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I hear some Christians say that God's Law or the 10 Commandments were nailed to the cross. Some say that we need to focus on Christ and stop focusing on the rules or the laws or the Old Testament. I believe that the laws of sacrificial offerings and animal sacrifices were nailed to the cross at the time of Christ's death but that we are still bound by the moral Laws or the 10 Commandments. I mean, is Thou shalt not steal one of the Laws that was nailed to the cross? What do you think?
Okay, i believe that the actual text nailed to the cross was "INRI" what it means I'm not sure but the text is supposed to be "Here is the king of the jews" No 10 commandments that i know were nailed to the cross????!!
Where is the business about the 10 commandments being nailed to the cross?? I'm pretty sure that Moses obtained 10 Commandments written on stone tablets from Mt Sinai.
I'm sure it would be a "miracle" to nail them to the cross without damaging them-and anyway, for what gain?
P.S. I'm studying for my Certificate in Christian Studies. I thought I had a reasonable idea...
Xray, I am of the same exact belief as you about the stone tablets given to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Must have been one heck of a nail to nail the to the cross!! LOL
There are some wonderful religous people here who, I am sure, will clear this all up.
The greatest commandment in the New testament is to love one another.
So to love one another, I believe all of the 10 commandments need to be followed in order to love one another.
The moral law of the 10 commandments are very much alive today and should be followed. Many people who think it should not be, well we can see what is happening now in the world, when the simple rules are not been followed.
Especially loving one another is the greatest commandment which pretty much leads to every single commandment being correct and valid.
In my opinion arguments about the law are less than theologically, doctrinally or even spiritually fruitful. Christ commanded that we do and not do many things...summarized by the two great commandments; which easily "cover" the 10 Commandments and more.
...so yes we are still bound by the 10 Commandments.
If someone argues that we are not bound by them, they cannot mean that disobeying any of them is ok, do they?
So if it's not ok to disobey them, we are obligated to obey them.
Where is the business about the 10 commandments being nailed to the cross?? I'm pretty sure that Moses obtained 10 Commandments written on stone tablets from Mt Sinai. I'm sure it would be a "miracle" to nail them to the cross without damaging them-and anyway, for what gain? P.S. I'm studying for my Certificate in Christian Studies. I thought I had a reasonable idea... Cheers
Those who state or believe that "the ten Commandments" were nailed to the cross don't mean it in a literal sense but rather in a figurative sense. They're assertion, I believe, is that man lived by the Law of God prior to Christ's death but are under grace as a result of that death and are no longer bound by the Law.
The point that I am trying to make or will try to make is that the term "the law" has several meanings. 1) There are the physical laws of nature i.e. law of gravity, laws of thermal dynamics, etc. 2) The laws performed by the Levitical priesthood which required animal sacrifices and burnt offerings, etc. And 3) the moral Laws of God as summarized by the 10 Commandments.
Clearly we are still bound by the law of gravity, so that law was not "nailed to the cross."
We are free from the need for animal sacrifice and offerings as Jesus Christ was the ultimate sacrifice as the perfect Lamb of God and the final offering as His death was more than sufficient and His blood was the payment for the sins of the world forever. But there are Christians who don't believe that we are bound to the Law that was written in stone or the Ten Commandments.
My original question and the purpose of this thread is to determine whether or not a Christian must still recognize the moral Laws of God in their daily lives.
"My original question and the purpose of this thread is to determine whether or not a Christian must still recognize the moral Laws of God in their daily lives"
To answer, yes, a Christian must still recognize the moral Laws of God in their daily lives. Many of those commandments are legal laws - Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not commit murder. Slander is against the law, so is libel (Thou shalt not bear false witness).
The Ten Commandments were not nailed to the Cross. I think what people really mean is that the Halakhah (the path or way of walking) , which is the collective body of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law as well as customs and traditions. Halakha guides not only religious practices and beliefs, but numerous aspects of day-to-day life.
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