http://dignoscentia.com/2005/10/29/saved-by-grace/ The power to discern Mon, 14 May 2012 16:21:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://dignoscentia.com/2005/10/29/saved-by-grace/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:20:10 +0000 http://dignoscentia.com/wordpress/?p=83#comment-298 [...] God’s Law, the Ten Commandments, are God’s measuring stick. Contrary to popular Christian opinion, they will never go away. Various denominations may claim the Law was nailed to the cross, but Jesus never said anything of the sort, and neither does the Bible, if carefully and prayefully examined (read this article for more information). It is true that a group of laws no longer applies. Once Jesus died on the cross, much of the old ceremonial and rabbinic law did not make sense anymore – it had been tied to the sacrificial system, which was meant to point to Jesus. When He sacrificed Himself, He was the ultimate sacrifice, and sufficed for ever. This meant the end of animal sacrifices at the Jewish temple, and the end of any laws or religious instructions tied to the sacrificial system. But the Ten Commandments were written down by God’s hand on stone and given to Moses, and were from the start completely separate from the sacrificial system. There is no mention of sacrifices in the Ten Commandments, or of an end to them because of Jesus’ sacrifice. They are not only God’s measuring stick, but they are our moral and religious mirror. They tell us when we’re doing something wrong. [...]

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