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Old Testament Law

Discussion in 'Religion & Spirituality Forum' started by articulatekitten, Jun 15, 2006.

  1. Jun 15, 2006 at 10:04 PM #1
    articulatekitten

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    Some discussion in another thread got me to thinking about the whole issue of Christ's fulfillment of laws in the OT, rendering some things (like animal sacrifices, for instance) no longer required.

    I once belonged to a Christian church that kept very faithfully to OT guidelines. They made a distinction between "spiritual" laws & "physical" laws. Christ fulfilled the spiritual requirement for blood sacrifice, so that is no longer required.

    Other things like the dietary laws & so forth, they contend, is God's revelation to people how to best live in the physical world. So the laws against eating pork or shellfish were given because those are unhealthy. The laws concerning lepers & cleansings & so forth are basic sanitation principles needed for a healthy community--things that would have taken many centuries for them to discover by trial & error.

    Thoughts?
     
  2. Jun 19, 2006 at 4:15 PM #2
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    That sounds very similar to a Seventh-day Adventist. SDAs make a distinction between the 10 Commandments (spiritual laws) and the Mosaic laws (ceremonial laws intended for the Jews only).

    The ceremonial laws included the health laws, i.e. eating kosher food. Most SDAs follow the health laws because they were God's way of helping the Jews be healthy and live longer.

     
  3. Jun 19, 2006 at 4:37 PM #3
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    how the hell you been, Turbo? Interesting post for having gone away for 18 months.
     
  4. Jun 21, 2006 at 11:45 AM #4
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    Well, I've moved to PA, changed careers and done all kinds of things I shouldn't admit to. :)

    I've missed this board and hopefully can get back into it again.

    Thanks for asking - I wondered if anyone would even notice.
     
  5. Jun 21, 2006 at 11:49 AM #5
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    Hey man, welcome back!
     
  6. Jun 21, 2006 at 3:20 PM #6
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    Thanks sly!

    I see you're still carrying Coach K's banner. You sure he wasn't the Duke lacrosse team entertainment director?
     
  7. Jun 21, 2006 at 8:25 PM #7
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    Man it's good to see you post Turbo. Welcome back my friend.
     
  8. Jun 22, 2006 at 10:13 AM #8
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    TURBO! :ylsuper:
     
  9. Jun 22, 2006 at 1:14 PM #9
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    You, sir, have been missed! Welcome back! :banana:
     
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    Thank you Patti! It's good to be back. :woot:

    Fred, good to see you're still around. :ylsuper:

    hasbeen, you seem to be doing a wonderful job as the room spiritual advisor! You da man! I missed reading your posts.
     

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