Thematic Bible: Ceremonialism

Christ abolished in his flesh the enmity (ill will), which the law of commandments contained in ordinances. That [way] he might create one new man, out of the two, with himself establishing peace. Verse Concepts

He blotted out the bond written in ordinances. It was against us and was contrary to us. He has taken it out of the way. He nailed it to the stake. Verse Concepts

The former commandment was set aside because it was weak and useless. Verse Concepts

By calling this covenant new, he has made the first one old (obsolete). That which grows old and aged will soon disappear. Verse Concepts

The Law is a shadow of the good things to come. It is not the actual things. The continual yearly sacrifices can never make those who worship perfect. Verse Concepts

The words once more plainly show that the created things will be shaken and removed, so that the things that cannot be shaken will remain. Verse Concepts

Now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and poor fundamental things? Do you want to slave for them all over again? Verse Concepts

When they come from the marketplace they wash themselves before they eat. They follow many other rules. They wash their cups, and brass pots, and other vessels. Verse Concepts

Why do you test God by placing a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, one that our fathers were not able to bear? Verse Concepts

Christ liberated us for freedom (moral liberty). Stand fast therefore, and do not become entangled again in a yoke of bondage. Verse Concepts

If you died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances: Verse Concepts

since they have to do only with food, drink, and various purification ceremonies. These are all outward rules, which apply only until the time comes to change them for something better. Verse Concepts