Should we still follow the ten commandments? PART 2!?

Question

Earlier I posted a question part one, on whether or not Jesus Christ abolished the ten commandments, basically, I asked if we should still follow them, now that we are saved by Jesus Christ.

The overwhelming answer was YES.
There were a few, maybe 2 or 3 that said that we should not follow the ten commandments anymore, but I doubt they thought it through all the way, as they basicaly gave me, a christian, an open door to murder them.

My follow up to that question is...
If we are still to follow the ten commandments, by the same verses you showed me, should we still follow the food laws, which we 'to protect us' and made to help our lives on this earth.

I will include a link to the last question, so you may review your answers and the answers of others.

http://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqMuWTzqjT7r8AMB7qxaZd.ISAx.;_ylv=3?qid=20071129130410AAdUV4ehttp://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqMuWTzqjT7r8AMB7qxaZd.ISAx.;_ylv=3?qid=20071129130410AAdUV4e

Don't be hypocrits now.

God inspired the food laws, and said repeadedly not to eat anything unclean, as is shown in LEVITICUS and the NEW TESTEMENT many times, my question is, to those who say yes to the ten commandments, should we then also follow the food laws. OR AT LEAST TRY TO.

Answer 1

Once again, if God wrote the Ten Commandments than He must have meant for us to follow all of them. Just because Jesus cleansed us of our sins does not mean we have free reign to go out and do whatever we want. We still have to follow God's law and the whole Ten Commandments is His laws. Jesus simply added some more when He was on Earth like loving our neighbors and such.

Answer 2

Jessky, great question. I wish I had all the answers, but I am a searcher. From reading this website it's clear that Christians are all over the map on this one, but each one is positive that he's right. That alone sets off alarm bells. One very well-educated person wrote, "...Mosaic Law shouldn't be used to substantiate a Christian's position regarding a theological matter. PERIOD." I have two questions of my own.

1. Are the people who agree with that quote the same ones who are furious with the ACLU for having the 10 Commandments removed from public places? If so, why?

2. How do we justify relying on the OT prophecy to prove Jesus is Messiah, but throw out the rest of the OT? Is this cherry picking taken to an extreme degree? Is it not true that the ONLY thing people want to take the scissors to is the "law" part? I've never heard one want to remove the story of Noah.

Hebrew speakers say that the word "law" is an incorrect translation and that a better translation would be "instructions." (See link) Also, we know that salvation does not exist without faith. Therefore, if you follow all of these "instructions," but have no faith, you still have a problem.

People read and list scripture that supports their position only. I'm not using this to support any position, but as something to consider. The usual cite from Mark 7 is "Do not think that I have come to abolish ..." etcetera. But I rarely see anyone point out the continuation of that paragraph, "19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven."

I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that for Christians, the instructions of God are given for the improvement of our lives. We can choose to follow them or not, but to discourage others from them is not pleasing to God. (See Mark above)

I say that particularly in light of the Council of Jerusalem's decision (in Acts) that gentiles only needed to follow certain rules. I don't think the reason for that was that the so-called "law" was done away with for gentiles, but because gentiles were completely ignorant at that time of God's word, having never been in the synagogue to learn.

I'll leave you with some links that are food (clean) for thought. :-)

God bless

Answer 3

According to some, we have no need for the ten commandments or the bible, because it is all just a pack of lies. I think we should segregate an area for non-believers and remove from law any of the ten commandments that exist and the law of Jesus, that means you can break any of the commandments without consequence. It isn't hard to imagine what kind of community that would be. I don't think Jesus abolished the ten commandments, but replaced them with one, which is to love one another, you aren't loving one another if you are breaking the ten commandments. The whole intention was to uncomplicate things, and I don't think the food you eat has anything to do with loving one another unless you are a cannibal. Where do most people think laws originated from? ;-)

Answer 4

You respond to those who disagree with you with an accusation about murder! Well, that tells me a great deal about you. I would recommend you take a look at Galatians 4:21 - 5:1 and answer the question of who persecutes whom in relation to the old covenant ten commandments, and the new which is based on the spirit and not the letter.

A Christian, who has the Holy Spirit, has love for even an enemy. It is only those who have hatred in their heart that murder. No hatred, no murder. The spirit of the law answers your accusation.

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Answer 5

The Ten Commandments are rules for living a decent and pure life. If more people followed these tenets, the better off our society would be.

In the Old Testament, God provided the beasts on land and the food in the sea to sustain man.

Christian, Jew, Muslim should hold the values of the Ten Commandments as edicts for an honorable way of life.

Answer 6

I think the Ten Commandments were for all time and are the core of The Law, but that the other laws were laws mostly for society at the time and are fluid. Also, if you follow the Big Ten, a lot of the small stuff naturally follows.

Answer 7

It's kinda hard to look at a deleted question..... Anyway, I would guess by the manner of your explanation that people used the passage that said that till Heaven and Earth pass away, not one jot or tittle should pass away from the Law and Prophets. According to what Yeshuah (Jesus) said just before that, He said that He didn't come to do away with the Law and prophets, but to fulfill them. There was many things prophesied about the coming Messiah (Christ) in the Old Testament, and He fulfilled all of them, but He didn't do away with them. You may know the books better as the "Old Testament".

Answer 8

The 10 commandments are a set of guidelines and rules that we should still follow.

Just because we are saved by grace does not mean that we can go against God and not follow his ways.

The 10 commandments are God's ways to live. That will never die.

Answer 9

The minority was correct in this case. The New Testament (especially the writings of Paul) clearly state that the Law is there not for us to obey**, but to show us that (according to Matt 5) , nobody can obey the law because all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. Who here has never hated?

**James 6:1 says (paraphrase), What then, should we sin all the more so grace can abound? Never.

Jesus did not come to abolish the law, He came to fulfill it. That means that the punishment for our violations (violations according to Matt 5) has been paid for. That's not a license to sin. It's a license to obey Christ and not the law. Certainly the bar has been raised if looking upon a woman with lust is the same as adultery, and coveting is the same as stealing. Does that make sense? If you have other questions, I suggest you find a good independent, fundamental, Christian (Anabaptist) church and ask the pastor.

Answer 10

Ma'am; we are not under the law of Moses (which starts in Exodus 20) 'the 10 commandmemts' included! However, the '10 commandments' were restated in different format for Christians.