To what extent and in what ways are we to keep Old Testament laws?  It’s a complex issue and it will take more than one entry to deal with the nuances of the question.  We have already seen that we cannot simply disregard Old Testament laws on the grounds that we are “not under the law but under grace.”  The New Testament teaches that the breaking of God’s law is sin (1 John 3:4) and we are not to continue in sin (Romans 6:15).  Nor can we argue that God’s law only applies to national Israel; it is an example for all nations (Deuteronomy 4:5–8).  God does not show partiality (Romans 2:11).  Therefore, His law defines justice for everyone.  He is the judge of all the earth—not just Israel (Genesis 18:25, Romans 3:29).

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