“When the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship” (Gal 4:4-5)
Jesus was born under the law and lived His entire life under the law but then ushered in the new covanent by His death. The temple vail was not torn in two until Jesus cried, "it is finished." At that time the new covanent was given to us where by faith we recieve Christ the fullfillment of the law and all things are made new in us.
So we then ignore all the scriptures that Jesus is our example to follow. 1 John 2:6 1 Peter 2:21-22 Heb 4:15 and we don't emulate Christ.
Sorry, thats not what this scripture reference means. Jesus was born under the law, the same law we are subject to because in order for Him to be our Savior and the example to follow He had to be tempted just as we are, but yet without sin Heb 4:15 Just like we can overcome through Jesus.
Whether one keeps a day holy or does not is downstream from salvation which is recieved by by those who are drawn to Christ. We no longer offer animal sacrifices, even the ones prescribed by Jesus himself to the lepers He healed. Why? Because our savior is our sacrifice and we are perfected forever by that one sacrifice.
So can we apply this to murder, or worshipping other gods. Where do we draw the line. Perhaps its not a line for us to draw, but what God draws, which is why our righteousness is as fifthly rags and why we need to seek
His righteousness Psa 119:172 and not depend on our own. All of His commandments are righteous Psa 119:172 just as He is righteous
We are not under the law. For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. ~Romans 6:14 In other words, the law has no power to condemn those who are under grace. The law has not been done away with but all of its penalties and condemnation has. It has been placed on Christ. Following the ten commandments does not improve on Christ's perfect obedience which He imputes on those who do recieve him.
I can see why those who are seeking their own righteousness would not subject themselves to God's law. Paul tells us these are the lost Rom 8:7-8
Jesus is the one who condemns......and we are Judged based on God's law
Which is why Jesus tells us a head of time....
Mat 7:22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’
Only for Jesus to say to them on that Great Day
depart from Me, those who practice lawlessness Mat 7:23
So obviously either Jesus is mistaken and didn't mean what He says, that we can break the least of the commandments and we don't have to keep God's commandments in lieu of our own man-made rules and we can enter into the Kingdom of heaven not doing His commandments but as sinners never being changed by Christ. My faith is in Jesus, that He is not mistaken, but are those who take Paul's teaching out of context just as predicted in scripture
2 Peter 3:16 as also in all his epistles
, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.
Because I believe Jesus saying depart from Me those who practice lawlessness is the path to destruction because Jesus says this over and over in scriptures, but do we have faith to hear Him and live by His Word?
This is what God's saints do (His saved) because they have been changed by Jesus and have His righteousness and followed His example.
Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here
are those who
keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
So we need the same faith of Jesus. Was Jesus too righteous to keep His own law or keep His own Sabbath. No. He was faithful and kept all of the commandments, taught them and told us to as well.
John 14:15 Exo 20:6 Mat 15
The only reason to follow the ten commandments after we have recieved perfection for ever is because we want to express our love to HIm.
You say that like its something bad. Do you think those who do not love God will be in heaven? I do not. Because if we do not love God, we would not have faith in Him, which means we would not do what He asks and therefore would not receive His Spirit and if we do not have His Spirit, we are dead. Both spiritually and eventually literally Rom 6:16 unless ones change their path.
Who are we to judge how others express their love to God?
Love is not a feeling, it is a call to action.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God,
that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
John 14:15 If you love Me, keep My commandments
Exo 20:6 but showing mercy to thousands
, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Love is tied to obedience to God. If we love Him, we would keep His commandments, its that simple.
1 John 2:4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Jesus gave us everything and asks for so little in return.
In the OT all of the commandments of God were codeified in written form but now that we are no longer under the written code but under grace it iw written upon our hearts.
Hmmmm, not what the scripture says.
Rom 6:1 What shall we say then?
Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2
Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
1 John 3:4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
James 2:10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
Which is why Jesus tells us not to break the least of these commandments quoting from the Ten as one would be in fear of sin and Judgement Mat 5:19-30
It is now a walk that we have after the spirit. God's commands are daily, hourly and minute by minute given to us by the Holy Spirit. If you love God and express it by doing what ever it is you do one day a week. Do it with all your heart, but don't judge others who do not. Other;s should also not judge you for doing so.
I judge no one. Just pointing out the scriptures out of love what everyone will be judged by regardless if they accept the clear teachings or not. Just trying to give our a life vest before its too late. James 2:10-12 Mat 5:19-30 Ecc 12:13-14 Rev 22:14-15. Why the Holy Spirit pleads with us not to be in rebellion to Him Heb 3:7-8 because sin separates us from God Isa 59:2 and Jesus wants us close to Him, why He wrote His law in our hearts Heb 8:10 and as long as we are not hostile to God's law and rebel against it but allow the Holy Spirit work in our hearts so we can keep all of God's commandments through faith and love, this reconciles us back to God Rev 22:14
This text does not strictly refer to the ten commandments for right over in the next chapter we read exactly what He meant by "commandments."
And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.~1 John 3:23
The way is narrow because it is only one man wide. That man is Jesus.
How do we believe in the name of Jesus Christ but not believe in His teachings? Such as Mat 5:19-30 Mat 15:3-14 Mark 7:7-13 Isa 56:1-6 Isa 58:13 Exo 20 Mat 19:17-19 John 14:15 Exo 20:6
Jesus in His own Words says many will say Lord Lord on the Great Day (believe in His name) but He won't know them because they did not submit to His Fathers will and practiced lawlessness.
Believing in God and obedience to God go hand in hand John 3:16-21.
