Jesus did away with the Law, some believe that doesn't mean the10 commandments what do you think?

Question

If he really didn't do away with the 10 comandmenes shouldn't you be put to death for working on the sabbath?

Answer 1

Romans 13:8-10 explains this matter: Do not YOU people be owing anybody a single thing, except to love one another; for he that loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. For the law code, “You must not commit adultery, You must not murder, You must not steal, You must not covet,” and whatever other commandment there is, is summed up in this word, namely, “You must love your neighbor as yourself.”  Love does not work evil to one’s neighbor; therefore love is the law’s fulfillment.

Answer 2

As I understand it, Jesus was not doing anything to the Law, merely changing the basis of its interpretation from the letter to the spirit of the Law. Jesus was saying that endless arguing over the word order, phrasing and other incidental details was destroying the purpose of the Law. The "spirit" of the Law means considering its elements in an analytical way, determining WHY a law was made, not just playing word games with the way it happened to be written out. The "spirit" of the Law is antithetical to the mindset that sees the Law as a challenge to think up ways around its inconveniences. Rather, a law is to be observed when it will result in good, not for its own sake.

The Sabbath law is a good example. Jesus was always getting caught healing people on the Sabbath. Healing was work, according to the Pharisees, and therefore forbidden on the Sabbath. But Jesus said, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." The Sabbath was a mandatory opportunity to take a break from the endless demands of the ordinary weekday, not a contest to see who could shirk the most responsibility. If the cows need milking on the Sabbath, you don't hire a goy to milk them, you milk them yourself, but then, instead of going on out into the field, you go home and relax, and think about the deep ideas you don't normally have time for on other days.

The Law is still in place, as a rough guide and a reminder of what virtuous living is about. But it must be applied in a rational way, to fit the circumstances, to meet the needs of the moment. Like the Sabbath, the Law was made for man, not vice-versa.

Answer 3

These people who keep citing Mt. 5:17-18 as proof the law remains inviolate down to jots and tittles are brain dead. You can't "destroy" law in the prophets where there is no law codified. The only thing that has the potential to be destroyed or fulfilled in the law and prophets are prophesies. Or perhaps they would understand that their interpretation would mean that circumcision and sacrifices are still required. But they say, "no... those were done away, and they totally ignore then their insistence on what they claim here in Mt. 5.

The ten commandments were the basis or core of the old covenant God made with Israel. ISRAEL and no one else.

Jesus is described in scripture as being the God of the old testament and as such, when he died, that covenant ended, even as any such covenant would end upon the death of either or any party to a covenant.

So why do so many insist on keeping the conditions of the old covenant? They want bragging rights. They want to say, "look! We keep the sabbath! We are better than you, and you are not Christian because you do not keep the sabbath."

It becomes the defining point of their belief system; all based in physical things; do this -- don't do that, and they think that makes them righteous, never understanding that I could train a monkey to keep the sabbath better than they do.

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Answer 4

Many schools of thought on this subject say that, because the Bible clearly says that the Mosaic laws as well as the rest of god's laws are everlasting, Jesus could not do away with the 10 commandments. Some think that because the Law is described as everlasting that Jesus' new covenant terminates Mosaic Law.
Others think that because the Law is described as everlasting the Mosaic Laws still apply.
" Debating which laws mean more than others was a favorite exercise of the rabbinical tradition in which Jesus was educated. Still, Talmudic commentators did not take it upon themselves to pick and choose among the Commandments that God gave to humanity etched in stone. Jesus, on the other hand, in Christian thinking holds a divine license to amend the scripture. And here's what he says:

"And Jesus said, `You shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness. Honor your father and mother. Also, you shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" (Matthew 19:17-19, New Revised Standard Version. A parallel telling of the Six Commandments exchange is found at Mark 10:17-23.)

Six count `em Six Commandments, not Ten. Can you name the missing four?

These are the Commandments that Christ leaves off his inventory: "You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make yourself an idol. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God. Remember the Sabbath Day, and keep it holy." (Compression of Exodus 20:3-8, NRSV. The Ten Commandments are given several times in the Old Testament in slightly different wordings, and the Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant traditions make different choices regarding which wordings to emphasize.)

Because what is significant about the Six Commandments verses is what Christ does not say, the grandeur and import of the passage is routinely missed.

Jesus, the child of God, carefully and consciously discards four of the Ten Commandments, basic precepts of a thousand years of relations between Maker and made. It turns out that the four Commandments Jesus deletes are the ones concurring formal religious practice. The Six Commandments that Jesus endorses are the ones concerning morality, love, and good character."

Of course this is just a tiny bit of the debate. Not even Christians agree on this issue.

Answer 5

Jehovah gave the nation of Israel over 600 laws, which included the 10 Commandments. The whole Law was done away with at the death of Jesus, NOT before.

At John 5:19, it says: "On this account, indeed, the Jews began seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath but he was also calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God."

Had Jesus broken the Law of the Sabbath? No. It was those unbelieving Jews who claimed that Jesus broke the Sabbath, but they were wrong about that. Jesus kept the Law perfectly, and he declared: “It is lawful to do good on the sabbath.” Matt. 12:10-12

Answer 6

Christians back then were under the Mosaic Law.
There were some harsh punishment if you committed acts of adultery and fornication...like getting stoned to death out at the city gate. Or if you had to worship God you had to make a sacrificial offering of a young lamb.

When Jesus Christ was crucified all those laws were actually done away with. We are now under grace. We now follow Principles. We can now pray directly to God through his son Jesus Christ. If we commit an act that is against God's teachings, he has outlined procedures to follow and we can pray directly to him for forgiveness. As for the Sabbath, we are no longer required to have a day of 'rest' to serve God. We can pray to him anytime, any day and rest anytime, any day.

Answer 7

It can be proven that Jesus was a Torah abidiing messiah and the teachings of the Torah are scatttered throughout the New Testament !!!
Did Jesus do away with the 'old' law ?
NO NO !!! He came to fulfill it for us because we cannot keep the whole law !!!
He was the completion of the blood covenant for all of mankind and all we have to do is believe in Him as Lord and Saviour !!!
The Sabbath was given for man for re-creation !!!
By the way we all deserve death !!! Forgiveness is always available !!!

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Answer 8

Actually there are very few commandments mentioned in the NT. Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness are all mentioned but not remember the Sabbath. The most important two commandments are love the Lord your God with all your heart all your soul and all you mind. The second love your neighbor as yourself.
On these hang all the other commandments. Basically if you follow these two you won't lie or murder or covet or worship idols. Follow these two laws and the rest will follow.

Answer 9

Jesus fulfilled the law. The law was given to convict us of our sinfulness. Jesus relased us from the law, so we now serve God out of love and not duty. The law is good, but no one can live up to it all... not the 10 commandments nor the other 603 (there are 613 commandments in the OT). No one can even get close to living up to God's standard. That's why we need a savior, and God loves us so much he's given us one.

Answer 10

Jesus did away with the law, and thus with the 10 commandments as well. But the principles behind the old covenant laws remain the same and in effect.

For instance, what was the principle behind the law of not working on the sabbath? It was that we need to make time for worship and family. This is still true today.

- Bob