What if God had written IN STONE?
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Abraham didn't have the law.
the promise is by faith, not by the ten commandments.
the promise is by faith, not by the ten commandments.
Galatians 3:17-18
And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the promise of no effect. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
He filled it full, not destroy it.
Mat 5:17 "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
and then gives examples...
Mat 5:21 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.'
Mat 5:22 But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire.
Mat 5:27 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.'
Mat 5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Doesn't sound like He did away with it, He actually added to it.
1Jn 2:3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
1Jn 2:4 He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Mat 5:17 "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
and then gives examples...
Mat 5:21 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.'
Mat 5:22 But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire.
Mat 5:27 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.'
Mat 5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Doesn't sound like He did away with it, He actually added to it.
1Jn 2:3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
1Jn 2:4 He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Jesus did not add to it. Jesus supersedes the law, having fulfilled the Law, all authority, even that over the Law, is given to Him. And, similar @JohnDB's explanation of the peculiarity of a woman's enhanced discernment toward taste which is found elsewhere in these forums, His declarations demonstrate His righteous discernment. He is able to detect even the slightest hint of murder, adultery, et. al.
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Interesting insight into the law that Jesus gave us.
I can obey the letter of the law perfectly and I have.
I have never committed adultery according to the letter of the law.
Though I have failed innumerable times to obey the spirit of the law regarding adultery.
Mat 5:27 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.'
Mat 5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
So which interpretation of the law do we attempt to obey?
The literal commandments or the deeper level of the deeds of the flesh.
Jesus threw a spanner into the works of the law.
I can obey the letter of the law perfectly and I have.
I have never committed adultery according to the letter of the law.
Though I have failed innumerable times to obey the spirit of the law regarding adultery.
Mat 5:27 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.'
Mat 5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
So which interpretation of the law do we attempt to obey?
The literal commandments or the deeper level of the deeds of the flesh.
Jesus threw a spanner into the works of the law.
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The original covenant in Exodus 24 involved the spoken word of God.
The commandments were not written on stone in the first covenant below.
Exodus 24:8
So Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said,
“Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
These ten commandments are not mentioned anywhere in Genesis.
The commandments were not written on stone in the first covenant below.
Exodus 24:8
So Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said,
“Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
These ten commandments are not mentioned anywhere in Genesis.
2 Corinthians 3:3
Who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Does the law condemn, does the law kill?
The prophets and the entire law was fulfilled by Jesus and the law is redundant.
All I need is one letter of the law to pass, to expire.
Who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Does the law condemn, does the law kill?
The prophets and the entire law was fulfilled by Jesus and the law is redundant.
All I need is one letter of the law to pass, to expire.
Negative, the law was first SPOKEN to Israel (Exodus 24), and the law was written by Moses.
No one is going to heaven because they obeyed the literal ten commandments.
The literal ten commandments were corrected by Jesus, read Matthew 5.
Matthew 5:27-28
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
The literal reading of 'You shall not commit adultery' does not define the true meaning of adultery.
Jesus said that Himself.
No one is going to heaven because they obeyed the literal ten commandments.
The literal ten commandments were corrected by Jesus, read Matthew 5.
Matthew 5:27-28
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
The literal reading of 'You shall not commit adultery' does not define the true meaning of adultery.
Jesus said that Himself.
We are saved by grace not by works. God gives His Holy Spirit to those who obey Him...
Act 5:29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men.
Act 5:32 And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him."
He gives eternal life to those who obey Him...
Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
Rev 22:14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
Act 5:29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men.
Act 5:32 And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him."
He gives eternal life to those who obey Him...
Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
Rev 22:14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
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Jesus made it crystal clear that His commandments are not the ten given to Moses. Read the Sermon on the Mount again. What legalists fail to see is that the Law of Moses is merely the shadow. Jesus turned the Law from difficult to impossible. Romans 7 tells of Paul's struggle with the laws and then Romans 8 gives the answer. I care so little for the Law that I'm not sure that I could quote the commandments accurately.
We are called to obey Christ, not a set of rules. The Law exposes the dead heart of man. It's intent is to lead us to Christ, not to weigh us down with burdens that we cannot carry.
We are called to obey Christ, not a set of rules. The Law exposes the dead heart of man. It's intent is to lead us to Christ, not to weigh us down with burdens that we cannot carry.
Faith without works is no faith at all. It is DEAD.
Now, our works consist of obeying Jesus Yeshua, simple as that.
We are completely freed from any written laws, that is on stone, however what we should be diligent about is to obey what laws have been written on our hearts, that is to say removed from stone.
Basically if you do not have Love, you ae not applying any of the above, for god is Love.
Yes, we are saved by grace, not by works. If this confuses anyone, I am very sorry, but if there is no faith, you will not be doing good works worthy of our Father's saints.
Now, our works consist of obeying Jesus Yeshua, simple as that.
We are completely freed from any written laws, that is on stone, however what we should be diligent about is to obey what laws have been written on our hearts, that is to say removed from stone.
Basically if you do not have Love, you ae not applying any of the above, for god is Love.
Yes, we are saved by grace, not by works. If this confuses anyone, I am very sorry, but if there is no faith, you will not be doing good works worthy of our Father's saints.
The 10 commandments were written in stone as an enduring witness against Israel. They weren't on display for everyone to see; they were hidden away in the ark of the covenant beneath the seat of atonement where blood was applied yearly to cover Israel's sins against God as defined on those tablets. The cast images of two cherubim stood over the hidden tablets as witnesses to slay anyone who dared approach God's throne without blood to cover violations against righteousness that the 10 commandments required, similar to how cherubim with flaming sword stood at the entrance to God's presence in Eden to keep man from eating from the tree of life.
So the 10 commandments on stone are not the doorway to life, they are the doorway to death. Only one man could pass through that doorway and live to God, through whom we can now enter and eat of the tree of life because of his shed blood.
So the 10 commandments on stone are not the doorway to life, they are the doorway to death. Only one man could pass through that doorway and live to God, through whom we can now enter and eat of the tree of life because of his shed blood.
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