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11. Weren’t the commandments nailed to the cross and replaced with the New Covenant? JTL5 5

The ceremonies, sacrifices and regulations which pre-figured Christ’s sacrifice on the cross were fulfilled at Christ’s death and ceased to have significance after the Cross. In contrast, the Ten Commandments, written in stone by the very finger of God, are eternal and immutable. The seventh-day Sabbath is not a shadow of things to come, but rather a weekly perpetual reminder of the relationship God hopes to have with His created beings. Under the new covenant, believers keep the Sabbath as a loving response to God’s grace. Now the commandments are written on the heart; the motivation for obedience is love! JTL5 5.7