We have added perspective to God's rules today. . And graciously grant me Your law. (1 Thessalonians 5:24). This was good. Example if you were given a key to keep for a building you would you not become the key holder. However, the New Testament also explicitly refers to various of the 10 commandments such as, Matt 15:3, 19:17-19, Mark 7:8-10, 10:5-7, 19, Luke 18:20, 23:56, Rom 7:8-13, 13:9, Eph 6:2 "Command" or "Commandment" can also mean an instruction from God the Father to Jesus: John 10:18, 12:49, 50, 15:10. Some still teach a lot of "works" to either save or keep you saved, but Jesus Commands are summed up in love of God and man. I believe we find the glorious answer in Colossians 1:26-27: "Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:" What a wondrous, glorious reality that the secret of the Christian life is Christ IN us living the Christian life through us! We can't hope to get too far in a personal walk with Christ while investing countless hours meditating on the world's stories and tales. Here we find that Christ came not to abolish the law, but to "magnify" it (KJV). Thank you Swaller/Gabriel for the response about Christ living THROUGH us, keeping, or OBSERVING and MEDITATING ON His commands, and God's calling us and DOING it for us through Christ's resurrection in our dead bodies. Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven (Matthew 18:2122). I love these also.. Keeping the commands of Jesus begins with recognizing what they are. John 13:34 This is the greatest and first commandment. Love from Him to you all. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.. They were faithful for the most part, but were they perfect? The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. I have placed Your ordinances before me. #2. Your words, post have changed my perspective. 6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: 9 receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. If you have trusted in Christ as your Savior you have died in Christ not physically but spiritually and so have I. Do not make idols or images in the form of God. I dont find John 13: 34 in this list why is it missing? John 14:15. Who will make it? Second Praise be to God for all the encouraging comments Especially the response from you Swaller/Gabriel, because for me it was an answer I Did not know I was looking for but when I read it my spirit shouted praises with me..and I knew I was being reminded of who we are as children of God. 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea: it shall be done. I think the answer is grace. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. They are inscribed on two tablets of the covenant, 'written with the finger of God', the first and most important part of the Law of God, and they are a gift of God to the people of Israel - and through them . I know that this has been a rather lengthy response but I believe these truths are some of the most important we can ever consider. So, at the very least, you are not alone! I meet with a group of guys weekly and this past weeks study was on surrender and it was tough and we all struggled with the lesson and feel somewhat inadequate in our ability to follow Christ for all those things you state in your post. But it was when I turned my attention from my sin to my Savior that I started to be changed. Jesus also said in John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. If we know that Jesus wants us to keep His commandments, then we can also be confident that His grace and the power of the Holy Spirit will enable us to do so. We have been made partakers of the divine nature in Christ Jesus. He gives us power to avoid certain things (temptations) that we would have normally had no power over in the past.. All of this for his Glory. 1 Peter 1:3-9 says it all I think.. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. I know that this has been a rather lengthy response but I believe these truths are some of the most important we can ever consider. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 39). Mt 18.16 D G 125 Tell it to the congregation. The Ten Commandments of Grace. Later incorporated into the new covenant, they constitute the basic moral code for humanity (as further explained by Jesus) and are obeyed to demonstrate the believer's love for God and his fellow man. Now 3 years later I share Audrey's plight and wonder daily how can I ever or ever could ever think I- poorly, lifelong sinner ME, could ever think I could be a child of God and follow in his son-Jesus's path. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesars; and unto God the things that are Gods (Matthew 22:1921). He knows we will never be able to accomplish this complete list, even through Him. Remember: "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.". You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength." "The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? We have to realize that our problem is profoundly bigger then just the sinful things that we do the problem is who we are: we are sinners. Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jona, lovest thou me more than these? How is this Christian life we are indeed called to live even possible? And if he neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican (Matthew 18:1517). Two commands on which all else depends in human and spiritual life. 12, ; and Pesik. Thank you and God Bless! I think as long as the sinful nature is a part of who we are here on earth we will continue to see elements of it in our lives. What role does character development play in my life? Continue ye in My love." The word translated keep in this verse is: tereo and it means to guard, or to watch. All through Psalm 119 the author cries out to God to change his heart. It has with it the idea that you are keeping the commandments before your face, you are thinking about them, you are meditating upon them. The branch does not bear fruit by striving or trying but rather by simply resting in the vine and having the life of the vine flow through us. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? (Matthew 7:1516). So this book is presented in two levels. (Philippians 2:13) It is not you that work in you to will and to do of His good pleasure but rather it is God that works in you. Through all this, even though we do indeed fall so short, we can give thanks always, for we can thank God for His astounding love and grace in Christ as He came to us and bled and died in our place so that we may have life and have it abundantly. And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth (Luke 12:15). I also wanted to share the definition of a word that changed my life! To Swaller - I am blessed by the answer you give to Audrey Busike and with your permission I would like to share the same with those who I know with similar thoughts and questions. Lets make Jesus proud of us. Specifically, Jesus combines all duties (1) in a single universal rule (which encompasses both men's inner and outer moral relations), namely: Perform your duty for no motive other than unconditioned esteem for duty itself, i.e., love God (the Legislator of all duties) above all else "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. In their lives, "their treasure is their god"a god that "shall perish with them" ( 2 Nephi 9:30 ). 14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" ( Exodus 20:8 ). 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