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Originally Posted by Tonyamendola
Completly agree with you EH
Could you tell me - I heard it said that Jesus says in the Bible he has brought a new law ?
Is that correct and if so wouldnt that mean his commandments are the ones to follow - not the previous commandments ?>
Love God and Love your neighbour ?
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Jesus said several things about the law, most prominently that he came not to destroy the law but to fulfill it. "For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled." Matthew 5:18 (NKJV)
In John 13:34, he says, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." (NKJV)
So, for Christians (unless they believe that "all is fulfilled") I must assume that the law of the Old Testament holds true, every jot and tittle, but with the addition (if it can really be called an addition, as Metis points out in this thread) of a commandment to love each other.
That would seem to mean they need to stop eating bacon-wrapped shrimp right this very instant!