Out with the Old, In with the New

Without Judaism Christianity couldn’t be complete. Modern Christians tend to view this opposing religion as evil or incomplete, but Christ never proclaimed that. He rather died so that it might be fulfilled. This is the way it should be viewed, as a fulfilled religion leading towards Christianity. Instead of rejecting its deficient laws, Paul emphasized taking up a new set. (Gal. 6:2) Rather than disowning his past as a former Jew, Paul embraced it and used some of Judaism’s guidelines to further Christianity as seen in the letter to the Galatians. He proclaimed that the Torah is obsolete, but the Law of Christ took its place. This new law in Galatians will be the emphasis of my paper.