How the Foundation of Judaism was Abolished?

 

How the Foundation of Judaism was Abolished? 

Matthew 12:1-12 Jesus healed the sick on the Sabbath and the disciples plucked the ears of grain

Galatians 5:6 "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value, but faith working through love"

Galatians 6:15 "For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation"

Acts 10:9-20 Peter saw a vision, God instructed "What God has cleansed, you must not call common"

Acts 10:11-16 Vision of the large sheet, all four-footed animals, insects, and birds of the air

 

Item	Foundation of Law	Circumcision	Sabbath	Holy Dietary Laws
Biblical Basis	The law system given by God	Genesis 17:9-14 The sign of God's covenant with Abraham	Exodus 20:8-11 The fourth commandment of the Ten Commandments	Leviticus 11 Laws concerning clean and unclean foods
Typological Meaning	The entire Old Testament law system	A shadow of Christ's crucifixion enabling us to put off the flesh	A type of Christ as the rest for His people	A symbol of whether God's holy people should contact clean or unclean people
Method of Abolition	Christ  terminated and replaced the law	Paul counted it as nothing in the revelation received in his ministry	Lord Jesus abolished the Sabbath regulations in His ministry	The Holy Spirit abolished it in Peter's ministry
Practical Application	From law to grace	Spiritual circumcision signified by baptism replaces physical circumcision	Christ becomes believers' true rest, no longer bound by date restrictions	The gospel opens to Gentiles, no more ethnic barriers
Distinction & Contrast	Law vs Grace Works vs Faith	Physical circumcision vs  Heart circumcision External sign  vs Internal new birth	External date observance vs  Internal spiritual rest Regulations vs Christ	External food separation vs Internal holy separation Ethnic barriers  vs Universal salvation
Concrete Examples	Justification by faith replaces justification by law	Christian baptism replaces circumcision ritual	Christians no longer observe Sabbath regulations but rest in Christ daily	Peter accepts Gentile Cornelius, no longer distinguishing clean from unclean foods
Related Detailed Scriptures	Romans 10:4 "Christ is the end of the law" Galatians 2:16 "A man is not justified by works of law but through faith in Jesus Christ"	Colossians 2:11-12 "In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him"	Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls"	Acts 10:34-35 "Peter opened his mouth and said: 'Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him'"
Theological Core	Fulfillment and transcendence of law	From external sign to internal reality	From regulation observance to spiritual rest	From ethnic separation to universal acceptance
Final Result	The entire Jewish system replaced by Christ's accomplished salvation	Physical circumcision no longer has spiritual significance	Sabbath regulations no longer bind believers	Dietary laws no longer distinguish clean from unclean

  

Unified spiritual principle:

Colossians 2:16-17 "So let no one judge you in food or drink or in regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day, which are a shadow of things to come; but the substance is in Christ"

 

Transformation from shadow to substance:

• Old Testament status: as a shadow of things to come

• New Testament realization: Now that Christ has come, these shadows must pass away

• Transformation principle: when the substance comes, the shadows must pass away

• Ultimate significance: no more external religious forms, but internal spiritual reality

 

Conclusion:

The entire Judaism is over - because its foundation (law) and three pillars (circumcision, Sabbath, holy food laws) have been replaced by the salvation work accomplished by Christ, from type to substance, from law to grace.

 

 *Please refer to Life-study of Galatians, Chapter 6, Paul’s Faithfulness to the Truth of the Gospel and Peter’s Unfaithfulness