Proposition:

"Resolved that the Scriptures teach that the Law did not exist before it was given to Moses at the time of their gathering at Mt. Sinai after the exodus from Egypt, that the Law was nailed to the cross when Jesus Christ was crucified, and that the Law is no longer to be kept by God's people."

Definition of Proposition:

1. By "The Scriptures" I mean both Old and New Testaments, the 66 books of the Bible.
2. By "Teach" I mean sets forth or declares to be so.
3. By "The Law" I mean the Law or Covenant that God gave to Israel through Moses at Mt. Sinai after the children of Israel had been delivered from Egyptian bondage.
4. By "The Law Was Nailed to the Cross" I mean simply what Paul meant in Colossians 2:14 when he said, "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."
5. By "The Law is No Longer to be Kept By God's People" I mean that the law given by God through Moses is no longer God's binding law for His people.  I mean that the law given by God through Moses has been taken out of the way, blotted out, ahs been superseded by the New Covenant which is binding and to be observed or kept by people today; As the Apostle says in Hebrews 1:1-2 "God has spoken to us today by His Son."

What Must I Do To Prove My Proposition?

1. I must show that the law or covenant which God gave through Moses on Mt. Sinai had not been given or was not God's law to be observed before being given through Moses.  This is not difficult to prove for those who believe the Bible for Moses simply says it.
   Deuteronomy 5:1-6 "And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.  The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.  The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.  The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying, I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage."  Thus Moses Proves the First Part of My Proposition.
   
2. I must show that the law was nailed to the cross when Jesus Christ was crucified.  This I have already done in my definition of terms from Colossians 2:14.  But again, Paul states "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."  Thus Paul Proves That Part of My Proposition.
   In Ephesians 2:14-15 Paul states, "For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us, 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."
   Obviously the handwriting of ordinances that were blotted out by being nailed to His cross was the Law of Commandments Contained In Ordinances which were Abolished In His Flesh or His body crucified on the cross
3. I must show that the law is no longer to be kept by God's People.  In Hebrews 1:1-2 the Apostle states, "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in Times Past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath In These Last Days Spoken Unto Us By His Son."
   In John 12:48-50 Jesus said, "He That Rejected Me, And Receiveth Not My Words, Hath One That Judgeth Him: The Word That I Have Spoken, The Same Shall Judge Him In the Last Day.  For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.  And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak."
   This passage shows (1) that God gave Christ His Message. (2) That Christ ahs spoken that which the Father gave Him to speak, and, (3) That the words spoken by Christ will be the standard of Judgment in the last day.
   Again in Deuteronomy 18:17-19 Moses himself said, "And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.  I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which He shall speak in my name, I will require it of him."
   In Acts 3"22-26 The Apostle Peter quotes this prophecy by Moses and applies its fulfillment to Jesus Christ.  God will hold us accountable in the judgment if we refuse to do His Will as revealed through Jesus Christ.
   If fact God Himself said of Christ, "This is my beloved SON, in whom I am well pleased; Hear Ye Him." Matthew 17:5
   Peter further says of Christ, "Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
   Yet My Opponent Wants to go Back to Another.  Back to Moses' Law Which Cannot Save.
   Every part of my proposition has been abundantly proven already.  If I were to stop now, my proposition stands proven from the Scriptures and there is not one thing that my opponent can do in an attempt to show otherwise except to either deny these plain passages of Scripture or else pervert them.  It is my fervent prayer that he will do neither, but will acknowledge the truthfulness of these Scriptures and Hence the Scripturalness of my proposition.

But we are not through.  In fact we have hardly begun.  So look again.

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