Sis I think the problem for many here is that they do not understand the purpose of Gods' Law in the new covenant. What are your thoughts? I believe the scriptures teach that, no one is saved by keeping Gods' law according to the scriptures we are saved by God's grace through faith alone we only keep God's commandments because we love God and believe and follow His Words *John 14:15; John 15:10.
As posted in different places already obedience to God's Law is not how we are saved it is the FRUIT of faith of one that is already been given Gods promise of salvation and the fruit of God's work in us *
Philippians 2:13 as we believe and follow his word *
John 10:26-27. If our faith has no fruit it is dead *
James 2:18-20; 26 and our tree will be cast down and thrown into the fire *
Matthew 3:10; 7:19-20; 13:49-50;
Hebrews 10:26-27. Therefore we do not abolish God's law through faith like some people teach but God's law is established in the heart by faith that works by love *
Romans 3:31;
1 John 5:3-4;
Romans 13:8-10. According to the scriptures, sin (breaking God' commandments and not believing and following God's Word) is the difference between the children of God and the children of the devil *1 John 3:6-10; 1 John 2:3-4; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 14:12; Revelation 22:14.
I think many people do
not understand what the old covenant actually is or the role of Gods' 10 commandments in the new covenant. They think that they old covenant was only the 10 commandments. While the 10 commandments were included the old covenant according to the scriptures *
Exodus 34:28;
Deuteronomy 4:13 it was only a part of the old covenant designed to give God's people a knowledge of good (moral right doing) and evil (moral wrong doing). The old covenant also included all the "
shadow laws" for remission of sins (Levitical Priesthood; laws for remission of sins through animal sacrifices and sin offerings, the ceremonial laws for the earthly sanctuary, annual Feasts, circumcision etc) and all the other laws written by Moses in the
book of the covenant *
Exodus 24:7.
It is these "
shadow laws" from the Mosaic book of the covenant that have been changed based on better promises *
Hebrews 8:1-6 according to Gods' Word in Hebrews not God's 10 commandments. So in the new covenant we no longer follow the old covenant "
shadow laws" for remission of sins. Jesus today is our great High Priest *
Hebrews 7:1-25 ministering on our behalf in the Heavenly Sanctuary that the Lord pitched and not man of which the earthly was just a copy *
Hebrews 8:2-5, Jesus of course representing God's true sacrifice for the sins of the world once and for all *
John 1:29; 36;
Hebrews 10:10.
It is the "shadow laws" for remission of sins from the Mosaic book of the covenant that are now fulfilled in the new covenant based on better promises *
Hebrews 8:1-6;
Hebrews 9:1-12;
Hebrews 10:1-17 in the body of Christ *
Colossians 2:17. According to the scriptures both God's 10 commandments as well as the Mosaic BOOK of the covenant were kept in the Ark of the covenant. God's 10 commandment were placed inside the Ark of the covenant underneath the mercy seat *
Exodus 25:16-17;
Deuteronomy 10:1-5 while the book of the covenant *
Exodus 24:7 was placed in the side of the Ark *
Deuteronomy 31:24-26.
So the full story here is that both God's 10 commandments as well as the Mosaic book of the law (
Exodus 24:7;
Deuteronomy 28:61; 29:21; 30:10; 31:24-26; Josiah 1:8; 8:31-34; 23:6; 24:26;
2 Kings 14:6; 22:8-11; 23:24;
2 Chronicles 17:9; 25:4; 34:14-15;
Nehemiah 8:1-8;18; 9:3;
Galatians 3:10;
Hebrews 9:19;
Hebrews 10:7 etc) collectively make up the old covenant not just God’s 10 commandments.
It is the old covenant "shadow laws" for the remission of sins that pointed to Jesus and God's plan of salvation in the new covenant based on better promises *
Hebrews 8:1-6.
Hebrews 10:1-17;
Psalms 40:7, that are fulfilled and continued in Christ
not God's 10 commandments.
The "shadow laws are those laws for the remission of sins that are fulfilled and continued in the body of Christ *
Colossians 2:17 in the new covenant as it is also written "
Then said I, See, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me , Then said I, See, I come in the volume of the book it is written of me, to do your will, O God * Hebrews 10:7 from
Psalms 40:7. It is the
volume of the book that pointed to Jesus that is fulfilled in the new covenant based on better promises not God's 10 commandments which are continued in the new covenant and according to the scriptures give us the knowledge of what sin is when broken and righteousness when obeyed *
Romans 3:20;
Romans 7:7;
1 John 3:4;
Psalms 119:172 (more scripture support
here and
here).
So to say we know what sin is without having Gods' 10 commandments is not biblical because the scriptures teach us that it is only by the law we have a knowledge of what sin is according to Paul in
Romans 3:20 and
Romans 7:7 which agrees with John in
1 John 3:4 and James in
James 2:10-11.
It is the new ministration of the Spirit of God working through those who believe God's Word with Jesus as ministering on our behalf in the Heavenly Sanctuary that God promises to change our hearts to love that fulfills God's new covenant promise of salvation from sins to those who believe and follow Gods' Word according to
Jeremiah 31:31-34;
Ezekiel 36:23-27 that Paul talks about in
Hebrews 8:10-12 and
Hebrews 10:1-22.
We need to be born again according to Jesus from the inside out to walk in God's Spirit of love *John 3:3-7; Matthew 22:36-40; Galatians 5:16 because those who have been born again into God's new covenant promise do not knowingly practice sin (breaking God's commandments) according to John in
1 John 3:6-9 and those who do have not seen or know God according to
1 John 2:3-4. No one loves God by breaking His commandments as love is expressed through obedience to God's law according to Jesus in
Matthew 22:36-40, Paul in
Romans 13:8-10; James in
James 2:8-12 and John in
1 John 5:2-3 as we have faith in God's Word *
1 John 5:4; Romans 3:31.
James makes it very clear that
James 2:10-11 [10], FOR WHOEVER SHALL KEEP THE WHOLE LAW, AND YET OFFEND IN ONE POINT, HE IS GUILTY OF ALL. [11], FOR HE THAT SAID, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, SAID ALSO, DO NOT KILL. NOW IF YOU COMMIT NO ADULTERY, YET IF YOU KILL, YOU ARE BECOME A TRANSGRESSOR OF THE LAW.
God's 4th commandment is one of Gods' 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is when broken *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4 and breaking Gods' 4th commandment when God gives us a knowledge of the truth of His Word just like anyone of God's 10 commandments is sin according to the scriptures.
There is not one scripture an all of Gods' Word that says Gods' 4th commandment has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a holy day or rest. This is a man-made teaching and tradition that has led many to break Gods' 4th commandment. Jesus even saying in his own words if we follow the teachings and traditions of men that break the commandments of God we are not worshiping God in Matthew 15:3-9.
I believe the final test to our world is coming. Who do we believe and follow God or man?
What are your thoughts?
