God has shown us grace and sent His Son Jesus to suffer and die for our sins. As such, He has taken away the requirements of the Law. This subject is so important that I chose to make a page specific to it.
Are Christians under the New Covenant or not?
Christians following Jewish Traditions
How do the Law, faith, and wrath relate?
Has the Mosaic Law been abolished?
Should Christians keep the Jewish Dietary Laws?
Should Believers in Christ to be circumcised?
Significance of The Mosaic Law
Study of Galatians - Grace, Law, and Salvation
Was the Law originally intended as a means of Salvation?
[...] The Death of Christ – Divorce and the New Covenant 2009 March 2 tags: church, divorce, faith, God, grace, israel, Jesus Christ, judah, marriage, new covenant, religion, torah by Polycarp Over the past few weeks, I have posted a few articles on Messianic Judaism, and have been met with some resistance from a variety of those that hold to that believe. Let me state that I see nothing wrong with Jews who convert to Christianity hold to their traditions, to a point, and that point is Grace; likewise, I see nothing wrong with Christians discovering the Jewishness of the Gospels, and the cultural context of Paul. There is a point, however, when this exploration turns to false doctrine and a false view of the interaction of the First Covenant and New Covenant. (As a primer to this discussion go here and then here.) [...]
Interesting discussion on the need for believers in Christ to follow the Law:
http://thechurchofjesuschrist.us/2009/02/the-yoke-and-burden-of-messiah-the-torah-or-calvary/
http://thechurchofjesuschrist.us/2009/02/28/the-problem-with-messianic-judaism/
[...] few weeks, there has been a conversation going on on this blog concerning the Law and Grace. I and others have taken the position that we are under Grace, and because of this we are no longer required to [...]