Thematic Bible: Laws of, abolished

and through his human nature put an end to the feud between us, and abolished the Law with its rules and regulations, in order to make peace and create out of the two parties one new man by uniting them with himself, Verse Concepts

canceled the bond which stood against us, with its requirements, and put it out of our way when he nailed it to the cross. Verse Concepts

So an earlier regulation is abrogated because it was poor and ineffective Verse Concepts

Now when he speaks of a new agreement, he is treating the first one as obsolete; but whatever is obsolete and antiquated is almost ready to disappear. Verse Concepts

For while the Law foreshadowed the blessings that were to come, it did not fully express them, and so the priests by offering the same sacrifices endlessly year after year cannot wholly free those who come to worship from their sins. Verse Concepts

Now the words "But once more" indicate the final removal of all that is shaken, as only created, leaving only what is unshaken to be permanent. Verse Concepts

Thematic Bible: Laws of, abolished

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