Hi, Christa —

Thanks for your question.

The Mosaic Laws can sometimes mean works of the Law. This usually is distinct from the
Ten Commandments or the moral law. The Mosaic law can mean ceremonial law, which was both written and oral. It included things like circumcision as well as what animals needed to be sacrificed for what sin.

Now if this Messianic believer means to say that Paul was saying we are still bound by the
Ten Commandments, but not the temple ceremonies, dietary laws, and circumcision . . .
he is right.

Nevertheless, Paul's argument in Romans is a bit different. He is arguing with Jewish believers who insisted that gentiles had to become Jews in order to become Christians. Paul and the Jerusalem Council rejected that.

Nevertheless, Paul is not saying we aren't bound by the moral law or Ten Commandments. He makes it clear that we are not capable of keeping either law on our own strength. We are not saved by keeping the moral law. We are saved by Grace through faith which enables us to keep the moral law. Paul tells us that Christ has given us a New Law and that Law is the Spirit who dwells inside us and it is only when we put to death the deeds of the flesh, by the power of the spirit, that we can overcome our struggle with sin. It is never our work, but it is always a work of God we say yes to or, better put, surrender to.

Hope this helps,

John DiMascio