Did Jesus fulfill the laws of the OT but they are still valid or did he fulfill the laws of the OT so that....

Question

they are no longer to be followed?

For instance,

Is it ok to eat shell fish such as crabs and shrimp?
Leviticus 11:9-12

Should we kill people who work on the Sabbath?
Exodus 35:2

Is it a sin to shave?
Lev. 19:27

Are two men who lay with each other and one is dressed as woman ok?
Leviticus 18:22

Is playing football ok if the ball is made from a pigskin?
Lev. 11:6-8

These are just a few of the laws Jesus is said to have fulfilled.But did he fulfill them so that they are no longer valid or just to show us that we must obey them because he did?

Answer 1

The laws were given to the Nation of Israel.

As such they only apply to members of said group.

Answer 2

The food laws still apply for the Jewish people. Gentiles (Christians) aren't bound by them.

Don't know about the shaving. Lev19:27.

Lev 18:22 applies to everyone.

Don't know about Lev 11:6-8 or Exodus 35:2 tho Christians don't do the latter. (If we did, all shopping and eating out would have to be done during the week leaving weekends rather boring since nothing would be open.)

God expects His Ten Commandments to be obeyed by everyone but also expects us to use common sense.

Answer 3

Jesus fulfilled all the old laws and then replaced them with the new covenant, which is based solely on the grace he obtained for us by his perfect sacrifice, grace which is freely distributed through the church that he personally founded.

Neither Jew nor Gentile could ever be saved by following the old laws, either then or now.

Study this passage carefully, and you'll realize that Jesus said the law would remain only until one of two things occurred; EITHER the end of the world OR his fulfillment of all things.

Mat 5:18 For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled.

Christ fulfilled all things. The law is history!

Answer 4

Jesus fulfilled all of the ceremonial laws that were types and shadows pointing to Him. Dietary laws about "clean" and "unclean" foods were pointing to the inner purity that people who are born again by the Holy Spirit would receive. The Sabbath law was pointing to the rest that believers would receive from trying to be justified by keeping the law. Laws about shaving or tattoos were about being separated from the pagan practices of the idolaters as believers today are a part of the church or "called out" ones.

The moral laws from the OT are a reflection of God's eternal character and they are still to be followed because God tells us to be holy just as He is holy.

Answer 5

The OT law was made for moral reasons to teach us right and wrong. The OT law was part of the old covenant. There became a new covenant when Jesus died on te cross and fulfilled the prophecy.

Answer 6

Jesus never did tell anyone to ignore God's commandments in the Old Testament. All of those commanments were given to us for our own good. We can choose to ignore them, but doing so can create problems in our lives. Eating seafood or pork will cause health problems if you eat that stuff all of the time, and we already know that men having sex with other men causes health problems because of the AIDS epidemic. It is not wise to ignore all of those commandments. They still serve a purpose in our lives. The difference now is that you can't be stoned to death or sent to hell if you do ignore God's commandments, because Jesus Christ died on the cross. You can still be forgiven if you do break one of God's commandments by repenting to God. Christians have it so much easier than the Jews in the Old Testament of the Bible. All a Christian has to do is ask God for forgiveness. The Jews had to sacrifice animals to God to be forgiven of their sins. All of that ended when Jesus died on the cross.

Answer 7

There are 3 types of Old Testament Law: moral, civil, and ceremonial.

The civil law was specific to govern the day-to-day Jewish life at that time.

The ceremonial law was to prepare people for Jesus. An example of ceremonial law for ritual animal sacrifice, which was to help people understand that sin had to be paid for with blood and led to death. This foreshadowed the perfect passover Lamb who takes away the sins of the world, namely Jesus, who was the perfect sacrifice. All ceremonial laws were to prepare people for Jesus. Now there is no more need for them.

The moral law is to point towards God's righteous standards of holy behavior. For example, don't commit adultery. This law is still to be followed because it is the right way to live. However, following the Law is not the way to be saved, because no one can follow the Law one hundred percent perfectly. This is why we need Jesus.

Once we identify ourselves with Jesus by accepting His sacrifice on our behalf, all our sins are covered by His blood, so that when God looks at us He sees the righteousness of Jesus. Now we are free to live in relationship with God based on love and grace, not fear of condemnation. Because we love Jesus, we want to show our love to Him by living as good a life as we can, but it does not affect our salvation whether we live really well or screw up a lot. God has forgiven us for everything because of Jesus.

But anyone who does not accept Jesus is convicted by the Law they cannot live up to.

Answer 8

"By the blood of bulls and goats shall no flesh be spared."

"I am come to fulfill the law."

Christ fulfilled the law, because we humans could not.
His life was perfect, He performed the deeds of the law, and unlike all other believers, He never had to offer sacrifice for HImself. But offered Himself as a sacrifice for others.
"That we might become the righteousness of God in HIm."

Answer 9

he fore filled the sacrifices of the old covenant. and Peter was shown by God no food is a sin. Christians are not under the Jewish laws but the ten commandments still stand as God's laws.

Answer 10

To put it in simple terms,the Old Covenant was more of a contract between God and sinful man,the New Covenant is infinitly greater than a mere contract and is between God and the new man, so in a great sense the goalposts have been moved.

Answer 11

Hebrews Chapter 10 clearly states that Jesus came and fulfilled the old covenant of law.

We have a conscious that we are suppose to know what is wrong and what is right.