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Love codified in the Ten Commandments

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Jesus said:

Mark 12:29 Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ [b]This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Mat22: 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”


Jesus made two very important statements about these two commandments. That all the Law and Prophets (Scriptures) hangs on these two commandments- loving God and loving neighbor and there are no other commandments greater than these.

What did Jesus say about the Scriptures.

John 5:39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.


So lets put these two things together- the greatest commandments, which there is no greater commandments, hangs on the entire Bible love to God love to man and these Scriptures testify of Jesus.


The whole Bible is about love and the testimony of Jesus through the prophets and apostles, but what about God’s own Testimony- how does this fit in with these principles.


Exo 31: 18 And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.


The Testimony of God is the Ten Commandments


Deut 4:13 So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.


So how does God’s Testimony, the Ten Commandments relates to the greatest commandments, love to God, love to man.


Paul speaks of this verbatim with the second greatest commandment

Romans 13:9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” [b]“You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.


So if the Second Greatest commandment is from the Testimony of God on the second tablet on how to love thy neighbor, its only reasonable that the greatest commandment is summed up by God’s Testimony on the commandments how to love God. We also see this principle when Jesus quoted Deut6:5 which was said after the Ten Commandments were repeated 40 years after God gave them and told to keep and teach their children to keep before entering their Promise Land (just as we are Rev22:14)


The first 4 commandments show how to love God and the last 6 how we love our neighbor. They cover so much more than people realize Psa 119:96 just as Jesus taught from this same unit Mat 5:19-30

Exo 20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying:
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [a]bondage.
3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.
4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor [b]serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting[c] the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.


Jesus teaches that loving God and loving your neighbor are the two hinges on which “all the Law and the Prophets hang.” The first four commandments (Exodus 20:1–11) show how to love God — no other gods, no idols, honoring His name, keeping His Sabbath. The last six (Exodus 20:12–17) show how to love others — honoring parents, valuing life, faithfulness, honesty, contentment.


Love is codified in the Ten Commandments — one tablet about devotion to God, the other about compassion toward humanity.


John 5:39, shows that Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment and living expression of both love and law. He didn’t come to abolish the law but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17), meaning He demonstrated what perfect love — and therefore perfect obedience — looks like. Through Him, the law is no longer just words on stone but written on our hearts Jeremiah 31:33 Heb8:10 2 Cor3:3


The Testimony of God is His revelation of love in moral form, and the Testimony of Jesus is that same love embodied in human form. Together they complete the picture — the written Word and the Living Word bearing the same message: love expressed through obedience.

So how do these two principles, the Testimony of God show how to love God and how to love neighbor and plays out since the entire Bible hangs on these principles I will provide examples of this in the next post.
 
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Man was made in God's image and likeness of love. When man choose to listen to another instead of being faithful to God, that likeness or image changed and sin separated man from God.

Although the Ten Commandments were not yet written, their moral principles were already recognized in the lives of people who lived before Moses. The following examples from Genesis show that the same moral standards applied:

CommandmentPre-Sinai Example
No other godsJacob’s household had to put away strange gods (Genesis 35:2–4).
No idolsRachel stole her father’s household idols (Genesis 31:19).
Don’t take God’s name in vainMen began to call upon the name of the LORD (Genesis 4:26).
Keep the SabbathGod blessed and sanctified the seventh day (Genesis 2:3 Exo 20:11).
Honor your father and motherHam dishonored Noah and was cursed (Genesis 9:22–25).
Don’t killCain murdered Abel and was punished (Genesis 4:8–12).
Don’t commit adulteryJoseph refused Potiphar’s wife (Genesis 39:9).
Don’t stealTheft condemned in Jacob’s dealings with Laban (Genesis 31:37–39).
Don’t bear false witnessJacob deceived Isaac (Genesis 27:12).
Don’t covetEve coveted the forbidden fruit (Genesis 3:6).
 
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We see these same principles in the New Testament because all of Scripture hangs on these two principles- love to God and love to man. Love is not a feeling as most teach, its an act of obedience to God, putting aside man-made wants and needs to be replaced by putting God first and His moral principles applied to our lives and loving our neighbor.

1You shall have no other gods before Me (Exodus 20:3)Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8Jesus affirmed exclusive worship: 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'
2You shall not make for yourself a graven image (Exodus 20:4–6)Acts 17:29; Romans 1:22–23; 1 John 5:21The apostles warn against idolatry and image worship.
3You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain (Exodus 20:7)Matthew 6:9; James 5:12God’s name is to be treated with reverence; empty oaths condemned.
4Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (Exodus 20:8–11)Luke 4:16; Matthew 12:8; Mark 2:27–28; Hebrews 4:4,9–10Jesus’ custom was Sabbath worship (Luke 4:16). He declared Himself Lord of the Sabbath, teaching it was made for humanity’s blessing. "There remains therefore a Sabbath rest [Greek: sabbatismos Sabbath keeping] for the people of God."
5Honor your father and your mother (Exodus 20:12)Matthew 15:4; Ephesians 6:1–2; Colossians 3:20Jesus and Paul reaffirm this command as foundational for family and society.
6You shall not kill (Exodus 20:13)Matthew 5:21–22; Romans 13:9; 1 John 3:15Jesus deepened the meaning—anger and hatred violate this law inwardly.
7You shall not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14)Matthew 5:27–28; Romans 13:9; Hebrews 13:4Jesus equated lust with adultery of the heart.
8You shall not steal (Exodus 20:15)Matthew 19:18; Romans 13:9; Ephesians 4:28Believers must labor honestly and give to those in need.
9You shall not bear false witness (Exodus 20:16)Matthew 19:18; Ephesians 4:25; Colossians 3:9Truthfulness is central to Christian character.
10You shall not covet (Exodus 20:17)Luke 12:15; Romans 7:7; Ephesians 5:3Coveting is equated with idolatry and condemned as sin.
 
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Sadly the world has rejected these moral principles, especially one commandment in particular. The thing is without the 4th commandment, we would not who know the identity of the God we are to worship in the other 9 commandments. The Sabbath commandment is the one commandment that gives power to keep the other nine, because without the sanctification of God, there is not much we can do, which the Sabbath is a sign of Eze20:12 a sign that He is our God Eze 20:20 that He is the only God with the power to Create heaven and earth Exo 20:11 and this is the God we are told to worship Rev14:7, Its why the other spirit has attacked the 4th commandment from so many different angles, when God just wants to bless us Isa56:1-2 and sanctify us Eze 20:12 spending time with our Creator on the holy day of the Lord, meaning there is no other Isa 58:13, lets let God be God to define things for us and do what He asks through faith.

I do not think its a coincidence Jesus said this.

John 12:48 He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges himthe word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.

Jesus is God made flesh, Jesus is speaking at Mt Sinai the words were written by the Holy Spirit of Truth. Luke 11:20 Mat12:28

Exo 20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying

James 2:11 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. 12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.

The Ten Commandments is the Law of liberty because if everyone was keeping them the way Jesus taught Mat5:19-30 there would be no more sin, just peace and harmony Isa 48:18 why the entire Bible hangs on the Testimony of God, written by God, spoken by God, in His Most Holy of God's Temple revealed in heaven Rev 11:19 Rev 15:5 Heb8:1-5 right before the 7th trumpet and Revelation of Jesus Christ Rev 11:18-19

God is love, God’s law is love, the issue is not with God’s law which is perfect Psa 19:7 and holy, just and good, Rom 7:12, the issue is with love, its a heart problem, loving sin more than loving Jesus. Jesus gives us a path back to Him, but it’s a narrow one. Mat7:13-14 if we ask for His help He will give us another Helper to help keep His laws of love John 14:15-18

Lets get back to worship this God Rev 14:7 and do what He asks because we love Him Exo 20:6 John14:15
 
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Pretty extensive c&p but you are still to post a pre Moses verse that shows that people before Moses kept the Jewish sabbath and a post crucifixion verse that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment.
 
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Pretty extensive c&p but you are still to post a pre Moses verse that shows that people before Moses kept the Jewish sabbath and a post crucifixion verse that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment.
My friend, this was from my own Bible study, the only part I copied was the Scripture references from the Ten and one small section of summary. Please remember what spirit the accuser of the brethren comes from, so it’s best to always ask.

Jesus said If you love Me, keep My commandments, John 14:15 same thing He said when they were written and spoken Exo 20:6 Jesus who is God identified His commandments both written and spoken and Jesus said plainly He did not come to destroy His law Mat 5:17 but to magnify Isa 42:21 (fulfill His prophecy) which means make greater, not smaller as most teach, sadly the opposite of His own Testimony, which Jesus did what He promised Mat5:19-30 because God keeps His promises Psa89:34 Mat5:18-19

I guess this will get sorted out at His soon return. At that time though all of our decision will be sealed Rev22:11
 
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My friend, this was from my own Bible study, the only part I copied was the Scripture references and one small section of summary. Please remember what spirit the accuser of the brethren comes from, so it’s best to always ask.

Jesus said If you love Me, keep My commandments, John 14:15 same thing He said when they were written and spoken Exo 20:6 Jesus who is God identified His commandments both written and spoken and Jesus said plainly He did not come to destroy His law Mat 5:17 but to magnify Isa 42:21 (fulfill His prophecy) which means make greater, not smaller as most teach, sadly the opposite of His own Testimony, which Jesus did what He promised Mat5:19-30
But you are still to post a pre Moses verse that shows that people before Moses kept the Jewish sabbath and a post crucifixion verse that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment. How come you didn’t include these in your Bible study?
 
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But you are still to post a pre Moses verse that shows that people before Moses kept the Jewish sabbath and a post crucifixion verse that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment. How come you didn’t include these in your Bible study?
Friend, I have posted over and over again, you just refuse to believe what God’s Word says. That is above what I can do. If Jesus did not come to destroy the law, that means it still stands, why He wrote His laws, in our hearts Heb8:10 2Cor3:3 , why Jesus who is God and our example kept it Luke 4:16 along with His faithful apostles Acts 13:42 Acts 14:443 Acts 18:4, kept every Sabbath decades after the Cross just as Jesus predicted Isa 56:6-7 Mat24:20. If the law is on our heart, we do not need the commandment to be repeated if we love God, because it’s in our heart unless we rebel Rom 8:7-8, just like those before us Eze20:13 that we are told not to follow Heb4:11

Take care.
 
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Friend, I have posted over and over again, you just refuse to believe what God’s Word says. That is above what I can do.

Take care.
Ok if I missed them then please post them here.
 
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pre Moses verse that shows that people before Moses kept the Jewish sabbath
Genesis 2:2-3:
"And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
Exodus 16:29 This was BEFORE mt sinai
"See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day."
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post crucifixion verse that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment
John 14:15
“If you love Me, keep My commandments."
Jesus Didn't abolish the sabbath.
Mark 2:27-28
“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
How can Jesus be Lord of the Sabbath if we aren't supposed to follow it anymore? Or why would God abolish it when it was made FOR us. So because it was a command to keep the Sabbath holy, that command then would never cease. It was around before Moses and the 10 commandments and Jesus is still Lord of the Sabbath today and as he said, if you love him... keep his commandments.
 
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Genesis 2:2-3:

Exodus 16:29 This was BEFORE mt sinai

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John 14:15

Jesus Didn't abolish the sabbath.
Mark 2:27-28

How can Jesus be Lord of the Sabbath if we aren't supposed to follow it anymore? Or why would God abolish it when it was made FOR us. So because it was a command to keep the Sabbath holy, that command then would never cease. It was around before Moses and the 10 commandments and Jesus is still Lord of the Sabbath today and as he said, if you love him... keep his commandments.
I can’t help but wonder how God feels about this argument, He actually tells us Eze22:26. The God of Creation, blessed, sanctified and made holy the seventh day Sabbath from Creation part of God’s perfect plan before sin Gen 2:1-3, Exo 20:11 He codified the Ten Commandments written by God, not man, Exo 31:18 He asked us to Remember the Sabbath day because He knew man would forget Exo 20:8-11, God kept the Sabbath Exo 20:11 Gen2:1-3, Jesus who is God kept the Sabbath Luke4:16, as it is the Holy Day of the Lord Isa 58:13 He said it is a sign between God and man Eze 20:20, a sign of His sanctification Eze 20:12 meant to be a blessing Isa 56:2 made for man Mark2:27 And everyone who loves Him and wants to join themselves to Him Isa 56:6 and tells us in the 4th commandment, who the God is of the other 9 commandments Exo20:11. Man comes along and says thats not good enough, makes one do backflips over the Scriptures, yet will keep Sunday holy when there is zero Scripture, not a commandment, of God unlike the Sabbath, not the day that God sanctified unlike the Sabbath. It’s truly nonsensical.
 
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Genesis 2:2-3:
Doesnt work. God recognized the day but did not required it until the tablets of stone. Remember that there were no scriptures until Moses wrote the Torah around the 15 century BCE.
Exodus 16:29 This was BEFORE mt sinai
The Lord said to Moses. God was telling Moses what was yet to come. Is there any verses that show thst people kept the sabbath before Moses?
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John 14:15
Which commandments? The law or the two commandments that Jesus gave the church?
Jesus Didn't abolish the sabbath.
Mark 2:27-28
Jesus fulfilled (completed) the law. Jesus is the Lord of the sabbath and He is now our sabbath rest (Heb. 4). There are NO post crucifixion verses that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment. A
How can Jesus be Lord of the Sabbath if we aren't supposed to follow it anymore?
‘Because Jesus came to FIRST preach to the Jews so He went to the temple to worship on the Jewish sabbath. Also, and probably more important, Jesus fulfilled the law perfectly which means the He kept EVERY law perfectly including the 4th commandment.
Or why would God abolish it when it was made FOR us.
Not abolished but fulfilled (completed). The terms of the first covenant, like a contract, do not apply to the new covenant unless they are specified. Jesus quoted 9 of the ten commandments while talking about His two commandments but He never talked about the 4th commandment as being summarized in the two love commandments.
So because it was a command to keep the Sabbath holy, that command then would never cease. It was around before Moses and the 10 commandments and Jesus is still Lord of the Sabbath today and as he said, if you love him... keep his commandments.
Keep His two commandments not the 613 laws of the Jewish law which included the 10 commandments. Tell me, are the vast majority of Christians that worship on Sunday living in sin? Are the vast majority of Christians that worship on Sunday and do not repent for breaking the 4th commandment living in sin and therefore in danger of not being saved?
 
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I can’t help but wonder how God feels about this argument, He actually tells us Eze22:26. The God of Creation, blessed, sanctified and made holy the seventh day Sabbath from Creation part of God’s perfect plan before sin Gen 2:1-3, Exo 20:11 He codified the Ten Commandments written by God, not man, Exo 31:18 He asked us to Remember the Sabbath day because He knew man would forget Exo 20:8-11, God kept the Sabbath Exo 20:11 Gen2:1-3, Jesus who is God kept the Sabbath Luke4:16, as it is the Holy Day of the Lord Isa 58:13 He said it is a sign between God and man Eze 20:20, a sign of His sanctification Eze 20:12 meant to be a blessing Isa 56:2 made for man Mark2:27 And everyone who loves Him and wants to join themselves to Him Isa 56:6 and tells us in the 4th commandment, who the God is of the other 9 commandments Exo20:11. Man comes along and says thats not good enough, makes one do backflips over the Scriptures, yet will keep Sunday holy when there is zero Scripture, not a commandment, of God unlike the Sabbath, not the day that God sanctified unlike the Sabbath. It’s truly nonsensical.
And yet you can’t provide a verse pre Moses that shows that the sabbath was being observed or a post crucifixion verse that requires the Christian to observe the 4th commandment. I keep asking you for these verses. It should be simple for you to post them since you believe that the 4th commandment is a moral commandment and those that don't observe it are sinning and in danger of loosing their salvation. Don’t you see the nonesense of your argument? Do you honestly think that God is going to sen believers to hell because they worshipped Him on the wrong day? Legalism much?
 
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And yet you can’t provide a verse pre Moses that shows that the sabbath was being observed or a post crucifixion verse that requires the Christian to observe the 4th commandment. I keep asking you for these verses. It should be simple for you to post them since you believe that the 4th commandment is a moral commandment and those that don't observe it are sinning and in danger of loosing their salvation. Don’t you see the nonesense of your argument? Do you honestly think that God is going to sen believers to hell because they worshipped Him on the wrong day? Legalism much?
I have provided Scripture and each turn, you use your words to argue against what God stated plainly as if mans words are equal to God‘s. This mindset cannot be reasoned with.
 
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The Lord said to Moses. God was telling Moses what was yet to come. Is there any verses that show thst people kept the sabbath before Moses?
Genesis 26:5
"because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
What statutes and laws are those?? This is Abraham speaking... So there are laws and commands that God has ordained from the beginning, that Moses eventually wrote down. That doesn't mean they didn't exist before hand and that doesn't mean that they weren't required to follow them either.
Which commandments? The law or the two commandments that Jesus gave the church?
10 Commandments
Jesus fulfilled (completed) the law. Jesus is the Lord of the sabbath and He is now our sabbath rest (Heb. 4). There are NO post crucifixion verses that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment.
Post Crucifixion, you had people going around and telling about what Jesus taught. Does the scripture literally have to spell it out for you on which to follow when Jesus says to keep HIS Commandments?! Where they different commandments that Jesus taught that overwrote the original 10? No, there is not.

‘Because Jesus came to FIRST preach to the Jews so He went to the temple to worship on the Jewish sabbath. Also, and probably more important, Jesus fulfilled the law perfectly which means the He kept EVERY law perfectly including the 4th commandment.
Fulfill, not abolish.

Keep His two commandments not the 613 laws of the Jewish law which included the 10 commandments.
If you don't follow God's moral law, and I'm talking about what God gave, not what the Jews turned it into, then how do you know if you're sinning? So technically by your argument, I can lie, cheat, steal, commit adultery, not honor my father and mother, because God "fulfilled" the law in that way according to you. You hold two opposing view points.
A) Jesus talked about keeping 9/10 commandments
B) We can ignore the 10 commandments because Jesus fulfilled them.
It's one or the other, it cannot be both. Both is cognitive dissonance.

Tell me, are the vast majority of Christians that worship on Sunday living in sin?
Yes, if they work on saturday

Are the vast majority of Christians that worship on Sunday and do not repent for breaking the 4th commandment living in sin and therefore in danger of not being saved?
Worshiping on sunday isn't against the commandment. If people don't work on saturday and go to church on sunday, you're still fine. I'm not sure why you lumped the two together. But to answer the rest of you're question, if you're "living in sin" then yes, you would be in danger of not being saved. Just as living in a state of breaking any other one of God's commandments on a continual and habitual basis.
 
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I have provided Scripture and each turn, you use your words as if it’s equal to God‘s. This mindset cannot be reasoned with.
You have not provided a verse that shows that people kept the Jewish sabbath prior to Moses or a post crucifixion verse that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment. Your mindset cant be reasoned because you can’t support your error with scripture. Is really very simple either you provide the verses, and therefore the proof, or your doctrine is just plain wrong.
 
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You have not provided a verse that shows that people kept the Jewish sabbath prior to Moses or a post crucifixion verse that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment. Your mindset cant be reasoned because you can’t support your error with scripture. Is really very simple either you provide the verses, and therefore the proof, or your doctrine is just plain wrong.
You could read the OP and respond with Scripture and not just your opinion that you disagree with plain Scripture that it does not mean what it plainly says. Our opinions are important to us, but they do not equal God’s Word. Jesus said to live by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God Mat4:4 quoting OT. That’s a lot of deleting what God said about God’s Sabbath commandment to make ones doctrine work. We can choose to fight against what Jesus said to live by or cooperate with Him. Life is about choices.
 
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Regarding the 4th commandment, it is not just the commandment for the Sabbath, it’s actually the commandment how to keep all days. Exo 20:8-11. There is only one weekly holy convocation in Scripture Lev 23:3 the one that Jesus kept Luke4:16, the same one the apostles kept Acts 13:42 Acts 13:44 Acts 15:21 Acts18:4 and the one that continues for eternity Isa 66:22-23. God is consistent and changes not.
 
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Genesis 26:5

What statutes and laws are those?? This is Abraham speaking... So there are laws and commands that God has ordained from the beginning, that Moses eventually wrote down. That doesn't mean they didn't exist before hand and that doesn't mean that they weren't required to follow them either.
You tell me. Which commandments are those. The tablets of stone were not given for another 430 years. The commandments that God gave Abraham related to circumcision not to the Jewish law.
10 Commandments
Prove it.
Post Crucifixion, you had people going around and telling about what Jesus taught. Does the scripture literally have to spell it out for you on which to follow when Jesus says to keep HIS Commandments?! Where they different commandments that Jesus taught that overwrote the original 10? No, there is not.
After the crucifixion every single appearance happened on the first day. The apostles continued to go to the temple to preach to the Jews. Paul even says that to the Jew he becomes a Jew so that He might gain Jews.

“To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the Law, I became as one under the Law, though not being under the Law myself, so that I might gain those who are under the Law;”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭20‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

Notice also that he also became one under the law so that he might gain those under the law. The Jewish law INCLUDED the 10 commandments.
Fulfill, not abolish.
Completed. All done. No need to redo it. The new covenant does not include the law (Gal. 3).
If you don't follow God's moral law, and I'm talking about what God gave, not what the Jews turned it into, then how do you know if you're sinning? So technically by your argument, I can lie, cheat, steal, commit adultery, not honor my father and mother, because God "fulfilled" the law in that way according to you. You hold two opposing view points.
A) Jesus talked about keeping 9/10 commandments
B) We can ignore the 10 commandments because Jesus fulfilled them.
It's one or the other, it cannot be both. Both is cognitive dissonance.
The 4th commandment was never a moral law it was a ceremonial law. The levetical priesthood managed all 613 Jewish laws including those surrounding the sabbath.
Nonsense.

Worshiping on sunday isn't against the commandment. If people don't work on saturday and go to church on sunday, you're still fine. I'm not sure why you lumped the two together. But to answer the rest of your question, if you're "living in sin" then yes, you would be in danger of not being saved. Just as living in a state of breaking any other one of God's commandments on a continual and habitual basis.
If you consider the 4th commandment as a moral commandment and required of the Christian then your argument here does not follow becsuse those who worship in Sunday would be braking the moral 4th commandment. Do you not see the futility of your argument? Look, if you want to keep the 4th commandment then go right ahead. I am not here to judge you so don’t judge me or others.

“One person values one day over another, another values every day the same. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. The one who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and the one who eats, does so with regard to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and the one who does not eat, it is for the Lord that he does not eat, and he gives thanks to God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭14‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬
 
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You could read the OP and respond with Scripture and not just your opinion that you disagree with plain Scripture that it does not mean what it plainly says. Our opinions are important to us, but they do not equal God’s Word. Jesus said to live by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God Mat4:4 quoting OT. That’s a lot of deleting what God said about God’s Sabbath commandment to make ones doctrine work. We can choose to fight against what Jesus said to live by or cooperate with Him. Life is about choices.
You have not provided a verse that shows that people kept the Jewish sabbath prior to Moses or a post crucifixion verse that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment. That is all I’m asking for.
 
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