The Law & commandments

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The Law & commandmentsAnswered with Scripture

My friend says Leviticus 11 was only for the Jews. Do Christians still have to follow the food laws?

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Many Christians wonder: Does Leviticus 11 still apply? The sad truth is that nowadays many Churches teach that the dietary laws are not valid anymore and therefore, they can eat anything they want. However, there is no clear statement in…

Matthew 5:17-20Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: …
The Law & commandmentsAnswered with Scripture

What is the New Covenant, and does it replace God’s law?

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Most Christians believe that the new covenant is fundamentally different from the old covenant and that they no longer have to obey God’s Commandments. But in fact, God’s demands on people have not changed. Sin is still an abomination to…

Jeremiah 31:31-32Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord.
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What did Paul really teach about the law and grace?

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Unfortunately, Paul is repeatedly misunderstood and misinterpreted, like no one else. His texts and teachings were literally taken apart by the people and misused for their own purposes. People have created their own gospel that twisted everything Jesus taught to…

Romans 6:15What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
The Law & commandmentsAnswered with Scripture

Do Christians still have to keep the Sabbath?

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One of the 10 Commandments of the Bible teaches us that we should keep the Sabbath holy and remember God on this day. This is the fourth commandment. While most Christians don’t really seem to care about the Sabbath, other…

Exodus 20:8-11Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: …
The Law & commandmentsAnswered with Scripture

Is it okay for Christians to eat pork?

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Most Christians believe that the commandments in Leviticus 11 of the Bible are no longer valid, and thus, they can consume pork without any hesitation. However, the commandments were never abolished. The following Bible verses should serve as sufficient evidence…

Isaiah 66:17They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.