Christians - Do you ignore the laws of moses? If Jesus wrote a new covenant- what are the Christian laws now?

Question

Anytime you ask a Christian why they are disobeying their own laws - they say that Jesus wrote a new covenant. I was even told that God did not make the 10 Commandments to follow - That really confuses me. If Jesus wrote a new covenant - then what are the guidelines? Did he write new commandments? I thought Jesus said he did not come to change the laws of Moses/God.

No disrespect by asking this question intended - But the "Jesus Died For Our Sins" sounds like a cop out and a justification for people to do what ever they want to do. How can you believe if every single Christian has a different way of "believing" What kind of assessment can you have with this type of philosophy? If there is no set way of believing, who should you believe?

Answer 1

Christians. That is the problem. That is nothing more than a title. I repeat this over and over. That word has no meaning any longer. Its a title that confuses non believers and has them see a religious person at best. Its all about the relationship we have with the Lord. Jesus says He did not come to abolish the law but, to fullfill it. The Ten Commandments are not something to live by and think if I follow them I will go to Heaven. That was the old covenant. The new covenant is with Jesus. He did die on the cross to forgive our sins. The Ten Commandments are not to be dismissed now. They are a great guideline to live by for the so called"Christian". The way of believing is reading the Bible and praying to God for wisdom. If you seek with all your heart, strength and mind you will find Him. He will give you the wisdom you seek and so much more. Amen and Peace out............

Answer 2

Well, the way that I understand it is that the law, the Old Testament stuff, was put in place to point people forward, to when Jesus would come. The people were supposed to keep the laws of Moses and all the offerings and sacrifices covered the sins of the people.
When Jesus came, He said that He came to fulfill the law. He gave two basic commandments, love the Lord your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. He said that all the law is wrapped up in these two commandments. For example, if you love God and your neighbor as yourself, you won't steal from him, or covet his wife, or kill him, etc.
God did write the commandments. Jesus came to confirm the law, not to distroy it. When a person asks Jesus into their hearts and lives, the Spirit of God comes to live in you. The Bible says that at that point the "law" is written in our hearts. This is when you can say that your conscience is an accurate guide. The law had to be put in place so that people would have a standard to live by, to know what is right and what is wrong.
Jesus did die for our sins, and we are now in a time of grace, but not a license to sin. "Grace" is a power, it is the power of God that is available to set a person free from sin.
I don't know about every Christian believing something different. I try my best to pattern my life after what I read in the Bible.
God never intended Christianity to be a religion or philosophy, it is a relationship. God sent Jesus so that man kind could have a relationship with Him, like Adam and Eve had in the beginning. I think that is one reason things are so goofy, is that the Christians that you are talking about have religion, but no relationship with God. Not sure, though?

Answer 3

The position that you are quoting would be known as "antinomianism" which is a in incorrect position. The best summary of it is "Oh Blessed condition, I can sin all I want and still have remission"

I would refer you to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount for his view on the law. The point that Jesus is making is that the standard of the law is not that superficial behavior is what is acceptable to God, but a pure heart. Jesus clearly points out that anything less is not acceptable.

Read Romans 7 and 8 together, and get a good Bible commentary. Under orthodox Christian doctrine, the law should make you aware of your inability to meet the standard, should make you despair of the limitations of your own works, and drive you to the mercy of the cross. It is through the work of another alone that you can be made righteous in front of a Holy God. That person is Jesus.

The "Jesus dying for our sins" is not a cop out, it is the only hope that we have if the Bible in any way captures the essence of God correctly. To be willfully disobediant and flaunt it, or to say that the 10 commandments are no longer in place are not valid. What is not in place would be ceremonial law, especially in respect to the sacrificial system, as the ultimate sacrifice was Christ, and others were foreshadowing the greater sacrifice.

He did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it. That is explicitly clear in the Bible

This is not a disrespectful question in the least.

Ghandi once said "I like their Christ, but I do not like their Christians". Do not focus on Christians, all they are is redeemed sinners, as opposed to unredeemed sinners. Focus on the person of Christ. You will find many who struggle with the behavior of Christians, but again all Christians are a group of (hopefully) acknolwedged and redeemed sinners.


Grace to you.

Answer 4

While the New Covenant is in written form, God stated it would be written in the minds and hearts of believers (Jeremiah 31:31-34).

The terms of the New Covenant may be found within Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount" (Matthew 5-7). Further details to these basic principles may be found throughout the remainder of the Gospels and New Testament.

It's up to each believer to study and meditate on God's truths. Blatent ignorance is not an excuse for a failure to know and follow God's commandments. Some of us get it really wrong and some of us only less so; none can be perfect in this life.

Answer 5

Well first off, Jesus did not write the Ten Commandments. God did. He handed them the law to Moses and told him to follow it. The only thing is that they abused the law. On the Sabbath day it said to rest. When a man was in need of help on a sunday, they wouldn't help him. God did not want to see his law abused this way because "he loved the law".

I have no idea about the New Covenant. I need to read the bible more often. @.@

Answer 6

First Jesus said himself at the passover meal with his disciples that he would bring about a new covenant.

However, a declaration of a new covenant does not automatically nix the commands of the old covenant. On the other hand, Galatians 6:2 does mention a "law of Christ." The new covenant demands are laid out in the New Testament. However, the Old Testament is still useful as a guide for our life as well.

I recently have approached this issue in a slightly different way. I call it the treasured possession principle. If you do a Bible study on whom God called his treasured possession the issue between Old and New will become clear. In Exodus 19, God states that Israel is his treasured possession. Then he lays out the 10 commandments and other laws to lay out how Israel is to remain their treasured possession or gain access to God to be his treasured possession.

However, what is fundamentally different about the teaching of the New Covenant is that God's treasured possession is simply anyone who is IN Christ. Now this is not just mean if you believe Jesus is the Son of God you are in IN Christ. If you are IN Christ you will have the fruits of the spirit and make holy and honorable decisions in your life.

Answer 7

Jesus came to fulfill the law of atonement and sacrifice. Not nullify or make it void. We are to be free in the sense our sins are covered by His blood and longer need the blood of animals, not be free to commit whatever sin we want because of Him. To do that is to crucify Him anew. we are still to follow the ten commandments and all of Gods laws, we no longer have to present a living sacrifice to the altar, Jesus was the ultimate "lamb" to God for us. We still must ask for forgiveness with real repentance, not an attitude of" I can do this and it's already covered." I am sorry you have met people who think Jesus was a free ride, but the sheep will be separated from the goats in the end. The bible makes the point you can lose your salvation. Yes I know no one can take it from you but you can give it up. Please don't give up on us we're not all the same. It's just a shame any one can call them selves Christian, without at least trying to live it.

Answer 8

Good question and mostly good answers above!
One thing we must see is that the God of the Old Testament (OT) and the God of the New Testament (NT) is the same God. If you compare the 10 commandments with Jesus' sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7 you will see that Jesus made the 10 commandments even more radical and impossible to follow in our own strength.
For example:Instead of just saying "don't commit adultery", he said if a man looks lustfully at a woman he is already committing adultery. Or, if instead of just saying "don't kill" He said if you say "you fool" to your brother you are already killing him.

The CEREMONIAL laws of the OT are not needed anymore, because they were pointing toward what Jesus would do as the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of mankind.
The MORAL laws of God, like the 10 commandments, are still valid today.

The old covenant (or testament) that God made with the Jewish nation gave them the laws of God. The new covenant (or testament) that Jesus proclaimed, is for all people of the world. It is not a covenant of laws to keep, but a love covenant of relationship between man and the living God.

Once you become a Christian, you enter into this new love covenant with God. You don't have to perform to find acceptance with God, you are accepted because of what Jesus did on your behalf.
Rom. 3:21-24 explains this new covenant:
"But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."

Even though, once you become a follower of Jesus, the slate of all your bad deeds and thoughts has been wiped clean, your sinful nature, however has not been removed and you tend to still fall into your old habits of sinning.

A Christian is like a new-born baby, who now needs to learn to walk in the new ways of God, whereas before he just followed the ways of his selfish nature. Being a Christian is a growing process that will only be completed when God takes us from this earth. So, if you see Christians not behaving in a Christ-like way, remember that they are still growing up to become more like Jesus.
Christians even get discouraged with themselves, how little they are like their Lord and Savior. One good friend said: "After you take one look at yourself, take ten looks at Jesus, He is the only perfect one".
The wonderful thing is that God Himself oversees the growth of His children and He has promised that the good work He began in His children, He will complete.

Unfortunately often Christians are not yet humble enough to admit that they fail; there is still the sinful nature who tries to excuse and blame.

So, look to Jesus the perfect One, His kids are still struggling to get there, to be like Him.

Answer 9

God gave the ten Commandments to the those that have been regularly happening as Israelites. Centuries later whilst the Christian congregation grow to be shaped, this regulation code grow to be no longer surpassed directly to it. Why? because of the fact the Bible says that “Christ is the top of the regulation.” (Romans 10:4) The Christian apostle Paul explains: “It [the regulation] grow to be further to make transgressions take place, until eventually the seed [Messiah, or Christ] ought to reach to whom the promise were made.” (Galatians 3:19) the ten Commandments, besides because of the fact something of the regulation, might for this reason prepare the Jews for the Messiah and instruction manual them to him. whilst Jesus got here, lived between them, and died completely obedient to the regulation, he grew to grow to be “the top of the regulation.” Then God provided the Jews some thing extra perfect. Now they might “as a loose present” finally be “declared righteous by utilising his undeserved kindness throughout the launch by utilising the ransom paid by utilising Christ Jesus.”-- Romans 3:24. Paul additionally says, “you're no longer under regulation yet under undeserved kindness” and, “while you're being led by utilising spirit, you're no longer under regulation.”--Romans 6:14; Galatians 5:18. Now, on condition that Christians are no longer “under regulation,” are they then free of all ethical restraints? in no way. As Paul confirmed, Christians are being led by utilising God’s holy spirit, and it would not lead all of us into sin. It urges them to stay away additionally from sins dealt with in the ten Commandments. working example, in case you study a million Corinthians 6:9, 10, you will locate quite a few Christian rules that are resembling lots of the ten Commandments. they're the prohibitions against idolatry, adultery, stealing, and covetousness.

Answer 10

Please do not confuse Christianity with christendom.
Christendom is a counterfeit hypocritical abomination.
You hear different comments because they don't even know themselves what to believe.
Christianity, on the other hand, is simple, clear and straight-forward.
The 10 commandments were given to the Jewish nation.
Are you Jewish?
No. Then forget about it!
Christians are under a different law.
It is mentioned in Matthew 22:35-40
"One of them asked, testing him:
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment?”
He said to him:
“‘You must love your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’
This is the greatest and first commandment.
The second, like it, is this:
‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’
On these 2 commandments the whole Law hangs.”
So, whenever you face a situation, just ask yourself:
"What would Jesus consider as the loving thing to do?"
That is real Christianity!