Happily,
Haha… I very much converted, anyone on here, Marsha, Protestant101, DJConklin (from past conversations), MarysRoses, etc…etc… can attest to that… LOL
You said that SDA’s will not seperate between the two laws, that is incorrect, SDA’s VERY MUCH make a distinction between the two laws, that is the problem.
We interpret the law through the New Covenant, the Gospel, which is why we, as Catholics, follow the moral precept of the Sabbath without following the ceremonial precept of the same commandments (Keeping the 7th day Sabbath).
Was the Law eternal? No, the Law is not eternal. Galatians 3:19 gives the purpose of the Law. It says: “What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come.” The law was given 430 years after Abraham according to scripture, if it was not given until 430 years after Abraham then it was not something known prior to the Exodus, and is not eternal. “What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.” Galatians
3:17-18.
The Law had a definite beginning time (430 years after Abraham) and a definite ending time, --When the promised Seed (Christ, vs. 19) came.
This does not mean we are not under a law, we are under the New Covenant Law, which in addition the the commands set forth for Christians in the NT, include the Church laws. The moral precept (time to worship God) is fulfilled by the NT Church in Sunday. But we dont observe Saturday as the Ten Commandments dictate because we are not under the ceremonial injunction of the law, but instead the Moral obligation of the Law.
In Luke 2:21-24,39 - The law of Moses (v22) is called the law of the Lord (v23,24,39). This law included a purification rite and animal sacrifices. These were clearly done away (cf. Lev. 12:2-8). Hence, the law of the Lord is the same as the Law of Moses, and it contains things that were done away. Again, in 2 Chron. 31:2-4 the “law of God” included animal sacrifices, new moons, and feast days, which we know were done away.
There is no distinction between the law of God and the Law of Moses. In scripture, it was both God’s law because He originated it, and Moses’ law because he revealed it (Neh. 10:29).
We cannot ignore the 10 Commandments, we are told that we must obey them, but we obey the moral commands, not the ceremonial aspect of the same, we interpret this through the New Covenant relationship of Christ and the Church.
Does that help any?
Wow, your answer sounds really SDA. Doug Bachelor would wholeheartedly agree with you. Are you sure you’ve made a coversion? I don’t mean this sarcasticly, but as catholics we believe the Commandments were written by The Hand of God and given to Moses by God Himself. We believe that the Law of Moses was divinely inspired by God, but nevertheless written by Moses and that makes a huge difference. That is why the Old Law was done away and that is why SDA’s will not separate it.
The Commandments were reitereated in the NT and the Law of Moses was said by Paul to be set aside and not binding on Christians. Obviously Paul was relaying a huge difference as well.
The Commandments were contained in the Mosaic Law, but renaming it God’s Law doesn’t change what it is. It is ALL God’s law. It was The Law of Moses that contained the Ten Commandments as set forth by God.
This is why as catholics we have no trouble discerning which part of the OT to follow and which part was nailed to the cross. The Law of Moses was nailed to the cross and the Ten Commandments which were just as much a part of the NT are to be kept.
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