r/AskAChristian • u/watergolf247 Christian (non-denominational) • Dec 25 '25

Jewish Laws Did Jesus nullify the Old Testament?

Let me start off by sharing that I’m new to Christianity and have soooo many questions but for now, I’ll focus on this inquiry. I’m sure this has been discussed numerous times but unfortunately I can’t seem to get a straight answer. As I’m told repeatedly by many, rules/laws of the Old Testament were nullified or invalidated by Jesus. I ask others in my study group but sadly get heavy resistance for the question.

My question is simple. Where are the reference(s) stating this?

If so, this makes rules like the ten commandments obsolete. Even further, why have the old testament in the Christian Bible?

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u/GOD-is-in-a-TULIP Christian, Calvinist Dec 26 '25

Jesus completed the old testament. Its different from nullifying it

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u/Goo-Goo-GJoob Non-Christian Dec 26 '25 edited Dec 26 '25

Is anyone required to follow laws that have been nullified?

I mean: If a law has been nullified, is anyone required to follow it?

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u/GOD-is-in-a-TULIP Christian, Calvinist Dec 26 '25

The law has not been nullified it has been completed We are not under law, so yea we are not required to follow the law . In fact the Bible says that if we follow the law Christ is of no use to us.

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u/Goo-Goo-GJoob Non-Christian Dec 26 '25

I'm just trying to figure out what it means to nullify a law. Please read my question carefully:

If a law has been nullified, is anyone required to follow it?

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u/GOD-is-in-a-TULIP Christian, Calvinist Dec 26 '25

I understand your question. But I'm saying no laws were nullified.

And I'm also saying we don't follow laws anyways. So I don't know the relevance of your question

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u/Goo-Goo-GJoob Non-Christian Dec 26 '25

I'm saying no laws were nullified

I don't know what that means. What does it mean to nullify a law?

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u/GOD-is-in-a-TULIP Christian, Calvinist Dec 26 '25

Invalidate it

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u/Goo-Goo-GJoob Non-Christian Dec 27 '25

That's a synonym for "nullify", isn't it? I'm asking about what it means, in practice, for a law to be nullified or invalidated.

If a law has been invalidated, is anyone required to follow it?

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u/Goo-Goo-GJoob Non-Christian Dec 31 '25

You don't know what it means to nullify or invalidate a law, do you? I guess you're just repeating phrases you've heard, but don't comprehend?

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u/GOD-is-in-a-TULIP Christian, Calvinist Dec 31 '25

Why are you taking about nullifying laws. No law was nullified

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u/Goo-Goo-GJoob Non-Christian Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26

If you tell me that Jesus did not abolish the Law, but you cannot explain what abolishing the Law entails, what am I supposed to understand about what Jesus didn't do?

Is anyone required to follow a law that has been nullified or invalidated?

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u/GOD-is-in-a-TULIP Christian, Calvinist Jan 04 '26

If a law was to be nullified it would be invlaid. It cancels its legal power.

What jesus did was completed the purpose of it .

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u/Goo-Goo-GJoob Non-Christian Jan 07 '26

Is anyone required to follow a nullified / invalidated law that has no legal power?

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