The Jews had always prided themselves upon their divinely appointed services, and many of those who had been converted to the faith of Christ still felt that since God had once clearly outlined the Hebrew manner of worship, it was improbable that He would ever authorize a change in any of its specifications. They insisted that the Jewish laws and ceremonies should be incorporated into the rites of the Christian religion. They were slow to discern that all the sacrificial offerings had but prefigured the death of the Son of God, in which type met antitype, and after which the rites and ceremonies of the Mosaic dispensation were no longer binding. 190

Jøderne havde altid været stolte af deres guddommeligt forordnede ceremonier; og mange af dem, der var blevet omvendt til Kristi tro, følte stadig, at når Gud tydeligt havde givet anvisning på den hebraiske gudsdyrkelse, var det usandsynligt, at han nogensinde skulle give sin tilladelse til, at den blev ændret i nogle enkeltheder. De holdt fast på, at de jødiske love og ceremonier skulle indbefattes i ritualet for den kristne religion. De var langsomme i opfattelsen af, at hele offertjenesten kun havde været symboler på Guds Søns død, hvor forbilledet mødte virkeligheden, og hvorefter den mosaiske anordnings ritualer og ceremonier ikke mere var gældende.