OK, there are 1050 commandments of Christ in scripture. If you live by just one of these you are obligated to keep all.
The 1,050 New Testament Commands comes from Finnis Jennings Dake. But he actually left some stuff out and he did not number stuff correctly because he grouped things together by verbs (Like: "be," "be not's," "consider," "beware," and "awake," etc., and he did not list the commands on how they actually appeared in the text normally). He also allowed for repetition to take place, as well. So there are commands that are repeated, as well. Christian Assemblies International had taken this list almost as if it was their own and they do not provide a source link in one of their PDF links, and their website link of his commands has Dake mentioned in extremely small print at the bottom of the page.
1,050 New Testament Commands | Christian Assemblies International
Granted, Dake's had some wrong heretical views about God, and the Incarnation. So maybe Christian Assemblies in Australia wanted to distance themselves from him. Not all commands are applicable to all people, either. There are commands that are for husbands and wives, and yet not everybody is married.
I have been studying the New Testament commands for the past few years. I have discovered that there are approximately 400 explicit or direct New Testament commands that apply to all believers (who live out their faith). Do you care to do such a study? My guess is that there is no real point for you to do such a study because you don't need to obey God as a part of salvation. Just live how you please and be your own Lord and master. You got your golden ticket to Heaven by having a belief alone on Jesus for salvation. What else is there? But I wouldn't want to be you come judgment day if this is your way of thinking. I am honestly afraid for you. But people believe what they do for their own reasons.
You said:
James said if you break one commandment you are guilty of all.
You don't know how many times "
Sin and Still Be Saved Salvationists" have wrongfully quoted James 2:10 to me out of its context to me. Let's just say it is a lot, and it is rather sad because they are not reading the surrounding verses to get the context but they are just blindly quoting James 2:10 from their own slanted view within a vacuum.
The point James was making was not that we are helpless to keep all of God’s laws, his point was that if a believer breaks the Royal law of love by not loving their brother in giving favor to the rich brethren and showing no favor to the poor brethren (
James 2:1-9) then their faith is like that of demons (
James 2:19) with no visible fruit that one has a genuine faith (
James 2:18). For faith without works is dead (
James 2:17). Breaking the Royal law of loving your neighbor (your brother) is the reference to “if you break one law in one point, you break them all.” James is referring to the Royal Law of love (i.e. the work of love that shows one loving faith towards the Savior). The offend in one point is in reference to the breaking of the law of loving your brother or neighbor (and not just any law).
You said:
There is no difference in keeping the law of Moses and the commandments of Christ.
Then you don't believe the commandment or Law in 1 John 3:23 relates to salvation?
"And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment." (1 John 3:23).
In other words, do you not hold to the view that believing in Jesus is for salvation?
If so, then you are saved by keeping a commandment of Jesus Christ. You are saved on some level by keeping God's command. Well, that is if you believe 1 John 3:23 in what it says.
You said:
His commandments came from the law, the same thing.
Some of them did... yes; But not all of them... no.
Did you glaze over my post to you before like a glazed donut?
I mentioned that verse from Jesus about how He gave us a NEW commandment.
Are you even aware of this verse in Scripture?
Doesn't seem like you are. Jesus said He gave us a NEW commandment. New does not mean it is still the old one. Hello?
You said:
If you live by law you will die by law.
First off, your not quoting any exact reference from Scripture. No verse says if you live by the Law you will die by the Law. The closest is Romans 8:2 that says, "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." Galatians 3:10 says For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse." But the "law of sin and death" mentioned in Romans 8:2 is the Law of Moses. The "works of the Law" in Galatians 3:10 is in reference to the Law of Moses. Paul is not referring to New Covenant commands that comes from Jesus and His followers.
Second, if you believe that living according to any Law of God means death: Then I guess your out of luck because 1 John 3:23 that tells us to believe in Jesus is a commandment. So is this a contradiction in the Bible? No. Is 1 John 3:23 written incorrectly? No. Of course not. But I can imagine you have either:
(a) Chosen to ignore 1 John 3:23, or
(b) You have found an interpretation on 1 John 3:23 that completely re-writes what it says plainly.
