Originally Posted by BVidlar

It is strange that some cling to the Old Testament Law. But it was God himself who called it the Old Testament. Note:
“For if that first covenant had been faultless, then would no place have been sought for a second.
For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers In the day that I took them by the hand to lead them forth out of the land of Egypt; For they continued not in my covenant, And I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel After those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, And on their heart also will I write them: And I will be to them a God, And they shall be to me a people:
And they shall not teach every man his fellow-citizen, And every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: For all shall know me, From the least to the greatest of them.
For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember no more.
In that he saith, A NEW covenant he hath made the first OLD. But that which is becoming old and waxeth aged is nigh unto vanishing away” (Heb. 8:7-13) ASV.

What was faulty with the Old Law as spoken by the inspired writer of Hebrews in the very first sentence above? I mean after all, it was our David of old who said that “The law of the Lord is perfect…the statutes of the Lord are right…the commandment of the Lord is pure” (Psalm 19:7-8). The fault lies not in the Old Law, the fault is that no man could live it perfectly (except Christ) because of his sin and under the Old Law there is no forgiveness of sins. (Heb. 7:18-19, 10:4). Plus, the Old Law was written for the Israelites (Deut. 5:1-3). It was never intended for us Gentiles (Rom. 3:1-2). Paul makes it very clear that the Old Law was written for our “learning” (Rom. 15:4) and NEVER our “keeping.” “Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to KEEP THE WHOLE LAW. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace” (Gal. 5:2-4) ESV. To “keep the whole law” means you must keep the Sabbath, burn animal sacrifices, offer incense, etc., along with all the other 613 statues and ordinances.

To me, Jesus did fulfill the Old Law by living a perfect, sinless, life. We are saved by the blood of Jesus, no doubt. But we tend to forget that we are also saved by his life: “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life” (Rom. 5:10). Otherwise, God could have offered any man for a blood sacrifice. PLUS, He fulfilled the Old Law by His coming and that was the point that Jesus expressed: “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled” (Matt. 5:18). Did all come to pass…Jesus said it did to His disciples shortly before His death: “…These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that ALL THINGS MUST BE FULFILLED, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me” (Luke 24:44).

Just some thoughts,