moral v ceremonial law
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Eoghan
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I particularly liked these two:
COL 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross. 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
EPH 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.
I am off to look up the exact term ordinances. Either as a Greek word or a translation influenced by context this must be pretty close to distinguishing the "ceremonial law"
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P.S. Does your Westminster Confession show the verses. Mine just lists them and a lot of them are pretty tenuous re: this point.
I particularly liked these two:
COL 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross. 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
EPH 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.
I am off to look up the exact term ordinances. Either as a Greek word or a translation influenced by context this must be pretty close to distinguishing the "ceremonial law"
.P.S. Does your Westminster Confession show the verses. Mine just lists them and a lot of them are pretty tenuous re: this point.
Scott1
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Yes, it shows the Scripture proofs on the bottom of each page. I have found the loose leaf notebook (small blue notebook) helpful for reading and understanding:
That's the PCA blue notebook that has loose leaf pages- Westminster Standards (Confessions, Larger and Shorter Catechism) with Scripture proofs at the bottom of each page plus it has an excellent concise Reformation historical summary.
http://www.cepbookstore.com/p-561-co...ound-3-ho.aspx
The Blue notebook binder:
http://www.cepbookstore.com/p-76-boo...er-binder.aspx
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Eoghan
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Also, I realize this was not your original focus, but please understand the Sabbath day itself (the Lord's Day, the Fourth Commandment) is not being abrogated here. In context, here and in other places, you will see that specific ceremonies were performed on certain sabbath days, those of course were ceremonial in nature but the Fourth Commandment is not, never has been "ceremonial" law.
The Westminster Standards and proof texts establish that well.
Eoghan
Puritan Board Senior
Ordinances or "dogma"
dogma occurs on three occasions translated as decree
Luke 2:1 There went out a decree from from Caesar Augustus
Acts 16:4 And as they went through the the cities They delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem
Acts 17:7 All do contrary to the decrees of of Caesar
and two occassions translated as ordinance.
COL 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross. 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
EPH 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.
dogmatizomai occurs once and is translated as "be subject to ordinances"
Col 2:20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of this world, why , as though living in the world , are ye subject to ordinances
and just in case we are unclear what he means Paul goes on to say
"touch not, taste not, handle not" (Col 2:21)
These texts are pretty conclusive of the abrogation of the part of the Mosaic Law called "ceremonial" by the Reformers
dogma occurs on three occasions translated as decree
Luke 2:1 There went out a decree from from Caesar Augustus
Acts 16:4 And as they went through the the cities They delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem
Acts 17:7 All do contrary to the decrees of of Caesar
and two occassions translated as ordinance.
COL 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross. 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
EPH 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.
dogmatizomai occurs once and is translated as "be subject to ordinances"
Col 2:20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of this world, why , as though living in the world , are ye subject to ordinances
and just in case we are unclear what he means Paul goes on to say
"touch not, taste not, handle not" (Col 2:21)
These texts are pretty conclusive of the abrogation of the part of the Mosaic Law called "ceremonial" by the Reformers
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