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To: Drawsing
Yes but Matthew 5:17-18 reports that jesus said,

“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. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.”

Now I am a deist not a christian so I don't have a dog in this fight but it appears to me that the christian re-constructionist movement is more correct on this one.

58 posted on 02/07/2011 10:19:02 AM PST by armordog99
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To: armordog99
Good response, thank you. Yes the Law remained in all of its particulars until Jesus accomplished his sacrifice on the cross and subsequent resurrection. As he said in your scripture, he "fulfilled" them. Now the Law is internal and is summed up by Jesus when he said "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and love your neighbor as yourself for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."

The Law is still here and it serves to convict us of our sin that we will never be rid of...and so we realize we need a savior. Read Romans 6 and 7 for a discussion of law and grace.

63 posted on 02/07/2011 10:29:29 AM PST by Drawsing (The fool shows his annoyance at once. The prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16))
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