What Was Fulfilled. What Did Not Change. The Shift from Physical to Spiritual.
The cross did not abolish Torah. It shifted the application from physical to spiritual in specific areas.
| Before the Cross | After the Cross | Scripture |
|---|---|---|
| Physical temple in Jerusalem | Spiritual temple (our bodies) | 1 Corinthians 6:19 |
| Animal sacrifices (daily) | Yahusha once for all | Hebrews 10:10 |
| Levitical priesthood (tribe of Levi) | Believers as priests | 1 Peter 2:9 |
| Physical circumcision | Circumcision of the heart | Romans 2:29 |
"Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross." Colossians 2:14
The "handwriting of ordinances" = the record of our debt and sin, not the Torah itself. A certificate of debt was nailed to the cross. The debt was paid. The law that defined the debt still stands.
If you pay off your mortgage, the bank's rules about property did not get abolished. Your DEBT was cancelled. The rules remain. The debt certificate was destroyed. That is Colossians 2:14. The debt was nailed to the cross. The Torah that defined the debt remains forever.
"For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment." Hebrews 10:26-27
There is no re-sacrifice. The cross was sufficient. Going back to animal sacrifices would be trampling the Son underfoot (Hebrews 10:29).
But this does NOT mean Torah observance is "going back." Torah minus sacrifices = the moral and ceremonial instructions that Yahusha embodied. Keeping Sabbath is not going back to animal sacrifice. Keeping dietary laws is not rejecting the cross. Observing the feasts is not denying grace.