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I'm afraid I don't agree that the so-called 'moral commandments' were carried over into the new covenant.
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Thanks for taking the time to read and respond Humble Bricklayer. I agree with you that we follow the law of Christ in the new covenant not at a carnal level but at a spiritual level (which I also tried to convey in the first post). You make some good points on avoiding the language of "carrying over the moral commandments". Perhaps I should have added "at a spiritual level" to make it clear. I agree we do not follow any of the law of Moses at a human / carnal level but only the law of Christ through the Holy Spirit who lives in us after we are born again which is made possible by Jesus' death on the cross as payment for the penalty of our sin which fulfilled the law. It seems like you would also agree though that we still need to follow Jesus' commands to love God and love neighbor and turn away from the sins mentioned in verses like Galatians 5:19-21 (through the Holy Spirit that lives in us and not at a carnal level)?
Ezekiel 36:26-27
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.