Bible Interpretation

Do Christians have to follow Old Testament laws? Which ones and why?

No—Christians are not under the Old Testament (Mosaic) law as a covenant. We follow Jesus under the new covenant, while still treating the Old Testament as God’s Word that teaches, warns, and points to Christ.

• Romans 6:1–14 What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer? Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefor…
• Matthew 5:17–20 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everythi…
• Hebrews 10:1–18 For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship . If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshi…

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