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What specific laws continue and what specific laws ceased? Comprehensive compilation from every relevant NT passage with Greek vocabulary identification.

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COMMANDMENTS

  • General scriptures concerning EXO 13:8-10; 20:3-17; DEU 4:5,9,10; 5:6-21; 6:4-9; 11:18-21; 32:46,47; JOS 8:30-35; 2CH 17:7-9; NEH 8:2-8; PSA 78:1-7; PRO 3:3,4; 6:20,21; 7:1-4; ISA 57:8; JER 11:4; ZEC 7:9,10; 8:16,17
  • PRECEPTS OF JESUS: EXPLICITLY STATED, OR IMPLIED IN DIDACTIC DISCOURSE MAT 5:16,22-24,27-48; 6:1-4,6-8,16-25,31-34; 7:1-29; 10:5-42; 16:24; 18:8-10,15-17,21,22; 19:16-19; 20:25-28; 22:21,34-40; 24:42-51; 25:34-46; MRK 6:7-11; 8:34; 9:35,38,39,42-50; 10:9,11,12,17-22; 11:22; 12:17; 13:33-37; LUK 6:27-42; 10:28-37; 12:12-31; JHN 7:24; 13:34,35; 14:11,15,23,24; 15:2,4,5,7-12,14,17,20-22
  • See DECALOGUE; See TABLES
  • PRECEPTS OF PAUL: EXPLICITLY STATED OR IMPLIED IN DIDACTIC EPISTLES ROM 12:1-3,6-21; 13:8-14; 14:19-21; 15:1,2; 1CO 8:1,7-13; 10:7-10,24,28,29,31,32; 14:20; 16:13,14; 2CO 13:7; GAL 5:1,16; 6:1,2; EPH 4:1-3,26-32; 5:1-6,11,15,17-21; 6:10,11,13-18; PHP 1:27,28; 2:2-8,12-16; 4:6,8,9; COL 2:6,16,20-23; 3:1,2,5,8,9,12-17,23; 1TH 3:12; 4:1,3,5,6,9-12; 5:6,8,12-22; 2TH 2:15; 3:6-15; 1TI 1:4; 2:1,2,8-12; 3:2-13; 4:1-7,12-16; 5:1-14,16-21; 6:11-14,17-20; 2TI 1:13,14; 2:19,22-25; 3:2-5; TIT 1:5-14; 2:2-5,9-12; 3:1,2,8; HEB 6:1,11,12; 10:22-25; 13:1-3,5,7,9,15-17
  • OTHER APOSTLES: PRECEPTS OF, EXPLICITLY STATED OR IMPLIED IN DIDACTIC EPISTLES JAS 1:16,19,21,22; 2:1-4,8-12; 3:1; 4:7-11,13-15; 5:7-12,16; 1PE 1:13-17; 2:11-25; 3:8-12,15-17; 4:1-16; 5:1-3,5-9; 2PE 1:5-7,10; 3:14,18; 1JN 2:15,28; 3:10-23; 4:1,7,8,11,12,15,16,21; 5:21; 2JN 1:5,6; 3JN 1:11; Jude 1:3,4,20-23; REV 3:11,18,19; 22:17
  • OF MEN ISA 29:13; MAT 15:3-20; MRK 7:2-23; ROM 14:1-6,10-23; 1TI 4:1-3

TEN COMMANDMENTS

  • See COMMANDMENTS

LAW

  • General scriptures concerning PSA 19:7-9; 119:1-8; PRO 28:4,5; MAT 22:21; LUK 16:17; 20:22-25; ROM 2:14,15; 7:7,12,14; 13:10; 1TI 1:5,8-10; JAS 1:25; 1JN 3:4; 5:3
  • OF MOSES: Given at Sinai (EXO 19; DEU 1:1; 4:10-13; 33:2); Received by disposition of angels (DEU 33:2; PSA 68:17; ACT 7:53; GAL 3:19; HEB 2:2); Was given because of transgressions until the Messiah arrived (GAL 3:19); Engraved on stone (EXO 20:3-17; 24:12; 31:18; 32:16; 34:29; 40:20; DEU 4:13; 5:4-22; 9:10)
  • Preserved in the ark of the covenant (EXO 25:16; DEU 31:9,26)
  • Divine authority for: EXO 19:16-24; 20:1-17; 24:12-18; 31:18; etc.
  • Epitomized by Jesus MAT 22:40; MRK 12:29-33; LUK 10:27
  • TEMPORARY: JER 3:16; DAN 9:27; MAT 5:17-45; LUK 16:16,17; JHN 1:17; 4:20-24; 8:35; ACT 6:14; 10:28; 13:39; 15:1-29; 21:20-25; ROM 3:1,2; 7:1-6; 8:3; 10:4; 2CO 3:7-14; GAL 2:3-9; 4:30,31; EPH 2:15; COL 2:14-23; HEB 8:4-13; 9:8-24; 10:1-18; 11:40; 12:18,19,27

ORDINANCE

  • A decree: EXO 12:14,24,43; 13:10; 15:25; NUM 9:14; 10:8; 15:15; 18:8; ISA 24:5; MAL 4:4; ROM 13:2; 1PE 2:13
  • INSUFFICIENCY OF, FOR SALVATION: ISA 1:10-17; GAL 5:6; 6:15; EPH 2:15; COL 2:14,20-23; HEB 9:1,8-10

DECREES

  • Of the Medes, irrevocable DAN 6:14,15
  • From the congregation in Jerusalem ACT 16:4; with 15:28,29

SABBATH

  • Signifying a period of rest GEN 2:2,3; LEV 23; 25; 26:34,35
  • UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO: GEN 2:2,3; EXO 16:5,23-30; 20:8-11; 23:12; 31:13-17; 34:21; 35:2,3; LEV 16:29-31; 19:3,30; 23:1-3,27-32; 24:8; 26:2,34,35; NUM 15:32-36; 28:9,10; DEU 5:12-15; MRK 2:27,28; 6:2; LUK 4:16,31; 23:54,56; JHN 5:5-14; 7:21-24; ACT 13:14,27,42,44; 15:21; 16:13; 17:2; 18:4; COL 2:16; HEB 4:4,9
  • OBSERVANCE OF: By Moses, Nehemiah, women preparing to embalm Jesus, Paul, the disciples, John

CIRCUMCISION

  • Institution of GEN 17:10-14; LEV 12:3; JHN 7:22; ACT 7:8; ROM 4:11
  • A seal of righteousness ROM 2:25-29; 4:11
  • Necessity of, falsely taught by Judaizing Christians ACT 15:1
  • Paul's argument against the continuance of ROM 2:25,28; GAL 6:13
  • Characterized by Paul as a yoke ACT 15:10
  • Abrogated ACT 15:5-29; ROM 3:30; 4:9-11; 1CO 7:18,19; GAL 2:3,4; 5:2-11; 6:12; EPH 2:11,15; COL 2:11; 3:11
  • FIGURATIVE: EXO 6:12; DEU 10:16; 30:6; JER 4:4; 6:10; 9:26; ROM 2:28,29; PHP 3:3; COL 2:11

TITHES

  • Paid by Abraham to Melchizedek GEN 14:20; HEB 7:2-6
  • Jacob vows a tenth of all his property to God GEN 28:22
  • Mosaic laws instituting LEV 27:30-33; NUM 18:21-24; DEU 12:6,7,17-19; 14:22-29; 26:12-15
  • Customs relating to NEH 10:37,38; AMO 4:4; HEB 7:5-9
  • Customary in later times MAT 23:23; LUK 11:42; 18:12

SACRIFICES

  • FIGURATIVE: ISA 34:6; EZK 39:17; ZEP 1:7,8; ROM 12:1; PHP 2:17; 4:18
  • Of self-denial PHP 3:7,8
  • Of praise PSA 116:17; JER 33:11; HOS 14:2; HEB 13:15

CLEAN AND UNCLEAN ANIMALS

  • See ANIMALS; See BIRDS; See FISH; See INSECTS
  • Related: HOOF (LEV 11:3-8; DEU 14:3-8), CUD (LEV 11:3-8; DEU 14:3-8)
  • From ANIMALS entry: Clean and unclean GEN 8:20; LEV 7:21; 11; 20:25; DEU 14:3-20; ACT 10:11-15; 1TI 4:3-5

OBEDIENCE

  • General scriptures: GEN 18:19; EXO 19:5; 20:6; 24:7; DEU 5:10; PSA 103:17-21; 119:1-8; JHN 14:15,23,24; 1JN 2:3-6; 5:2,3; REV 12:17; 22:7,14
  • ENJOINED: MAT 9:9; 19:17,29; JHN 12:26; 13:17; 14:15,21; GAL 3:10,12; 5:3

HOLINESS

  • General scriptures: LEV 11:44,45; 19:2; 20:7,26; 1PE 1:14-16 (and extensive NT list)

RIGHTEOUSNESS

  • By faith GEN 15:6; ROM 4:3,5,9,11,13,20,22,24
  • FRUITS OF: ROM 8:4-6; 14:17-19

CROSS

  • Jesus crucified on; COL 1:20; 2:14; EPH 2:16; PHP 2:8; HEB 12:2
  • FIGURATIVE: MAT 10:38; 16:24; 1CO 1:17,18; GAL 5:11; 6:14
  • DECALOGUE / TABLES (cross-referenced from COMMANDMENTS and LAW)
  • OFFERINGS (cross-referenced from SACRIFICES)
  • FORM / FORMALISM (cross-referenced from ORDINANCE)