What We Believe

[448 words] One of the most misunderstood religious subjects pertains to whether or not the Christian today is under any law from God. This confusion may be eliminated, however, by realizing that the Christian is not under the Law of Moses but rather the Law of Christ. The Law of Moses, which encompasses most of the Old Testament, was fulfilled by Jesus and ultimately removed by God himself (Matt 5:17; Eph. 2:15). Paul said God took it, the Law of Moses, out of the way, nailing it to the cross (Col. 14). One of the primary purposes of the Old Law was to serve as a tutor or schoolmaster to bring people to Christ. But now that Christianity has been established the apostle declares we are no longer under the Law of Moses (Gal. 3:23-25). This does not mean there is no value in studying the Old Testament (Rom. 15:4)….