..after he got here and then died? Wasn't half of 'god's word' summarily discarded? And, wouldn't that make ALL of it worthless, seing as how it can be so easily discarded???
2006-10-13 08:54:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
gj: you see the first response, don't you? A 'thumbs down' in place of a logical answer.
Ah, those crazy Christians....
2006-10-13 09:00:26 · update #1
Excellent question. I will be very interested in seeing the responses.
2006-10-13 08:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by gjstoryteller 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Jesus did was to fulfill much of the law. He became the passover lamb, so pass over which was a forshadowing then was no longer necessary form of purifiction. He ushered in a better form of purification which no longer went through the tribe of Levi, so then they had to make jeans to suppliment their income.
Those are the laws which no longer applied. The ones dealing with going through the den of thieves to recieve from God. The Jews were abusing that position and made it profitable and so the places of worship were run by merchants which is pretty much going on today in a different form, because preachers still use old testiment teachings to bring in money.
The rules have changed at other times like b4 in eden no worky lotsa lotsa and afterwards muy worky to eat. Latter came laws which b4 that there were none. many others have happened. God changes how He deals with us and then our natures pervert the new way and then He changes it again however His nature does not change. Isn't this spooky?
2006-10-13 22:55:48 · answer #2 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear this stuff all the time on here...the NT is not a replacement for the OT. There is huge spiritual principle represented between the two of them. The OT is known as "the law" this is the rules and standards that we must keep completely to obtain eternal life. As you can see, this is impossible. The NT is God's "plan of salvation" Basically, you can't keep the law, it is not gonna happen. So there has to be a blood sacrifice (as per the law). The NT ("the Gospel") demonstrates God's love for us in that He sent his only son to die in our place because we couldn't cut it. The purpose of the law is to demonstrate to us our need for a saviour. The purpose of the gospel is to show us *who* that saviour is. Both are entirely relevant, both are entirely necessary.
2006-10-13 16:32:21 · answer #3 · answered by Daddy of 5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Old Testament, God selected the nation of Israel to be His "special" people. As such, they were to be "holy"—separate from the unbelieving nations around them and God's own possession. This was to be expressed by their obedience to the laws God gave them to direct their life as a nation. There were civil laws, ritual laws, and moral laws. By the time of Jesus, the Jews thought that the law was a way to earn salvation—something God had never intended. The Bible stresses, "Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, 'The righteous will live by faith'" (Galatians 3:11).
The New Testament says that the Old Testament law was intended "to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith" (Galatians 3:24). The ritual laws of sacrifice teach us that "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness" (Hebrews 9:22) and point us to Jesus on the cross. The moral laws—those against lying, stealing, immorality, etc.—show us how far we fall short of God's will and how badly we need salvation as a free gift, earned by Jesus' death on the cross (Galatians 3:24).
Once we accept God's free gift of eternal life through repentance from sin and faith in Jesus, the moral law becomes a guide for how we live out our new life in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:16-26). The civil laws of Israel have passed away, since the church is not a nation. The ritual laws of sacrifice, priesthood, and temple have been fulfilled in Jesus, and are no longer applicable to the church (see the book of Hebrews). However, the basic moral law of the Old Testament is clearly reflected in the New Testament guidelines for the Christian life (e.g. Colossians, chapter 3) and is summarized by Jesus in Matthew 22:37-40.
Many people feel they can win God's favor and have eternal life by following the old civil and ritual laws, and do enough good deeds so that they balance out their bad deeds. But this is a misunderstanding. You cannot save yourself—but Christ can, and He will as you commit your life to Him by faith.
2006-10-13 17:09:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of the law has passed. Only the penalty of the law which was death. Yes, I speak of death in the past tense because saints are to have faith that death is just the entry into eternal life.
2006-10-13 15:59:00 · answer #5 · answered by Bimpster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what was changed was Works for faith. jews were basically adhering to the law as a matter of practice and not faith.
HE basically said, "forget works, believe"
2006-10-13 16:01:09 · answer #6 · answered by cliffy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋