19 For it doesn’t go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body. Heart and Soul The second was that He spoke through the prophets, the prophets of ancient Israel, from Moses all through the various prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, etc. Like Luke, the author of this Gospel, we must view even the ordinances of Leviticus 12 as “the law of the Lord.”. No expiration date so to speak and since His words live and abide forever. Get to Know Us Mark 7:18-19 Don’t you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him ‘unclean’? Jesus Himself declared that all foods were “clean” (Mark 7:17-23). Thus, God broke that commandment down into several specifics on how to use the gift of sex in a way that complies with the God Family law of love. In other words He was saying, “I came to fulfill what was previously written about Me and to explain the true meaning of the Law.” Finally Jesus said the entire OT law can be summed up into two commandments.

The laws as they applied in ancient Israel were specific to a single nation surrounded by nations hostile to God. Brother Bob: So according to God’s law in the Christian Era dear friends, the amount or the percentage that one is to offer to God is whatever they decide in their own heart, it’s no longer dictated as a certain percentage, 10% or something like that. He said.

This blog article provides principles that will correctly interpret the Old Testament and how to get the most value out of it. So dear friends how did God command to be done to Him in time past?

The spirit of this command applies to Christians today. Thus, studying the specifics of the law becomes an exciting process of discovery as we seek to understand how each detail illuminates a spiritual principle, and then we correct our thoughts, attitudes and deeds to conform to it.

The laws were not suggestions from which they could pick and choose. Is the 10% of the ancient times, it was mentioned there in ancient times, still what God is commanding His servants to offer now? How do we interpret it correctly? God’s Message Podcast

Some will interpret the Old Testament literally while others will write it off and say, “that’s in the Old Testament so that doesn’t apply to us today.” The Old Testament is more than 3 times as long as the New Testament and there is a reason God left it in the Bible and Jesus Himself put His stamp of approval on it. Send us your videos to answers@incmedia.org, Brother Bob: Email them to us at answers@incmedia.org. Does Dietary Law still apply today? Brother Bob: That’s why it’s called the Bible or a series of books. Still others try to keep the Ten Commands, the Sabbath on the seventh day, or parts of the Law of Moses, but disregard other laws. 3:24. So for those who may not yet be aware the Bible is broken down into, let’s call it two sections/two testaments. Read Matthew 5:17-20 to see Christ’s answer to anyone who would say that He came to do away with the law. Have you ever wondered what parts of the Old Testament we are supposed to obey and which ones we are not? They were in Florida. Several NT scriptures indicate that we are no longer under these laws but instead, we exist under a New Covenant (Rom. Look at Romans 13:8-10 to see how Paul specifically showed that the second of the two great principles is expanded in the second half of the Ten Commandments. “In the Bible God does not write down every specific detail of the PRINCIPLE or SPIRIT of His law!” Mr. Armstrong continued. Sproul. As you can see the OT ceremonial laws are discussed in the NT and it is clear that we are not under any obligation to fulfill them. This clearly indicates that even the NT writers placed much value on the OT. I think it’s a pretty popular and common question. NO. Read the prophecy in Isaiah 42:21 of what Christ would do with God’s law. Therefore God’s words span across different eras or dispensations of time. Herbert W. Armstrong referred to it as the way of give. INC International Edition The Bible is clear that certain aspects of this law no longer apply—but far fewer than most people would believe. Armi Avelino: Hi, my name is Armi from Denver, Colorado and my question is, “When do you know when something in the Old Testament is applicable to the New Testament?”. Others keep only New Testament laws. No Law of Jealousy. In truth, that law is a perfect expression of God’s mind. An extremely carnal person might erroneously believe it is “love” to commit adultery. So the laws then don’t and never did apply to us today. Executive News For example, let’s find out next if God’s words in the Old Testament have an expiration date. Here He spelled out more specifically exactly what God’s love looks like—including what is going on in our minds. The original law didn’t violate that spiritual law; it would be impossible for God to give a law that contravened His own eternal spiritual law. Even Jesus didn’t stone the sexually immoral woman (John 8). The principle of God’s law says to love one another. 7:7-9; Gal. Blessed Moments

Therefore God’s word has no expiration in regards to its relevance to us all. 2:15; Heb.

When David sinned with Bathsheba the child they had together died as punishment for their sin. But this law teaches us how God feels about premarital sex. It will clear much of this confusion up in no time. So we [already mentioned] a very obvious example. Question: How did God command offerings to Him be done before? Certainly the principle of God wanting a young couple to marry as virgins and commit to one another for life will be. For example, if you cite Leviticus 18:22 as proof that God disapproves of homosexuality, some respond contemptuously, Well if you’re going to follow that law, then why not sacrifice bulls, own slaves, and execute adulterers, too? Since the question regarding Armi’s, when should we know if an Old Testament commandment or instruction of God is applicable to the New Testament, or well particularly, applicable to our present time?
Copyright (c) 1998 Hewlett-Packard Company, Armstrong International Cultural Foundation. Stories Of Faith Read Luke 2:21-24 to note the details surrounding Christ’s birth. In fact, whenever Jesus mentioned the moral laws, he either reaffirmed them or intensified them! Question: What are the different dispensations of time in where God revealed His words? Love the Lord your God with all your heart…and…love your neighbor as yourself. These Jews misunderstood and took this to be the sanctioning of personal revenge against someone! Read Deuteronomy 5:22-29 to see how God revealed to Moses that something is wrong with the human heart—that man is, in fact, an incomplete creation. No. Note: In the New Testament, not only have we raised the strict letter to the spiritual plane, but there are also some changes required when you move from laws regulating a single carnal nation to laws regulating the whole of human society. For I did not come to abolish (do away with) the law but to fulfill it.

To train them in the ways of holiness having come out of Egyptian slavery. NO. But the specifics of this law are already obsolete within God’s Church because we work with young couples and counsel them in order to avoid such situations involving gross deceit and selfishness. So clearly, Christ believed and upheld the law of Moses—beyond the Ten Commandments. And in these last days He has spoken to us through His son and of course that being none other than our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For example.

Read Deuteronomy 10:16 for proof that he saw the spiritual principle behind an ancient physical ritual. Has that been changed?
Study Matthew 5:19-48 for Christ’s wonderful exposition of the spiritual principles behind many of the civil laws of Moses. He then proceeded to magnify the application of the civil laws as they were given to ancient Israel—not abolishing them, but magnifying them and making them more honorable (Isaiah 42:21). Speaking of this passage in Matthew, Herman Hoeh wrote that Christ said “He came to fulfill the law, not to destroy it. In Deut. Obviously not. People always wonder about Old and New Testament things. He is the Author, from the beginning, of “the spirit of the law”! But instead be cheerful offerers in bringing their sacrifice offerings to God.

Brother Bob: We have God’s instruction that you shall not commit adultery in verse 14: Brother Bob: His instruction in verse 15, you shall not steal: Brother Bob: Honor your father and mother in Exodus Chapter 20 verse 12, Brother Bob: Worship the Lord our God, Psalms Chapter 96, verse 9, Brother Bob: Bring to Him an offering, Psalms 96, verse 8. In fact, Moses understood the spirit of God’s law. Those are listed in the book of Leviticus: List of the animals and foods not to be eaten by God’s people, [Leviticus 11:1-46 New King James Version]. The greatest value in the OT is that it clearly reveals the very heart and character of God much more than the NT. Question: How has God changed this law for those who live in the Christian Era? It is then magnified into the two great laws—love toward God, and love toward neighbor. [Leviticus 27:30,32,34 New King James Version]. Will this specific precept be in force during the Millennium? Blueprint It is a mistake to view the Old Testament as mere “letter of the law” and thus of limited value. Read, for example, Deuteronomy 22:13-21 to see how God specifically addressed an abominable situation that never should have existed. Those two laws came from the rest of the laws given to Moses: Find the first in Deuteronomy 6:5 and the second in Leviticus 19:18. There is a spiritual principle at work, and God gave specifics to help illuminate it. The Bible is the collection of scriptures from 66 books. It points to the spiritual reality of God Family life.

Brother Bob: We ask that because this is going to help us address Armi’s question in context, which is really, very very important. Brother Bob: Although there are commandments of God given to specific people during specific times in specific ways for example a very obvious example is God’s command to Noah. Brother Bob: In the Old Testament for example in Leviticus 27. Generally, the more carnal someone is, the more specific the law must be. What was the command that God gave to Noah? It is the attitude or the principle of the law,” Mr. Armstrong concluded. Clearly, Christ studied Deuteronomy and the law. Notice in the passage in Luke 2 that “the law of Moses” is synonymous with “the law of the Lord.” Moses relayed the law, but God is the Lawgiver. Although God, He still commands His people to bring Him offerings, the law regarding that manner in which people are to offer that law has changed. Non-believers sometimes point to Old Testament laws, like stoning adulterers, as evidence that they were done away with in the New Testament. This statement reveals the spiritual principle behind every one of the several hundred specific laws contained in the Old Testament. INC News World The OT law was written for several reasons. The only authority that can make a change to God’s words is God Himself. A few people try to keep all Old Testament laws. Below are some examples of ceremonial OT laws no longer valid today.

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