Do the Ten Commandments still apply under the new covenant today?

[GodsGrace]

You cannot die to the law, if you must obey it to remiain justified before God, which is what you in effect believe
Yes, the commandment is holy, just and good. Therefore it was not the commandment that brought death to Paul, but sin taking occasion of the commandment to arouse all manner of concupiscence in him(verse 8 KJV) Because: The power of sin is the law.
Rom 7:5 confirms the above verse:
Sinfull passions are aroused in us by the law if we live under it.

But you're not living under the Law.
You shouldn't have any sinful passions - just as you've stated.
(so does this mean you're perfect?)

Rom12:1&2 hinges on believing Paul's core message. You must die to righteousness of obeying the law. Yet you hinge justification on obeying the TC.

The NT does not teach that we must die to righeousness.
It teaches that we must be righteous.

1 John 3:7
7Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.


Matthew 5:20
20For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.


Matthew 6:33
33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Your view of Rom7:6 is not what is stated. We are released from the law so we serve in the new way of the spirit, NOT the old way of the wrotten code/law. Impossible to do under the statement ''You MUST obey the TC

Agreed.
But we still must obey God.

Do you not believe that we are to obey God?

Think we better quote verses7-13, that gives the whole picture:
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.

Paul, in your verse, just stated that the Law is not sin.
This is because it's the Law that taught us what is sinful.

I fail to understand why you keep posting about the Law.
We are NOT UNDER THE LAW.

8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Romans 7:8-9

Nice verses. But you don't state what YOU understand them to mean.

10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

The law was God's good sense to let us know what sin is.

You'll have to explain in your own words since I don't really know what you're thinking.

 

[GodsGrace]

Actually He raised the standard.

Under the OT one could lust after women all they wanted and it was not a sin unless they did the deed.
In the NT it's a sin to lust after the women even if one doesn't do the deed.

Same with murder as under the OT you could hate and want to murder all you wanted and it was not a sin unless you actually murdered the person.

In the NT hating and/or wanting to murder someone is a sin even if you don't whack 'em

We are called to be led of the Holy Spirit in the NT, but under the OT they were called to obey commandments as they did not have the Holy Spirit on the inside since the New Birth was not available to them yet.

Doubling down on something is the same as raising the standard.

We agree.

 

[GodsGrace]

OK so if you commit a sin you go sacrifice an animal to cover your sin, got it.

You didn't understand my reply, but no problem - we agree.

We ARE actually under the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus

aka the Law of Christ.

Agreed.

You might want to launch a study of this before continuing the discussion

Christians are not lawless

Did I say Christians are lawless?

I just posted what Jesus said:
Some will not make heaven because He never knew them BECAUSE THEY ARE LAWLESS.

It doesn't say "Christian" there but speaks about BEHAVIOR.

We are but a simple yes answer will not suffice as this needs to be explained based on what the Lord teaches in the New Covenant.

So what does the Lord teach in the New Covenant?
That we are to obey Him?
or that we are NOT to obey Him?

To me it's very clear.

If it's not explained then the false teachers will reply saying "you are trying to earn your salvation" and their false teaching hasn't been refuted with New Covenant scripture.

I don't really care what the false teachers teach BB.
You've said the word properly: they are FALSE teachers.

They consider good deeds - the very core of the teaching of Jesus - to be this attempt to earn our salvation.

The question is
AFTER salvation....are we required to obey God.


NOT BEFORE.
Salvation cannot be earned.
After salvation - yes, we are required to obey God.

 

[GodsGrace]

The ground work for this confusion started when they took God the Father's name out of the Old Testament replaced it with the word God or Lord 6,800 times....a lot of work to corrupt the scriptures.

That's not the problem GH
The problem is not the name of God or His title or anything like that.

The problem is a modern day heresey that was called Arianism in the early church.
It is once again here with us.

The word God is a title.....not a name. Then people got hung up on the word God. In the Old Testament before they took Yahweh's name out of the scriptures the Old Testament very seldom referred to Yahweh as just God. Because in Hebrew the word for God and god are the same word. No capitals or lower case in Hebrew. So the only proper use of the word God was like....Yahweh your God. And it is never was Yeshua your God or Holy Spirit your God.

What did Thomas mean when he said: MY LORD AND MY GOD.

All caps.
What did it mean?
Did Jesus chastise Thomas?
No.
Because he called Jesus GOD, YAHWEH.
And this is what Jesus is.

Long standing false beliefs are an interesting study, whether it be what were the Ten Commandment or Yeshua in the Old Testament or the 3 Gods in one person. I understand how people can take New Testament scriptures to believe that Yeshua was in the Old Testament, but those scriptures more or less rewrite the Old Testament. Yahweh appeared 6,800 times.....Yeshua zero. And it never said I am God the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, but Yahweh repeatedly said He was the only God and there was no one like Him.

In the OT God, Yahweh is called the First and the Last.

In Revelation, in 2 verses, Jesus is called the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.

Whatever we want to call GOD ALMIGHTY....
Jesus is God.

 

[GodsGrace]

How can you not be under law?
You MUST obey the TC, that places you under the laW
And me giving you examples of what is entailed in obeying the TC, are ''silly comments'' in your view?

Yes sir.
You post a list.
What do you think it's supposed to prove??
It's silly when having an important conversation.

I don't know any Christian that is under THE LAW.
We are all under GRACE.

If you stopped posting about the LAW,,,it might be helpful.
You do seem to be obsessed by THE LAW which was abolished 2 thousand years ago.

 

[GodsGrace]

The reason Paul keeps insisting you cannot be justified by obeying the law is because of the TC.

He states we die to the law in order to bear fruit for God, we are released from it and serve in the new way of the Spirit not the old way of the written code

He refers to the TC as the letter that kills, the ministry of death and condemnation

What do you say?

You MUST obey the TC. Therefore, according to that statement you can only be righteous in God’s sight if you obey the law Paul says we die to, the law Paul states you cannot be righteous by obeying, the law Paul terms the letter that kills, the ministry of death and condemnation.

And you think you understand Paul??

Paul is most difficult to understand.
Peter did say this.
2 Peter 3:16

This is why it's better to keep things simple.
When Paul speaks of THE LAW he means the Law of the Mosaic Covenant and all the rules and regulations that were placed on the people fleeing Egypt. So you know why all these rules?

You seem to have the idea that if we obey the commandments, then we are still under the Law.
You don't seem to understand that JESUS demanded that we keep His word.

Do you not trust Jesus?

 

[Grailhunter]

What did Thomas mean when he said: MY LORD AND MY GOD.

All caps.
What did it mean?
Did Jesus chastise Thomas?
No.
Because he called Jesus GOD, YAHWEH.
And this is what Jesus is.

Again we are back to titles. Yeshua is a God and Yeshua was James' God......true.

Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God. John 20:17

 

[Grailhunter]

In the OT God, Yahweh is called the First and the Last.

In Revelation, in 2 verses, Jesus is called the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.

Whatever we want to call GOD ALMIGHTY....
Jesus is God.

Find the phrase "Jesus IS God" in the scriptures.
I know what you believe and I have given you over a hundred scriptures to prove that Yahweh and Yeshua are two separate God.....How many scriptures can you find that say Jesus is God or that there are 3 Gods in one.

 

[GodsGrace]

When I gave you examples of obeying the TC you replied ‘’silly comment’’ and you wanted scripture, so I will accede to your request

Let’s start with the tenth commandment, for this is the one Paul used as the example of why he had to die to the law:

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, OR ANYTHING THAT BELONGS TO YOUR NEIGHBOUR.

So, as I told you yesterday, you cannot covet/desire anything of your neighbours, whether material goods or a member of their household, straight from the bible!

But we can go further than that:

for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. Rom7:7&8

So the tenth commandment covers lust/concupiscence. What does concupiscence mean? Check it out in any dictionary, it means strong sexual desire.

So, lust, sexual desire/impure thoughts are all covered by the tenth commandment. This commandment covers what goes on, on the inside of man, his thoughts/desires/coveting, it concerns law only you and God need know you break. Other commandments relate to what goes on, on the outside of man, ie, adultery, murder, stealing etc.



And as you stated:

‘’Yes sir.
The 10 Commandments are NOT watered down.’’

Lets take the ninth one.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

What does that mean? Lying about someone obviously. So, if you tell any even little fib about another, you transgress the commandment. Again, as you said:

‘’Yes sir.
The 10 Commandments are NOT watered down.’’

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Jesus ratified that commandment, if you look at someone with lust in your eye you have transgressed it in your heart

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

That does not state the commandment is limited to getting a hammer and chisel and making a graven image out of stone does it! You can make/erect a graven image in your mind

I think that may be enough for now, if you want to continue let me know.

Just to repeat. You have stated:

‘’’No sir, the 10 commandments are NOT watered down’’

And you repeatedly state:

‘’We MUST obey the TC.’’

The bible again, Jesus words:

The measure you use to judge others WILL, WILL be used to judge you Matt7:2

Good luck

Concupiscense has a larger meaning than what you posted.
A dictionary about Christian theology should be used when discussing theology.
not an every day dictionary.

And perhaps you'd care to explain why you're so OBSESSED with the 10 Commandments.

Do YOU think it's OK to break them?

Have you not read 1 John?
Did Jesus not instruct the Apostles to forgive sins?

 

[saved by grace 101]

Concupiscense has a larger meaning than what you posted.
A dictionary about Christian theology should be used when discussing theology.
not an every day dictionary.

And perhaps you'd care to explain why you're so OBSESSED with the 10 Commandments.

Do YOU think it's OK to break them?

Have you not read 1 John?
Did Jesus not instruct the Apostles to forgive sins?

Concupiscence means strong sexual desaire. As you didn't address what was written
How are you getting along obeying the law relating to the inner person, the law no one but you and God need know you break? The tenth commandmednt covers it!!

Remember your words
''Yes sir, we do not water the 10 commandments down:
And
We MUST obey the TC
And
Sin and disobedience is not acceptable
So, do you obey the law relating to the inner person, the law only you and God need know you break? Or, do you commit sin and disobedience concerning it?

 

[saved by grace 101]

When Paul speaks of THE LAW he means the Law of the Mosaic Covenant and all the rules and regulations that were placed on the people fleeing Egypt.

Well the above statement shows how little you understand of Paul!!!
He gave an example of why he had to die to the law as he put it, the example given was one of the TC, NOT the mosasic law!!
And the law Paul stated was the letter that kills, the ministration of death and condemnation, he said was engraved in letters on stone, only the TC was engraved in letters on stone, the mosaic law was written on parchments.
And when Paul states you cannot be righteous by obeying the law, he had the TC in mind, because the Mosaic law could faultlessly be obeyed, even by the worst of sinners(Phil3:6)
Im afraid you are all over the place here

 

[saved by grace 101]

I don't know any Christian that is under THE LAW.
We are all under GRACE.


You do seem to be obsessed by THE LAW which was abolished 2 thousand years ago.

Of course you are under the law
You MUST obey the TC places anyone under the law, you lack discernment
Paul said we die to the law, we are released from it and serve in the new way of the Spirit, not the old way of the written code/law. He gave an example of one of the TC concerning this. You know, the law Paul says you die to but you insist we MUST obey

 

[saved by grace 101]

But you're not living under the Law.
You shouldn't have any sinful passions - just as you've stated.
(so does this mean you're perfect?)

The NT does not teach that we must die to righeousness.
It teaches that we must be righteous.

1 John 3:7
7Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.


Matthew 5:20
20For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.


Matthew 6:33
33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Agreed.
But we still must obey God.

Do you not believe that we are to obey God?

Paul, in your verse, just stated that the Law is not sin.
This is because it's the Law that taught us what is sinful.

I fail to understand why you keep posting about the Law.
We are NOT UNDER THE LAW.

Romans 7:8-9

Nice verses. But you don't state what YOU understand them to mean.

The law was God's good sense to let us know what sin is.

You'll have to explain in your own words since I don't really know what you're thinking.

Another post that shows lack of understanding

 

[saved by grace 101]

Can i explain the context as to why I chose the name Brakelite? Short version, when you see a brake-light light up in front of you on the highway, it isn't telling you what to do. It's merely waking you up to make a choice. You have options. Stop. Advance cautiously. Overtake and take your chances. Detour, or Uturn. So I cannot and will not tell anyone what to do. I merely offer biblical reasons why I do what I do, and share them as options. There are actually very few people who are not adventist, care at all about what we believe, let alone actually study our beliefs for themselves. Most in fact get their understanding of adventist doctrine from Utube videos made by those who have made it their business to attack us. So I appreciate your inquiry, and will respond as fairly and honestly as I can.
The way I see things is that the ceremonial sabbaths all had a few things in common. They all formed a part of the annual Jewish religious calender, and along with non Sabbath feast days, were integral parts of the gospel for OT Israel. The laws associated with the priesthood and the sanctuary and all the animal sacrifices including the sabbaths, were given to Moses separately from the Ten Commandments. Why?
“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. ”
Galatians 3:19 KJV

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Wherefore serveth what law? The sacrificial system. It was designed as an antidote to the sin problem. Until the Messiah comes. It provided a mediator... the high priest... who stood in the sanctuary on behalf of Israel, and for Israel... because of sin. He interceded for sinners before a holy God. He offered sacrifices under a specific timetable that mirrored prophetically the later ministry of Christ. All designed to deal with the sin problem.
Did God give the Ten Commandments knowing man was incapable of obeying them?

Yes He did. Which is precisely why the prophets currently reminded Israel of what is often purportedly to be a uniquely NT concept, that the just were to live by faith. Israel were called to obedience, but God never expected them to do it alone. That's where relationship comes in. Christians today abuse that relationship. They think it's all about them. How God removes His law, no longer expects obedience or faithfulness or duty or obligation; they think God has lowered the standard so they can get away with their addictions and their compromising and their worldliness and their unfaithfulness and treat Jesus like a get out of jail free card grazing in the back paddock like Israel did.
What do you think grace is? What do you believe grace was intended to accomplish? Do you think grace is merely a new testament concept? From the very beginning in Eden God was searching and longing and working towards establishing a relationship with mankind. Why? So that He could offer us His strength, His Spirit, His power, His righteousness, to all those who sought Him and submitted to the conditions. And there really was only two conditions. Believe, and be willing to obey. If we are willing, God will accomplish the impossible. His law will be written on our hearts. Like it was with Abraham. Enoch. David. Jeremiah. Elijah. Elisha. John the Baptist. Anna. Simeon. And Jesus.
Sadly, Christians today don't want to obey. They fight tooth and nail to find excuses and reasons to avoid it. And God gives them the desires of their hearts.
They demand a specific NT command to observe the Sabbath. When Jesus, "if ye love Me, keep My commandments", they reason He was talking only about NT commandments. They forget that He also said, that the two great commandments of love for God and neighbour, hang on all the law and the prophets. He also said not one iota of the law will be taken away or changed. Christians conveniently ignore that to. And while they challenge our obedience for all manner of presumptuous reasons, they don't have the boldness to explain how disobedience is justified.
Yes. The 4th commandment is a commandment, and was never a part of the annual Sabbath calendar which pointed to Christ and His ministry. It existed before sin entered the world, and therefore could not have been designed as a cure for sin.

That's my view. I could add a lot more of course. I've written countless posts defending the Sabbath. But honouring the Sabbath to keep it holy as the commandment requires will status be a choice. Just as with all the other commandments.

That's a lie. Nowhere anywhere in scripture does it say that obedience to the Sabbath is not required. And that includes Romans 14, where the Sabbath is not mentioned. The Jews observed all manner of days, not all were annual sabbaths, let alone the weekly Sabbath of the Decalogue.

Sabbaths mentioned in Col2:16 and it is obvious what sacred day refers to, if it referred to anythingf other than sabbath it would plainly say so.
And as it is plainly written ALL food is clean, and you ignore that, it is hardly surprising you have no proper understanding of applicable law

 

[LoveYeshua]

The reason Paul keeps insisting you cannot be justified by obeying the law is because of the TC.

He states we die to the law in order to bear fruit for God, we are released from it and serve in the new way of the Spirit not the old way of the written code

He refers to the TC as the letter that kills, the ministry of death and condemnation

What do you say?

You MUST obey the TC. Therefore, according to that statement you can only be righteous in God’s sight if you obey the law Paul says we die to, the law Paul states you cannot be righteous by obeying, the law Paul terms the letter that kills, the ministry of death and condemnation.

And you think you understand Paul?

You do not see where the Holy Spirit fits with the Ten Commandments, which God Himself called His covenant. Before Jesus died, people could not keep these commandments in the right way because the Holy Spirit was not freely given to everyone. Only a few received Him in special moments. But when Jesus gave His life and paid the full price for sin and ascended to Heaven, the Holy Spirit was opened to all people, both Jews and Gentiles.

Through the Holy Spirit, God writes His commandments on our hearts and gives us the strength to walk in them with love and truth. The Holy Spirit helps us in this work, teaches us, and brings back to our mind the word of God so we can follow it. This is why Jesus said we must be born of the Spirit, because without the Spirit we cannot walk with God as He wants. With the Spirit, the same commandments that once showed our weakness now become the path we can follow with a new heart.

 

[saved by grace 101]

You do not see where the Holy Spirit fits with the Ten Commandments, which God Himself called His covenant. Before Jesus died, people could not keep these commandments in the right way because the Holy Spirit was not freely given to everyone. Only a few received Him in special moments. But when Jesus gave His life and paid the full price for sin and ascended to Heaven, the Holy Spirit was opened to all people, both Jews and Gentiles.

Through the Holy Spirit, God writes His commandments on our hearts and gives us the strength to walk in them with love and truth. The Holy Spirit helps us in this work, teaches us, and brings back to our mind the word of God so we can follow it. This is why Jesus said we must be born of the Spirit, because without the Spirit we cannot walk with God as He wants. With the Spirit, the same commandments that once showed our weakness now become the path we can follow with a new heart.

How are you getting along obeying the law relating to the inner man, the law only you and God need know you break? Covered by the tenth commandment

 

[saved by grace 101]

You do not see where the Holy Spirit fits with the Ten Commandments, which God Himself called His covenant. Before Jesus died, people could not keep these commandments in the right way because the Holy Spirit was not freely given to everyone. Only a few received Him in special moments. But when Jesus gave His life and paid the full price for sin and ascended to Heaven, the Holy Spirit was opened to all people, both Jews and Gentiles.

Through the Holy Spirit, God writes His commandments on our hearts and gives us the strength to walk in them with love and truth. The Holy Spirit helps us in this work, teaches us, and brings back to our mind the word of God so we can follow it. This is why Jesus said we must be born of the Spirit, because without the Spirit we cannot walk with God as He wants. With the Spirit, the same commandments that once showed our weakness now become the path we can follow with a new heart.

BTW
Paul told born again christians in the present tense the letter of the TC kills, it is the ministry of death and condemnation. He did NOT state those words in the past tense

 

[LoveYeshua]

Well the above statement shows how little you understand of Paul!!!
He gave an example of why he had to die to the law as he put it, the example given was one of the TC, NOT the mosasic law!!
And the law Paul stated was the letter that kills, the ministration of death and condemnation, he said was engraved in letters on stone, only the TC was engraved in letters on stone, the mosaic law was written on parchments.
And when Paul states you cannot be righteous by obeying the law, he had the TC in mind, because the Mosaic law could faultlessly be obeyed, even by the worst of sinners(Phil3:9)
Im afraid you are all over the place here

2 Corinthians 3:7–11 (NKJV)
"But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, fading as it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be more glorious? For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excels. For if that which fades away was glorious, much more that which remains is glorious."
Paul calls the Ten Commandments on Sinai the “ministry of death” because for humans unable to obey perfectly, they expose sin. Moses’ face reflected God’s glory (5), and the Israelites could not look at him steadily (6). The “ministry of the Spirit” brings the Ten Commandments into the heart, enabling obedience through the Spirit (Jeremiah 31:33), producing life and freedom rather than fear. Paul contrasts external enforcement and internal transformation. The Ten Commandments themselves remain holy, perfect, and binding.

 

[saved by grace 101]

The “ministry of the Spirit” brings the Ten Commandments into the heart, enabling obedience through the Spirit (Jeremiah 31:33),

Same question, how are you getting along obeying the law relating to the inner man, the law no one but you and God need know you break?

 

[LoveYeshua]

I have written an article to explain further some of Paul's words that many misunderstand it is a draft but I share it now;

Are the Ten Commandments Abolished? Understanding Paul in Context

Paul is often quoted to argue that the Ten Commandments are “nailed to the cross” or abolished. Yet his writings are not simple statements; they are deep arguments written to specific audiences in a particular time.
Paul was a Pharisee, highly trained in Jewish law and Greek rhetorical methods. His letters are full of long sentences, careful distinctions, and contrasts between law, faith, and grace. Unlike Jesus, who spoke in short, simple sentences, often using parables to reveal truths to some while hiding them from others (Matthew 13:10–17), Paul wrote to persuade peers who were familiar with the complexities of the law.
Many misunderstand him because they read his letters without considering his audience or context. For example, 2 Peter 3:16 warns that some of Paul’s writings are difficult to understand. The audiences of his letters often knew the law of Moses and the disputes added by Pharisees, so Paul could write arguments that seem complex or paradoxical to modern readers.

In addition, Deuteronomy 13:1–5 contains a test for false prophets, stating that if anyone speaks against the commandments, that prophet is false. This reinforces the need to interpret Paul in a way consistent with God’s law. The Ten Commandments remain holy, perfect, and binding; Paul never abolished them. His writings clarify the role of sin, human weakness, and the empowerment of the Spirit in obeying them.

Colossians 2:14–17 (NKJV)
“having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. Therefore let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.”
When Paul speaks about the “handwriting of requirements,” he uses a word from his time that meant a written record of debt, a document a person signed to admit that he owed something (1). People in the ancient world understood this because signed debt papers were common among Jews and Greeks, and when a debt was forgiven, the lender erased or crossed out the writing to show it was cancelled (2). Paul uses this image to explain that Jesus took away the record of our sins, not the Ten Commandments. Sin stands against us and accuses us, but the Ten Commandments themselves are holy and reveal God’s standard.
The context confirms this: Paul speaks of forgiveness, being made alive with Christ, and the defeat of evil powers. “Nailed it to the cross” refers to our old life of sin dying with Him (Romans 6). When Paul says, “Let no one judge you in food or drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths,” he addresses Gentile believers pressured to follow Jewish ceremonial rules and man-made traditions, not the Ten Commandments. These rituals were shadows pointing to Christ. The weekly Sabbath, however, points back to creation and forward to God’s eternal rest, and Jesus Himself said He is Lord of the Sabbath.
Paul’s audience understood the distinction between ceremonial observances and the Ten Commandments, but modern readers often confuse the two. The Ten Commandments remain the standard of holy living, but believers obey them empowered by the Spirit, not under condemnation.

Ephesians 2:15 (NKJV)
“having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace”
Paul is speaking about the barrier between Jews and Gentiles, not the Ten Commandments. In the temple of Jerusalem, a stone wall separated the inner courts from the outer courts where Gentiles stayed (3). Greek and Latin warnings threatened death to anyone crossing it (4). This was not God’s Ten Commandments, but ritual ordinances that created separation.
Christ “abolished this enmity in His flesh” through His sacrifice, tearing the temple veil (Matthew 27:51) and uniting Jews and Gentiles as one new man. This does not abolish the Ten Commandments. The commandments remain holy, but believers are no longer separated by ritual systems. Freedom from ritual condemnation allows obedience to the Ten Commandments to flow from the heart rather than fear or ritual enforcement.

2 Corinthians 3:7–11 (NKJV)
"But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, fading as it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be more glorious? For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excels. For if that which fades away was glorious, much more that which remains is glorious."
Paul calls the Ten Commandments on Sinai the “ministry of death” because for humans unable to obey perfectly, they expose sin. Moses’ face reflected God’s glory (5), and the Israelites could not look at him steadily (6). The “ministry of the Spirit” brings the Ten Commandments into the heart, enabling obedience through the Spirit (Jeremiah 31:33), producing life and freedom rather than fear. Paul contrasts external enforcement and internal transformation. The Ten Commandments themselves remain holy, perfect, and binding.

Romans 7:4–6 (NKJV)
"Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter."
Paul’s phrase “dead to the law” refers to being released from the old ritual and ceremonial system, not the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are holy and good (Romans 7:12), but under the old system, sin aroused passions in human hearts that led to failure. Believers are now married to Christ, obeying the Ten Commandments by the Spirit (3), producing fruit to God from the heart rather than under fear or ritual compulsion.

Galatians 3:10–14 (NKJV)
"For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.' But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for 'the just shall live by faith.' Yet the law is not of faith, but, 'The man who does them shall live by them.' Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, 'Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree'), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."
Paul warns that no one can be justified by human effort to perfectly keep the law (Deuteronomy 27:26), not that the Ten Commandments are abolished. Christ redeemed us from the curse caused by failing the Ten Commandments, giving believers the Spirit to obey them from the heart. Faith does not replace the Ten Commandments; it empowers obedience and enables life in God’s blessing.

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Across all these passages, the pattern is clear: Paul never abolishes the Ten Commandments. He addresses human sin, guilt, ritual burdens, and misapplied law, contrasting the old system with the new life in Christ. The Ten Commandments remain holy, perfect, and eternal. What changes is the way believers obey: empowered by the Spirit rather than by fear, ritual, or human effort. Misunderstanding Paul comes from ignoring audience, context, and historical background. Reading Paul alongside Jesus’ teachings shows continuity: the Ten Commandments continue to be the foundation of righteous life, now written on the heart of every believer (Jeremiah 31:33; John 14:15).
As Paul himself declares, “For we know that the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good” (Romans 7:12). For modern readers, this means we follow Christ not by abandoning the Ten Commandments, but by letting the Spirit enable us to live them fully, in freedom, love, and joy.

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