The Use of the Ceremonial Laws – A Kingdom Catechism

The Use of the Ceremonial Laws

A Kingdom Catechism

The ceremonial laws of Israel still guide us today.

Q 14: How are the religious or ceremonial laws useful?

A 14: The religious or ceremonial laws demonstrate the holiness of God and, by foreshadowing Jesus Christ, teach us to find redemption in Him. (Heb. 7-10)

The ceremonial laws, as mentioned, were given to guide the people of Israel in how they must approach the Lord, in order to maintain and enjoy the benefits of their covenant relationship with Him. One cannot read these laws without seeing in them a requirement of holiness, a mood of fear and love, affections of rejoicing and thanksgiving and praise, an orientation toward future blessing and a greater redemption to come, and a sense of the utter seriousness of maintaining at all times, by every means provided, a right relationship with God.

Nothing about these aspects of the spirit of the ceremonial laws has changed. Our worship and daily walk with the Lord are satisfied through our relationship with Jesus Christ. In Him, Who is the fulfillment of all the ceremonial laws, we find the way into God’s presence, favor, and glory. And in Him we also experience the power to meet the requirement, know the mood, nurture the affections, enjoy the redemption, and maintain with all diligence the relationship which the ceremonial laws of Israel were intended, in their time, to achieve.

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001, 2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.