Thematic Bible: Ceremonialism

through His human nature He has put a stop to the hostility between us, namely, the law with its commands and decrees, in order to create one new humanity out of the two parties and so make peace through union with Himself, and in one body Verse Concepts

canceled the note that stood against us, with its requirements, and has put it out of our way by nailing it to the cross. Verse Concepts

Indeed, the rescinding of a previous regulation takes place, because it was weak and ineffective -- Verse Concepts

In speaking of a new covenant He makes the first one obsolete; and whatever is obsolete and antiquated is on the verge of vanishing. Verse Concepts

For since the law cast only a shadow of the blessings to come and did not possess the reality itself of those blessings, the priests with the same sacrifices that are perpetually offered year after year cannot make perfect those who come to worship. Verse Concepts

but now His promise is, "Once more I will make not only the earth but heaven itself tremble." Now that expression, "Once more," signifies the final removal of the things that can be shaken, to let remain the things that cannot be shaken. Verse Concepts

but now, since you have come to know God, or rather have come to be known by Him, how can you turn back to your own crude notions, so weak and worthless, and wish to become slaves to them again? Verse Concepts

and will never eat until they have carefully washed their hands, and they never eat anything brought from the market until they wash it; and they have many other religious practices which they got from their forefathers, as the washing of cups, pitchers, and pans. Verse Concepts

Then why do you now try to test God by putting on these disciples' necks a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we could bear? Verse Concepts

This is the freedom with which Christ has made us free. So keep on standing in it, and stop letting your necks be fastened in the yoke of slavery again. Verse Concepts

If once through fellowship with Christ you died and were separated from the world's crude notions, why do you live as though you belonged to the world? Why submit to rules such as, Verse Concepts

since they deal only with food and drink and various washings, that is, with mere material regulations which are in force only until the time of setting things straight. Verse Concepts