Which OT laws apply to us today?

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

Some of us view the law as composed of two parts (The Law of God which are the Ten Commandments and the Law of Moses composed of the rest)
Of course we have plenty of arguments and proof texts for this doctrine.

in our point of view the Law of Moses with all its commandments were done away with the cross.

However the law of God (The Ten Commandments) was reaffirmed by Jesus by his words in the Sermon on the Mount and by the words throughout the New Testament.

The Ten Commandments do represent eternal moral principles. However, Paul boils even the Ten Commandments down to a single law... love. Notice, Paul even begins to explain this by listing the Ten Commandments...

Romans 13:8-10 (ESV)
8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

The Christian isn't bound by any OT Law, period. The Christian is bound by the Law of Love. This law asks two things of the born again believer...

1.) Love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength.
2.) Love your neighbor as yourself.

We demonstrate our love for God when we live a life of love towards others. Not by dress codes, wearing in foil hats, eating only jelly beans, by changing our socks only on Thursdays, or any other carnal religious practice. Love alone fulfills the eternal moral principles of the law.

LOVE.