In Defense of the Faith

Laws of Moses Abolished By The Cross

“We are now prepared to show that the law of Moses, the ceremonial law, relating to the whole typical system of the Old Testament. Such as the priesthood, the sacrifices, circumcision, etc., etc., together with those civil precepts which God granted on account of their blindness and hardness of heart, of which we have spoken before, was abolished at the cross, and that these were the only laws there abrogated. Every passage which speaks of a law being done away refers to these, never to the Ten Commandments or any moral precept or teaching of the Old Testament. The whole typical system pointed directly to Christ. Colossians 2:14-17. When He came, in the very nature of things, it must cease. But why should any moral precept be done away there? There is neither reason nor Scripture for such a position.”—Ibid., pp. 25, 26. DOF 76.3

“We ask, What is there in the moral law that would indicate that it terminated at the coming of Christ? That law forbids idolatry, profanity, Sabbath breaking, disobedience to parents, murder, theft, etc. Did man’s relation to these moral duties change at the coming of Christ? Did the death of Christ alter any of these principles? Most certainly not.”—Ibid., p. 64. DOF 77.1