Is "THE LAW" given in the TANAKH a curse? Why was it erased by one man's (Paul of Tarsus) teachings?

Question

God gave it so that "it would be well" with His people
(Deuteronomy 4:40).
Paul wrote that the Law is holy, righteous and good
(Romans 7:12).
Paul stated that the Law is spiritual
(Romans 7:14).
Paul said that he himself delighted in the Law
(Romans 7:22-25).
When accused that he might be teaching that the Law was done away, Paul took steps to prove otherwise
(Acts 21:21-26).

Answer 1

It wasn't erased by one man. It was fulfilled by one Man. Jesus Christ. As it is written: "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I didn't come to destroy them, but to fulfill them." (Matthew 5:17)

And

"You examine the Scriptures carefully because you suppose that in them you have eternal life. Yet they testify about me." (John 5:39)

Therefore, from Genesis to Malachi, the Scriptures spoke of the One to come, and when He came, He provided a way of grace, not law. He also said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)

So we come to the Father through Christ, and not the Law of Moses.

Answer 2

In the book of Galatians, Paul chastises the church for falling back on works and not grace. He has some pretty strong words to say about that subject.

However, Paul said, 'since sin causes grace to abound, should we sin further?' He answers His own question with 'heaven forbid.

The laws that pointed to the coming of the messiah are no longer in effect, since the messiah has come. However the laws having to do with the love of God and your fellow man, have not changed.

However, through Gods grace, and the sacrifice of Jesus, we are no longer condemned. We have been set free from the punishment that we most certainly deserved due to our sin.

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Answer 3

The law is not a curse. The "curse" is the penalty we get for breaking the law. If the law did not exist, sin would not exist, for sin is the transgression of the law. The standard of salvation, and the way of salvation are made clear in Scripture. It is a sin that so many preachers are leading people astray, and away from the lamb slain from the foundation of the world, who's name is YAHOSHUA!

Answer 4

The problem is one of perspective. Many christians see the Old Testament ( the Law & the Prophets ) as opposing the New Testament ( salvation by grace, through faith). This is just one more case where evil tries to polarize people to advance falsehood, (just like in American Dem.'s vs. Rep.'s politics).
If you look more closely in scripture, you will see that both Jesus Christ AND the Old Testament scriptures teach the LOVE of God. Jesus taught love as the fulfillment of the O.T. commandments, yet HE was quoting Old Testament scripture when doing so ! Really! In the O.T., or Law & the Prophets, there are references to "God's covenant of love" and that you should do a certain way ..."and so not hate your neighbor in your heart." They are not opposites. They are like a glass half full compared to a glass full to overflowing!! We want the greater abundance -- the more perfect, more complete way. If you think that being a christian means doing whetever you feel like, you are not really getting it, because you will lose out with God and be less useful for good if you take that attitude. David, while fleeing from King Saul, ate consecrated bread from the priests. He wasn't stoned or killed, even though this wasn't normally allowed. The priest did ask about his personal holiness of character, beforehand, however, which David assured him of. The bible also does not say that, after that, anyone who wanted to could just do as they pleased concerning such things. Actually, even in the New Testament, people got into trouble for ungodly conduct at times; e.g., read about King Herod's death and Annanias & Sapphira.
Also, it is written that through the works of the law no flesh shall be justified in HIS sight. Laws show us that we are sinful. They don't show us that we are perfect compared to God. Since the Law cannot justify us or make us perfectly right with God, we know that even Moses, the Law-giver, was not saved by the Law but by faith. By the way, weren't the Israelites told to not intermarry with foreigners? Yet, Moses eventually had a Cushite (Ethiopian) wife. The reason for the teaching was a reason of LOVE, so that they would not turn to evil and get destroyed. Moses, as the only one regarded by GOD as faithful in all HIS house, would not likely have married an unbelieving pagan. Perhaps she was originally part of the "rabble" who followed the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage & upon seeing the wonders of GOD unlike anything she'd ever seen before, truened to loving God with all her heart. The bible doesn't say, but Moses was not condemned by God for it, even when the Israelites grumbled about it ..."and God heard it. ( See http://www.giveshare.org/BibleStudy/255.moses-marry-cushite.html ). God utilized Moses to help the people to have some blueprints for living.
Abraham was born before the Law was given, so he was also certainly saved by faith, yet the Jews often referred back to Abraham and the pre-Law patriarchs to validate their favored standing with GOD. If you really get to walking closely with GOD, like a close friend, you will by that time, have been dramatically changed in your thinking along the way. You cannot walk closely with someone while behaving like an enemy of that person & stinking to high-heaven, you know. What happens is ...you start seeing the right perspective on things, know it to be true, love the truth & goodness, and you become more like GOD.
If you believe what GOD knows to be true and start living in that truth more faithfully, there will become more manifestations of that happening. That, I think,... is how people like MOSES, ELIJAH, ELISHA, DAVID, SAMSON, PETER, PAUL and PHILIP the evangelist are brought into being.

Answer 5

If The LAW of the Torah was erased, how come the Xians accept the Torah as part of their holy books?

And why to Xians take what Paul said over what Jesus said?

Jesus never said to dump the Torah, that was all Paul.

Answer 6

Paul was the greatest Jew.

Answer 7

people are lazy, and so Christianity dropped the laws so that lazy people would join up with the religion.

Answer 8

Paul didn't want to follow it.

Answer 9

Jesus said if you love me, keep my commandments.