And at the end of the day, the New Testament teaches that Christians are not required to keep the Law of Moses, neither as a matter of salvation or righteousness. This was clearly affirmed by James and Peter at the First Jerusalem Council.
You are correct. A good bit of the 613 rules do not apply. I am not a Levite priest so all that is out. I can marry a gentile so that is out, I don't have to follow the rules for kings because obviously I'm not a king. I have never had the opportunity to put frankincense or olive oil on a sin offering of flour, ect. etc.
But the laws concerning health and morality should be followed. I cannot get involved in killing adulterers or folks getting mixed up in sexual perversions though so I'll trust the Lord to understand.
The big 10 are still in force or Jesus would not have endorsed them. And he endorsed going above and beyond by following the spirit of the law not just the technicalities.
John and Jesus both preached repentance as a condition of salvation, but I do believe that faith and grace are absolutely part of the equation. The Lord must be acknowledged and obeyed which equals faith plus works.
If you break one of the 613 commands, you break them all.
Do you pick up a stick on Saturday? Do you travel 3/5 of a mile on Saturday? Is there a mezuzah on each doorpost? Do you eat creatures that live in water other than fish? Do you eat the meat of an animal that died without ritual slaughter? Do you ritually slaughter an animal before eating it? Do you eat untithed fruit? Do you eat fresh grapes? or raisins? Do you separate your tithe for the poor? Do you set aside the first fruits and bring them to the Temple? Do you give away the shoulder, 2 cheeks, and stomach of slaughtered animals? Do you blow the shofar on the 10th of Tishrei to free the slaves? Do you guard the Temple area? Do you salt all your sacrifices? Do you offer 2 lambs every day? Do you burn incense every day? Do you light the Menorah every day? Do you make the show bread?
Remember, if you break even one of the 613 commands, you have broken all of them. This is just a few of those 613 commands.
Why have you rejected God’s grace and made yourself a slave to the Law? Galatians 5:1. Jesus set us free from that bondage.
