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Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross (Colossians 2:14).
Does this verse mean that we no longer need to follow the ceremonial law and the law of Ten Commandments? This verse refers to only one law: the law that was against us, that showed us our transgressions. This was not the Ten Commandments, but the ceremonial law. When Christ died, he satisfied the demands of justice in the law of ceremonies and blotted it out.
Christ fulfilled the obligations of the ceremonial law by becoming the
Lamb slain for the sins of the world. He fulfilled the obligation of
the law of Ten Commandments by His perfect obedience to its precepts.
After His death, the law of ceremonies was discontinued because it
foreshadowed the cross, but the law of Ten Commandments did not change,
nor was it done away with. The same law is still to be found in the New
Testament and those who follow Christ must continue to live by this
law.
The next article shows how the ceremonial law symbolized Jesus’ ministry.
This article is adapted from Truth Matters by Professor Walter J. Veith, an international speaker who has studied Biblical issues in-depth in his quest for truth. His popular series Genesis Conflict brings the debate between Creation and evolution to a new climax as he dissects the arguments with a scientific eye. His highly-acclaimed series Total Onslaught sheds light on the state of the world today as we move to a one-world government and an anticipated apocalypse.
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