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The TEN have "the first commandment with a promise" being "honor your father and mother" - according to Paul in Eph 6:1-2. And HE says it is still a valid unit of Law having that as its "first commandment" with a promise.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), Eph 6:1-2
And of course that Law "defines what sin IS" according to the Apostles "Sin IS transgression of the LAW" 1 John 3:4 (still... even in the NT). The "moral law" defines what sin is.
So when contrasting ceremonial law with moral law that defines what sin is - Paul says this
1 Cor 7: "19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God."
"The Commandments of God" include "the TEN" as Christ points out in Matt 19
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; Ex 20
You shall not commit adultery; Ex 20
You shall not steal; Ex 20
You shall not bear false witness; Ex 20
19 Honor your father and mother; Ex 20
and You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Lev 19:18
James 2 - he who breaks one of God's Commandments is guilty of all
Is 66:23 - Sabbath is to be kept for all eternity after the cross in the New Earth - by all mankind
"from one Sabbath to another shall ALL mankind come before Me to worship" Is 66:23
No wonder "every Sabbath" they are assembled for Gospel preaching in Acts 18:4 coming back Sabbath after Sabbath for "more gospel" preaching.
No wonder the Sabbath commandment is quoted from in Acts 4:24 and Rev 14:7
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By contrast Heb 10:4-11 says the ceremonial laws ended at the cross along with their sacrifices and offerings.
4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says,
“Sacrifice and offering You have not desired,
But a body You have prepared for Me;
6 In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure.
7 “Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come
(In the scroll of the book it is written of Me)
To do Your will, O God.’”
8 After saying above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law), 9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second.
But at Paul points out in Romans 14 - keeping those ceremonial holy days is a matter of one's personal choice and freedom.
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"The TEN" - include the Sabbath since Eden according to the Bible details in Ex 20:11, Gen 2:1-3, Mark 2:27 AND according to Bible scholars on BOTH sides of the Sabbath debate in almost all Christian denominations as we saw here --
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), Eph 6:1-2
And of course that Law "defines what sin IS" according to the Apostles "Sin IS transgression of the LAW" 1 John 3:4 (still... even in the NT). The "moral law" defines what sin is.
So when contrasting ceremonial law with moral law that defines what sin is - Paul says this
1 Cor 7: "19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God."
"The Commandments of God" include "the TEN" as Christ points out in Matt 19
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; Ex 20
You shall not commit adultery; Ex 20
You shall not steal; Ex 20
You shall not bear false witness; Ex 20
19 Honor your father and mother; Ex 20
and You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Lev 19:18
James 2 - he who breaks one of God's Commandments is guilty of all
Is 66:23 - Sabbath is to be kept for all eternity after the cross in the New Earth - by all mankind
"from one Sabbath to another shall ALL mankind come before Me to worship" Is 66:23
No wonder "every Sabbath" they are assembled for Gospel preaching in Acts 18:4 coming back Sabbath after Sabbath for "more gospel" preaching.
No wonder the Sabbath commandment is quoted from in Acts 4:24 and Rev 14:7
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By contrast Heb 10:4-11 says the ceremonial laws ended at the cross along with their sacrifices and offerings.
4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says,
“Sacrifice and offering You have not desired,
But a body You have prepared for Me;
6 In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure.
7 “Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come
(In the scroll of the book it is written of Me)
To do Your will, O God.’”
8 After saying above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law), 9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second.
But at Paul points out in Romans 14 - keeping those ceremonial holy days is a matter of one's personal choice and freedom.
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"The TEN" - include the Sabbath since Eden according to the Bible details in Ex 20:11, Gen 2:1-3, Mark 2:27 AND according to Bible scholars on BOTH sides of the Sabbath debate in almost all Christian denominations as we saw here --
I am glad these Sunday sources all affirm all TEN of the Ten Commandments for Christians and do so in a way that is consistent with the interpretation of the Sabbath in Eden...
The Baptist Confession of Faith,
the Westminster Confession of Faith ,
D.L. Moody,
R.C Sproul,
Matthew Henry,
Thomas Watson
Eastern Orthodox Catechism
The Catholic Catechism
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