by Greg Gibson. It list seven popular views and which laws they say must be
obeyed:
Popular Views
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A. Orthodox Judaism | All OT and no NT Laws:
1) Decalogue
2) Temple
3) Priests, sacrifices,
4) State-Church Theocracy
5) Infant Members
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B. Roman Catholicism | Some OT and all NT Laws:
1) Decalogue
2) Priests, sacrifices,
3) State-Church Theocracy
4) Infant Members
5) All NT Laws
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C. Theocracy, Reformed Covenant Theology | Some OT and all NT Laws:
1) Decalogue
2) State-Church Theocracy
3) Infant Members
4) All NT Laws
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D. Non-Theocracy, Reformed Covenant Theology | Some OT and all NT Laws:
1) Decalogue
2) Infant Members
3) All NT Laws
|
E. Reformed Baptist Covenant Theology
| Some OT and all NT Laws:
1) Decalogue
2) All NT Laws
|
F. New Covenant Theology | No OT and all NT Laws:
1) All NT Laws
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G. Antinomianism | No Laws |
Of course a New Covenant Theologian would offer clarification regarding the jettisoning of the Decalogue: There is no practice that was illegal under the Ten Commandments that is suddenly legal under NT law (quit the contrary) so the Decalogue is redundant. However, the reason to view it as void is not to remove redundancy, it is a more nuanced position that the Decalogue was explicitly introduced as covenant document for the Mosaic Covenant, which was inacted exclusively with a now non-existent nation.
Personally, I'm comfortable with views D, E, and F.
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