tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256479334636075659.post1918865855297847783..comments2023-09-29T08:31:40.794-07:00Comments on Being a Christian Today: The Law Remains In EffectDonald Fishgrabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256479334636075659.post-64505343731937812652014-05-30T10:57:31.995-07:002014-05-30T10:57:31.995-07:00According to Romans 10:4, the law no longer affect...According to Romans 10:4, the law no longer affects believers. "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth." Christ;s righteousness has been imputed to them and they are counted as having fulfilled it. As a result they have become citizens of heaven rather than of earth. <br /><br /> The unbelieving have not accepted his righteousness and are depending on their own. They are still citizens of earth. As a result, they still have to fulfill all of it, according to James 2:10. "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.". <br /><br />An american citizen is obligated to keep all the laws of the United States including reporting all his income to the IRS, A citizen of another country visiting the US does not have to report any of his income except what he earns here. He is obligated to obey traffic laws or laws regarding other peoples rights however. It is much the same for us a Christians living in the world. Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256479334636075659.post-59220848165314493322014-05-29T13:36:45.140-07:002014-05-29T13:36:45.140-07:00I am confused about how we don't follow some o...I am confused about how we don't follow some of the law given by God in the Old Testament, if the law still exists. We don't have to make sacrifices or celebrate festivals, which he said were lasting ordinances... and we can wear cloth made of two different materials, and we eat 'unclean' animals, and we gather firewood on Sunday (which God had someone put to death for - which also confuses me). How was it decided which laws could be ignored and which ones couldn't? <br />~LMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com