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Originally Posted by AV1611 They are abolished unless they are repeated in the NT. | I wonder why some think its necessary for the Bible to repeat the OT teaching somewhere in the NT for it to still be in effect. |
I think the main reason is the very sharp distinction between Israel and the church. The O.T. law was given to Israel, not the church. The church is not Israel - has no continuity with it - hence, the O.T. law is not for the church.
"The law was given as a constitution to the nation Israel and covers the period from Exodus 19:1 until Acts 1:26. The law was in force until the death of Christ and the descent of the Holy Spirit....Dispensationalists teach that God has a distinct program for Israel and a distinct program for the church. The commands given to one are not the commands to the other; the promises to the one are not the promises to the other. God calls on Israel to keep the Sabbath (Exod. 20:8-11), but the church keeps the Lord's Day (1Cor. 16:2)." (Paul Enns,
The Moody Handbook of Theology, Chicago: Moody, 1989, pp. 520-521)