the Old Testament, so if you need a reference from which to see what is fulfilled by Christ's death and resurrection, you need the Old Testament as a reference from which the New Testament.
The Torah mentions the Ten Commandments and also the Book of Deuteronomy because in Deuteronomy and Leviticus, most of the kosher laws are there.
Jesus came to free us from Roman Law. That is why the Romans were so threatened by Christ's teachings. The Romans kept the Jews as slaves and were brutal to the Jews. Jesus was a very threatening presence to the Romans.
2006-07-25 13:13:28 · answer #2 · answered by Roseknows 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Law shows sin and justice, we wouldn't have any clue what sin was or what the punishment for them is without The Law. Jesus came for ALL people, not only the Jews.
2006-07-25 13:10:05 · answer #3 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha, nice questions. I love how Jesus made a new pact, so the inconvenient old laws (like keeping kosher, Saturday being sabbath not Sunday etc) are ignored but the ones that help the arguement of the day (or can be stretched to meet the needs) are used.
2006-07-25 13:08:13 · answer #4 · answered by Naomi P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theres a differnece between othordox Jews and Christians dipshit
ask a question with some intellectual barring next time
2006-07-25 13:07:08 · answer #5 · answered by oxyman42 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the beatitudes don't jive with their culture of control and violence, and intolerance. They are not happy unless their beliefs are forced on everyone in the form of laws. It would be pretty hard for Bush to defend his position on war by quoting Jesus. The Old Testament depicts a jealous, intolerant, destructive, and vindictive God. This goes along better with where they are trying to take this country.
2006-07-25 13:13:19 · answer #6 · answered by theswedishfish710 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because their was not a term for Christians when Jesus died- there were only the jews who believed and those who didn't believ. Those who believed are Christians and they benefit not only from his death but his ressurection
2006-07-25 13:07:19 · answer #7 · answered by sragic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said He came to fulfill the law. By His doing that there are practices that we no longer have to observe. Also, God said that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So there you go.
2006-07-25 13:08:42 · answer #8 · answered by shominyyuspa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quantral ,
aren"t jews kind-of Christians ?
Non-jews benefit greatly , because they
have Murphy's Law as well .....
Mooselums have their own Laws .....
(but dont ask me about them)....
2006-07-25 13:17:39 · answer #9 · answered by Moonlite gambler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
?Jesus did not remove the laws he fallfilled the sacriveces for sins and simplified the laws '' love God with all your heart and your naibore as yourself '' and then you will fallfill all the laws do not steal do not lie etc do not steal take you nayobours wife and so on
2006-07-25 13:09:47 · answer #10 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋