For those of us who are born again, shouldnt we be following the laws in the book of Leviticus?

Question

For examples, there are various Feasts that are mentioned. Also type of fabrics to avoid, etc.

Answer 1

heavens no. As Christians, we are not under the Law, period.
Joh 1:17 For the Law came through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Restrictions were part of the whole Law and no human born in sin could possibly follow the Law to the letter perfectly except Christ.
James 2:10 For whoever shall keep the whole Law and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

There were converted Jews who had problems turning their backs on the Law, it was soooo ingrained in their upbringing, culture, religion, etc... that to live under grace alone caused dissention between some churches. This question was asked by these Christianized Jews and Paul answered thus:
1Co 10:25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no question for conscience' sake;
1Co 10:26 "for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it."
1Co 10:27 If any of those who do not believe invite you to a feast, and if you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for conscience' sake.
1Co 10:31 Therefore whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1Co 10:32 Give no offense, either to the Jews, or to the Greeks or to the church of God;

As Christians, if doing certain things (eating pork, drinking alcohol, etc...) offends another of the brethren we are not to partake in that thing in their company even though we have no personal convictions about it because it may cause those weak in the faith to stumble and we are to have enough love to not do anything that would cause another to stumble. The Law, the WHOLE LAW, has been superceeded by Grace.

BTW, concerning the argument about homosexuality being forbidden in Leviticus and it not being forbidden anymore if we are not under Law, please read Romans 1:22-32 (thats only ten little verses) and that should put that foolish argument to rest.

I'm not sure if I answered the question sufficiently, but I hope this helps.

Answer 2

Jesus, Peter and Paul said that we didn't have to. Paul even suggested that it was wrong for a Christian to follow the Law of Moses (read the entire book of Galatians sometime).

Mark 7:1-23;
Acts 10:1 - 11:18;
Acts 15:1-35;
Romans 13:8-10;
Romans 14:1-23;
1 Cor. 6:12-20;
Gal. 3:15-25
Gal. 5:16-26

And so on. This is a settled issue.

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In response to "metazone" above, it is clear from the passages that I recited that "sexual immorality" is still a sin under the NT (Jesus said so), so it is not true that the "anti-gay stuff" goes out the window with Leviticus. And I am not sure why he considers the words of Paul to not carry any weight, since Paul was appointed by Jesus as a prophet (as recognized by the other apostles), and Paul worked miracles to prove that he was called by God, just like any other prophet. If you reject the writings of Paul, then most of the material that says that we are no longer bound by the Law of Moses under the NT goes out the window, since most of the arguments AGAINST Christians following Leviticus is found in the writings of Paul.

So, if you do not believe that Paul had authority to speak for God, then you have to assume that we still have to follow the Law of Moses.

Answer 3

The laws set in Leviticus were for the Jews because they had to keep themselves pure. Sacrifices were necessary as well. Avoidances were required and this was all for the purity needed to be in the presence of the Holy One.
When Jesus came and sacrificed himself so that we may have eternal life, he set us free from those chains. We, as born-again believes, are holy because Christ is Holy. No sin that we commit, no animal we eat, not even the clothing we wear can separate us from the love of God. Now , Paul did say "Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial for me." Also he stated "Do not lead your brother to stumble."
According to Paul, you must decide for yourself what to do. If it will cause your brother to stumble, avoid it. You must take steps forward in your faith. Remember Christ die to set us free from the condemnation of the law. Take hold of this, but do not abuse it. Also, here is a question for you to think about, can God make anything clean? If you feel convicted to do something, then you should, but the decision will always be up to you.

Answer 4

Being born again means to be dead to the law and alive in Jesus. The whole point of Jesus death on the cross was so that we were no longer under the Law. Read the New Testament Romans, Galatians Ephesians etc.

Answer 5

Well if we lived in the olden times we probably would,but we are living under the Grace period..The old testiment was written from inspired men of God that were living under the Law...After Christ came and died on the cross for our sins then we came into the grace depensation....So we are no longer having to uphold the old laws,however that does not meand the Law is out,it simply means that when Christ died for our sins and when he did he fulfilled the law and he put us under Grace.....you no longer have to be under the law and uphold the same Law now...We are born again and become new creatures in Christ Jesus,ans we are saved by grace,that way we cannot boost of what we do,new born again christians are saved by grace and not by works....Just pray and do what u feel in your heart and if you have doubts then ask God to direct your path and teach you his ways and he will...The longer you are a born again christian you will learn a lot from within.....The bible says to love the Lord with all your heart and he will direct your paths.....

Answer 6

I think you have a unanimous answer. But here it is again in case you are not convinced. It would not be possible to keep the laws that is why Jesus took them away and made it easy for us. Only love is what he wants now. For Him and others. The feasts were shadows of what was coming.

Answer 7

Why, we have the New Testament and Jesus. He gave us the rules to live by through example and parables. Leviticus was during the Old Testament and was given as history of the earth during that time.

Answer 8

All those laws pointed forward to Christ, the passover lamb who takes away the sins of the world. Continuing to follow those laws would be a denial of Christ. The 10 commandments, however are still binding.

Answer 9

Did Jesus eliminate in actuality important biblical guidelines almost about human health? those who believe this in a number of of situations cite Mark 7 and Acts 10. some Bible translations of Mark 7:18–19 say: "Jesus declared all meals sparkling"—yet different translations render the verse in a unique way. once you research Mark 7 with the same account in Matthew 15, you locate that Jesus replaced into no longer even addressing the topic of sparkling or unclean meals—the project in question replaced into eating and not using a ceremonial washing of the hands! Acts 10 describes Peter's innovative and prescient of a sheet coming down from heaven containing unclean animals that he's informed 3 situations to kill and devour. Peter, who were experienced by technique of Christ for more advantageous than 3 years, understood that this replaced into incorrect and resisted! at the same time as Peter contemplated the which technique of the innovative and prescient (Acts 10:17), countless Gentiles arrived at his residing house. On listening to their challenge, Peter grasped the which technique of the innovative and prescient: "God has shown me that I might want to no longer call any guy easy or unclean" (Acts 10:28). in accordance to Scripture, Peter did not finish from this innovative and prescient that the guidelines of sparkling and unclean meals were eliminated. it is shown by technique of a prophecy that exhibits at the same time as Christ returns he will convey judgment on idol worshipers and those who persist in eating unclean animals (Isaiah sixty six:15–17).

Answer 10

Christ brought the new covenant. Paul says this in Romans 14: 20 Don’t tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble. 22 You may believe there’s nothing wrong with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who don’t feel guilty for doing something they have decided is right. 23 But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning.