Christians:Explain to me?

Question

Salaam alaikum/Peace be upon you

Which Laws did Jesus(a.s) "abolish" or "done away with"?
When Jesus clearly stated that he did not come to do away with the Law. When Jesus instructed his followers to follow the law.
Coz there are still Old testament laws that you hold on to.

this isnt about who's book is the best.This is about where the origins of that doctrine come from.As a former christian I never understood it!

Answer 1

To address your statement in your "addtional details," there's no such thing as a "former Christian." Salvation is an act of divine grace. If God saves you, He doesn't let you go. That is not to say that Christians can't slide back into their former patterns of sin. They can. But they won't stay there.

Referring to yourself as a former Christian means that you have either fallen back into your previous pattern of sinful behavior, or that you were never saved to begin with.

Answer 2

Good question thank you.

In the old testament people lived under the law. For example it was a law that the sabath (Sunday) should be kept holy and no work should be done. If that law was not obeyed the whole family should be stoned to death and everything they owned should be destroyed (that law meant that if the wife comitted against that law , you know sin then the whole family will be destroyed because of one person's fault). It was also a law, "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth", I'm sure you have heard of that one.

Now, when Jesus came on earth he changed so many laws like if someone in the family sinned the whole family doesn't have to pay for that person's disobedience. And also the law of tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, after Jesus came he said if someone hits you on the right chick give them the left one.

Anyway how did the laws (some) get renewed? Do not take revenge on others if they did you wrong, treat them with love and respect. Now after Jesus came he did away with the law and brought grace through his death so which means all we have to do if we have sinned is repent sincerely with our hearts and we will be forgiven.

But there are laws that have not changed liked, adultery is still unacceptable in the eyes of God, Gayism, divorce and so forth and so forth.

Answer 3

Jesus fulfilled the law, not abolish it. In other words, the law was in effect until the Lord Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead. All the Old Testament law is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Now, we are no longer obligated to keep the ceremonial laws, the dietary laws, the feasts -all is fulfilled in Christ. The moral law -"thou shalt not kill", etc is also fulfilled in Christ. The New Testament plainly states that if we love our neighbor as ourselves, we fulfill the commandment of God. Jesus gave us a much higher standard, a much higher law to follow than the OT law - See his sermon on the mount - now, the law includes not just our actions and words, but our thoughts! We are commanded to love god and to love others as Jesus loved.

Certainly obeying that commandment of love will include the ten commandments, etc. but we do not "hold onto" any OT laws...

god bless

Answer 4

The Bible says that the Law was our schoolmaster, to bring us to Christ. It says, too, that this is so because, "by the Law is the knowledge of sin." If the Law had not said, "Thou shalt not kill," we wouldn't have known that killing is wrong. It also says that no one can keep the whole Law, because if you offend in even one area, you are guilty of breaking it, and all of us offend in some area at one time or another.

Jesus Christ, the only perfect Person who ever lived, is the only One who could keep the whole Law, and as many have said in this forum, through His death on the cross, He has also fulfilled the Law. So we need no longer depend on our own ability to keep the commandments, since we are now judged by the "Royal Law of Liberty." This does not give us freedom to sin, but rather freedom to depend on Christ to help us do what is right--not because it is part of the Law, but because we love Him who first loved us.

The New Testament says that those who belong to Christ "do naturally those things contained in the Law" because they have "the Law of God written on their hearts," and therefore, "they are a law unto themselves."

Answer 5

there are 613 commandments in the Jewish Torah.
most of the laws having to do with animal sacrifice were fulfilled but that does not mean they will not be practiced in the 1000 years millenium when he returns. if this is not true it is a false teaching that Joseph Smith believed in enough to teach it.
Jesus did away with stoning, to some degree. You dont kill your daughter because she slept with her boyfreind out of wedlock.
circumcision is done away with because most converts are not jews, although it is a healthy practice medically speaking.
the sabbath day was changed from teh seventh day to the first day of the week but it was also altered to change the Traditions and false doctrines of the leaven and the ruling pharisees. You can be the master of your own sabbath day and eat corn when it is necessary too, you dont have to attend church if going to synagouge is more evil than not!

Answer 6

Jesus did not eliminate or abolish the Law, he merely satisfied it. It's like saying he didn't fix your speeding ticket, he paid the fine for you.

The purpose of the law nowadays is to make us aware (kind of like common sense... look both ways before you cross the street, etc). If we break the Law, Jesus already paid that fine spiritually, so the only consequences are sometimes physical and/or emotional.

Answer 7

Jesus came to give us a way to the father...

Christians are no longer subject to the Law but obey the Law threw love in Christ Jesus... not because they HAVE too but because they WANT too and this is why:

The Laws of Moses were made to show us that we are sinners in need of a savior... because in a court of Law we would be guilty of sin and sentenced to eturnal damnation...

Jesus came to FUFILL THE LAW... He was the ultamit sacrifice... there would be no other sacrifices because our faith rests on Jesus alone... the Massiah which was spoken about in the OT where he would be brused battered and killed for our sins...

Yes we should try our best to obey the Law out of Love for Jesus however, Salvation alone is not based upon LAW... but threw a saving knoledge and acceptance of Jesus Christ...

however, once you are saved in Christ Jesus and have become an new creature in Christ--your testamony is based upon your fruits... You will be known by your fruits... His Disciples are known by their fruits... If they DISOBEY the Law ON PURPOSE then the truth is not in them and they are not of Christ... we know them by their fruits... the fruits of the spirit...

I will stop here because there is much on this subject that i wish i had more time to type lol...

thanks

Answer 8

As with all "religions" the bible is perceived differently by one Christian then another. Let's stop battling our differences and start celebrating our similarities.

"worshiping a higher power" should be about improving our understanding of others, not trying to pick on each other to prove who is right or wrong or who has the "best" book!

Answer 9

The best way to answer this would be to say Use the Only Law/Rule he gave you. Treat others as you would want to be treated yourself.

Answer 10

Jesus did not come to abolish the law but to fulfil it. He did so because mankind cannot by their self-efforts obey the law to make themselves righteous before God. Mankind was subject to the curse of the law, that is, they suffered God's judgement (including going to hell) for not being able to obey the law by themselves. So Jesus has to fulfill (obeyed the law on our behalf so that we do not have to obey it to establish our self-righteousness before God) for us so that we can live in His grace and truth. When we are saved by grace (not by what we do to establish our self-righteousness) we are given God's righteousness in Christ to approach God and not by our self-righteousness. So Christians do not now have to obey the law for THEIR FELLOWSHIP OR INTIMACY WITH GOD. But in our fellowship with our fellow Christians and other people we still have to obey the law because it is good we do not murder, steal, lie, commit adultery etc. To summarise we do not obey the law for our fellowship with God because we have God's righteousness in Chrsit to approach Him. We still obey the law for our dealings with one another because we still live as human beings doing things with our own efforts and this will help us not to sin against one another. Of course we can walk by the Holy Spirit and have victory over our sins as Christians and then we will not be subject to the law. The Holy Spirit will never lead us to sin but empowers us to live righteously.