COMPACT SOCIAL LAWS are the laws promulgated by a society to create order – they are laws that fall below the level of the moral law and do not violate any of its provisions. The ceremonial law refers to temple ordinances, symbols, sacrifices, worship, dietary laws and the nature of what was considered pure and impure, the laws of purification, etc. These were given primarily to Israel and considered temporary, as types and shadows, before the gospel and Christ`s death on the cross. As Founding Father Noah Webster explained, the moral law includes God`s explanations of the types of behavior that are morally acceptable to Him. Among the behaviors he declares morally unacceptable are rape (Deuteronomy 22:25-27), ADULTERY (Leviticus 20:10), BLOOD KINSHIP (Leviticus 20:14), INCEST (Leviticus 20:11-12, 20-21), PROSTITUTION (Leviticus 19:29; 21:9), SODOMY (Leviticus 18:22; 20:13), MURDER (Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:12–14; Leviticus 24:17; Numbers 35:9–34), HURTING OR CURSING A PARENT (Exodus 21:15–17; Leviticus 20:9), RAPTURE (Exodus 21:16; Deuteronomy 24:7), PERJURY (Deuteronomy 19:15-21), IDOLATRY (Exodus 22:20; Leviticus 17:7), WITCHCRAFT (Exodus 22:18; Leviticus 20:27), BLASPHEMY (Leviticus 24:10-16), SABBATH BREAKING (Exodus 31:14-15; 35:2; Numbers 15:32-36), etc. For example, abortion is bad under God`s revealed Word, but it is also bad under God`s natural laws. Remember: There is no species in nature that kills its young while they are still in the womb, so abortion is a violation of both the “laws of nature” and the “laws of the God of nature” – so it is a violation of God`s moral law. After reading this article and the link to carm.org, I can conclude that civil and ceremonial laws no longer bind us, but that the moral law remains. Well, does this moral law only apply to “Christians”? Does this moral law include faith and observation of Jesus as God? Is it possible for a person to both observe the moral law and observe Jesus as God while not being on the right path because the person is not a Christian or is identified as such? THE MORAL LAW identifies the timeless, immutable, and universal rules of good and evil—the laws that Blackstone described as “the eternal and immutable laws of good and evil to which the Creator Himself conforms in all His dispensations.” 19 This is very practical because a law is not just a dry subject.
It is a theme created in the mind of an Almighty God. And it`s not just an area. There are several areas that we see in the Bible than ceremonial laws; But it`s also the moral law – and we all know a little more about it. And it is judicial law that I have to deal with as a lawyer. 10:1 The law [which refers to all the ceremonial laws mentioned in the previous chapters] is only a shadow of the good things to come! When I was first asked what the differences were between the types of law in the scriptures, I thought, “THE WHOLE BOOK OF HEBREWS! But here is a pinch of verses from the Book of Hebrews to demonstrate the distinction: But based on the fact that the ceremonial laws were fulfilled by Christ and no longer had to be observed, and in some cases would be a sin, and the fact that Jesus was quite clear that his kingdom was not of this world, So we wouldn`t seek to establish a nation that conforms to the governmental laws of the Old Testament, I see no reason for Jewish rabbis to be experts on the law in the matter, as this Christian seems to propose. These are the laws that govern a society that falls below the level of the moral law. The moral law is God`s explanation of what is absolutely right and wrong, but the law of the Social Covenant is simply society`s approval of what is relatively right and wrong. These laws include things like speed limits, municipal ordinances, parking by-laws and anything else a society can adopt to maintain an orderly living environment. The Social Pact Act is what the Declaration of Independence recognizes as promulgated by “the consent of the governed,” and this type of law can only regulate things that are not affected by any moral law. As Blackstone asserts, the government is free to establish its own law of social pact only in areas where God has not yet explicitly defined the boundaries: ceremonial laws dealt with purity and ritual purification, separating Jews from all other peoples on earth.
These included dietary restrictions, circumcision, hygiene, specific clothing and, of course, animal and grain sacrifices and the many Jewish holidays. These laws point to Christ, and in the light of Christ and His fulfillment of these laws, we no longer need to keep them. In some situations, it would be sinful for us to do so, as with animal sacrifices, which, if we did, would be a denial of the work of Christ`s sacrifice, which was once and for all. But that`s all we do, it`s legislating, passing laws, passing laws. In the article, author Matt Slick notes that some laws were given to the “sons of Israel,” while other laws were given to the “nations.” And if you look at the laws that were specifically given to Israel, we see that they were ceremonial laws, and if they were given to all peoples, they were moral laws. See the article linked above for more details. Since my first article in this series, exploring the law in the Bible, I have emphasized the complexity of the subject and therefore the need to develop a more nuanced understanding of what it is, how it works and, most importantly, what God expects of us. I have observed four types of laws in the scriptures. Moral rights, legal code, pact and narrative. In this article, I will further refine these categories, expand on them, and show how they fit into the scriptures. The next form of law found in the Bible is the treaty. In the biblical worldview, the law ultimately comes from God and is given among the people to follow.
Regardless of the law, at least two people are involved, the one who gives the order and the one who obeys the order. Because of the relational nature of the law, it works by agreement. A contract is a binding agreement between two or more parties. In the Bible, the most important treatises are the covenants between God and man, the best known being the Old and New Covenants. Beyond the biblical account, the laws of any human society function through a social contract. People collectively agree on certain obligations to each other and decide to live according to them. In this determination, the law that confers authority is society itself, to which individual members must obey. The authority figures in this society, whether a relative or a police officer, are only representatives or agents of corporate law. Even moral laws must come from a transcendent source. The law defines how two voluntary beings can coexist. Therefore, it is always implicit or explicitly contractual. “One hundred thousand laws will put you in prison.
It is not freedom. I really appreciate this question because it asks for Scripture! If there really are such differences in the types of laws in the Bible, then Scripture should emphasize them.
