“Laws of Moses” and “Laws of God” – What has been abolished?

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“The laws have been abolished,” is a theory that is often heard. The only question here is which laws are involved. About the “laws of Moses” or about the “laws of God”? If any difference is made at all. This is exactly where the reason for great misunderstandings lies.

Laws of God and/or Laws of Moses

When we talk about the laws of God, we generally mean the 10 Commandments. In principle, that is absolutely correct. But it can become a big problem if the “laws of Moses” are either completely ignored or lumped together with the laws of God. Although all rules or statutes were instituted by God, the Gospel explicitly distinguishes between “God’s laws” and “Moses’ laws”. There is an elementary reason for this. One set of laws lasts forever, the other was only valid for a certain period of time.

The long-ago abolition of the “Law of Moses” leads to a fatal misunderstanding if a distinction is not made between the laws at this point. The result is that many evangelical churches teach that the 10 commandments of God have long since been abolished. That’s exactly not the case! (Info). “After Jesus Christ’s death on the cross, we live under grace, no longer under the law,” is the thesis cited by those who consider God’s 10 commandments to have been abolished.

Unfortunately, there are quite a few contemporaries who use the term “Laws of Moses” to create a similar confusion as they do with the term “Jewish Sabbath”. These equate the “Laws of Moses” with the 10 commandments of God and define God’s fourth commandment, the Sabbath commandment, as a purely Jewish matter that has nothing to do with Christianity at all (Info).

Laws of God cannot be abolished

It is true that anyone who confesses to Jesus Christ, of course in full and with all consequences, lives under His grace and no longer under the law. But this by no means means that God’s laws are abolished or are completely irrelevant to the believer. The actual statement is that every human being is a sinner and is therefore condemned to death. With faith, according to the Gospel, Jesus Christ shows himself to be merciful to people and does not condemn them, but sees them as justified. The law no longer condemns people, but they now live under the grace of Jesus Christ. However, people are still required to no longer sin.

If a sovereign pardons a criminal convicted by law, i.e. frees him from the actually just punishment, then the pardoned person has by no means obtained a license to simply disregard the country’s laws in the future. Actually logical. Rather, the pardoned criminal appears to be insightful and remorseful, at least that’s how it should be, and in the future he will make “double or triple” attention not to commit any violations of the law. Ultimately, he walks free because of mercy. He therefore lives under grace, since he is free, and not under the law, otherwise he would be in prison.

Laws of God defined sin

This connection alone, that sins could still occur, clearly shows that these laws still have to exist. For sin is per se defined as the transgression of the law (1 John 3:4). Unfortunately, this extremely important connection between God’s valid law and its violation is even watered down by the large Protestant churches in Germany. These simply define sin as something completely different (Info).

One of the “favorite verses” for claiming that God’s laws are abolished is Matthew 5:17:
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.“

Jesus Christ “fulfilled” the laws and thereby “abolished them”. True to the motto: “Task accomplished and therefore finished”. No, that’s not the case. This does not even require the interpretation of this verse in a given context, but it is sufficient to read the immediately following verse 18:
“For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.“

It looks completely different. Heaven and earth still exist, and not everything has happened yet. It follows from this that neither a letter nor a single line has been lost from the law. The “fulfillment” of the law in verse 17 cannot therefore mean the “removal” of the law. During his lifetime as a human being in this world, Jesus Christ fulfilled the laws in the sense that He had fully complied with them.

Distinction is important

The laws of Moses are still up for debate. Fundamentally different from the laws of God. Even though the laws of Moses were essentially instituted by God, they still have different names for the simple reason that both sets of laws have to be handled completely differently.

The two sets of laws are also distinguished by the names “ceremonial laws” (Moses’ laws) and “moral laws” (God’s laws, 10 commandments). What sounds terribly complicated is actually easy to distinguish and understand.

The Laws of God – Moral Laws

The moral laws are the 10 commandments literally written by God himself on both stone tablets. Moses received these two stone tablets on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20). Contrary to popular belief, these 10 commandments had not been redefined. These already applied before. However, after a 430-year stay in Egypt, including slavery for much of that time, the people of Israel had lost all knowledge of God’s will. Of course, even before the stone tablets, polytheism, idolatry, murder and manslaughter, theft, etc. were against God’s laws.

These 10 commandments are essentially a “refresher” of knowledge including new regulations. The new thing particularly affects polygamy and “cross-marrying” within close relatives. The 10 commandments given by God according to Exodus 10 and Deuteronomy 5 are taught primarily by the Roman Catholic Church as the author of the changes and also by the former Protestant churches in a modified (forged) form (Info).

The Laws of Moses – Ceremonial Laws

The ceremonial laws also given to Moses are far more extensive than the 10 Commandments. It is a whole package of regulations. These include various festivals on a fixed date of the year, the rules for burnt offerings, grain offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, guilt offerings and the regulations for the respective procedures. These regulations regarding sacrifices are all described in Leviticus.

All guilt and atonement sacrifices pointed to Jesus Christ, who, like the sacrificial animals, himself had to suffer a death as a substitute for the sinner, completely innocently.

Laws for Observance of Holidays

The prescribed festivals known today include, among others, the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, the Feast of Weeks, the Blowing of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement (feast days and their meanings – here). All of these holidays had a very specific, symbolic meaning. They were the representation of the path of salvation or redemption through Jesus Christ.

It began with the exodus of the people of Israel from Egypt, combined with the tenth plague. Every firstborn in Egypt died in one night. The exception was the families who followed the instructions to slaughter a lamb and apply its blood to the door frame. The “Angel of Death” simply walked past such a house. This lamb and its blood symbolized the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ, which actually occurred around 1,480 years later.

The ceremonial laws, which also included other regulations, such as circumcision and sacrifices to atone for guilt, were all shadows or symbolism for the (then still) future savior, Jesus Christ. Today we look back with faith in Jesus Christ; back then people looked forward with faith in the announced Messiah. Then as now, people are justified by grace through faith.

Same principle of redemption

The principle of salvation for people before Jesus and people after Jesus is identical. This fact takes the wind out of the sails of those who claim that the saving act of Jesus Christ only applies to people in His time and everyone afterward. The people before Jesus Christ would therefore have had no opportunity to benefit from His grace. But that is not the case. The faith is identical. The difference lies only in the belief in something that will appear in the future and something that appeared in the past. Hebrews chapter 11 makes this clear.

Elimination of the “Laws of Moses”

Now comes the “crunch point”. Jesus Christ, symbolized and announced by the ceremonial laws, actually appeared. He accomplished His saving work in this world by calling people to repentance and conversion, taking on all the guilt of people, suffering the just death on the cross due to sin, rising again on the third day and leaving this world again after another 40 days . In doing so, Jesus Christ fulfilled the entire package of ceremonial laws, i.e. the “Laws of Moses”. These laws were an “announcement, symbolizing copy” and Jesus Christ was the “perfect original.” It is obvious that the ceremonial laws became unnecessary after Jesus Christ fulfilled everything.

Abolished with the death of Jesus

The sacrificial ritual in the tabernacle or temple ended immediately with the death of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, the (sacrificial) Lamb of God, gave His life. Once, forever, lasting. The Bible describes the immediate end of the sacrificial rituals using the torn curtain of the Holy of Holies, Matthew 27:50-51:
“Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;“

There was only one curtain in the temple, and it separated the holy place from the holy of holies. Only the entrance to the sanctuary was still covered with a curtain (construction of a tabernacle – here). The sacrifice was therefore no longer necessary; Jesus Christ “did it”. With His ascension, Jesus Christ assumed His service as the High Priest of us all. In the so-called Heavenly Sanctuary, which was also symbolized by the tabernacle or temple (Info).

From this point on, all of the “Laws of Moses” or ceremonial laws were obsolete. These same laws were nailed to the cross with Jesus Christ, but not the 10 Commandments. It is precisely at this point that the fatal misunderstanding arises when no distinction is made between ceremonial laws (“Laws of Moses”) and moral laws (“Laws of God”).

The Bible makes an explicit distinction

The Bible itself clearly distinguishes between the “laws of Moses” (ceremonial) and the “laws of God” (morals, commandments). The big difference between the two sets of laws is also made clear. There is a direct comparison here.

An important, external distinguishing feature was that the 10 commandments were placed IN the ark of the covenant (Exodus 40:20) and the book with the ceremonial laws was placed outside of the ark (Deuteronomy 31:26). The Ark of the Covenant, the seat of God with the mercy seat and the 10 Commandments contained therein in the Holy of Holies of the Tabernacle or in the Temple. This is where sin, law (righteousness), and grace came together.

About the “Laws of Moses”

Luke 2,22:
“And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;“

Ephesians 2:15:
“Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;“

2 Chronicles 35:12:
“And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.“

Deuteronomy 31:26:
“Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.“

Galatians 3:19:
“Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.“

Colossians 2:14-16:
“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:“

Hebrews 7:16:
“Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.“

Hebrews 7:19:
“For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.“

About the “Laws of God”

Isaiah 5:24:
“Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.“

James 2:18:
“Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.“

Exodus 31:18:
“And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.“

Exodus 32:16:
“And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.“

Exodus 40:20:
“And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:“

Luke 16:17:
“And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.“

Romans 3:20:
“Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.“

Romans 7:7:
“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.“

Romans 7:14:
“For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.“

1 John 5:3:
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.“

Psalms 19:7:
“The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.“

Eternal Justice – Eternal Law

“Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.“, as in Psalm 119:142. There can only be justice if a standard, i.e. a law, comes into play. Verse 151 makes it clear that this refers to the moral laws (commandments):
“Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.“

If God had abolished His laws (10 Commandments), then His justice would be ended, sin without definition and part of the truth obsolete. No sin, therefore no transgression of the law, and therefore no grace required. The claim that God’s laws have been abolished and that one lives only under grace is therefore completely illogical. Psalm 119:142 describes an “everlasting” righteousness of God. Thus the standard of justice is also eternal. Thus the law of God is eternal.

Dimension of abolished laws

The definition of truth makes clear what dimension the supposed abolition of God’s law would entail (Info). The law is the truth, the Word of God is the truth, and Jesus Christ is the truth.

You don’t need to be a mathematical genius to understand that “equals” truth are therefore equivalent to each other. Jesus Christ (Truth) is the Word of God (Truth) and He defined the Law (Truth). John 14:15:
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.“

Now the preachers about abolished laws of God are simply eliminating part of the truth. However, these truths in three forms are inextricably linked. Just as inseparable as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In principle, only a thumb’s breadth away from declaring the Word of God and Jesus Christ as “abolished”. Actually, if you look at some (rainbow) churches completely unbiasedly, this is already the case.

The result in short form

• The “Laws of Moses”, i.e. the ceremonial laws, were abolished with Jesus Christ’s sacrificial death.
• The “laws of God”, i.e. the moral laws, have not been abolished. The 10 Commandments are valid forever.

“Side note“: A third temple is to be built in Jerusalem. For what? For the reintroduction of animal sacrifice. The consequence of this: The renewed sacrifice of animals is nothing other than the rejection of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, or the rejection of Jesus Christ as our Savior (3. Tempel – Info). Just as much an expression of rejection as the Eucharist, which is celebrated daily and often by the Roman Catholic Church (Info).

The last words of the Bible, in Revelation 22, include the following two verses:

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“The laws have been abolished,” is a theory that is often heard. The only question here is which laws are involved. About the “laws of Moses” or about the “laws of God”? If any difference is made at all. This is exactly where the reason for great misunderstandings lies.

Laws of God and/or Laws of Moses

When we talk about the laws of God, we generally mean the 10 Commandments. In principle, that is absolutely correct. But it can become a big problem if the “laws of Moses” are either completely ignored or lumped together with the laws of God. Although all rules or statutes were instituted by God, the Gospel explicitly distinguishes between “God’s laws” and “Moses’ laws”. There is an elementary reason for this. One set of laws lasts forever, the other was only valid for a certain period of time.

The long-ago abolition of the “Law of Moses” leads to a fatal misunderstanding if a distinction is not made between the laws at this point. The result is that many evangelical churches teach that the 10 commandments of God have long since been abolished. That’s exactly not the case! (Info). “After Jesus Christ’s death on the cross, we live under grace, no longer under the law,” is the thesis cited by those who consider God’s 10 commandments to have been abolished.

Unfortunately, there are quite a few contemporaries who use the term “Laws of Moses” to create a similar confusion as they do with the term “Jewish Sabbath”. These equate the “Laws of Moses” with the 10 commandments of God and define God’s fourth commandment, the Sabbath commandment, as a purely Jewish matter that has nothing to do with Christianity at all (Info).

Laws of God cannot be abolished

It is true that anyone who confesses to Jesus Christ, of course in full and with all consequences, lives under His grace and no longer under the law. But this by no means means that God’s laws are abolished or are completely irrelevant to the believer. The actual statement is that every human being is a sinner and is therefore condemned to death. With faith, according to the Gospel, Jesus Christ shows himself to be merciful to people and does not condemn them, but sees them as justified. The law no longer condemns people, but they now live under the grace of Jesus Christ. However, people are still required to no longer sin.

If a sovereign pardons a criminal convicted by law, i.e. frees him from the actually just punishment, then the pardoned person has by no means obtained a license to simply disregard the country’s laws in the future. Actually logical. Rather, the pardoned criminal appears to be insightful and remorseful, at least that’s how it should be, and in the future he will make “double or triple” attention not to commit any violations of the law. Ultimately, he walks free because of mercy. He therefore lives under grace, since he is free, and not under the law, otherwise he would be in prison.

Laws of God defined sin

This connection alone, that sins could still occur, clearly shows that these laws still have to exist. For sin is per se defined as the transgression of the law (1 John 3:4). Unfortunately, this extremely important connection between God’s valid law and its violation is even watered down by the large Protestant churches in Germany. These simply define sin as something completely different (Info).

One of the “favorite verses” for claiming that God’s laws are abolished is Matthew 5:17:
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.“

Jesus Christ “fulfilled” the laws and thereby “abolished them”. True to the motto: “Task accomplished and therefore finished”. No, that’s not the case. This does not even require the interpretation of this verse in a given context, but it is sufficient to read the immediately following verse 18:
“For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.“

It looks completely different. Heaven and earth still exist, and not everything has happened yet. It follows from this that neither a letter nor a single line has been lost from the law. The “fulfillment” of the law in verse 17 cannot therefore mean the “removal” of the law. During his lifetime as a human being in this world, Jesus Christ fulfilled the laws in the sense that He had fully complied with them.

Distinction is important

The laws of Moses are still up for debate. Fundamentally different from the laws of God. Even though the laws of Moses were essentially instituted by God, they still have different names for the simple reason that both sets of laws have to be handled completely differently.

The two sets of laws are also distinguished by the names “ceremonial laws” (Moses’ laws) and “moral laws” (God’s laws, 10 commandments). What sounds terribly complicated is actually easy to distinguish and understand.

The Laws of God – Moral Laws

The moral laws are the 10 commandments literally written by God himself on both stone tablets. Moses received these two stone tablets on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20). Contrary to popular belief, these 10 commandments had not been redefined. These already applied before. However, after a 430-year stay in Egypt, including slavery for much of that time, the people of Israel had lost all knowledge of God’s will. Of course, even before the stone tablets, polytheism, idolatry, murder and manslaughter, theft, etc. were against God’s laws.

These 10 commandments are essentially a “refresher” of knowledge including new regulations. The new thing particularly affects polygamy and “cross-marrying” within close relatives. The 10 commandments given by God according to Exodus 10 and Deuteronomy 5 are taught primarily by the Roman Catholic Church as the author of the changes and also by the former Protestant churches in a modified (forged) form (Info).

The Laws of Moses – Ceremonial Laws

The ceremonial laws also given to Moses are far more extensive than the 10 Commandments. It is a whole package of regulations. These include various festivals on a fixed date of the year, the rules for burnt offerings, grain offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, guilt offerings and the regulations for the respective procedures. These regulations regarding sacrifices are all described in Leviticus.

All guilt and atonement sacrifices pointed to Jesus Christ, who, like the sacrificial animals, himself had to suffer a death as a substitute for the sinner, completely innocently.

Laws for Observance of Holidays

The prescribed festivals known today include, among others, the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, the Feast of Weeks, the Blowing of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement (feast days and their meanings – here). All of these holidays had a very specific, symbolic meaning. They were the representation of the path of salvation or redemption through Jesus Christ.

It began with the exodus of the people of Israel from Egypt, combined with the tenth plague. Every firstborn in Egypt died in one night. The exception was the families who followed the instructions to slaughter a lamb and apply its blood to the door frame. The “Angel of Death” simply walked past such a house. This lamb and its blood symbolized the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ, which actually occurred around 1,480 years later.

The ceremonial laws, which also included other regulations, such as circumcision and sacrifices to atone for guilt, were all shadows or symbolism for the (then still) future savior, Jesus Christ. Today we look back with faith in Jesus Christ; back then people looked forward with faith in the announced Messiah. Then as now, people are justified by grace through faith.

Same principle of redemption

The principle of salvation for people before Jesus and people after Jesus is identical. This fact takes the wind out of the sails of those who claim that the saving act of Jesus Christ only applies to people in His time and everyone afterward. The people before Jesus Christ would therefore have had no opportunity to benefit from His grace. But that is not the case. The faith is identical. The difference lies only in the belief in something that will appear in the future and something that appeared in the past. Hebrews chapter 11 makes this clear.

Elimination of the “Laws of Moses”

Now comes the “crunch point”. Jesus Christ, symbolized and announced by the ceremonial laws, actually appeared. He accomplished His saving work in this world by calling people to repentance and conversion, taking on all the guilt of people, suffering the just death on the cross due to sin, rising again on the third day and leaving this world again after another 40 days . In doing so, Jesus Christ fulfilled the entire package of ceremonial laws, i.e. the “Laws of Moses”. These laws were an “announcement, symbolizing copy” and Jesus Christ was the “perfect original.” It is obvious that the ceremonial laws became unnecessary after Jesus Christ fulfilled everything.

Abolished with the death of Jesus

The sacrificial ritual in the tabernacle or temple ended immediately with the death of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, the (sacrificial) Lamb of God, gave His life. Once, forever, lasting. The Bible describes the immediate end of the sacrificial rituals using the torn curtain of the Holy of Holies, Matthew 27:50-51:
“Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;“

There was only one curtain in the temple, and it separated the holy place from the holy of holies. Only the entrance to the sanctuary was still covered with a curtain (construction of a tabernacle – here). The sacrifice was therefore no longer necessary; Jesus Christ “did it”. With His ascension, Jesus Christ assumed His service as the High Priest of us all. In the so-called Heavenly Sanctuary, which was also symbolized by the tabernacle or temple (Info).

From this point on, all of the “Laws of Moses” or ceremonial laws were obsolete. These same laws were nailed to the cross with Jesus Christ, but not the 10 Commandments. It is precisely at this point that the fatal misunderstanding arises when no distinction is made between ceremonial laws (“Laws of Moses”) and moral laws (“Laws of God”).

The Bible makes an explicit distinction

The Bible itself clearly distinguishes between the “laws of Moses” (ceremonial) and the “laws of God” (morals, commandments). The big difference between the two sets of laws is also made clear. An important, external distinguishing feature was that the 10 commandments were placed IN the ark of the covenant (Exodus 40:20) and the book with the ceremonial laws was placed outside of the ark (Deuteronomy 31:26). The Ark of the Covenant, the seat of God with the mercy seat and the 10 Commandments contained therein in the Holy of Holies of the Tabernacle or in the Temple. This is where sin, law (righteousness), and grace came together.

About the “Laws of Moses”

Luke 2,22:
“And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;“

Ephesians 2:15:
“Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;“

2 Chronicles 35:12:
“And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.“

Deuteronomy 31:26:
“Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.“

Galatians 3:19:
“Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.“

Colossians 2:14-16:
“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:“

Hebrews 7:16:
“Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.“

Hebrews 7:19:
“For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.“

About the “Laws of God”

Isaiah 5:24:
“Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.“

James 2:18:
“Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.“

Exodus 31:18:
“And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.“

Exodus 32:16:
“And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.“

Exodus 40:20:
“And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:“

Luke 16:17:
“And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.“

Romans 3:20:
“Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.“

Romans 7:7:
“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.“

Romans 7:14:
“For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.“

1 John 5:3:
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.“

Psalms 19:7:
“The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.“

Eternal Justice – Eternal Law

“Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.“, as in Psalm 119:142. There can only be justice if a standard, i.e. a law, comes into play. Verse 151 makes it clear that this refers to the moral laws (commandments):
“Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.“

If God had abolished His laws (10 Commandments), then His justice would be ended, sin without definition and part of the truth obsolete. No sin, therefore no transgression of the law, and therefore no grace required. The claim that God’s laws have been abolished and that one lives only under grace is therefore completely illogical. Psalm 119:142 describes an “everlasting” righteousness of God. Thus the standard of justice is also eternal. Thus the law of God is eternal.

Dimension of abolished laws

The definition of truth makes clear what dimension the supposed abolition of God’s law would entail (Info). The law is the truth, the Word of God is the truth, and Jesus Christ is the truth.

You don’t need to be a mathematical genius to understand that “equals” truth are therefore equivalent to each other. Jesus Christ (Truth) is the Word of God (Truth) and He defined the Law (Truth). John 14:15:
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.“

Now the preachers about abolished laws of God are simply eliminating part of the truth. However, these truths in three forms are inextricably linked. Just as inseparable as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In principle, only a thumb’s breadth away from declaring the Word of God and Jesus Christ as “abolished”. Actually, if you look at some (rainbow) churches completely unbiasedly, this is already the case.

The result in short form

• The “Laws of Moses”, i.e. the ceremonial laws, were abolished with Jesus Christ’s sacrificial death.
• The “laws of God”, i.e. the moral laws, have not been abolished. The 10 Commandments are valid forever.

“Side note“: A third temple is to be built in Jerusalem. For what? For the reintroduction of animal sacrifice. The consequence of this: The renewed sacrifice of animals is nothing other than the rejection of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, or the rejection of Jesus Christ as our Savior (3. Tempel – Info). Just as much an expression of rejection as the Eucharist, which is celebrated daily and often by the Roman Catholic Church (Info).

The last words of the Bible, in Revelation 22, include the following two verses:

Bible verses from King James Version (1611)

Bible verses from King James Version (1611)