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The Old Testament Law which is obsolete, has been replaced by the New Testament Covenant. As a result of the death and resurrection of Christ, true Spirit filled believers understand that they are not under the Old Testament Law. This article will help the reader to understand the new Law of Christ.
Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
The Old Testament law is fulfilled as they come to pass in the New Testament revelations.
Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day [that] I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
The Old Testament Law of Moses, written on tablets of stone, was given unto Israel after the flesh. These people continuously rejected God the Father and served many strange gods, only a remnant sought Jehovah through faith.
Jer 31:33 But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Lean Not on Your own wisdomThe second covenant was the Law of Christ written in the hearts of men, Israel after the Spirit.
This passage refers to the whole house of Israel. All of mankind can now believe in Christ and serve Him in newness of Spirit through faith, hope and love. Everyone that trusts in the cross of Christ is counted as the Israel of God.
Isa 51:7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart [is] my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of them.
Isaiah prophesized of the true followers of God; this people would know the new law of Christ and it would be in their hearts and minds. Following the New Testament law of Jesus instead of the Old Testament Law of men, would enable them to one day receive redemption at the second coming.
Isaiah 51:11Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
This is the second gathering of the true Israel, the church that Christ bought; it also is a future prophecy awaiting the return of Jesus as King of Kings. Modern day Israel is a man made gathering of a people that for the most part despise Jesus. The second gathering of God’s Israel is a spiritual event dealing with a redeemed people; the word redeemed refers to our salvation when we are transformed at Christ’s second coming.
The New Testament Law Is Given Unto The Israel of God
Gal 6:15-16 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
Some professing Christians consider Israel becoming a nation in 1948 as the God ordained second gathering; they also believe the inhabitants of this nation are the chosen ones; both of these fallacies are as far from the truth as good is from evil.
John 1:11-12 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
To even consider that God would be a part of gathering a people that have the same belief system as those that rejected and killed His son is ludicrous.They were exiled because of their unbelief, and God calls His servants by another name (Isa 65:1-25).
Matt 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee…Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
The lineage from Abraham to Christ is one of a genealogy of a group that were very much like each other; they all had the same pursuits, character and blessings in Christ.
Gal 3:28-29 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Mathew speaks of all the generations that start with Abraham, continue through David and end with Christ. All carries with it the meaning of all of a type, which in this case is the faithful believer. The blessings of Abraham come on all that have faith through Christ; the promises however were made to Abraham and his seed, which is Christ (Gal 3:14-16).
All who are in Christ are promised the inheritance of eternal life with Him, at His second coming, and all of these are counted as Abraham’s seed. To make a claim that you are of the tribe of Judah without being in Christ, and yet still have a special privilege is utter nonsense.
Gal 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Righteousness comes through Christ’s victory over sin at the cross, to make the claim of righteousness through the Old Testament Law is sin and deceit.
As we are told in Galatians, we receive Christ’s Spirit by the hearing of the Word with faith.
Eph 6:16-17 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Rev_14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Rev_22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
yet… I bet your church requires tithing,possibly no gays, probably you would think of adultry and lying as sin, surely theft, and of course murder…..
“Old Testament Law Is Replaced By The New Testament”
Jesus never claimed that, he preached to keep and practice all 613 old laws better than the law keepers.
Pix ! You left out the Commandments to Cast out demons, heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and to do it for free, which is also part of the command, imagine that, for free, being a command !
Matthew 10 if you forgot.
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Matt 22:35-40 (KJV)