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brakelite
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Perhaps I worded things a little wrongly...what I was saying is that murder is wrong for everyone...regardless of whether they have received a codified law or not...as was exemplified by the pagan king who came under a curse because he received Abraham's wife into his palace. Yes, Israel was to be a light to the Gentiles, which is why even Gentiles received a blessing when they joined Israel in keeping Sabbath.That's enough, to show you wrong.
To answer your question - Yes, that is exactly what we should understand.
Israel was a light unto the gentiles, which indeed established a moral ethic throughout the world based in their law. But it was their law, given only to them by God, and by covenant. You cannot add your own addendum to include the gentiles.
I would ask you to show scriptural proof that the gentiles were also under the law and the Old Covenant, but I know better - it's not there. So...now we are taking about you, not God, not Israel, but you...and it is not for you to say.
As for the contention that the Sabbath today is only for Jews, I don't know about you, but I am a child of Israel...a child of the promise. The new covenant that speaks of the law being written upon the heart is actually the same covenant of grace that was promised to Adam and Eve, that Abel partook of, as well as Abraham, and all other in Hebrews 11 who by faith believed the promises and were accounted righteous. That same covenant of grace is for all mankind. That law written upon the hearts f those who accept this covenant by faith is the very same law that was written on stone. It hasn't changed. The only change between the two covenants is the means by which obedience is established. In the old, it was the fault of the people because they couldn't keep their promise to obey. In the new, the promise is solely and exclusively with God...all we need to do is believe it. That promise is that He would establish in us His righteousness...His law, through writing that law on our hearts and minds. He accomplishes this through abiding in us by His Spirit. As one poster previously said, He fills us with His love. Everything we then do is motivated by this love. Thus the law doesn't change, but no longer is it up to us to obey in our own strength and through our own effort, Israel has already proved that impossible...it is up to God to empower us to obey. Yes, Jesus is the end of the law to all them that believe. He was the goal...the final destination to which all the law pointed to.