Can you give Biblical support for this?

Question

Christians usually place great importance on the first 17 verses of Exodus 20, but say the last three verses of that capter and the next three chapters no longer count because Jesus changed things. (Things like sacrifices, alters, and giving to the poor every 7th year).

What Bible passages can you quote say of the dozens of Commandments in those verses, only those 10 still need to be followed? If you can't, would you tell what method you use to pick and choose what parts of the Bible you want to believe applies to you?

Answer 1

actually i read something like that in the morning in isaiah 1:11 here is what it says,,,"To what purpose is teh multitude of your sacrifices to Me?" says the Lord."I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls,Or teh lambs or goats." When you come to appear before Me, Who has requiered this from yourhand,To trample My courts? Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The Moons,The sabbaths, and teh calling of assemblies- I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting...." it keeps going on,, read teh whole chapter one it might be of help,, that is just what i highligh it for you to undersatnd my point..

Answer 2

I have never known any christian to say the next three verses didn't count, nor the next chapters. I kind of wonder if perhaps you're referring to Catholics, in which case you must understand that for them, traditionally Exodus 20:1-6 is considered as only one commandment, and Exodus 20:17 as two, and so forth.

Otherwise I have no idea what you're talking about. Christians still live by the 7th year which is why many things today still leave your credit after 7 years.

Answer 3

Christians do not say that the next three chapters do not count. A Christian, by definition, obeys Jesus and follows the words that Christ gave.
First up, JESUS CHRIST is our sacrifice. We no longer need to do any animal sacrifices because the blood of the "Lamb of God" covers all. The cross was the altar (check out the shape of the tabernacle sometime.)
And we decided that slavery was not that useful after all. You do remember that Jesus said, "But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also" (Matthew 5:39). This rewrote His own command. The initial command was a specific limitation on vengeance. Read Genesis 4:23-24 to see what the problem was. 1500 years later Jesus knew that we could then handle obeying the original command: "Vengeance is mine, says the Lord. I will repay."

No one ever should use any method to pick and choose parts of the Bible to obey or ignore. "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book" (Revelation 22:18-19).

Answer 4

In the past, I had a trouble with the Sabbath issue, but having studied many writings of the new testament, especially Galatians and Romans 14, I have come to realize that we do not live under the old laws but under grace. When Jesus was asked about the greatest commandment, he said to love God above all else and then added that the second is to love our neighbor as ourself and if we keep these two then we will have kept all the other commandments (the 10 commandments given to Moses).

Answer 5

All the old laws, ordinances, and statutes expired once they were fulfilled by Christ.

The laws in effect for these new covenant times are not all contained in the Bible, but all are exclusively those which have been promulgated and endorsed according to God-given authority of the only church Jesus ever founded, which is the Catholc Church.

Anyone who tries to prove selective observance from the plain text of the scriptures is either a liar or a fool.

Answer 6

Exodus 20 is all about Exodus 19:5, where God says he desires the people to be his treasured possesion. When you consider the plethora of verses concering how we are to become God's possessions under the New Covenant it is no longer through commandments but through Jesus Christ himself. Consider Eph. 1:11-14 i believe...is a good place to start.

Answer 7

Read Hebrews Chapters 9 and 10.

PS, The NIV uses covenant in place of the word testament.
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Matthew 5:17-20
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Answer 8

Many of these traditions are still followed. like the bases of forgive credit debt after 7 years. The ultimate sacrifice has been made it talk in hebrews I think chapter 5 talks our high priest that that make the ultimate sacrifice for once and for all.

Answer 9

Yes I can.

Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Wayne Murray

Answer 10

Good question, because even Christians who say they believe the Bible is inspired by God and inerrant and etc...pick and choose. For me, the authority comes down to the commandment to love God and love our neighbor, and the idea that the essence of faith is God's call to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. So, measure things like slavery, oppression of women and other obviously cultural things found in the Bible and they don't measure up.