Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

festivals (Passover, Pentecost, etc.), new moons, or
ceremonial sabbaths (Col. 2:16; cf. Heb. 9:10),
which were only a "shadow of things to come"
(Col. 2:17).[21]
With Jesus' death, believers no longer had any
need to deal with shadows--reflections of the
reality in Christ. Now they could approach the
Saviour Himself directly, for the "substance is of
Christ" (Col. 2:17).
As interpreted by the Jews, the ceremonial law
had become a barrier between them and other
nations. It had become a great obstacle to their
mission to enlighten the world with the glory of
God. Christ's death abolished this "law of
commandments contained in ordinances," breaking
down "the middle wall of division" between
Gentiles and Jews so as to create one new family of
believers reconciled into "one body through the
cross" (Eph. 2:14-16).
2. The Decalogue and the cross
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