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10 False distinctions between the 10 Commandments and the ceremonial law exposed!
I. The ten commandments are abolished, Illustrations:
Someone asked me, "Is it true you are a minister for a church and
don't keep the ten commandments?" "That is right, I don't keep any of the
10 commandments." I replied. The person continued, "You mean you lie,
murder and commit adultery?" "Of course not." I replied, "Although every
one of the ten commandments are abolished, the law of Christ carried them
forward into the New Testament". The Sabbath commandment was stated to be
abolished in Col 2:14-16. This means that under the New Covenant law, 9 of
the 10 commandments have been carried forward and one is abolished.
The old and New Constitutions of Canada: 1867 AD constitution vs.
1982 AD Constitution. On 17 April 1982, Canada abolished its founding 1867
AD constitution and replaced it with a new code of law. Story: The was a
man got fired from his job because his skin was black. He took his employer
to court and quoted the 1867 constitution in the trial. The judge said,
"The laws you are quoting are abolished. You will win your case, but you
are using a an old constitutional law that has been abolished. Go home and
base your arguments on the new 1981 constitution otherwise you will lose
the case, because the old law is no longer in force. In fact the wording
and meaning of the law is virtually identical from the Old and New
Constitution. But you must argue your case under the law that is currently
in force, not the law that that is abolished.
II. The Sabbatarian false distinction they see in Col 1:14 and Eph 2:15:
All Sabbatarians create a false and non-existent distinction within
the law of Moses. They usually refer to this man-made distinction as: 1.
"the 10 commandments", and 2. "the Ceremonial law".
This man made distinction is most visibly present in passages like
Col 1:14 and Eph 2:15. In these passages, they say that only the
"Ceremonial law" was abolished leaving the "10 commandment" law still in
force for Christians today. If this is true, then we most certainly would
need to keep the 7th day Sabbath.
But we will prove that the ten commandment law is clearly abolished
and Christians do not keep that code of law any more. They keep a new and
better law called the Law of Christ: Gal 6:2.
III. How Seventh-day Adventists teach this false distinction:
The Old Testament is a single unit of laws. Some are moral and others are
ceremonial. But there is no way to establish any distinction of two laws!
"The Moral Law" and "The Ceremonial Law" do not exist as separate codes of
law, as Adventists were forced to invent! Reproduced below is a chart every
Sabbath keeper is familiar with. Problem is that it is completely
unprovable with scripture. The only place this distinction exists is in the
minds of Sabbatarians.
How Sabbatarians try to establish the false distinction:
The Ten Commandments
The Ceremonial Law
Written on Stone
(Ex 31:18)
Written in a book, Book of the law
(Deut 31:24,7; Deut 31:24)
Placed in the Ark
(Deut 10:5)
Placed on side of Ark
(Deut 31:25)
Written by God's finger
(Ex 31:18, 32:16)
Written by Moses' finger
(Deut 31:9; Ex 24:4)
Spoken by God
(Ex 20:1,22)
Spoken by Moses
(Ex 24:3)
God gave
Moses gave
The Law of God, God's law, The law
(eternal)
The Law of Moses, Moses Law
(Done away)
The Moral Law
The Ceremonial Law
Breaking is sin
1 Jn 3:4
Merely prescribes offerings for sin.
deviant sex, Drunkenness, pride, pre-marital sex are not sin? Death penalty for deviant sex practitioners: Lev 20:13!
Commandments
Statutes, Ordinances and Decrees
Still in force today?
(Ps 111:7-8)
Nailed to the cross!
(Eph 2:14)
IV. The Seventh-day Adventists false distinction refuted:
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False Distinction #1:
Breaking is sin vs. Merely prescribes offerings for sin.
deviant sex, Drunkenness, pride, pre-marital sex are not sin?
Death penalty for deviant sex practitioners: Lev 20:13!
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False Distinction #2:
God gave vs. Moses gave
Sabbatarians will try to establish a distinction in the Old
Testament law by focusing on what was "written/given" by God vs. what was
"written/given" by Moses. But God is said to have given the Law of Moses
and Moses is said to have given the Law of God.
God gave the "Law of Moses" Ezra 7:6 "Ezra... a scribe skilled in
the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given"
Moses gave the "Law of God" Nehemiah 10:29 "walk in God's law, which
was given through Moses"
John 7:19 "Did not Moses give you the Law, and yet none of you
carries out the Law? Why do you seek to kill Me?"
God gave the Book of law of Moses: Nehemiah 8:1 "bring the book of
the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel"
God gave book of law of the Lord: 2 Chron 34:14 "the priest found
the book of the law of the Lord given by Moses"
Moses gave the 10 commandments: "For Moses said, 'Honor your father
and your mother'" Mk 7:9-10
When you read the 10 commandments, you "read Moses": 2 Corinthians
3:3,15
Paul's writings about the prophets wives being silent in the
churches are called the "Lords commandments": 1 Cor 14:35-37 (According to
Sabbatarians logic, women keeping silent in the churches must be one of the
10 commandments since every time they see "Lord's Commandments" they
automatically call it the ten commandments!)
Interchangeability of terms in Nehemiah 9:13-14 proves there is no
distinction found in the Old Testament laws of God and Moses!
Nehemiah 9:13-14
Tablets of the covenant
Book of the covenant
God gave
Thy holy Sabbath
ordinances; true laws, good statutes and commandments
Moses Gave
Commandments
statutes, and law
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False Distinction #3:
The Moral Law vs. The Ceremonial Law
Sabbatarians attempt to create a false distinction between the "10
commandments" and the "book of the law" by claiming one contains moral law
and the other ceremonial laws:
The "ceremonial law" contains the "10 commandment moral law" twice!
The truth is, it is impossible to create any distinction based upon
Moral vs. Ceremonial laws. Sabbatarians create the false impression that
there is nothing moral in the "book of the law" and nothing ceremonial in
the 10 commandments when in fact nothing could be further from the truth.
The 4th commandment, the Sabbath, is by every definition a
ceremonial law. Keeping a day is ceremony.
Jesus said the two greatest moral laws were not part of the 10
commandments! Mt 22:36-40 (Too bad for Sabbatarians: Great place for Jesus
to quote the Sabbath law!) The "Ceremonial law" contained the two greatest
"moral commandments": love God and love they neighbor
The expression "Ceremonial law" is not found in scripture: the words
"ceremonial, ceremony, ceremonies and all roots etc" are never found in the
same verse as the word "law or laws"
The expression "Moral law" is not found in scripture: the words
"Moral, Morals, morality and all roots" are never found in the same verse
as the word "law or laws"
The 5 books of Moses are filled with moral laws not contained in the
10 commandments! Ex 22:21-22,31; Ex 23:2; Lev 19:2,14-18; Deut 16:18
Interesting that according to Sabbatarians, the whole of the Moral
law (Sabbatarians believe is the 10 commandments/ Law of God) hangs upon 2
laws found in the book of the law. "Love God with all heart" & "Love your
neighbor as self" (Sabbatarians believe the book of law is the law of Moses
and was the ceremonial law) In other words, the two most important moral
laws are not found in the Ten Commandments, but in the Book of the Law,
which Adventists say is abolished!
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False Distinction #4:
The Law of God, God's law, The law vs. The Law of Moses, Moses Law
The Law of God contained animal sacrifices and ceremonial laws:
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the Law of the Lord, "Every first-born male that opens the womb shall be
called holy to the Lord", and to offer a sacrifice according to what was
said in the Law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
Click to View "Law of the Lord" commands burnt offerings: 2 Chron 31:3: "He
also appointed the king's portion of his goods for the burnt offerings,
namely, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt
offerings for the Sabbaths and for the new moons and for the fixed
festivals, as it is written in the law of the Lord."
Click to View The law told Israel to dwell in tents: "They found written in
the law how the Lord had commanded through Moses that the sons of Israel
should live in booths during the feast of the seventh month. " (Nehemiah
8:14)
Click to View 1 Chron 16:40 "burnt offering...written in the law of the
lord"
Click to View 2 Chronicles 35:26 "Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and
his deeds of devotion as written in the law of the Lord"
Click to View Nehemiah 8:14 And they found written in the law how the Lord
had commanded through Moses that the sons of Israel should live in booths
during the feast of the seventh month.
Click to View "and bring to the house of our God the firstborn of our sons
and of our cattle, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks as it is
written in the law, for the priests who are ministering in the house of our
God. " (Nehemiah 10:36)
Click to View John 1:17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and
truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
Click to View John 7:19 "Did not Moses give you the Law, and yet none of
you carries out the Law? Why do you seek to kill Me?"
Click to View Matthew 12:5 "Or have you not read in the Law, that on the
Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath, and are innocent? (Cf
Num 28:9-10)
Click to View The 10 commandments are NEVER called "the law of the Lord" or
"law of God" in distinction from the "law of Moses" within a single
passage.
The 10 commandments are called the Law of Moses:
Click to View Mk 7:9-10 For Moses said, "Honor your father and your mother"
Click to View When you read the 10 commandments, you read Moses: 2
Corinthians 3:3,15
Click to View Law of Moses is the law given at Horeb (10 commandments):
Malachi 4:4 Remember the law of Moses My servant, even the statutes and
ordinances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel.
Click to View Law of Moses included everything God commanded: 1 Kings 2:3
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False Distinction #5:
Commandments vs. Statutes, Ordinances and Decrees
Every time a Sabbatarian sees the expression "the commandments" or
"My commandments", they automatically think exclusively of the 10
commandments! Yet here are many passages where these common expressions
refer to what Sabbatarians would call "the Ceremonial Law of Moses" and NOT
the 10 commandments!
Click to View The phrases "commandments", "The commandments" "my
commandments", "the Lord commanded", "what Moses commanded" are uses so
many times in the Old Testament in reference to what Adventists call the
Ceremonial law to the exclusion of the 10 commandments, it would take 10
pages to list all the verses!
Click to View Lev 27:34 These are the commandments which the Lord commanded
Moses for the sons of Israel at Mount Sinai.
Click to View Num 36:13 These are the commandments and the ordinances which
the Lord commanded
Click to View Deut 30:10 obey the Lord your God to keep His commandments
and His statutes which are written in this book of the law
Click to View Jesus defined the commandants to include the Law of Moses: Mt
19:17-19 Jesus said: "keep the commandments." The man replied "Which ones?"
And Jesus said, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself"
Every time a Sabbatarian sees the expression "Statutes, Ordinances
and Decrees", they automatically exclude the 10 commandments and apply it
only to what they falsely call, "the ceremonial law" Yet here are many
passages where these common expressions refer to the 10 commandments
exclusively: (or at least in part include)
Click to View Deut 5:1 The Ten commandments are called "My statures and
all My ordinances"
Click to View Ezekiel 20:19-21 The weekly Sabbath is called "My statures
and all My ordinances"
Click to View Mal 4:4 Book closes with a call to keep "statutes and
ordinances" which obviously include the 10 commandments because it would be
unthinkable for such a doxology to leave them out completely!
Click to View Neh 9:13-14 the weekly Sabbath is included without
distinction: "right judgments, true laws, good statutes, commandments"
Click to View Lev 19:1-37 The Ten commandments and the ceremonial law are
mixed together without distinction and called "My statures and all My
ordinances"
Click to View Deut 5:1-6:25: Two whole chapters that deal exclusively with
the 10 commandments and the following 5 terms are used interchangeably
without distinction: "statutes", "ordinances", "commandments", "judgments",
"testimonies".
Click to View Lev 23 The Weekly Sabbath is lumped in with all the yearly
Sabbaths without distinction and they are all called "The Lord's appointed
times" and "holy convocations".
Click to View Ezek 20 calls the first and fourth commandment, My statutes
and My ordinances:
Click to View Neh 8 uses interchangeably without distinction, the following
terms: "the book of the law of Moses", "the law", "the book of the law",
"the law of God", "book of the law of God" and includes
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False Distinction #6:
Written on Stone vs. Written in a book, book of the law
This would be true except for the fact that the 10 commandments were
copied twice by Moses in the book of the law. (Ex 20 and Deut 5)
It is more accurate to say that both were written in the book but
only the 10 commandments were written in stone.
Although the original 10 commandment law was written by the finger
of God on stone, Moses recorded the 10 commandments twice with his own hand
in the book.
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False Distinction #7:
Placed in the Ark vs. Placed on side of Ark
This would be true except for the fact that the 10 commandments were
copied twice by Moses in the book of the law.
It is more accurate to say that both were placed beside the ark, but
only the 10 commandments were in the ark.
The 10 commandments were found two places: both "inside" and "on the
side of" the Ark of the Covenant.
This destroys any distinction based upon location.
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False Distinction #8:
Written by God's finger vs. Written by Moses Finger
This would be true except for the fact that the 10 commandments were
copied twice by Moses in the book of the law.
It is more accurate to say that both were written by Moses finger in
the book but only the 10 commandments were written by God's finger on
stone.
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False Distinction #9:
Spoken by God vs. Spoken by Moses
Ex 20:21-26 clearly shows that the people also heard God's voice in
the giving of "ceremonial law" as well.
So this distinction is utterly false, since the people heard God's
voice give both the 10 commandments and laws regarding alters and
sacrifice. (Ex 20:21-26)
The 10 commandments were also spoken by Moses twice when he read it
to the People.
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False Distinction #10:
10 Commandments remain vs. Ceremonial law abolished
Click to View For Detailed outline of #10 click here
Every time a Sabbatarian sees the expression "the commandments" or
"My commandments", they automatically think exclusively of the 10
commandments! Yet here are many passages where these common expressions
refer to what Sabbatarians would call "the Ceremonial Law of Moses" and NOT
the 10 commandments!
Click to View The phrases "commandments", "The commandments" "my
commandments", "the Lord commanded", "what Moses commanded" are uses so
many times in the Old Testament in reference to what Adventists call the
Ceremonial law to the exclusion of the 10 commandments, it would take 10
pages to list all the verses!
Click to View Lev 27:34 These are the commandments which the Lord commanded
Moses for the sons of Israel at Mount Sinai.
Click to View Num 36:13 These are the commandments and the ordinances which
the Lord commanded
Click to View Deut 30:10 obey the Lord your God to keep His commandments
and His statutes which are written in this book of the law
Click to View Jesus defined the commandants to include the Law of Moses: Mt
19:17-19 Jesus said: "keep the commandments." The man replied "Which ones?"
And Jesus said, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself"
Every time a Sabbatarian sees the expression "Statutes, Ordinances
and Decrees", they automatically exclude the 10 commandments and apply it
only to what they falsely call, "the ceremonial law" Yet here are many
passages where these common expressions refer to the 10 commandments
exclusively: (or at least in part include)
Click to View For Detailed outline of #10 click here
Click to View Deut 5:1 The Ten commandments are called "My statures and
all My ordinances"
Click to View Ezekiel 20:19-21 The weekly Sabbath is called "My statures
and all My ordinances"
Click to View Mal 4:4 Book closes with a call to keep "statutes and
ordinances" which obviously include the 10 commandments because it would be
unthinkable for such a doxology to leave them out completely!
Click to View Neh 9:13-14 the weekly Sabbath is included without
distinction: "right judgments, true laws, good statutes, commandments"
Click to View Lev 19:1-37 The Ten commandments and the ceremonial law are
mixed together without distinction and called "My statures and all My
ordinances"
Click to View Deut 5:1-6:25: Two whole chapters that deal exclusively with
the 10 commandments and the following 5 terms are used interchangeably
without distinction: "statutes", "ordinances", "commandments", "judgments",
"testimonies".
Click to View Lev 23 The Weekly Sabbath is lumped in with all the yearly
Sabbaths without distinction and they are all called "The Lord's appointed
times" and "holy convocations".
Click to View Ezek 20 calls the first and fourth commandment, "My statutes
and My ordinances"
Click to View Neh 8 uses interchangeably without distinction, the following
terms: "the book of the law of Moses", "the law", "the book of the law",
"the law of God", "book of the law of God" and includes
Click to View For Detailed outline of #10 click here
V. A distinction between the tables and the book cannot be established
merely because a few different things said about them!
A. Two Paul's because opposite things said about them? Paul said he was a
Jew and a Roman: Acts 21:39; 22:35
B. Two Christ's because opposite things said about them?
Christ is a lion and lamb: Rev 5:5-6
Christ is everlasting Father and born of a woman: Isa 9:6; Lk 2:7
Christ is prince of life yet died through weakness: Acts 3:15; 2 Cor
13:4
Christ is a child yet God: Isa 9:6; Heb 1:8
Christ is came to bring peace and division: Lk 2:9-14; Lk 12:51
VI. "The Law" of the Old Testament is NOT the "Law of Christ": 1 Cor 9:21
1 Cor 9:21 "to those who are under the Law, as under the Law, though not
being myself under the Law, that I might win those who are under the Law,
to those who are without law, as without law, though not being without the
law of God but under the law of Christ, that I might win those who are
without law"
Paul is not under the Law of the Jews
But Paul is not without law
Paul is under a different law from the Jews
Paul is under the Law of Christ
VII. 10 reasons that refute there is any difference between the 10
commandment law and the ceremonial law:
(How they use circular reasoning and selective reading to establish a false
distinction that doesn't exist!)
The words or phrases "commandment" "my commandment" "the
commandments" always means 10 commandments, unless they are said to be
abolished, then they refer to the ceremonial law.
The words or phrases "law" "law of God" "My law" "law of the Lord"
always refers to the ten commandments, unless they are directly applied to
some law that is NOT the ten commandments, then they refer to the
ceremonial law.
The phrase "the Law" in Romans is always the 10 commandments, except
when the same term is used in the same verse, once to refer to the 10
commandments and the second time the ceremonial law? for the Law [ten
commandments] brings about wrath, but where there is no law [ceremonial],
there also is no violation. Rom 4:15 (Leo Schreven, Now that's clear! p73)
The phrase "the law" always means the 10 commandments, except in
those passages like Gal 3:24-25 where v 24 calls the law our tutor [strongs
#3897], then v25 says we are no longer under that tutor [Strongs #3897]! In
horror Adventists suddenly say the phrase, "the law" cannot refer to the 10
commandments in Gal 3:24-25!
The phrase "law of Moses" always refers to the ceremonial law,
except when the ten commandments are called the law of Moses.
The phrase "law of commandments" always means the 10 commandments,
except when the Greek word for abolished is used beside it, then the law of
commandments becomes the ceremonial law.
If its written by the finger of God himself, it is "the ten
commandments", except the two places that Moses wrote the same commandments
out twice in the ceremonial law with his human hands.
If its written by the finger of Moses it always refers to the
ceremonial law and not the ten commandments, except where it says that
Moses wrote the ten commandments with his own hand.
Adventists argue that the Hebrew for eternal "Olam" when it refers
to the ten commandments proves they will never be abolished and are
eternal, except when the exact same Hebrew word is applied to circumcision
and every other Jewish holy day. With these, eternal came to an end, but
not with the ten commandment.
Sabbatarians tell us that the ten commandments were placed in the
ark to show how special they were, until it is pointed out that two
complete copies of the ten commandments were also placed beside the ark in
the ceremonial law.
The ceremonial law beside the ark was abolished, except when it is
pointed out that it contained two copies of the 10 commandments.
Adventists quote Eph 2:15 as proof that the ceremonial law is
abolished, until they learn that the exact same word for abolished is used
specifically of the ten commandments twice in Rom 7 and four times in 2 Cor
3.
Adventists say that the 10 commandments contain moral laws and the
book of the covenant contain ceremonial laws. Like hello! There are a pile
of moral laws in the book of the covenant. Like how about the two greatest
moral laws, love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself! Oh,
I guess since its in the book of the covenant, it must be a ceremonial law
that was abolished. Adventists reply, "No! is merely summarizes the 10
commandments." Well actually doesn't that just prove the distinction is
false? Haven't you just admitted that there are tons of very important
moral laws in what you falsely mislabel the ceremonial law?
In fact the 10 commandments are not even a complete moral code
themselves! If we used nothing but the 10 commandments, pre-marital sex
would be OK! Perhaps that's the problems with today's youth, they are only
taught the ten commandments!
Even identical expressions like "keep the whole law" are seen as
referring to two different parts of the first covenant law! Sabbatarians
believe in Gal 5:3, that the expression "keep the whole law" means keep the
whole ceremonial law, yet in James 2:10 they believe the identical
expression, Keep the whole law refers exclusively to the ten commandments.
The truth is "keep the whole law" refers to the entire old covenant,
everything included! Or as Sabbatarians would "misstate" it, both the 10
commandments and the ceremonial law. "And I testify again to every man who
receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law. "
(Galatians 5:3) "For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one
point, he has become guilty of all. " (James 2:10)
Sabbatarians call the ceremonial law a "yolk of bondage" in Gal 5:1;
Acts 15:10, yet fail to tell you that 2 Cor 3 calls the ten commandments
that which "kills" (v. 6) the "ministration of death" and the "ministration
of condemnation" (v. 7, 9)
Conclusion:
The 10 commandments given special treatment, over what was in the book,
not because they were a separate code of law, but because they were the
actual Covenant themselves.
1. Historically the Jews never made the distinction that the Sabbatarians
make.
2. However, the Jew did view the 10 commandments as the Sinai covenant!
Click to View Exodus 34:27-28: "Then the Lord said to Moses, "Write down
these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with
you and with Israel." So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty
nights; he did not eat bread or drink water. And he wrote on the tablets
the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments."
Click to View Deuteronomy 4:13: "So He declared to you His covenant which
He commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote
them on two tablets of stone.
Click to View Deuteronomy 9:9: "When I went up to the mountain to receive
the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant which the Lord had made
with you, then I remained on the mountain forty days and nights; I neither
ate bread nor drank water.
Click to View Deuteronomy 5:2-3: "The Lord our God made a covenant with us
at Horeb. The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with
us, with all those of us alive here today."
Click to View 1 Kings 8:9,21: V9 There was nothing in the ark except the
two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a
covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt."
... V21 "And there I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant
of the Lord, which He made with our fathers when He brought them from the
land of Egypt."
Click to View 2 Chronicles 6:11: "And there I have set the ark, in which is
the covenant of the Lord, which He made with the sons of Israel."
Click to View Hebrews 9:1,4 "Now even the first covenant had ... the tables
of the covenant"
3. It was this covenant that was abolished in Heb 8:13 - 9:1-4
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