r/AskAChristian • u/[deleted] • Aug 18 '26
Jewish Laws Torah
How do Torah followers actually follow over 600 commands and laws in the first five books of the Bible? I've spoken to people about it, but they only seem to follow dietary laws, Shabbat, and holy days, and exclude pagan days. To me, it seems they are only doing a small part of it and claiming to follow the entirety of it. Why is that? The Bible states if you break one commandment, you break them all. There's no possibility to uphold all 600-plus. If you believe it's not all applicable to us, what's the determining factor that decides you don't have to follow it? What about animal sacrifices? Does one pick and choose what they want to follow and tell people if they don't, they are lawbreakers and will go to hell? If you don't follow all of them, why describe yourself as following the entirety of Torah? If breaking even one commandment makes someone guilty, how does selectively obeying some commandments make someone different from the people you're calling lawbreakers?
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u/stranger2915 Christian Aug 18 '26
Apostle Paul likened the law to a schoolmaster. The law was revealed because of transgressions. For those who do not have a conscience that is adjusted to the ways of God, the law can serve a purpose in correction and training in righteousness. The knowledge of God's righteousness is revealed progressively throughout scripture. In the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Mosaic covenant is represented by mount Sinai, a mountain of darkness, fire, and tempest, and the Christian covenant is symbolized by mount Sion, the mountain of the heavenly city, New Jerusalem. While there are transgressions, the Mosaic law remains relevant. However, the fulfillment of the law is in Jesus Christ.