What Jesus said about the old laws?

Question

In Matthew 5:17-18, Jesus says

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."

I read on a website that this means Jesus didn't intend to change the oldest Jewish laws, not even the smallest letter or single stroke of a pen.

Does this mean that Christianity and Judaism have the same laws and moral principles?

Answer 1

That's right.. The "apostle" Paul (Saul of Tarsus) erased "THE (Mosaic) LAW" of G-d..

Judaism resolutely maintained that deed was paramount; that only action could express faith and attitudes. Christianity firmly held that faith was supreme; that deeds enacted as religious observances were inimical to right faith and served to divert man from his ordained goals.

The salient example and root cause of this clash was the persistent assertion by Judaism that a man could never become a Jew without circumcision, which is the mark of the covenant, the external sign of the inner transformation. The new Christians at the turn of the millennium could not expect to convert pagans if they were to insist upon circumcision as an absolute prerequisite. They then proceeded to declare it completely unnecessary, and even counterproductive to the religious life of a Christian, which demanded a man's soul, not his practice.


When the early Christians annulled circumcision, they split from Judaism.

Until this point in the life of the new religion, the Jewish Sages had regarded their views as untenable, absurd, even un-Jewish, but they explicitly considered these Jewish "Christians" as sectarians, remaining within the fold of Judaism. Now, with the Christian annulment of the requirement of circumcision, they ruled that rejecting a Torah-required practice could not be countenanced and that the endorsers of this idea could no longer be considered within the ambit of the Jewish religion. No longer were they merely backsliding Jews; they were public betrayers who perverted the faith and then abandoned it.

GOOD NEWS?

The repudiation of Torah and the claim to possess a successor superior to it have been the contentions of Christians from the very beginning. The "good news" of the apostles was chiefly that the chains of the "law" had been lifted and superseded by faith. Paul's attacks against the law in Judaism are fundamental to Christianity.

The law was the first impediment inherited from Judaism and it had to be jettisoned as obsolete and even harmful. Whereas Judaism holds that ethics and morality are preserved by the law, Christianity contends that they are bludgeoned by the law. The dispute continues to this very day; it is the reason for the canard, glibly repeated by multitudes of Christians, that the "Old Testament" emphasizes a God of revenge and the "New Testament" emphasizes a God of love.

That view will not withstand a moment's glance at the history of religious wars, which will quickly demonstrate whether it was law or faith that preserved the spirit of love.

The law, therefore, will forever be the strongest element of contention between Judaism and Christianity, for its existence spells the negation of Christianity and its abrogation the negation of Judaism.

In fact, far from being enslaved by the law, Jews were enamored with it.

Answer 2

Prepare for a long answer please bare with me. In my opinion the laws were not to be changed. unfortunately, different sects were bent on what they 'wanted' and found loopholes in the law. that's where sin comes in. I personally call sin 'sensation' ponder this thought. Loopholes is in my opinion what caused separation in religion and denominations. The laws were strict. very strict, and many people were compelled to drop some and keep some and use forgiveness as a buffer. to me the law is final. being human we make errors. that when I think that Jesus comes so that we could sin no more and follow the law from that point on. We all have a choice. I think that all religion(even though I dislike the word 'religion') have the same basic principles. Every religion has the same principle weather some may like it on not. The differences are wants and desires. think about it. Thank you. There are over 600 commandments.

Answer 3

Christianity has its roots in Judaism. Both have the 10 Commandments with its moral principles.
How one interprets the 10 Commandments may differ.
Each group has its own laws and customs.
For the Catholic Church there are the Laws of the Church and Canon Law. These guidelines are there to help us live and understand the Laws of God.
When asked what was the greatest law, Jesus answered with the prayer, the Shema, which Jews pray daily. "You shall Love the Lord, Your God with all your heart, soul, strength and might." And, added Jesus, "Your neighbor as yourself." In saying this, Jesus did not change the law but explained how much more we could live it.

Answer 4

The continuity between the OT and NT is only appreciated by Christians.

For instance, start with Sabbath observation. Christians replaced it with Sunday worship. With exception of 7th Day Adventists.

How can you say that nothing from the OT is changed by Christians?
Christians believe Jesus has fulfilled the law so everything in Judaism reflects a new order. Christians it as a continuation. Jews see it as heresy.

Answer 5

I met on this site one time, a man who was a Messianic Jew, His thoughts were very similar to mine. Jesus is the blood sacrifice, we are no longer required to do that. I get a little upset with people who tell others that Jesus did away with the laws. They may believe thisis true but I say to them, remember the warning against leading one of the innocent children astray.

Answer 6

Jesus also said that the whole law "hangs" on these two commandments;
1. Love God with everything you have and everything you are.
2. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:40

Answer 7

matter and energy are neither created nor destroyed.

the laws of everything, including the laws of the Jews remain, it's what we choose to do with our free will that is the issue.

the laws of nature, like gravity, cannot be denied, only argued about what it's purpose is or what to call it. If human beings discover another nature to gravity, it's actuality is changed, but the thing that is gravity is neither created nor destroyed.

everything that is, is as it always has been and will always be.

Answer 8

These laws were written for all man kind around the world.New Testament says ,those who follow his commands will be blessed.Those church that have thier own version may need to change back to the original.

Answer 9

Matthew 16:4 says that Christians are evil and adulterous generation.

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Answer 10

The difference in Christianity and Judaism is that Christians do not live by the old laws which do not save, but they live by faith which does save.