| Re: They that are Without the Law [message #332 is a reply to message #331] |
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Dragon
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From your quotes, it is clear you are talking about the Law of Moses specifically. Many of the New Testament writings were spent trying to convince the Jews who were also Christians that their fellow Christians, who were not Jews, did not have to follow the Law of Moses. At the time of Paul's epistles, and at the time of Jesus, the Law of Moses was the religious law of the Jews as well as the legal law of Jerusalem in so far as the Romans allowed the leaders to administer it. The most notable exception being the requirement of Roman approval before executing any accused criminal.
Now we know that the Law of Moses was fulfilled by Christ, as He was the one who gave the law to begin with. Why did He give it? because the Israelites refused to follow Moses up the mountain to commune with God. They had been in Egypt so long, they expected God to behave like the Egyptian gods. They wanted one designated priest to commune with God and tell everyone what He said. God's original intent was to meet with all Israel face to face. What evidence do we have of Moses' religious preparation prior to seeing the burning bush? But the Israelites refused and God, in His wrath, gave them the lower law known as the law of Moses.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught the higher laws, which supersedes the law of Moses. Where the law of Moses was based on exact justice, measuring out an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, the higher law of God is based on love and forgiveness. It is based on patience and tolerance.
Getting back to your original question about the Law of Moses, this is the governing law of the Terrestrial Kingdom. In order to remain on Earth during the Millennium, a person must only obey the 10 commandments. It will be a time when all Telestial beings will rest for a season so the Terrestrial beings can learn to become Celestial Beings. Yet I stray once more from the point. The Law of Moses applies to Telestial beings attempting to become Terrestrial. When someone becomes a Terrestrial being, and begins working towards becoming Celestial, the Law of Moses is of no more effect. Instead, the Law of Christ must apply.
Your original quote was from the Book of Mormon. Can you provide evidence as to which law Mormon was referring to in his epistle?
- Dragon
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