Gods Ten Commandments

[Inquisitor]

yes Jesus did promote the Ten Commandments, you know this very well but refuse this truth.

Jesus upheld them, taught them, and deepened them.

When a rich young ruler asked Him about eternal life, Jesus answered plainly, “If you would enter into life, keep the commandments,” and then He listed several of the Ten Commandments: do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother (Matthew 19:17–19). He did not replace them. He confirmed them.

In the Sermon on the Mount He said, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets… till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law” (Matthew 5:17–18). Then He showed their true depth. He said anger in the heart breaks the command not to murder. He said lust in the heart breaks the command not to commit adultery (Matthew 5:21–28). He did not lower the standard. He raised it to the heart.

He also said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15). Love and obedience go together.

So yes, He spoke about faithfulness. Yes, He spoke about love. But He never separated love from obedience. The commandments show what love looks like in action.

Without love, obedience becomes empty.

But without obedience, love becomes empty words.

God spoke the ten at Mt Sinai.

Those ten became the law given at Mt Sinai.

We are not under that law and the Gentiles were never under the law, unless they were circumcised.

The text is very clear that the Gentiles only needed faith.

Here is what Jesus said.

Luke 7:50
And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

Romans 1:17
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written,
“But the righteous man shall live by faith.”

 

[Inquisitor]

For example, love is one of the fruits of the Spirit and everything in the Law of God is either in regard to how to love God or our neighbor, so the Spirit leads us to love is not doing something other than leading us to obey the Law of God. The Law of God does not cause us to love, but rather it describes the life of someone who loves God and their neighbor. What causes us to love is faith in Jesus. It is contradictory to have faith in God's Word made flesh instead of in God's Word.

On the contrary, we receive the Holy Spirit from the Lord.

The Holy Spirit bears the fruit in us.

The law bears the knowledge of sin and nothing else.

The law does not grant any righteousness.

Ultimately, righteousness is received as a gift and that is that gift is perfect righteousness of the Christ.

The law was given to Israel and never to the Gentiles.

You need to check the text Soyeong; a Gentile must sojourn in Israel and be circumcised.

In order to celebrate the Passover or to offer a sacrifice.

 

[Inquisitor]

yes Jesus did promote the Ten Commandments, you know this very well but refuse this truth.

Jesus upheld them, taught them, and deepened them.

When a rich young ruler asked Him about eternal life, Jesus answered plainly, “If you would enter into life, keep the commandments,” and then He listed several of the Ten Commandments: do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother (Matthew 19:17–19). He did not replace them. He confirmed them.

In the Sermon on the Mount He said, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets… till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law” (Matthew 5:17–18). Then He showed their true depth. He said anger in the heart breaks the command not to murder. He said lust in the heart breaks the command not to commit adultery (Matthew 5:21–28). He did not lower the standard. He raised it to the heart.

He also said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15). Love and obedience go together.

So yes, He spoke about faithfulness. Yes, He spoke about love. But He never separated love from obedience. The commandments show what love looks like in action.

Without love, obedience becomes empty.

But without obedience, love becomes empty words.

To the Jews in the gospels Jesus promoted the law and at a much deeper level.

You fail to understand that the Gentiles were never under the law.

The "commandments" are not the written ten commandments.

The ten commandments are the law spoken at Mt Sinai.

Gentiles were not the covenant people at Horeb.

Not coveting your neighbor's ox is not love in action.

1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant.

 

[Soyeong]

On the contrary, we receive the Holy Spirit from the Lord.

The Holy Spirit bears the fruit in us.

The law bears the knowledge of sin and nothing else.

The law does not grant any righteousness.

Ultimately, righteousness is received as a gift and that is that gift is perfect righteousness of the Christ.

The law was given to Israel and never to the Gentiles.

You need to check the text Soyeong; a Gentile must sojourn in Israel and be circumcised.

In order to celebrate the Passover or to offer a sacrifice.

Sin is what is contrary to God's character traits such as with unrighteousness being sin, and sin is the transgression of the Law of God because it was given in to teach us how to embody God's character traits. God's character traits are the fruits of the Spirit, which is why the Spirit has the role of leading us to obey it (Ezekiel 36:26-27). The Law of God was never given as a way of becoming righteous, but rather it was given to describe the life of someone who is righteous as it describes the life of Christ, so it is what we are getting to become a doer of by being given the gift of righteousness.

If the Law off God was never meant to be followed by Gentiles, then Gentiles would not walk in the Spirit, would have no need to refrain from sin, would have no need for salvation from sin, would have no need for the Gospel message, would have no need of grace, would have no need of faith, would have no need for righteousness, and would have no need for Jesus to have given himself to redeem us from all lawlessness.

 

[vassal]

To the Jews in the gospels Jesus promoted the law and at a much deeper level.

You fail to understand that the Gentiles were never under the law.

The "commandments" are not the written ten commandments.

The ten commandments are the law spoken at Mt Sinai.

Gentiles were not the covenant people at Horeb.

Not coveting your neighbor's ox is not love in action.

1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant.

I think there is no point discussing the covenant ( the Ten Commandments) with you. Jesus was clear as what one must to to have eternal life , to keep the commandments, very simple, it changes someone's life for the better certainly and they are NOT a burden. they were never replaced, it is the law of Moses that was temporary not the Ten Commandments, we have discussed this already at length and you will not change it is your choice. I just wish I could help you understand.

 

[markss]

Addressing this specific point, James wrote,

James 2:8-11 KJV
8) If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
9) But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
10) For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
11) For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

If you break one, you've broken all. For examples, James gives two from the 10 commandments, and 2 from elsewhere in the Law, showing you cannot separate the 10 commandments from the rest of the Law.

God's covenant with Israel was for their complete obedience,

Exodus 19:5-8 KJV
5) Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
6) And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
7) And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.
8) And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.

Not just 10 commands, but "all that the LORD hath spoken", that is,

Matthew 7:12 KJV
12) Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Matthew 22:40 KJV
40) On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

If your aim is to keep the Law of God as specified in the OT, you are required to do all things written in the Law and the Prophets. All of it.

Much love!

 

[2ndTimeIsTheCharm]

I think there is no point discussing the covenant ( the Ten Commandments) with you. Jesus was clear as what one must to to have eternal life , to keep the commandments, very simple, it changes someone's life for the better certainly and they are NOT a burden. they were never replaced, it is the law of Moses that was temporary not the Ten Commandments, we have discussed this already at length and you will not change it is your choice. I just wish I could help you understand.

You know why they don't or won't understand.


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[Soyeong]

Addressing this specific point, James wrote,

James 2:8-11 KJV
8) If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
9) But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
10) For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
11) For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

If you break one, you've broken all. For examples, James gives two from the 10 commandments, and 2 from elsewhere in the Law, showing you cannot separate the 10 commandments from the rest of the Law.

God's covenant with Israel was for their complete obedience,

Exodus 19:5-8 KJV
5) Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
6) And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
7) And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.
8) And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.

Not just 10 commands, but "all that the LORD hath spoken", that is,

Matthew 7:12 KJV
12) Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Matthew 22:40 KJV
40) On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

If your aim is to keep the Law of God as specified in the OT, you are required to do all things written in the Law and the Prophets. All of it.

Much love!

In James 2:1-11, he was calling them to repent from showing favoritism, not giving them the option to either live in obedience to all of the Law of God or to live in compete disobedience to it.

 

[markss]

In James 2:1-11, he was calling them to repent from showing favoritism, not giving them the option to either live in obedience to all of the Law of God or to live in compete disobedience to it.

He demonstrated that even breaking a command not included in the 10 commandments still makes you a lawbreaker just the same. You cannot divide the Law - all of it - into sections, like, "the moral law" that you must keep today, and "the ceremonial law" that you don't have to keep today. James disallows that notion.

Whether the 10 commandments or any other commandments, they are all one thing, God's commands to Israel.

I agree, James is not saying you have the option to either live in total obedience or total disobedience. He is stating that if you disobey one command, any one of them, you have become "Disobedient". A Law Breaker.

Much love!

 

[vassal]

You know why they don't or won't understand.


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yes I do know but they don't realize the end is near and there is not much time. I'm like that always want to help, its a problem for me. Tell me I wonder what could I write about next , need ideas for a new thread, in your opinion what topic is the most urgent? ill write something, if you have ideas let me know.

Blessings sister.

 

[Soyeong]

He demonstrated that even breaking a command not included in the 10 commandments still makes you a lawbreaker just the same. You cannot divide the Law - all of it - into sections, like, "the moral law" that you must keep today, and "the ceremonial law" that you don't have to keep today. James disallows that notion.

Whether the 10 commandments or any other commandments, they are all one thing, God's commands to Israel.

I agree, James is not saying you have the option to either live in total obedience or total disobedience. He is stating that if you disobey one command, any one of them, you have become "Disobedient". A Law Breaker.

Much love!

The Bible does use categories such as the mishpatim, chukkim, and edot, but I agree that they do not correspond to the categories of ceremonial, civil, and moral law, and that they are not categorized based on whether or not we have to keep them. We do have the freedom to create whatever categories we want and to decide for ourselves which laws we think best fit into our categories in order to help us to better conceptualize them, but we should not interpret the authors of the Bible as if they had in mind a set of laws that we created. There is not a single person who was required to obey every single law and not even Jesus obeyed the laws in regard to giving birth or to having a period, but that did not make him a lawbreaker, so there are legitimate reasons for now following certain laws when their conditions are not met and James was only speaking against illegitimate ones. If someone becomes a lawbreaker, then that just means that they need to repent, which is what James was encouraging them to do.

 

[markss]

The Bible does use categories such as the mishpatim, chukkim, and edot, but I agree that they do not correspond to the categories of ceremonial, civil, and moral law, and that they are not categorized based on whether or not we have to keep them. We do have the freedom to create whatever categories we want and to decide for ourselves which laws we think best fit into our categories in order to help us to better conceptualize them, but we should not interpret the authors of the Bible as if they had in mind a set of laws that we created. There is not a single person who was required to obey every single law and not even Jesus obeyed the laws in regard to giving birth or to having a period, but that did not make him a lawbreaker, so there are legitimate reasons for now following certain laws when their conditions are not met and James was only speaking against illegitimate ones. If someone becomes a lawbreaker, then that just means that they need to repent, which is what James was encouraging them to do.

I don't want it missed that within this passage James gives a clear and certain definition of the Law as being all the commandments of God given to Israel, and not only the 10 commandments, and that you cannot separate any of them from the rest as being not neccesary to be obeyed.

There are those who say, "Even as Christians we are bound to keep the 'moral law', but not the rest", James shows this to be invalid.

Naturally Jesus wouldn't have given the purification offerings a woman would offer, not being a woman. Just the same, if a woman today were to say she were under the Law, she would be required to give those offerings. The problem is, there is no temple/altar upon which to make such an offering, and no Levite to bring it to. So this Law is impossible to be kept, and yet remains just as important as the law against murder. And that's a problem!

It's a wonderful thing that in Jesus, having died and risen in Him, we are not under that Law, and are instead under the Law of Love, AKA the Law of Christ.

We live according to His will for us individually at any given moment. There is no written Law that is capable of such a high standard of living.

Much love!

 

[Soyeong]

I don't want it missed that within this passage James gives a clear and certain definition of the Law as being all the commandments of God given to Israel, and not only the 10 commandments, and that you cannot separate any of them from the rest as being not neccesary to be obeyed.

There are those who say, "Even as Christians we are bound to keep the 'moral law', but not the rest", James shows this to be invalid.

The existence of the subcategory of moral law would imply that we can be acting morally while disobeying the laws that are not in that category, however, there are no examples in the Bible where disobedience to any of God's laws is referred to as being moral and I see no justification for thinking that it can ever be moral to disobey God. Morality is in regard to what we ought to do and we ought to embody God's character traits, so all of God's laws are inherently moral laws. Legislators given laws in accordance with their understanding of what ought to be done, so for someone to claim that some of God's laws are not moral laws is to claim that God made a moral error about what ought to be done when He gave those laws and is therefore to claim to have greater moral knowledge than God.

Naturally Jesus wouldn't have given the purification offerings a woman would offer, not being a woman. Just the same, if a woman today were to say she were under the Law, she would be required to give those offerings. The problem is, there is no temple/altar upon which to make such an offering, and no Levite to bring it to. So this Law is impossible to be kept, and yet remains just as important as the law against murder. And that's a problem!

It's a wonderful thing that in Jesus, having died and risen in Him, we are not under that Law, and are instead under the Law of Love, AKA the Law of Christ.

We live according to His will for us individually at any given moment. There is no written Law that is capable of such a high standard of living.

Much love!

It is not a transgression of the Law of God to not follow laws that don't have their conditions met. For example, the Israelites were given a number of laws that had the condition "when you enter the land..." while they were still wandering the wilderness for 40 years. Likewise, when the Israelites were exiled to Babylon after the destruction of the 1st Temple, then the condition for their return to the land was to first return to obedience to the Law of God, which contains laws in regard to Temple practice, so when there are laws that don't have their conditions met, then we should nevertheless be faithful to obey the laws that we can obey.

Everything in the Law of Moses is either in regard to how to love God or how to love our neighbor, which is why Jesus said in Matthew 22:36-40 that those are the greatest two commandments and that all of the other commandments hang on them, so it is the Law of Love AKA the Law of Christ and the position that we should obey the greatest two commandments is also the position that we should obey the commandments that hang on them. God is sovereign, so we all under His law, which is indeed a wonderful thing:

Psalm 19:7-11
The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.

 

[2ndTimeIsTheCharm]

yes I do know but they don't realize the end is near and there is not much time. I'm like that always want to help, its a problem for me. Tell me I wonder what could I write about next , need ideas for a new thread, in your opinion what topic is the most urgent? ill write something, if you have ideas let me know.

Blessings sister.

You can write Part 3 if you like...


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[vassal]

You can write Part 3 if you like...


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i think its done i have been so busy lately running like a chicken that lost it's head..... lol, ill retrieve it.

 

[vassal]

Clarification about the Covenant ( the ten commandments ) and the rest of the law of Moses​

I just want to point out to everyone here that God did separate the Ten Commandments from the Law of Moses in many clear ways. This is not a personal opinion. It is shown plainly in Scripture.

First, the Ten Commandments were spoken directly by God Himself to all the people. In Exodus 20:1 it says, “And God spake all these words.” The people heard His voice from the mountain (Deuteronomy 5:22–24). But the rest of the laws were given through Moses. The people were afraid to hear God’s voice again and asked Moses to speak with God instead (Deuteronomy 5:27). This already shows a difference in how they were delivered.

Second, the Ten Commandments were written by the finger of God on stone. In Exodus 31:18 it says the tablets were “written with the finger of God.” Deuteronomy 9:10 repeats this. But the other laws were written by Moses in a book (Deuteronomy 31:9). What God writes with His own finger and what Moses writes in a book are not presented the same way.

Third, the Ten Commandments were placed inside the Ark of the Covenant. In Deuteronomy 10:5 Moses says he put the tablets in the ark “that I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.” But the book of the law written by Moses was placed beside the ark, not inside it (Deuteronomy 31:26). Inside and beside are not the same place. Scripture makes the distinction.

Fourth, the Ten Commandments are called “the covenant.” In Deuteronomy 4:13 it says, “And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.” They are presented as the very words of the covenant itself.

Jesus upheld these commandments as enduring moral truth. When asked about eternal life, He said, “If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments” (Matthew 19:17), and He quoted from them (Matthew 19:18–19). In the Sermon on the Mount He did not weaken them but deepened them, showing that murder begins with anger and adultery begins with lust (Matthew 5:21–28). He also said, “Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law” (Matthew 5:18). He moved the law from stone into the heart, but He did not erase it.

The prophets spoke of this inward work. God promised, “I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts” (Jeremiah 31:33). What was written on stone would one day be written within.

There is also a powerful scene that confirms the lasting importance of what was placed inside the ark. In the book of Revelation, speaking of events in the future, it says, “And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament” (Revelation 11:19). The ark is seen in heaven itself. This is long after Moses, long after the earthly sanctuary. The ark, which held the Ten Commandments, appears in a heavenly setting connected with judgment. This shows that what it represents is not temporary. It points to God’s unchanging standard.

None of this denies that Moses received many additional laws for Israel concerning sacrifices, ceremonies, and civil matters. Those had their role in their time. But Scripture itself shows that the Ten Commandments were spoken differently, written differently, placed differently, and even seen in heaven in prophetic vision.

This is not about opinion. It is about carefully reading what the text says. God Himself made a distinction in how He gave them, how He preserved them, and how He revealed them. And Jesus confirmed their authority by calling people not only to know them, but to live them from the heart.

 

[Deuteronomy]

Jesus did promote the Ten Commandments ... upheld them, taught them, and deepened them.

When a rich young ruler asked Him about eternal life, Jesus answered plainly, “If you would enter into life, keep the commandments,” and then He listed several of the Ten Commandments: do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother (Matthew 19:17–19). He did not replace them. He confirmed them.

Hello Vassal, I agree that the Lord Jesus used the Ten Commandments to teach us (quite a few times), and that He deepened our understanding of what they truly meant and of how they are to be obeyed.

However, as far as the rich, young ruler goes, what do you make of this part of the Lord's answer to him (about what he needed to do to obtain eternal life)

Also, is this what you believe concerning salvation (that the way that we obtain eternal life is by keeping the commandments), and if this is so, then my second (related) question would be, if this is true, then why the Incarnation and why the Cross

The thing is, I'm simply not sure what you actually believe or are saying, so before I continue commenting I thought that I'd better ask you for clarity's sake.

Thanks for your help with this

God bless you!!

~Deuteronomy

Matthew 19​

16 Someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?” ​

17 And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments."
18 Then he said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER; YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY; YOU SHALL NOT STEAL; YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS; ​

19 HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER; and YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” ​

20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept; what am I still lacking?” ​

21 Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” ​

22 But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property. ​

​

 

[Soyeong]

Clarification about the Covenant ( the ten commandments ) and the rest of the law of Moses​

I just want to point out to everyone here that God did separate the Ten Commandments from the Law of Moses in many clear ways. This is not a personal opinion. It is shown plainly in Scripture.

First, the Ten Commandments were spoken directly by God Himself to all the people. In Exodus 20:1 it says, “And God spake all these words.” The people heard His voice from the mountain (Deuteronomy 5:22–24). But the rest of the laws were given through Moses. The people were afraid to hear God’s voice again and asked Moses to speak with God instead (Deuteronomy 5:27). This already shows a difference in how they were delivered.

Second, the Ten Commandments were written by the finger of God on stone. In Exodus 31:18 it says the tablets were “written with the finger of God.” Deuteronomy 9:10 repeats this. But the other laws were written by Moses in a book (Deuteronomy 31:9). What God writes with His own finger and what Moses writes in a book are not presented the same way.

Third, the Ten Commandments were placed inside the Ark of the Covenant. In Deuteronomy 10:5 Moses says he put the tablets in the ark “that I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.” But the book of the law written by Moses was placed beside the ark, not inside it (Deuteronomy 31:26). Inside and beside are not the same place. Scripture makes the distinction.

Fourth, the Ten Commandments are called “the covenant.” In Deuteronomy 4:13 it says, “And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.” They are presented as the very words of the covenant itself.

Jesus upheld these commandments as enduring moral truth. When asked about eternal life, He said, “If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments” (Matthew 19:17), and He quoted from them (Matthew 19:18–19). In the Sermon on the Mount He did not weaken them but deepened them, showing that murder begins with anger and adultery begins with lust (Matthew 5:21–28). He also said, “Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law” (Matthew 5:18). He moved the law from stone into the heart, but He did not erase it.

The prophets spoke of this inward work. God promised, “I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts” (Jeremiah 31:33). What was written on stone would one day be written within.

There is also a powerful scene that confirms the lasting importance of what was placed inside the ark. In the book of Revelation, speaking of events in the future, it says, “And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament” (Revelation 11:19). The ark is seen in heaven itself. This is long after Moses, long after the earthly sanctuary. The ark, which held the Ten Commandments, appears in a heavenly setting connected with judgment. This shows that what it represents is not temporary. It points to God’s unchanging standard.

None of this denies that Moses received many additional laws for Israel concerning sacrifices, ceremonies, and civil matters. Those had their role in their time. But Scripture itself shows that the Ten Commandments were spoken differently, written differently, placed differently, and even seen in heaven in prophetic vision.

This is not about opinion. It is about carefully reading what the text says. God Himself made a distinction in how He gave them, how He preserved them, and how He revealed them. And Jesus confirmed their authority by calling people not only to know them, but to live them from the heart.

In Deuteronomy 5:31-33, Moses wrote down everything that God spoke to him without departing from it, which is why the Law of Moses is called the Law of God in verses like Nehemiah 8:1-8, Ezra 7:6-12, and Luke 2:22-23. All of God's commands have the same moral authority regardless of whether He spoke them to Israel, He wrote them, or He spoke them for Moses to write down. Jesus also taught obedience to more than just the Ten Commandments, such as with Leviticus 19:17 instructing not to hate our brother. The Ten Commandments do have five principles that the rest of God's laws elaborate. The first five of the Ten Commandments are to our vertical relationship to our creators what the last five are to our horizontal relationships with our neighbors, such as with the 2nd Commandments against committing idolatry being to our relationship with God what the 7th Commandment against committing adultery is to our relationship with our neighbors.

 

[Soyeong]

However, as far as the rich, young ruler goes, what do you make of this part of the Lord's answer to him (about what he needed to do to obtain eternal life)

Also, is this what you believe concerning salvation (that the way that we obtain eternal life is by keeping the commandments), and if this is so, then my second (related) question would be, if this is true, then why the Incarnation and why the Cross

The Hebrew word “yada” refers to intimate relationships/knowledge gained by experience, such as with Genesis 4:1 where Adam knew (yada) Eve, she conceived, and gave birth to Cain. God’s way is the way to know (yada) Him and Jesus by experiencing being in His likeness through embodying His character traits, which is the narrow way to eternal life (John 17:3). For example, in Genesis 18:19, God knew (yada) Abraham that he would teach his children and those of His household to walk in His way by being doers of righteousness and justice that the Lord might bring to him all that He has promised. In Exodus 33:13, Moses wanted God to be gracious to him by teaching him to walk in His way that he and Israel might know (yada) Him, and in Matthew 7:23, Jesus said that he would tell those who are workers of lawlessness to depart from him because he never knew them, so the goal of the Law of Moses is to graciously teach us how to experience having an intimate relationship with God and Jesus by walking in His way, which is His gift of eternal life.

The content of a gift can be the experience of doing something, such as giving someone the opportunity to experience driving a Ferrari, where the gift intrinsically requires them to do with work of driving it in order to experience driving it, but where doing that work contributes nothing towards earning the opportunity to drive it. In Luke 10:25-28, Jesus affirmed that the way to inherit eternal life is by obeying the greatest two commandments, and something that we inherit is a gift, so he was speaking about what is intrinsically required in order to experience the gift of eternal life, not about the way to be good enough to earn it as the result.

In Matthew 4:15-23, Jesus began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand, which was a light to the Gentiles, and the Law of Moses was how his audience knew what sin is (Romans 3:20), so repenting from our disobedience to it is a central part of the Gospel message. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact likeness of His character (Hebrews 1:3), which he embodied through his works by setting a sinless example for us to follow of how to walk in obedience to the Law of Moses, and we are told to follow his example (1 Peter 2:21-22) and that those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way that he walked (1 John 2:6). In Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself to redeem, us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so the way to believe in what Jesus spent his ministry teaching and in what he accomplished through the cross is by repenting and becoming zealous for doing good works in obedience to the. Law of Moses (Acts 21:20), which is in accordance with him being sent as the promised seed to bless us by turning us from our wickedness (Acts 3:25-26).