Isn't it interesting that in the new testament the only thing that applies to gentiles are the Noahide laws?

Question

Prohibition of Idolatry: - There is only one God. You shall not make for yourself an idol.
Prohibition of Murder: - You shall not murder.
Prohibition of Theft: - You shall not steal.
Prohibition of Sexual Promiscuity: - You shall not commit adultery.
Prohibition of Blasphemy: - Revere God and do not blaspheme.
Prohibition of Cruelty to Animals: - Do not eat the flesh of a living animal.
Requirement to have just Laws: - You shall set up an effective government to police the preceding six laws.

I wonder if this is how Paul justified to the Jews the salvation of the Messiah to the gentiles...

Actually -

Acts 15:28-29

"For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials: 29 that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell."

Yeah Jesus came to fulfill the law for the Jews but how does that apply to the gentiles? If you read the synoptic gospels who does that apply in regards to Jesus and the law?

Answer 1

The Noachian law covenant applies to every human being in the world from the time of that covenant onwards, and with the animals. It commands reproduction of the human species and dominion over all other creatures, permiting eating of animals for food. It says nothing about living forever but warns that God will demand back from humanity and animals the unlawful taking of human life. It promises that God will never again deluge the earth with a global flood. It uses blood as a sign, or symbol, that life is a sacred gift from God. All of that was transported into the Mosaic law covenant, plus much more.

In the New Testament Gentiles are shown to be without excuse for violating God's moral laws because their God-given conscience condemns them when they do wrong. God has made plain to everyone, from the creation of the world, his qualities. "There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil; first for the Jew, then for the Gentils; but glory, honour and peace for everyone who does good; first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For God does not show favouritism. All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law." (Romans ch 1&2)

Because the Jews were called to be God's special possession and were given the Mosaic law, they were without excuse when they broke that law. Paul showed that it was impossible for anyone to keep God's law perfectly and that both Jew and Gentile could only please God by having faith in Christ for salvation. By turning to the Gentiles, Paul was fulfilling God's promise to Abraham that all nations of the earth would be blessed through faith: "...us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles. As he says in Hosea, 'I will call them 'my people' who are not my people; and I will call her 'my loved one who is not my loved one'... Israel pursured a law of righteousness not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the 'stumbling-stone' [Christ]." (ch9) Jews and Gentiles alike are justified by putting faith in Christ. There is no difference.

Answer 2

Jesus said that all things in the law, the prophets and the psalms about him must be fulfilled ... he said that not the least part of it will pass away until all is fulfilled.

Thus, since there are many prophecies of the Messiah that haven't been fulfilled, the "old" covenant still stands. We are NOT yet under the new.

This also means that either the Jews are right, that Jesus is not the Messiah, or that he must come back to finished things.

For gentiles to be "saved" they must be grafted into the Jewish olive tree... they must serve G-d, love G-d, keep the sabbath, and take hold of the ("old") covenant. [ Isaiah 56:6 ]

Answer 3

Actually, this is straight from the Tanakh (OT), and these idiots above me wouldn't know the real bible if it smacked them in the head twice. Paul couldn't get Jews to follow him, that's why he told gentiles, who knew nothing of Judaism, that Jesus freed them from those laws.

Christianity is the shady used car salesman of religion. They'll tell you all kinds of stuff to make the car seem like a great deal, tell you that it's a great car and will last forever and what not, but never give you a guarantee, but plenty of run around when you have questions about why the airconditioning stopped working. If you had done your own research on the car before you bought it, checked with the previous owner about the condition of the car when he traded it in. Christians seem to never check with Judaism to find out whether or not these laws and rules we were saved from ever actually applied to them.

Answer 4

You don't have a clue

The 10 commandment were superseded by the New Testament. The entire New Testament is written to include the Gentiles. Read Pauls letters.

Answer 5

Say what you will but Jesus came to fulfill the law.

We are not judged by what we eat by the way.....