Growing in the Lord & Walking in the Spirit

Do we, as Christians today have to follow the ten commandments based on Exodus 20? Why?     Considering the laws given in Exodus are in the Old Testament, and it has been pointed out to me that the Old Testament does not really apply to believers since Jesus came to earth anymore, I have always assumed that they did not apply to me.  The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) was written to Israel. Israel still exists, and they think that they are still under the same life as the Old Testament- they believe they are still under the law. Yet, when Jesus came he became the perfect sacrifice, so Israel no longer had to sacrifice anymore (which was one of the many rules or laws given to Israel).  Romans 3:28 says "For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law." We are not saved because of the law, but by faith. Even if we are still under the law, it is not what saves us. Galatians 2:16 pretty much says the exact same thing. We are no longer bound by the la...

I have given my stance on this topic, or a little preview on it, a few times on this page before. I am here to mention it again, but this will include much more from what my Professor shared with me that I agree on.  "The Black Lives Matter organization is all based on marxism. This means that all people can fit into two categories "pressed" and "oppressors". Their solution is to give all the money to the government and allow the government to fix it for us. "One thing that is appreciated on this note is that there are those who are being oppressed. We do need to help those who are being oppressed, but to say that there are only two (oppressed or oppressor) is unbiblical. "If you look at the Black Lives Matter website, there is so much you can learn about what they specifically believe. Black Lives Matter focuses on way more than what is shown on the front lines. The reason that their website is so confusing is that Marisim purposefully mixes up words...