What Does the Bible Say About Following Old Testament Law After Christ?
Scripture reveals that Christ fulfilled the Old Testament law, establishing a new covenant where God's law is written on our hearts rather than external stone tablets.
Scripture on Following Old Testament Law After Christ
Matthew 5:17
New Testament
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."
Romans 10:4
New Testament
"Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes."
Galatians 3:24-25
New Testament
"So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian."
Hebrews 8:13
New Testament
"By calling this covenant 'new,' he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear."
Jeremiah 31:33
Old Testament
"This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people."
The Bottom Line
Jesus didn't destroy the law—He completed it, freeing us to love God and others from transformed hearts.
Try Today
Ask God to show you one way you're trying to earn His favor through rule-keeping instead of resting in Christ's finished work.
Prayer
Jesus taught us to approach the Father with confidence in His name (John 16:24).
Father, thank You that through Jesus, the law's demands are satisfied. Forgive me for times I've tried to earn Your love through performance instead of receiving it through Christ. Help me live from a heart transformed by Your grace, not from obligation but from love. Write Your truth on my heart so I might love You and others well. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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