The Law: Abolished or Fulfilled? (Ephesians 2:14-15) John MacArthur

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Christ forever broke down (the Greek aorist tense signifies completed action) every dividing wall by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances. When Jesus died on the cross He abolished every barrier between man and God and between man and his fellow man. The greatest barrier between Jew and Gentile was the ceremonial law, the Law of commandments contained in ordinances. The feasts, sacrifices, offerings, laws of cleanliness and purification, and all other such distinctive outward commandments for the unique separation of Israel from the nations were abolished...

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[LIQUIDFLUIDR12X]

Moral Law, where did that one came from ??

[xhemexx]

the 603 mosaic/levitical laws were never for us to begin with. Only the Moral and ethical laws were for us. Laws such as the nazerite vow and not to shave ones head clearly is not indedned at all for us, and wasn't even intended for the jew in that day, it was ONLY intended for those partaiking of the act.

[TheFox251]

^yoke of slavery not yoke of salvation

[TheFox251]

The law is done away with as the bible plainly says. Christ completed it. No need to put ourselves under a yoke of salvation. Jesus said he did not come to abolish, "The Law and The Prophets" not just Law, the whole OT.

[Denemoore]

This explanation is kind of right but also misses that Jesus came to do away with the 603 mosaic/levitical laws. However you cannot apply the statement of "abolish" in any shape or form to the 10 commandments. Yes the Jews were keeping them in a legalistic way, but this was just as wrong in the new and old covenant so Jesus was not doing away with something that was always wrong. Joseph, David, Daniel, etc did not keep the 10 commandments in this legalistic way but are an example to us still.

[ChristiansofAsia]

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

[cornerstone111]

Typical Baptist view, that just ends up digging a deeper hole.

[ytuseruber]

The phrase "The Law" in the context of the New Testament and the usage of the Jews of the first century always referred to the entire Mosaic covenant. The phrase "The Law" referred to the so-called ceremonial aspects, it referred to the legislative aspects and it referred to the Decalogue. It was considered an organic whole. The entire covenant was an expression of "moral law". It is either in effect or it is not. The New Covenant was not an "amendment" or addendum to the Old Covenant.