The Ten Commandments are the Covenant, did you know?

[TMS]

You made a profound mistake.

Different laws do not apply to Jews and non Jews

When the N.T letters were written in the first century.

There was an astronomical difference between a Jew and a Gentile.

The Jew was in covenant with God to obey the entire law and the prophets.

A Gentile did not know God and was not in a covenant to obey the law and the prophets.

To this very day a Gentile is not in a covenant to obey the law and the prophets!

In fact, because a Gentile in not in a covenant to obey the law. This means a Gentile is not
in a covenant to obey the two greatest commandments. Why is that you say?

Because the two greatest commandments were in the ceremonial law and the ceremonial
has been fulfilled. That is, according to the interpretation of the traditional church.

That interpretation of the scripture by the traditional church is the heart and soul of the SDA.

You do not read the ceremonial law and the ceremonial law is more than 99% of the law
and the prophets.

Gentiles cannot be circumcised, cannot celebrate Jewish holy days, are not under the law.

Gentiles are prohibited from touching any written law in the O.T.

When the laws of ordinance were nailed to the cross, did it apply for everyone?

Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Col 2:20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

When Christ died on the cross the ordinances finished. The laws that pointed to Christ and salvation through Christ finished because Christ took them on Himself. We don't look at the ceremonies by faith in a coming Messiah, we look directly to Jesus by faith.

The same principle applies for Jews and Gentiles.

Jews can look to Jesus and forget about the laws that pointed to Him. And Gentiles can look to Jesus..

The same faith applies to both.

The moral laws that define sin do not change.
The principles of love that define God do not change.

Gentiles and Jews are both accountable to the moral laws of love.

 

[TMS]

There is no record of the ten commandments before Mt Sinai.

Therefore, there is no record of a commandment given to obey a sabbath commandment,
before the exodus from Egypt.

Your saying something that the Old Testament is silent about.

Why do you state something about which we have no evidence, no record in the scripture.

Why do you do this?

Do you agree that silence does not mean it was not there.

There were laws and commandments and we may not be told exactly before but the laws given after at mount Sinai clearly show what God's principles are. GODS CHARACTER DOES NOT CHANGE. The laws are a reflection of His character. silence does not mean they were not there. The 10 commandments were given so people would not forget.

If the Sabbath was made HOLY and sanctified at creation when did God expect us to start keeping it holy?

It was made for man.

Gen 26:5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

 

[TMS]

The law was inacted upon Israel via the Levitical priesthood. When it changed, the law had to change as well

For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. Hebrews 7:12​

Which law?
You do not distinguish the difference between the laws.

A clear distinction between the moral and ceremonial laws is woven throughout the Scriptures, showing that while one is an eternal transcript of God's character, the other was a temporary system of types pointing to Christ.

The biggest distinction is how God delivered these laws to His people. The moral law was spoken directly by God's own voice to the entire assembly, whereas the ceremonial law was given privately to Moses.
These cerimonial laws, statutes, and judgments were given "by the hand of Moses" Leviticus 26:46. Moses was the human mediator who recorded these instructions in a book Deuteronomy 31:24.

God instructed the Israelites to store these two laws in different places, signifying their different natures.

The Ten Commandments, written on stone, were placed inside the golden ark Exodus 40:20. This signifies their central, foundational, and immutable place in God's government.
The book of the law, containing the ceremonial rites and civil judgments, was placed in the side or beside the ark Deuteronomy 31:26.

The Bible describes the moral law as "perfect" and "spiritual," while the ceremonial law is described as a "shadow" or a "yoke."
This Eternal law defines sin—for "sin is the transgression of the law" 1John 3:4—and is as immutable as God Himself. Jesus affirmed that not "one jot or one tittle" would pass from this law until heaven and earth pass away Matthew 5:17-18.

The Temporary Ceremonial Law was "added because of transgressions" (the violation of the moral law) and was designed to last only "until the seed should come" Galatians 3:19. It consisted of "ordinances" and "sacrifices" that were a "shadow of things to come," which Christ eventually "took out of the way, nailing it to his cross" Colossians 2:14-17

These two systems worked together in the plan of salvation. One to show the disease of sin (what is sin) and the other to point to the cure.
The moral law brings the "knowledge of sin" Romans 3:20. It acts as a schoolmaster by showing us our guilt and conviction, but provides no way to remove that guilt Galatians 3:24.
The ceremonial law provided the "sin offering" and the "atonement" in figure the remedy. Leviticus 4:20, 4:31. Every sacrifice offered was a lesson teaching the sinner that "the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin" 1John 1:7.

Can you see the difference?

 

[GWH]

Which law?
You do not distinguish the difference between the laws.

A clear distinction between the moral and ceremonial laws is woven throughout the Scriptures, showing that while one is an eternal transcript of God's character, the other was a temporary system of types pointing to Christ.

The biggest distinction is how God delivered these laws to His people. The moral law was spoken directly by God's own voice to the entire assembly, whereas the ceremonial law was given privately to Moses.
These cerimonial laws, statutes, and judgments were given "by the hand of Moses" Leviticus 26:46. Moses was the human mediator who recorded these instructions in a book Deuteronomy 31:24.

God instructed the Israelites to store these two laws in different places, signifying their different natures.

The Ten Commandments, written on stone, were placed inside the golden ark Exodus 40:20. This signifies their central, foundational, and immutable place in God's government.
The book of the law, containing the ceremonial rites and civil judgments, was placed in the side or beside the ark Deuteronomy 31:26.

The Bible describes the moral law as "perfect" and "spiritual," while the ceremonial law is described as a "shadow" or a "yoke."
This Eternal law defines sin—for "sin is the transgression of the law" 1John 3:4—and is as immutable as God Himself. Jesus affirmed that not "one jot or one tittle" would pass from this law until heaven and earth pass away Matthew 5:17-18.

The Temporary Ceremonial Law was "added because of transgressions" (the violation of the moral law) and was designed to last only "until the seed should come" Galatians 3:19. It consisted of "ordinances" and "sacrifices" that were a "shadow of things to come," which Christ eventually "took out of the way, nailing it to his cross" Colossians 2:14-17

These two systems worked together in the plan of salvation. One to show the disease of sin (what is sin) and the other to point to the cure.
The moral law brings the "knowledge of sin" Romans 3:20. It acts as a schoolmaster by showing us our guilt and conviction, but provides no way to remove that guilt Galatians 3:24.
The ceremonial law provided the "sin offering" and the "atonement" in figure the remedy. Leviticus 4:20, 4:31. Every sacrifice offered was a lesson teaching the sinner that "the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin" 1John 1:7.

Can you see the difference?

The difference is that in the New Covenant there is only one two-fold law: love God/Christ and fellow sinners.
Laws pertaining to the latter reiterated the Ten Commandments except for the 4th relating to keeping the Sabbath,
presumably indicating that it was deemed to be part of the Levitical laws, even though kept in the Ark of the OC.

 

[ChristRoseFromTheDead]

Can you see the difference?

There is no difference. It is all one law.

 

[Inquisitor]

When the laws of ordinance were nailed to the cross, did it apply for everyone?

Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Col 2:20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

When Christ died on the cross the ordinances finished. The laws that pointed to Christ and salvation through Christ finished because Christ took them on Himself. We don't look at the ceremonies by faith in a coming Messiah, we look directly to Jesus by faith.

The same principle applies for Jews and Gentiles.

Jews can look to Jesus and forget about the laws that pointed to Him. And Gentiles can look to Jesus..

The same faith applies to both.

The moral laws that define sin do not change.
The principles of love that define God do not change.

Gentiles and Jews are both accountable to the moral laws of love.

Here is a better translation.

Colossians 2:13-14
And when you were dead in your wrongdoings and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive
together with Him, having forgiven us all our wrongdoings, having canceled the certificate of debt
consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way,
having nailed it to the cross.

Are you going on record to say that the "ceremonial law" has been taken out of the way?

Paul said that the tenth commandment regarding coveting killed him, now that's hostility.

Romans 7:8-10
But sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind;
for apart from the Law sin is dead. I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment
came, sin came to life, and I died; and this commandment, which was to result in life, proved to result
in death for me.

Are you trying to say that the 10 commandments were not hostile to Paul?

How about publicly agreeing with me that yes; the law of coveting killed Paul.

Your translation of Colossians 2:14 is a corrupt translation.

You don't understand the N.T text.

Gentiles were never under the law, Gentiles were never members of any covenant.

To make matters worse TMS.

The Gentiles were grafted into that New Covenant they were not transferred from a prior covenant
to a new covenant. Grafting is not a natural procedure. The Gentiles were an uncultivated olive tree.

Romans 11:19-21
You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” Quite right, they were broken
off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; for if God did not spare
the natural branches, He will not spare you, either.

The covenant Jews were severed from Christ and the non-covenant Gentiles were artificially grafted in.

Anyone in the new covenant is under grace and not under the moral law.

 

[Inquisitor]

Do you agree that silence does not mean it was not there.

There were laws and commandments and we may not be told exactly before but the laws given after at mount Sinai clearly show what God's principles are. GODS CHARACTER DOES NOT CHANGE. The laws are a reflection of His character. silence does not mean they were not there. The 10 commandments were given so people would not forget.

If the Sabbath was made HOLY and sanctified at creation when did God expect us to start keeping it holy?

It was made for man.

Gen 26:5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Your missing my point.

Do you agree that silence does not mean it was not there.

Exactly TMS, if the scripture is silent then we are silent.

Your admitting to some things you are making some progress.

What was the background law in Genesis?

I think I can safely say the law of Christ was inbuilt into creation.

Did Cain love his own brother?

It may well be that was the law we all had from the beginning.

What we do know is the ten commandments were written on stone at Mt Sinai.

That's written law and written in stone and there is no argument there.

The first commandment tells us that the Jews were the recipients of the law.

Exodus 20:1-2
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
“You shall have no other gods before Me.

There is no real evidence in the N.T of Gentiles being placed under the law.

Whether that be a food law, a temple law, a health law, a judicial law, or a moral law.

 

[TMS]

The difference is that in the New Covenant there is only one two-fold law: love God/Christ and fellow sinners.
Laws pertaining to the latter reiterated the Ten Commandments except for the 4th relating to keeping the Sabbath,
presumably indicating that it was deemed to be part of the Levitical laws, even though kept in the Ark of the OC.

That is presumption... you said it "presumably indicating",

The 10 were given by God and if God knew that 1 was going to be changed or removed why did He put it in with the other 9.

All the 600+ laws were important and God could have put the 7th day sabbath command with the rest of the laws that were going to be nailed to the cross... BUT God didn't, He put the sabbath in the center of the 10 and said Remember it.

It is not part of the Levitical laws because it is a memorial to creation set up before sin. It does not point to a coming Messiah but commands us to remember the creator and take time to know our creator.. this is a holy blessing that improves our relationship with Jesus.

Knowing Jesus is important.

Levitical laws were added because of sin.

Gal 3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

The sabbath was added at creation.

 

[Inquisitor]

That is presumption... you said it "presumably indicating",

The 10 were given by God and if God knew that 1 was going to be changed or removed why did He put it in with the other 9.

All the 600+ laws were important and God could have put the 7th day sabbath command with the rest of the laws that were going to be nailed to the cross... BUT God didn't, He put the sabbath in the center of the 10 and said Remember it.

It is not part of the Levitical laws because it is a memorial to creation set up before sin. It does not point to a coming Messiah but commands us to remember the creator and take time to know our creator.. this is a holy blessing that improves our relationship with Jesus.

Knowing Jesus is important.

Levitical laws were added because of sin.

Gal 3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

The sabbath was added at creation.

You still have not explained why this "Levitical law" included the two greatest commandments.

The Levitical law also prohibited kidnaping children, witchcraft, bashing employees (slaves).

The Levitical in addition prevented you from hurting the weakest, widows and orphans.

Levitical law prohibited all manner of sexual immorality apart from adultery.

I will not divide the Mosaic law into moral law and ceremonial.

Thomas Aquinas had no idea what he was talking about.

 

[TMS]

Here is a better translation.

Colossians 2:13-14
And when you were dead in your wrongdoings and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive
together with Him, having forgiven us all our wrongdoings, having canceled the certificate of debt
consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way,
having nailed it to the cross.

Are you going on record to say that the "ceremonial law" has been taken out of the way?

Paul said that the tenth commandment regarding coveting killed him, now that's hostility.

Romans 7:8-10
But sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind;
for apart from the Law sin is dead. I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment
came, sin came to life, and I died; and this commandment, which was to result in life, proved to result
in death for me.

Are you trying to say that the 10 commandments were not hostile to Paul?

How about publicly agreeing with me that yes; the law of coveting killed Paul.

Your translation of Colossians 2:14 is a corrupt translation.

You don't understand the N.T text.

Gentiles were never under the law, Gentiles were never members of any covenant.

To make matters worse TMS.

The Gentiles were grafted into that New Covenant they were not transferred from a prior covenant
to a new covenant. Grafting is not a natural procedure. The Gentiles were an uncultivated olive tree.

Romans 11:19-21
You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” Quite right, they were broken
off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; for if God did not spare
the natural branches, He will not spare you, either.

The covenant Jews were severed from Christ and the non-covenant Gentiles were artificially grafted in.

Anyone in the new covenant is under grace and not under the moral law.

I will try to explain it again...

The Israel nation were given laws and ceremonies because they were God's special people.. anyone could become a jew and join that nation as long as they complied with the laws. The Jews were ment to be a light to the world.

At the cross the shadow laws that pointed to Jesus were nailed to the cross.

The God of love did not change. The God of the Israel nation did not change His principles of right and wrong.

The same God went to the Gentiles because the Jews rejected their saviour.

All the levitical laws and cerimonials and ordinances pointed to a coming Messiah. And they missed it. Even rejected Him.

The time for the gospel to go to the Gentiles was not straight away they were told to go to the house of Israel first..

Then to the Gentiles. Paul taught that the levitical laws and laws pointing to the saviour no longer needed to be kept.

The Gentiles could look directly at the life death and resurrection of Jesus. The Jews could do the same. So the olive tree was a symbol of God's people.

So the simple truth is that right and wrong do not change with God. The moral laws define sin and do not change for different people. God's principles of love do not change for Jews or Gentils
The moral laws define sin but do not remedy sin. It points it out but can't forgive or solve the guilt problem

Like Paul said... Rom 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Rom 7:13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

The law is Good.

Why remove it. Or change it.

The cerimonial has served its purpose and is not needed.. keeping it today is just an unneeded burden.

 

[TMS]

Anyone in the new covenant is under grace and not under the moral law.

Are you saying there is no Moral for us to obey?

 

[Inquisitor]

Are you saying there is no Moral for us to obey?

Not in the sense that you understand moral law.

1 John 2:7-11
Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had
from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. On the other hand, I am
writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing
away and the true Light is already shining. The one who says that he is in the Light and yet hates his
brother or sister is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother and sister remains in
the Light, and there is nothing in him to cause stumbling. But the one who hates his brother or sister
is in the darkness and walks in the darkness.

Galatians 5:14
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement,
“YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”

Tell me you understand what these verses are saying.

 

[Dino246]

Jesus said if you love Me, keep My commandments John14:15, Jesus was not promoting legalism by obeying Him, but giving each of us an opportunity to do so, if we love Him. Placing our faith in Him to live like He asked Mat4:4, following in His example Luke4:16 John15:10, because He knows what's best, even if we can't see it. Psa19:7

You quote Psalm 19 but I'd bet that you don't live it. Do you keep Leviticus 4:27-28 (good luck finding the place of burnt offering)? Do you keep Leviticus 7:23 (no consumption of animal fat)? Do you keep Leviticus 23:10 (where is that confounded priest anyway)?

You who claim we are to keep the law, do you keep the law? No. Get some integrity.

 

[Inquisitor]

I will try to explain it again...

The Israel nation were given laws and ceremonies because they were God's special people.. anyone could become a jew and join that nation as long as they complied with the laws. The Jews were ment to be a light to the world.

At the cross the shadow laws that pointed to Jesus were nailed to the cross.

The God of love did not change. The God of the Israel nation did not change His principles of right and wrong.

The same God went to the Gentiles because the Jews rejected their saviour.

All the levitical laws and cerimonials and ordinances pointed to a coming Messiah. And they missed it. Even rejected Him.

The time for the gospel to go to the Gentiles was not straight away they were told to go to the house of Israel first..

Then to the Gentiles. Paul taught that the levitical laws and laws pointing to the saviour no longer needed to be kept.

The Gentiles could look directly at the life death and resurrection of Jesus. The Jews could do the same. So the olive tree was a symbol of God's people.

So the simple truth is that right and wrong do not change with God. The moral laws define sin and do not change for different people. God's principles of love do not change for Jews or Gentils
The moral laws define sin but do not remedy sin. It points it out but can't forgive or solve the guilt problem

Like Paul said... Rom 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Rom 7:13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

The law is Good.

Why remove it. Or change it.

The cerimonial has served its purpose and is not needed.. keeping it today is just an unneeded burden.

I am not removing the Mosaic law nor am I touching it.

The Mosaic law belonged to Israel.

Jesus was sent only to Israel.

Gentiles were not the covenant nation.

You cannot say that this law is moral and another law is ceremonial.

No where in the scripture is the law divided.

Is the law good?

It's wonderful but I am not under the law.

I am under grace and the law of Christ.

It would be a fatal sin if I touched the law.

 

[Inquisitor]

You quote Psalm 19 but I'd bet that you don't live it. Do you keep Leviticus 4:27-28 (good luck finding the place of burnt offering)? Do you keep Leviticus 7:23 (no consumption of animal fat)? Do you keep Leviticus 23:10 (where is that confounded priest anyway)?

You who claim we are to keep the law, do you keep the law? No. Get some integrity.

Now where will they be able to get integrity?

Not from 2,000 years of traditional church history.

They were never taught integrity because there too busy trying to obey the law.

A better criticism is telling them to read Paul's letters which they will never do.

 

[TMS]

You still have not explained why this "Levitical law" included the two greatest commandments.

The Levitical law also prohibited kidnaping children, witchcraft, bashing employees (slaves).

The Levitical in addition prevented you from hurting the weakest, widows and orphans.

Levitical law prohibited all manner of sexual immorality apart from adultery.

I will not divide the Mosaic law into moral law and ceremonial.

Thomas Aquinas had no idea what he was talking about.

My definition of the laws that were nailed to the cross and the laws for our good to continue obeying is not all or nothing.

The laws that were a shadow law are the types that pointed to the life and death of Jesus.. eg.. the death of a spotless lamb.

The laws that the priests did in the sanctuary to make remission for the sins are fullfilled in Jesus and His priestly ministry.

These are shadows and a school master that helped the Israel nation U derstand the plan of salvation. We no longer need to keep the laws or ceremonies because we have Jesus to look to and understand the plan of salvation.

But laws that God gave Israel for their health and well being are still relevant today because our human body and mental natures have not change but gotten worse.

God said not to eat pigs and if you study the toxic make up of pigs flesh I can understand why God said pigs are unhealthy to eat.

Did the DNA of pigs change over time and the unhealthy toxins become healthy for us when Jesus died on the cross?

I will not eat pig flesh because the God of all wisdom said not to. God knows what is best for us.

And laws about homosexuality and witchcraft, and kidnapping children etc....
Are wise laws that the Lord gave Israel to protect them from pain and suffering, to protect them from sin.
As spiritual Israel today I choose to follow those laws today.
God knows what is best for His children.
We should follow our Fathers wise council.

Some laws can not be followed because of the political structure. When God was the ruling power it was connected to the civil laws.
The civil laws today would be better if they followed God but I can't force that.

The new covenant is ...
Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Understanding which laws were nailed to the cross is the key.

The Laws of gravity did not change, neither did right and wrong, or the laws that define sin.

 

[Dino246]

My definition of the laws that were nailed to the cross and the laws for our good to continue obeying is not all or nothing.

The laws that were a shadow law are the types that pointed to the life and death of Jesus.. eg.. the death of a spotless lamb.

The laws that the priests did in the sanctuary to make remission for the sins are fullfilled in Jesus and His priestly ministry.

Understanding which laws were nailed to the cross is the key.

Here's the problem with your stance: there is no Scripture that separates ordinances of the Sinai law into the categories you propose. In contrast, both Paul and James (Galatians 3:10 and James 2:10) make it crystal clear that failure to keep ALL of the law makes you a sinner.

 

[Inquisitor]

My definition of the laws that were nailed to the cross and the laws for our good to continue obeying is not all or nothing.

The laws that were a shadow law are the types that pointed to the life and death of Jesus.. eg.. the death of a spotless lamb.

The laws that the priests did in the sanctuary to make remission for the sins are fullfilled in Jesus and His priestly ministry.

These are shadows and a school master that helped the Israel nation U derstand the plan of salvation. We no longer need to keep the laws or ceremonies because we have Jesus to look to and understand the plan of salvation.

But laws that God gave Israel for their health and well being are still relevant today because our human body and mental natures have not change but gotten worse.

God said not to eat pigs and if you study the toxic make up of pigs flesh I can understand why God said pigs are unhealthy to eat.

Did the DNA of pigs change over time and the unhealthy toxins become healthy for us when Jesus died on the cross?

I will not eat pig flesh because the God of all wisdom said not to. God knows what is best for us.

And laws about homosexuality and witchcraft, and kidnapping children etc....
Are wise laws that the Lord gave Israel to protect them from pain and suffering, to protect them from sin.
As spiritual Israel today I choose to follow those laws today.
God knows what is best for His children.
We should follow our Fathers wise council.

Some laws can not be followed because of the political structure. When God was the ruling power it was connected to the civil laws.
The civil laws today would be better if they followed God but I can't force that.

The new covenant is ...
Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Understanding which laws were nailed to the cross is the key.

The Laws of gravity did not change, neither did right and wrong, or the laws that define sin.

I need a confession from you.

Will you deny what Paul wrote below?

Galatians 5:14
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”

If you wanted to fulfill the law and the prophets it is just one word.

Is that true or not?

Are the ten commandments fulfilled by that one word?

Is the one great fruit written on your heart; LOVE?

Confess!

 

[TMS]

The Mosaic law belonged to Israel.

Are you part of Israel today?

Rom 11:17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

We are all part of the same tree..

And we are all part of the same rootstock.

We are all part of the nation of Israel spiritually. The children of God by Jesus.

Gal 3:26 For you are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you be Christ’s, then are you Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

All the covenant promises originally made to ancient Israel find their final and complete fulfillment in spiritual Israel.

it isn't about physical blood lines it is about being children of God.

God's children obey Him.

 

[TMS]

Here's the problem with your stance: there is no Scripture that separates ordinances of the Sinai law into the categories you propose. In contrast, both Paul and James (Galatians 3:10 and James 2:10) make it crystal clear that failure to keep ALL of the law makes you a sinner.

I agree that if you break one law you are a sinner..

1Jn 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

One transgression big or little = sin.

That's why we should understand what sin is and know the difference.

I don't claim you can work your way to heaven by making yourself righteous.

The righteousness of Christ is a life free from ALL SIN, and this righteousness is imparted to us by grace.

But we are told to love God with all our hearts. That love is reflected in a life of submission to Jesus, not selfishness.

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. Joh 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

1Jn 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

3Jn 1:11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

Evil and Good does not change for God.