The Ten Commandments are the Covenant, did you know?
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No, I've read them carefully.
Well then I guess he has a convert. You might be the first one.
I do not have any website, never did, no facebook, no instsgram either.
Well then pardon me. But you do admit you are not a Christian. You can say otherwise of course.
At the bottom of your post there are 2 options, reply or report. if you continue to accuse me and cause further trouble I may press report next time, it is not my type to do so and it would be a first and hopefully a last but i will let them know, in this case it would be justified.
And yes I am a follower and disciple of Jesus Christ.
I do not attend any church or fellowship at this time, I live in a small village and the churches here are not quite what I need at this time, I am still looking at a few towns around, it would be Nice If I found a church.
Here is a complement to the opening post
Jesus and the Unchanging Law
The foundation of the new covenant must begin with the words of Jesus Himself. Jesus never taught that God’s commandments were removed, replaced, or made optional. Instead, He clearly taught that they remain, but are now lived from the heart.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said:
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.”
Matthew 5:17–18 (NKJV)
Jesus makes it clear that the law does not disappear. Heaven and earth still remain, so the law still remains. What changes is not the law itself, but how it is lived and fulfilled in the life of the believer.
Jesus then warns against treating the commandments lightly:
“Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:19 (NKJV)
Obedience matters, and teaching obedience matters. Jesus connects faithfulness to God’s commandments with faithfulness to God’s kingdom.
The commandments were not a side topic in Jesus’ teaching. They were central. When people asked Him the most important question, how to live and please God, Jesus answered with the commandments. He said:
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 22:37–39 (NKJV)
Then He added:
“On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 22:40 (NKJV)
Everything Jesus taught rests on the commandments. His parables, warnings, and instructions all point back to loving God and loving others through obedience.
Jesus also showed that the law was always meant to reach the heart, not just outward actions. When He spoke about murder, adultery, truth, and forgiveness, He said:
“You have heard that it was said to those of old… But I say to you…”
Matthew 5:21–48 (NKJV, selected)
Jesus did not cancel the commandments here. He brought out their true depth and meaning. He taught that the law is fulfilled when it is written inside a person, exactly as God promised through the prophets.
Jesus made the connection between love and obedience very clear:
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.”
John 14:15 (NKJV)
Love does not replace obedience. Love leads to obedience.
When asked about eternal life, Jesus again pointed to the commandments:
“If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Matthew 19:17 (NKJV)
So when we speak about the new covenant, we must begin where Jesus begins. The commandments remain the foundation. What is new is that through Christ, they are written on the heart, lived out in love, and guided from within rather than forced from outside.
Jesus and the Unchanging Law
The foundation of the new covenant must begin with the words of Jesus Himself. Jesus never taught that God’s commandments were removed, replaced, or made optional. Instead, He clearly taught that they remain, but are now lived from the heart.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said:
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.”
Matthew 5:17–18 (NKJV)
Jesus makes it clear that the law does not disappear. Heaven and earth still remain, so the law still remains. What changes is not the law itself, but how it is lived and fulfilled in the life of the believer.
Jesus then warns against treating the commandments lightly:
“Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:19 (NKJV)
Obedience matters, and teaching obedience matters. Jesus connects faithfulness to God’s commandments with faithfulness to God’s kingdom.
The commandments were not a side topic in Jesus’ teaching. They were central. When people asked Him the most important question, how to live and please God, Jesus answered with the commandments. He said:
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 22:37–39 (NKJV)
Then He added:
“On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 22:40 (NKJV)
Everything Jesus taught rests on the commandments. His parables, warnings, and instructions all point back to loving God and loving others through obedience.
Jesus also showed that the law was always meant to reach the heart, not just outward actions. When He spoke about murder, adultery, truth, and forgiveness, He said:
“You have heard that it was said to those of old… But I say to you…”
Matthew 5:21–48 (NKJV, selected)
Jesus did not cancel the commandments here. He brought out their true depth and meaning. He taught that the law is fulfilled when it is written inside a person, exactly as God promised through the prophets.
Jesus made the connection between love and obedience very clear:
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.”
John 14:15 (NKJV)
Love does not replace obedience. Love leads to obedience.
When asked about eternal life, Jesus again pointed to the commandments:
“If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Matthew 19:17 (NKJV)
So when we speak about the new covenant, we must begin where Jesus begins. The commandments remain the foundation. What is new is that through Christ, they are written on the heart, lived out in love, and guided from within rather than forced from outside.
A complement to the O.P.
The Law Written on the Heart
When the Bible speaks about the new covenant, it does not say that God removes His law. It says that God changes where the law is written. Instead of being only on stone, it is placed inside the person.
Through the prophet Jeremiah, God said:
“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah… But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”
Jeremiah 31:31–33 (NKJV)
Notice carefully that God does not say He will give a different law. He says My law. The law remains the same, but its place changes. The problem with the old covenant was not the law. The problem was the heart.
God repeats this same promise through another prophet:
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you… I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.”
Ezekiel 36:26–27 (NKJV)
Obedience in the new covenant is not forced from the outside. God works from the inside. He gives a new heart that wants to obey.
Jesus taught this same truth. He said that what comes from the heart is what matters most, and that true obedience begins inside a person, not just in outward actions.
So the new covenant is not about removing God’s commandments. It is about God placing them within us, so that we walk in His ways freely, guided by love, truth, and a changed heart.
The Law Written on the Heart
When the Bible speaks about the new covenant, it does not say that God removes His law. It says that God changes where the law is written. Instead of being only on stone, it is placed inside the person.
Through the prophet Jeremiah, God said:
“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah… But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”
Jeremiah 31:31–33 (NKJV)
Notice carefully that God does not say He will give a different law. He says My law. The law remains the same, but its place changes. The problem with the old covenant was not the law. The problem was the heart.
God repeats this same promise through another prophet:
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you… I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.”
Ezekiel 36:26–27 (NKJV)
Obedience in the new covenant is not forced from the outside. God works from the inside. He gives a new heart that wants to obey.
Jesus taught this same truth. He said that what comes from the heart is what matters most, and that true obedience begins inside a person, not just in outward actions.
So the new covenant is not about removing God’s commandments. It is about God placing them within us, so that we walk in His ways freely, guided by love, truth, and a changed heart.
A complement to the O.P.
The Ark of the Covenant and the Place of the Commandments
The Bible shows the special place of the Ten Commandments by where God told Moses to put them. This helps us understand their role in the covenant.
In Deuteronomy, God commanded Moses to place the stone tablets inside the Ark of the Covenant:
“Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, just as the Lord commanded me.”
Deuteronomy 10:5 (NKJV)
These tablets were called the words of the covenant. They were placed inside the Ark, in the most sacred place, showing their central role in Israel’s relationship with God.
The Ark was not just a box. It represented God’s throne among His people. Placing the Ten Commandments inside the Ark shows that they were at the heart of the covenant, not a side instruction or temporary rule.
But the Bible also makes an important distinction. Later, Moses wrote the book of the law and was told to place it beside the Ark, not inside it:
“Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there as a witness against you.”
Deuteronomy 31:26 (NKJV)
This shows a clear difference. The Ten Commandments, called the covenant, were placed inside the Ark. The rest of the written law was placed beside it as a witness.
This distinction helps us see that the Ten Commandments hold a unique and lasting place in God’s covenant. They form the foundation of how God’s people are to live before Him, while the other laws served a supporting and guiding role for that time.
Understanding this helps us see why the new covenant focuses on the law written in the heart. God places within us what He once placed inside the Ark, showing that His covenant now lives within His people.
The Ark of the Covenant and the Place of the Commandments
The Bible shows the special place of the Ten Commandments by where God told Moses to put them. This helps us understand their role in the covenant.
In Deuteronomy, God commanded Moses to place the stone tablets inside the Ark of the Covenant:
“Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, just as the Lord commanded me.”
Deuteronomy 10:5 (NKJV)
These tablets were called the words of the covenant. They were placed inside the Ark, in the most sacred place, showing their central role in Israel’s relationship with God.
The Ark was not just a box. It represented God’s throne among His people. Placing the Ten Commandments inside the Ark shows that they were at the heart of the covenant, not a side instruction or temporary rule.
But the Bible also makes an important distinction. Later, Moses wrote the book of the law and was told to place it beside the Ark, not inside it:
“Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there as a witness against you.”
Deuteronomy 31:26 (NKJV)
This shows a clear difference. The Ten Commandments, called the covenant, were placed inside the Ark. The rest of the written law was placed beside it as a witness.
This distinction helps us see that the Ten Commandments hold a unique and lasting place in God’s covenant. They form the foundation of how God’s people are to live before Him, while the other laws served a supporting and guiding role for that time.
Understanding this helps us see why the new covenant focuses on the law written in the heart. God places within us what He once placed inside the Ark, showing that His covenant now lives within His people.
A complement text to the O.P.
Obedience as the Sign of Knowing God
Throughout the Bible, obedience to God’s commandments is shown as the sign of a real relationship with Him. This does not mean earning God’s love. It means responding to His love.
Jesus spoke very plainly about this:
“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?”
Luke 6:46 (NKJV)
Calling Jesus Lord without obedience is empty. Jesus teaches that true faith listens and follows.
He also gave a clear picture to explain this:
“Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
Matthew 7:24 (NKJV)
The strong foundation is not hearing alone, but hearing and doing. Obedience shows trust.
John, one of Jesus’ closest disciples, taught the same truth:
“Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.”
1 John 2:3 (NKJV)
Knowing God is not just about words or beliefs. It is shown in how a person lives.
John also explains that obedience flows from love, not fear:
“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.”
1 John 5:3 (NKJV)
When God’s law is written on the heart, obedience is no longer heavy or forced. It becomes the natural fruit of a changed heart.
So in the new covenant, obedience is not removed. It is restored to its true place. It becomes the sign of knowing God, walking with Him, and living in His truth.
Obedience as the Sign of Knowing God
Throughout the Bible, obedience to God’s commandments is shown as the sign of a real relationship with Him. This does not mean earning God’s love. It means responding to His love.
Jesus spoke very plainly about this:
“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?”
Luke 6:46 (NKJV)
Calling Jesus Lord without obedience is empty. Jesus teaches that true faith listens and follows.
He also gave a clear picture to explain this:
“Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
Matthew 7:24 (NKJV)
The strong foundation is not hearing alone, but hearing and doing. Obedience shows trust.
John, one of Jesus’ closest disciples, taught the same truth:
“Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.”
1 John 2:3 (NKJV)
Knowing God is not just about words or beliefs. It is shown in how a person lives.
John also explains that obedience flows from love, not fear:
“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.”
1 John 5:3 (NKJV)
When God’s law is written on the heart, obedience is no longer heavy or forced. It becomes the natural fruit of a changed heart.
So in the new covenant, obedience is not removed. It is restored to its true place. It becomes the sign of knowing God, walking with Him, and living in His truth.
Wrong commandments TMS.
Your pedaling the law.
Here are three verses in Galatians 5 and you tell me what Paul was telling the Galatians to do.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.
13 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity
for the flesh, but serve one another through love.
14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Why did Paul not mention the ten words and did not place emphasis on the sabbath?
A complement to the O.P.
The Commandments as the Standard of Judgment
Jesus taught that God’s commandments are not only for daily living, but also for judgment. They show what is right and what is wrong. They reveal the path of life and warn against the path of destruction.
Jesus said something very clear about this:
“He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him; the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.”
John 12:48 (NKJV)
Jesus’ own words will be the standard in the end. And His words constantly point people back to obedience, truth, love, and faithfulness to God.
Jesus also warned that not everyone who speaks religious words belongs to Him:
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”
Matthew 7:21 (NKJV)
Doing the will of God is not separate from keeping His commandments. God’s will has always been shown through His law.
The Old Testament teaches the same truth. God says:
“Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 (NKJV)
This does not change in the new covenant. What changes is that God gives the heart and strength to walk in His ways.
Jesus never taught that obedience no longer matters in judgment. He taught that those who truly follow Him will listen to His words and live by them.
The commandments remain the measure of a faithful life, not as a way to earn salvation, but as the evidence of a heart that belongs to God and walks in His truth.
The Commandments as the Standard of Judgment
Jesus taught that God’s commandments are not only for daily living, but also for judgment. They show what is right and what is wrong. They reveal the path of life and warn against the path of destruction.
Jesus said something very clear about this:
“He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him; the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.”
John 12:48 (NKJV)
Jesus’ own words will be the standard in the end. And His words constantly point people back to obedience, truth, love, and faithfulness to God.
Jesus also warned that not everyone who speaks religious words belongs to Him:
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”
Matthew 7:21 (NKJV)
Doing the will of God is not separate from keeping His commandments. God’s will has always been shown through His law.
The Old Testament teaches the same truth. God says:
“Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 (NKJV)
This does not change in the new covenant. What changes is that God gives the heart and strength to walk in His ways.
Jesus never taught that obedience no longer matters in judgment. He taught that those who truly follow Him will listen to His words and live by them.
The commandments remain the measure of a faithful life, not as a way to earn salvation, but as the evidence of a heart that belongs to God and walks in His truth.
You never mentioned Aarons rod that budded and the golden jar containing the manna.
They were in the Ark and hold the same significance as the stone tablets.
You never mention them?
The two most important commandments were also written in the "rest of the law".
These two commandments were not in the ark itself.
Your interpretation is broken.
The Commandments and Eternal Life
Jesus taught that God’s commandments are not only the guide for living well now, but also the path to eternal life. Keeping them is how we walk in God’s ways and remain close to Him.
When a man asked Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life, Jesus answered by pointing directly to the commandments:
“You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”
Luke 18:20 (NKJV)
Jesus showed that eternal life is not earned by wealth or words, but by living in obedience to God’s law. The commandments are the practical way to love God and love others.
He also explained that obedience begins in the heart, not just outward actions. The Ten Commandments are fulfilled in thought, word, and deed, showing that God wants our hearts fully engaged.
Even the smallest commandments matter:
“Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:19 (NKJV)
Again, this shows that obedience is not optional in the pursuit of truth, eternal life. It is the way God guides us to life.
So in the new covenant, the commandments are written in our hearts. Eternal life comes as we love God, keep His commandments, and live by His Spirit. The law is not removed. It is the path of life, flowing naturally from a heart transformed by God.
The following example will demonstrate the truth of obedience and the fruit it produces. Consider this: Jesus Himself, in the Garden of Gethsemane, prayed earnestly, saying that if it were possible, the cup of suffering might pass from Him. Yet He immediately submitted to God’s will, saying, “Not My will, but Yours, be done” (Luke 22:42, NKJV).
Through His perfect obedience, even in the face of death, salvation became possible for all who believe. Without His willing submission to the Father, the new covenant could not be fulfilled, and the promise of eternal life would not be opened to humanity. This shows that obedience is the path through which God brings life and blessing.
Here is what you said.
If Jesus provides forgiveness for sin (tansgresing the law), does that mean the laws are removed?
Well yes, because you through 600 laws in the bin and kept the first page.
You cannot deny that 99.9% of the law is redundant and then say you establish the law?
Romans 3:31 Do we then nullify the Law through faith? Far from it! On the contrary, we establish the Law.
Paul is talking to the Jews and about the Jews in Romans 3.
Here is the first line in Romans 3.
1 Then what advantage does the Jew have?
Paul is talking about the Jews and their covenant law.