Questions For Those Who Think the Law of Yahweh is Abolished

Questions For Those Who Think the Law of Yahweh is Abolished

For those who think that the Law of Yahweh was “nailed to the cross”, please answer the following questions:


1. Did Yahweh say over and over and over again that his law was forever? (Exodus 31:16; Exodus 12:14; Exodus 12:17; Exodus 12:24; Exodus 31:17; Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 16:31; Leviticus 23:21; Leviticus 23:31; 2 Chronicles 2:4; Psalm 119:159-160; Deuteronomy 5:29; Deuteronomy 11:1; Leviticus 10:15; Deuteronomy 28:15-46; Exodus 27:21; Exodus 28:43; Exodus 29:28; Exodus 30:21; Exodus 31:16; Leviticus 24:8 and so on)


2. Did Yahshua follow the law and didn't He live his life as an example to us? (1 Peter 2:21)


3. Why was Yahshua preaching/teaching/and instructing people to follow the mosaic law while he was on earth?

See: Yahshua instructed from the Law (http://biblelaw101.com/Home/Yahshua%20instructed%20from%20the%20Law.html) and Was Yahshua For or Against the Law (http://biblelaw101.com/Other%20Law%20Related%20Articles/Was%20Yahshua%20For%20or%20Against%20the%20Law.html)


4. Why will we be keeping the feast of tabernacles in Jerusalem after Yahshua returns to earth? (Did Yahshua abolish this law only to have it reinstated?) [Zechariah 14:16] Does it make since for Yahweh to make a law, and then abolish it, then to reinstate it later on?

Many people will give an answer like this: “This can not be literal because how can you fit millions or billions of people into one city.” Those who say this do not know the scripture. The dimensions of the New Jerusalem during the Millennium will be almost 2 million square miles!

Revelation 21:1-2, 15-16

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from Yahweh out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband…. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

12,000 furlongs is approximately 1380 miles. 1380 miles times 1380 miles is equal to 1.90 million square miles.


5. Why will Yahweh kill people who eat pork after Yahshua returns? [Isaiah 66:17]


6. Why will we be keeping the Sabbath after Yahshua returns? [Isaiah 66:23]


7. Why did Paul go to the temple to make offerings to Yahweh even after Yahshua’ resurrection? [Acts 21:26] (Doesn't the scriptures tell us that he went into the temple to prove to everyone that he was not teaching against the law?)


8. Why did Paul have to go to a feast if the law was abolished
Acts 18:21

“I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem”


9. What is the shadow of the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles, and when were they (or when will they be) fulfilled and by whom?

Yahshua has not fulfilled the whole law yet. He will do that when he comes back. Yahshua has fulfilled the Spring Feasts, Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of First Fruits, Pentecost, which foreshadowed Christ’s death, burial, resurrection, and the pouring of the Holy Spirit. (I Corinthians 5:7-8; I Corinthians 15:23; Acts 2:36 and many more). The Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles, foreshadows the resurrection of the dead, Judgment day, and the minimum reign with Christ. These are a part of the law that will be fulfilled when Christ returns. Therefore, not on jot or one tittle has passed from the law. (Also, heaven and earth are not passed yet.)



10. Is marrying one's sibling a sin? If so, how do you conclude that it is?

One might rightfully hang that law on "love thy neighbor, but with some thought, one can show every law Yahweh set up hangs on "loving your neighbor" and/or "love Yahweh". See: All of the Law Hangs on the Two Great Commandments



11. What was the purpose of the law? (I heard from many that the purpose of the law was just so we would fail to keep it and therefore need a savior, but I do not buy that) (Hint: see The Purpose of Yahweh's Law)



12. Didn't Yahshua tell us that ALL the law of Yahweh hangs on the two great commandments?

Matthew 22:35-40

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Yahshua said unto him, Thou shalt love Yahweh thy Elohim with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Yahshua did not make up 2 new commandments here, He quoted straight from the Law (Torah). “Love Yahweh...” is quoted from Deuteronomy 6:5 and “love thy neighbour..” was quoted from Leviticus 19:18.

What do you think was going on in the mind of these “law observant Jews” at the time Yahshua said this? Do you think it was, “Yippee, all the law is destroyed except those two commandments”? Or, knowing the law better than most of us today, they thought, “Hmmm...you know… he is right! All the law does hang on those two commandments”?



13. Why would Yahweh want to repeal a single one of his laws since every single one them hang on “Thou shalt love Yahweh thy Yahweh with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." and “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”?



14. Matthew 5:19 states: 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: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Now, we know that when Yahshua says "least commandments" he can not be referring to what he called the "greatest commandments" which is "Thou shalt love Yahweh thy Yahweh with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." and "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." So, what are the least commandments?



15. Deuteronomy 8:3 states: "man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of Yahweh."

Since this is from the Torah, is this not talking about the Mosaic Law? When Yahshua quoted this verse, wouldn't he be using the same meaning?



16. Yahshua walked with his disciples for 40 days after he was resurrected (Acts 1:3). Wouldn't the topic of the law being abolished come up at least once? If the law was abolished I could easily picture Yahshua saying something like... ."Oh yeah, I abolished that law, lets go eat some dogs." or, since he was resurrected during the feast of unleavened bread he might say something like this, "hey guys, we do not need to eat unleavened bread during this time any more because I abolished the law!" How do I know that Yahshua did not say anything like this? Because Peter was still keeping the unclean meats law after Yahshua ascended into heaven and the disciples were in a debate on whether or not the Gentiles should be circumcised (there would be no debate if Yahshua would have mentioned that the law was abolished). So the question is why didn't Yahshua mention that he abolished the law during the 40 days after his resurrection?



17. "Therefore you shall love Yahweh your Yahweh, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always." Didn't Yahweh say to keep his commandments always?(Also see Deuteronomy 7:9 Leviticus 3:17)



18. The following verses is about the Great Tribulation:

Behold, Yahweh maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for Yahweh hath spoken this word. The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. [Isaiah 24:1-6]

The questions are:

a. Why is the earth defiled? (Hint: read the whole sentence with the bold words in it)

b. What is this “everlasting covenant” and how are we going to break it?



19. I have noticed that just about the whole "Old" Testament talks about how good the law is, or how it would make you wise, or that you get understanding, or good health, or protection of Yahweh (Leviticus 26) by practicing the law. Is that no longer the case? Why do Christian churches even have the old testament with their bible if they can not use it for "doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"? Doesn't 2 Timothy 3:16 state that "All scripture is given by inspiration of Yahweh, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"? Or am I misinterpreting that too?



20. Matthew 5:17-19 states: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 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: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Also, Mark 16:17 states: And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

Now, I see heaven and I see earth. I will go out on a limb here and say they have not “passed away”. So, by looking at what Yahshua said, that would mean the law has not passed away. Many will say, “Oh, but everything has been fulfilled”. To them I ask, “Are all prophecies in the Scriptures come to past?” And isn’t the Sabbaths (including the high Sabbaths) a “shadow of things to come”? If so what is the shadow of the Feast of Trumpets, or the Day of Atonement, or the seventh day Sabbath (and who will fulfill these shadows)?

T h e L a w ! !

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First, I need to say that the law of YHWH was never designed to save anyone. It is by the grace of Yahshua, the Messiah (Jesus Christ) that we (those who turn from breaking the law) are saved. The Messiah's death on the cross did NOT abolish one jot or tittle from the law (Matthew 5:17-18). It did NOT give us permission to sin (sin is transgression of the law). In fact, you can't have grace without the law! If there is no law, then there would be no grace. If Yahushua abolished the law, there would be no more sin (sin is transgression of the law). If there is no more sin, we would not need "grace". Here is an analogy:
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Lets say you are visiting a friend in an unfamiliar city. You are driving at 55mph and pass through a school zone sign while looking for your friend's street. You continue to go 55 in a 25mph zone. You get pulled over and ticketed.

You appear before the judge. The judge looks at the law and finds you guilty of breaking the law.
Then your friend (who happens to be the judge's son) steps in and says, "Judge, I know my friend broke the law. He knows he broke the law. He was new to the area and was ignorant of the law. He assures me that he will be more careful to watch for the speed limit signs in the future. Let me give grace to my friend and pay his fine for him". And so, your friend pulls out his wallet and pays the court $200.00.
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This is similar to what the Messiah did at the cross. He did not abolish the law. He paid the penalty for breaking the law.
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Now, lets say you are visiting the same friend and you now think that since your friend is the judge's son and he got you out of paying the ticket the first time that the law in that town does not apply to you. You think that you can speed as much as you want. Do you think the son will continue to pay your fines?
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What if you appeared before the same judge for the 6th time and you said something like, "yes, I broke the law, but this law must not apply to me because I always break it and never have to pay a dime." Do you think the judge will let his son continue to pay the fines for you? Do you think because you know the judge's son, that you are above the law no matter what or that the law does not apply to you? (The penalty being of having to appear before the judge and the judge continually fining you should prove that the law does apply to you. Also, the fact that the Judge's son continually has to pay your fine should also prove to you that the law still applies to you).
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Romans 6:14-15
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
What then? shall we sin (transgress the law), because we are not under the law, but under grace? YHWH forbid.
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So, What does Paul mean, "We are not under the Law?
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Romans 6:14-15
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
What then? shall we sin (transgress the law), because we are not under the law, but under grace? YHWH forbid.
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When Paul says things like "we are not under the law, but under grace". He is not saying that the law does not apply. Notice the word "but" used here. "But" means, "on the contrary".
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Finish these statements:
I'm not cold, but ___________.
I'm not poor, but ___________.
I'm not healthy, but _________.
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If I said, "I am not cold, but hot", that would make sense. If I said, "I am not cold, but rich", that would not make sense. What ever I say after "but" has to be contrary to the first part of my statement.
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Is "grace" contrary to "law"? NO! "Grace" is the same as "mercy" or "pardon". Just as the analogy of the speeder having his ticket paid for, "grace" was the time where the son paid the fine. "Grace" is not contrary to "Law"! "Grace" is contrary to "Penalty of the law"! In the above verse, "under the law" is the same thing as being under the penalty of the law (sin having dominion over someone).
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Romans 3:31
Do we then make void the law through faith? YHWH forbid: yea, we establish the law.
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When I found out that there were some 'cults' running around keeping the law of YHWH, I wanted to prove through the bible why they were wrong ("Prove all things" 1 Thessalonians 5:21) So I bought several speckled notebooks and titled them with things like, "Is the Sabbath for Today?" "Is Tithing for today?", "Is the law abolished?" etc. I then started in Matthew and read the gospels and started to write down all the verses for or against those topics. I found that that the Messiah was undoubtedly pro-law. Then I got to Acts, and saw that the disciples were still keeping the law after Jesus died on the cross. Then I got to Romans and after the first couple of chapters I was convinced that Paul too was pro-law. Then I started reading further and it appeared that Paul was against the law (contrasting his statements in Romans 2 and in Acts). Then later I saw verses from him that were pro-law again. After I got through Romans, I was honestly beginning to think Paul was a little schizo. It wasn't until I got to Peter that I realized why I couldn't understand Paul.
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Peter says that Paul’s epistles are hard to understand for those who don’t know the scriptures (at the time I was researching this topic, I, like most Christians, was very ignorant of the law and the Old Testament).
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2 Peter 3:16-17
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. You therefore beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;
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The word translated “wicked” is the Greek word “athesmos” which means lawless or one who breaks the law. Here is Strong’s only definition:
1) one who breaks through the restraint of law and gratifies his lusts
So Peter here is saying, Paul’s epistles are hard to understand for people who are untaught in the rest of the scriptures… (then right after he says)….Beware of the lawless.
When reading Paul’s epistles, it sometimes appears that he is pro-law, and sometimes appears that he is anti-law. This is why the Jews were so confused about Paul’s writings. They even wanted to make sure Paul was still keeping the law and told Paul to prove that he still keeps the law by making offerings for some vows, which Paul did to show the Jews that he still kept the law (Acts 21:21-26).
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Anyway since it is clear that Paul’s epistles are not clear and appear to go either way, how did I come to the conclusion that Paul was actually pro-law?
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1. Peter says that it is hard for them to understand for those who don’t understand the rest of the scriptures. I have been to many Christian churches. I went to a Baptist church a while back. There was about 50 older adults there (average age probably 45). When my dad said that there were other Sabbaths besides the weekly Sabbath not one of them knew that. When I made a few other comments about the law, not one of them had a clue what I was talking about. Once, I was talking to a Christian girl that been to church all her life (she was in her 20s) and she didn’t know who Abraham was. Just recently, I was talking to a woman (about 47 years old) she has been going to church almost all her life. She didn’t know that David came after Moses. I would easily say that they do not know “the rest of the scriptures”. But they think they know Paul. They will quote real fast, “we are not under the law but under grace”. But Peter says that it is hard for those who don’t know the rest of the scriptures. Just go to any Christian chat room that allows a multitude of people from a multitude of religions and see which ones know the OT better. Or start going to a Baptist or Pentecostal or Catholic Church (pick one…I haven’t found one that knows much of the Old Testament). Even though I trust no one and I am not affiliated with any church, if I knew no scripture but just this one verse from Peter and I had to blindly pick who had the correct interpretation of Paul’s epistles by looking at Peter’s comments, I would have to pick the people who know the law and the OT.
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Plus, right after Peter says “his epistles are hard to understand…” he says, “beware of the lawless”. Hmmm…looks like he wanted us to beware of the ones that broke the law.
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Plus, show me in the “rest of the scriptures” (the OT) where the law was going to be abolished before the millennium reign. (The “rest of the scriptures” does say over and over and over again that the law is forever .)
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2. Paul’s Pro-law scriptures are very solid. Just take the first 2 chapters of Romans for example. While some of the verses that appear to be anti-law are “difficult to understand”, they can be explained MUCH easier than the very solid scriptures that are pro-law.
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3. Yahushua's comments, YHWH’s words from the OT, and basically the rest of the scriptures would be impossible to ignore.
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4. The Acts of the Apostles would be impossible to ignore (it is like Paul would be preaching one thing, but doing another)
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5. The actions of Yahushua which is a very productive way of teaching and Yahushua lead his life as an example (1 Peter 2:21). Yahushua kept all the commandments (including the Sabbaths and Holy Days).
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6. People that knew the law, loved the law. The scriptures talk about how wise and great the law is and how other nations would look upon the wise law and wonder how they got such a great and wise law.
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7. The law makes sense. It doesn’t make sense to abolish a law like a law that separates Lepers from healthy people. I do believe that YHWH has a reason for every law (even if we can’t figure the reason out).
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8. Also, it doesn’t make sense for any lawmaker to make a law, and then when his son lives his life with out breaking the law, for that law to be abolished. If G.W.Bush was king and he had a son that died at 33, without a criminal offense, would that be your defense in court for breaking the law? Would you say, “Your Honor, this law was fulfilled by G.W. Bush’s son; therefore the law no longer applies to me”. That makes much less sense to me than going in front of the Judge and saying, “Yes, I have broken the law, and I have repented” and then the son of the King steps in and pays your fine. (Paying one’s penalty for a crime proves that the law is in place).
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9. There is no NT law. Some just count all the laws mentioned in the NT and say that these are our new laws. For one, who made up that rule? Does it make sense to say that the King’s son has to repeat all the law for it to stay in effect? And since the NT was not put together until many years after Yahushua’s death (and canonized much later than that) what laws would be in place until one could get access to the whole NT? (These same people who claim to just count the NT laws usually over look the command to keep Passover 1 Cor 5:7-8 not to mention the instructions of Yahushua)
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10. It does not make since for YHWH to establish a law, then abolish it, then re-establish it again [like the feast of Tabernacles (Zec 14:16-19) and the Sabbath (Isaiah 66:23)].
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11. The feasts and Sabbaths were set up to point to Ha Mashiach and his redemption plan of YHWH’s people. Since Ha Mashiach has not fulfilled all these feasts and the shadow of the Sabbath, it does not make since for His people to stop practicing these. Also, we were told to keep the Passover in 1 Cor 5:7-8 and in Luke 22:19 and 1 Corinthians 11:24-25.
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12. If YHWH’s law is abolished, then why are we and all the other nations having so many curses? How can someone suffer the penalty for breaking the speed limit (a traffic ticket) if the speed limit no longer applied? The fact that someone can suffer the penalty for breaking a law proves that the law applies to that person (Do you think that it is possible that the reason why our farmland's topsoil is depleting is because we do not practice the land sabbath or the reason why our money is becoming more and more worthless is because we are using "unjust weights and measures" or the reason why we have so much evil, crime, and fear of terrorism in our country is because we do not enforce YHWH's laws?).
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from biblelaw101.com
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Blessings,
Amanda