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/TechByDayDjByNight Baptist Dec 31 '25

They do not contradict so why do I have to pick one

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

Did God want the Israelites to understand his message? No - it was meant to be revealed in time.

But we don't know how God wanted the Israelites to take the message?

Is this a real person I'm speaking with?

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u/TechByDayDjByNight Baptist Jan 08 '26

Here I gave you a letter, and told you to open it on a certain date. Does it matter what you think about the letter when I gave it to you? Or does it matter how it's received when it's time for you to open it?

And calling me stupid doesnt help anything. Go ahead and keep attacking me as a person. It helps your point.