Where In The Bible Will I Find?

The Need For, And The Establishment Of The Law Of Christ?

The Old Law, given by God to Moses, was given only to the children of Israel (Dent. 5:3). This law was a good law, it accomplished what God intended it to do. Although, it was not a perfect law, that is, it could not blot out sins, but it would govern His people until "...a better covenant, which was established upon better promises..." (Heb. 8:6-7). God's people have never been required to be subject to two different laws at the same time, therefore, before a new law could be initiated, the old law had to be taken out of the way, "...I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first [the Old Law], that he may establish the second [the New Law]...” (Heb. 10:9-10).

The Law of Moses was removed in order to establish the "perfect law of liberty" (James 1:25), which is the "Law of Christ" (Gal. 6:2), or, the New Testament. The children of Israel were the only people subject to the Old Mosaic Law as the law was never given to the Gentiles, therefore, there stood a wall, or a partition between the children of Israel and the Gentiles. God's plan never "excluded" the Gentiles, for He knew that "a better covenant, which was established upon better promises" would break down that wall.

"But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off [the Gentiles] are made nigh by the blood of Christ [by obedience to His gospel]. For he is our peace [Savior and author of eternal salvation, Heb. 5: 9], who hath made both [Jew and Gentile] one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both [Jew and Gentile] unto God in one body [church, family of God, or kingdom] by the cross [through the shedding of His blood, a New Covenant, Law of Christ, or the New Testament], having slain the enmity thereby [by removing the Old Law]: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off [the Gentiles], and to them that were nigh [the Jews]" (Eph. 2:13-17).

By the death of Christ on the cross, the middle wall of partition was removed, peace between the Jew and Gentiles was restored and they became one new man (by baptism, Rom. 6:3-5; Gal. 3:27) in Christ. And also through Christ's death peace between mankind and God, because, through the blood of Christ complete reconciliation had been affected. The need for a new law was necessary in order that both Jew and Gentile, through their obedience to his gospel, could be added to His ONE church (Acts 2:47).

All the Old Law of Moses, including the Sabbath, has been removed. Christ now reigns over His kingdom, and through Him we have access to God. Any who seeks to reach God through the Old Law is condemned. “... ye are fallen from grace" (Gal. 5: 4).