justbyfaith
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God does not require of Gentiles the same things that He requires of Jews in Judaism.The Messiah didn't say that because wearing phylacteries and tzitzit is no longer required, because even the Messiah himself worse tzitzit and phylacteries, but because the Pharisees made theirs wider and longer to seem to appear more righteous. And even in regards to fasting, they did it in such a way to make sure that everyone saw they were fasting. Their obedience was not genuine, they did it for public admiration.
The entire epistle of Paul to the Galatians, is written to deal with a problem in the Gentile church that arose because certain people, called Judaizers, came in and wanted to teach Gentile believers that they could not be saved unless they were circumcised and kept the law.
Paul contended that a man is not justified through the keeping of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ.
Galatians 2:16 is a key verse in all of scripture.