Why I do not follow Torah or the Seventh Day Sabbath 

● Romans 7:1–6 — The marriage analogy: just as a woman is released from her marriage bond when her husband dies, we have died to the Law through the body of Christ so that we may belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead.
● Romans 6:14 — We are not under law but under grace.
● Romans 10:4 — Christ is the end/goal of the Law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

2. The Law was a guardian until Christ came

● Galatians 3:19–25 — The Law was added because of transgressions and served as a guardian until Christ. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under that guardian.
● Galatians 4:1–7 — Paul compares the time under the Law to an heir who is still a child and under guardians and managers until the appointed time. Through Christ, we have received adoption as sons and the Spirit.
● Galatians 4:8–11 — Paul questions why believers who have come to know God would turn back to observing days, months, seasons, and years, expressing concern that his labor among them might have been in vain.

3. Peter himself lived like a Gentile

● Galatians 2:11–16 — Paul confronts Peter for withdrawing from Gentile believers. Paul specifically says to Peter, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?” (Galatians 2:14, NKJV). This is a particularly important passage when considering whether Gentile Christians are expected to adopt Jewish covenant practices.
● Acts 10:9–16, 28; Acts 11:1–18 — Peter’s vision and his explanation of God’s acceptance of Gentiles.

4. The apostles did not require Gentile Christians to keep the entire Torah

● Acts 15:1–29 — The Jerusalem Council specifically addresses whether Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the Law of Moses. The apostles refuse to place that yoke upon them and give specific instructions rather than