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Ceremonial
Law
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10
Commandments
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- Called "the law of
Moses"
- LUKE 2:22 And when the days of her purification
according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present
him to the Lord.
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- Called "the Law of
the Lord"
- ISA. 5:24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the
stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and
their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD
of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
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- Called "Law
contained in ordinances"
- EPH. 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the
enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in
himself of twain one new man, so making peace.
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- Called "the Royal
law"
- JAMES 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law
according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
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- Written by Moses in a
book
- 2 CHRON. 35:12 And they removed the burnt
offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people,
to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did
they with the oxen.
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- Written by God on stone
- EXO. 31:18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had
made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables
of stone, written with the finger of God...
- EXO. 32:16 And the tables were the work of God,
and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
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- Placed in the side of
the ark
- DEUT. 31:26 Take this book of the law, and put it
in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be
there for a witness against thee.
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- Placed inside the ark
- EXO. 40:20 And he took and put the testimony
into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the
ark:
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- Ended at the cross
- EPH. 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the
enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in
himself of twain one new man, so making peace.
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- Will stand forever
- LUKE 16:17 And it is easier for heaven and
earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
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- Added because of sin
- GAL. 3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added
because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made;
and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
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- Points out sin
- ROM. 7:7 What shall we say then? is the law sin?
God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known
lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
ROM. 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his
sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
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- Contrary to us, against
us
- COL. 2:14 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.
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- Not grevious
- 1 JOHN 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we
keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
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- Judges no man
- COL. 2:14-16 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; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of
them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in
meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath
days:
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- Judges all men
- JAM. 2:10-12 For whosoever shall keep the whole
law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit
adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou
art become a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be
judged by the law of liberty.
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- Carnal
- HEB. 7:16 Who is made, not after the law of
a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
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- Spiritual
- ROM. 7:14 For we know that the law is
spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
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- Made nothing perfect
- HEB. 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect,
but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
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- Perfect
- PSALMS 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect,
converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
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