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The legal codes and specific laws of the Bible.

While laws are found throughout the (e.g., Genesis 9:3-4), there are three great legal collections:

To these may be added as well the and the collection of laws found in Ezekiel 44-46.

The term refers to the five books of Moses ("Pentateuch"), although torah is also the generic term for biblical "law" or "instruction" which forms the basis of halakha in Judaism.

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Is Deuteronomy 23:1 a blanket prohibition barring eunuchs from Israel, or is it something more specific?

While Deuteronomy 23:1 seems to forbid eunuchs straight across the board from having a part in Israel, we know from such passages as II Kings 9:32 and Isaiah 56:3-5 that eunuchs were present in ancient Israel. I notice that, in Deuteronomy 23 and…
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Romans 6:14 - What did Paul mean "..for ye are not under the law, but under grace."?

In Romans 6:14b What did Paul mean "..for ye are not under the law, but under grace."?
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How frequently is God attributed to saying "Don't be afraid"?

My pastor has recently given two very interesting sermons on fear. In both of them he made the statement that God's most frequent command is "don't be afraid". This got me wondering if it was true and if not, what was. To set some limitations I'll…
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Cursing the fig tree

Did Jesus violate the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12), when he destroyed the possibility... that the fig tree could ever feed the hungry? (Mark 11:14)
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Were the disciples in Matt 12:1-2 acting rebellious?

I'm trying to understand Matt 12:1-2. The Pharisees just seem to be around while Jesus and his entourage and travelling between towns. And the disciples in accordance with Deuteronomy 23:24-25 are snacking on the food as they pass through. But it is…
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Was Jesus’ teaching on the unpardonable sin intended to confront the Pharisees with their sin rather than an expression of eternal un-forgiveness?

We understand that since Jesus taught the law from the perspective that no one can actually keep the law, we know that some of His teachings were not intended to raise the “good works bar” higher but rather to confront the Pharisees with their sin.…
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If faith releases from the obligation of laws, why wasn't the relationship between God and Abraham a lawless one?

Genesis 26:5 New International Version because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.” Romans 4:11 New International Version And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of…
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Is there Salvation without Law according to Romans 2:12?

[Note:- I am rephrasing my question as otherwise my question will be closed; so the warning says.] Do those who do not have the Law of God with them perish straight? That is what the Scripture says in Rom 2:12. That means there is no salvation…
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Where in the Protestant Bible does it say/explain that Christians are no Longer Binded under the Ceremonial Laws?

Despite months of research, I am unable to find Biblical evidence that Christians are no longer binded to the ceremonial law with the exception of the sacrificial system as Jesus Christ was the ultimate sacrifice for the Sins of the world.…
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