The Law of Moses

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==The Abolition and the Completion of the Law of Moses==

[[File:Joseph von Führich - Gott schreibt Moses auf dem Berg Sinai die zehn Gebote auf zwei steinerne Tafeln - 2540 - Kunsthistorisches Museum.jpg|thumb|''God Writes the Ten Commandments to Moses on Two Tablets of Stone on Mount Sinai'' by Joseph von Führich, 1835: The Law of Moses was fulfilled and completed through the Law of Christ.]]

As a copy and shadow of the Law of Christ to come,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 10:1|quote= }}</ref> the Law of Moses was set aside upon the establishment of Christ’s law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+7%3A18-19&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 7:18–19|quote= }}</ref> During the apostolic era, some Jewish believers in the early Church advocated for the continued observance of the Law of Moses, including the practice of [[circumcision]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+15%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Acts 15:1–2|quote= }}</ref> This matter was addressed at the [[Jerusalem]] Council, which convened under the guidance of the [[The Holy Spirit|Holy Spirit]]. The council concluded that requiring circumcision disturbed the believers’ minds and created confusion among them. They declared that circumcision was no longer a requirement in the New Testament era. Additionally, the council clarified the [[Biblical ~~Teachings About Food~~|dietary laws of the New Testament]] applicable to [[Christian|Christians]], effectively nullifying the [[Biblical ~~Teachings About Food~~|dietary regulations of the Old Testament]] prescribed by the Law of Moses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+15%3A22-29&version=NIV |title=Acts 15:22–29|quote= }}</ref>

As a copy and shadow of the Law of Christ to come,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 10:1|quote= }}</ref> the Law of Moses was set aside upon the establishment of Christ’s law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+7%3A18-19&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 7:18–19|quote= }}</ref> During the apostolic era, some Jewish believers in the early Church advocated for the continued observance of the Law of Moses, including the practice of [[circumcision]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+15%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Acts 15:1–2|quote= }}</ref> This matter was addressed at the [[Jerusalem]] Council, which convened under the guidance of the [[The Holy Spirit|Holy Spirit]]. The council concluded that requiring circumcision disturbed the believers’ minds and created confusion among them. They declared that circumcision was no longer a requirement in the New Testament era. Additionally, the council clarified the [[Biblical Dietary Laws|dietary laws of the New Testament]] applicable to [[Christian|Christians]], effectively nullifying the [[Biblical Dietary Laws|dietary regulations of the Old Testament]] prescribed by the Law of Moses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+15%3A22-29&version=NIV |title=Acts 15:22–29|quote= }}</ref>

Apostle Paul emphasized that receiving circumcision is of no benefit and warned that those who seek to observe the Law are severed from Christ.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+5%3A2-6&version=NIV |title=Galatians 5:2–6|quote= }}</ref> He clarified that the rite required for New Testament Christians is not circumcision but [[baptism]], emphasizing that Jesus, through His [[Crucifixion|sacrifice on the cross]], abolished the Old Testament Law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A11-17&version=NIV |title=Colossians 2:11–17|quote= }}</ref> The law Paul cautioned against was not the Law of Christ but rather the Mosaic Law observed in the Old Testament.

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 ==The Abolition and the Completion of the Law of Moses==
 [[File:Joseph von Führich - Gott schreibt Moses auf dem Berg Sinai die zehn Gebote auf zwei steinerne Tafeln - 2540 - Kunsthistorisches Museum.jpg|thumb|''God Writes the Ten Commandments to Moses on Two Tablets of Stone on Mount Sinai'' by Joseph von Führich, 1835: The Law of Moses was fulfilled and completed through the Law of Christ.]]
-As a copy and shadow of the Law of Christ to come,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 10:1|quote= }}</ref> the Law of Moses was set aside upon the establishment of Christ’s law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+7%3A18-19&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 7:18–19|quote= }}</ref> During the apostolic era, some Jewish believers in the early Church advocated for the continued observance of the Law of Moses, including the practice of [[circumcision]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+15%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Acts 15:1–2|quote= }}</ref> This matter was addressed at the [[Jerusalem]] Council, which convened under the guidance of the [[The Holy Spirit|Holy Spirit]]. The council concluded that requiring circumcision disturbed the believers’ minds and created confusion among them. They declared that circumcision was no longer a requirement in the New Testament era. Additionally, the council clarified the [[Biblical Teachings About Food|dietary laws of the New Testament]] applicable to [[Christian|Christians]], effectively nullifying the [[Biblical Teachings About Food|dietary regulations of the Old Testament]] prescribed by the Law of Moses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+15%3A22-29&version=NIV |title=Acts 15:22–29|quote= }}</ref>
+As a copy and shadow of the Law of Christ to come,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 10:1|quote= }}</ref> the Law of Moses was set aside upon the establishment of Christ’s law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+7%3A18-19&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 7:18–19|quote= }}</ref> During the apostolic era, some Jewish believers in the early Church advocated for the continued observance of the Law of Moses, including the practice of [[circumcision]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+15%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Acts 15:1–2|quote= }}</ref> This matter was addressed at the [[Jerusalem]] Council, which convened under the guidance of the [[The Holy Spirit|Holy Spirit]]. The council concluded that requiring circumcision disturbed the believers’ minds and created confusion among them. They declared that circumcision was no longer a requirement in the New Testament era. Additionally, the council clarified the [[Biblical Dietary Laws|dietary laws of the New Testament]] applicable to [[Christian|Christians]], effectively nullifying the [[Biblical Dietary Laws|dietary regulations of the Old Testament]] prescribed by the Law of Moses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+15%3A22-29&version=NIV |title=Acts 15:22–29|quote= }}</ref>
 Apostle Paul emphasized that receiving circumcision is of no benefit and warned that those who seek to observe the Law are severed from Christ.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+5%3A2-6&version=NIV |title=Galatians 5:2–6|quote= }}</ref> He clarified that the rite required for New Testament Christians is not circumcision but [[baptism]], emphasizing that Jesus, through His [[Crucifixion|sacrifice on the cross]], abolished the Old Testament Law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A11-17&version=NIV |title=Colossians 2:11–17|quote= }}</ref> The law Paul cautioned against was not the Law of Christ but rather the Mosaic Law observed in the Old Testament.

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