Old Testamnet vs. The Christian

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What parts of the OT are we to follow as Christians and what parts do not apply to Christians? Where is the proof they don’t apply?

I have been challenged why I don’t follow the WHOLE bible and not just the NT. Stating that I am not a Jew is not the right answer.
 
Reading the Book of Acts may help somewhat answer this question. Begin with the dream Peter had on the roof. A net full of various sea creatures hovered above him as he heard the words, “Take and Eat.” This was abhorrent since the creatures were considered unclean by Mosaic Law. Jesus replied, “Do not consider unclean that which I have made clean.”
The question of circumsicion and adherence to Mosaic Law is the focus of the Council at Jerusalem. Were the gentiles who converted to The Way expected to follow the same OT rules as the Jews? Paul writes much of this issue in Romans. This may not fully answer the question, but it should provide a starting point.
 
I might argue that we do follow the OT, we follow the entire bible. We do not follow Jewish law and that is the difference. The NT fulfills the OT and looking at it from that perspective, we are obedient to all of God’s commands. He, after all, is the author of the entire Bible. Jesus was raised a practicing Jew and perfectly executed the faith. If we are to live in the image of Christ then there is not a contradiction in obedience to all.

That being said, you may run into specific areas like consuming what is not clean. I believe Jesus said not to call unclean what the Lord has made clean.

There is also the issue with not keeping holy the Sabbath. Well the Church, in her Authority given by Christ, has moved the Sabbath to the Lord’s Day.

I’m sure there are others but, I am also sure that any proposed contradictions between the OT and the NT are from interpreting scripture independently from the authority of the Church.

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Michael
 
A simple answer is that since Jesus fullfilled the Old Covenant we no longer have to abide by the Old Covenant traditions and formalities but have to observe the moral laws. However, Jews who have not converted still should as a matter of conscience.

The New Covenant replaced the old laws such as an eye for an eye with that such as found in the sermon on the mount.

We as Christians have been grafted onto the vine, but the new vine is like the new wine talked about at the wedding feast at Cana in John’s Gospel. It is better and more complete. It brings us closer to God than the rituals and practices of old.

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