Ten Commandments begin in Eden - according to the Bible - and "Baptist Confession of Faith" and "Westminster Confession of Faith" and D.L. Moody and many others.
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Galatians 3
18 For
if the inheritance is of the law,
it is no longer of promise; but
God gave it to Abraham by promise.
What "inheritance"? -- Hebrews 11 - "New Jerusalem" heavenly Canaan.
Heb 11
9
By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as
in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the
heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for the city which has foundations,
whose builder and maker is God.
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13 These all
died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced
them and
confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things declare plainly that
they seek a homeland. 15 And truly if they had called to mind that
country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16
But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
The Gospel/ The Covenant / The promise --
=============== why the law written on stone?
Transgression was “Before” Sinai . –
Gal 3:19 What purpose then
does the law
serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made;
and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.
It was added
because of transgressions, (
that were before Sinai) Gal 3:19
“
Where there is no Law neither is there transgression” Romans 4:15
Law before Sinai - even if not written on stone.
It was a sin to “take God’s name in vain” even before Sinai –
It was a sin to murder before Sinai - Genesis 4
Gen 26:5 “Abraham
obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
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Gal 3
20 Now a mediator does not
mediate for one
only, but God is one.
21
Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not!
God’s Law is “written on stone” at Sinai – because of transgressions – they needed the “visual aide” to remind them.
What about ceremonial law “it too was given at Sinai … but it ceased at the cross no matter if one believes in Christ or not”.
Another thing about the ceremonial law – they had animal sacrifices before Sinai… animal sacrifice was not started at Sinai.
15 Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though
it is only
a man’s covenant, yet
if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it.
16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were
the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ.
17 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.
What is the “promise” – what is “the Covenant confirmed before by God in Christ”? --
the NEW Covenant.
1. The
Law written on the heart Jeremiah 31:31-33
2. Sins forgiven
3. Taught by God
4. Adopted into the family of God
which is the "
one Gospel" of Gal 1:6-9 that was "
preached to Abraham" Gal 3:8
Thus it is "STILL" a sin to "take God's name in vain"
And so in Eph 6:2 the 5th commandment is the "
first commandment WITH a promise" in that still-valid unit of TEN
No wonder in Mathew 19 Christ quotes
from the TEN
No wonder in Romans 13 Paul quotes those same commandments
from the unit of TEN
No wonder James 2 quotes
from the unit of TEN
No wonder Romans 8 quotes
from the unit of TEN
No wonder John says "
this IS the Love of God that we KEEP His Commandments"
1 John 5:2-3
No wonder the "
Saints KEEP the Commandments of God AND their faith in Jesus" Rev 14:12 according to John
No wonder all those Sunday groups listed in my signature line affirm all TEN as still applicable to all mankind - written on the heart under the
New Covenant
Funny you should mention Gal 3
Who is Abraham's descendant to whom the promise was made Bob?
hint. "Still a sin to take God's name in vain" even for you.
Hint "before faith came" not "before Christ came"
22 But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
Rom 3
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Gal 3:22 But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
Paul does not say "scripture USED to confine all under sin" as if the rule that defines sin -- scripture -- had been deleted.
Paul does not say "all the world USED to be guilty of sin" as if the rule that defines sin -- scripture -- had been deleted.
Paul does not say "every mouth USED to be stopped" as if the rule that defines sin -- scripture -- had been deleted.