The Bible Ten Commandments
"He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be an abomination." (Proverbs 28:9)
The
Bible Ten Commandments are slowly being erroded away in society today, and even many professing Christians believe that Christ Jesus abolished the Ten Commandments at the cross. Many say that there was one law, which included the ten commandments and the ceremonial laws of Moses. Is this true? Are the Bible Ten Commandments and the ceremonial Laws of Moses the same, ONE law? Did Jesus actually abolish the divine law? Or are the ten commandments still binding upon every person today? Throughout this site you will see the Bible truth on the important issue of the Bible ten commandments.
So that we are clear from the start, no one can "work" their way to heaven by keeping God's Ten Commandments, and we definately do not teach that here. The ONLY way we can get to heaven and enjoy eternal life with God is through His Grace, and through Christ Jesus His Son, who died for our sins on the tree at Calvary. Here, we do not keep the Bible ten commandments to be saved, we keep
the ten commandments because we ARE saved. This is a love relationship between us and God, through Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour, and we want to obey Him and keep His commandments because we love Him. We love God and obey Him, because He first loved us. No one is saved by works, but it's BY our works that show whether we are true Christians or not. Remember what the Bible says in the book of James? ..... James 2:18 .....'Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith BY my works.'
Our "works" is what proves our faith. Anyone can say they have faith in Jesus, but if they do no works and don't strive to obey God and keep His divine law, the Bible ten commandments, then what does that show about their faith? Does it not show their faith to be a false one? As it says in James, our faith is shown (proven) by our deeds and our actions. In the last days there will be two classes of people. Those who submit to the laws and traditions of men and receive the mark of the beast, and those who submit to the will and laws of our Creator God, and receive the
seal of God. Which camp will you be in?
"A self-denying and commandment keeping life is not the ground, but the RESULT of faith, and not the root but the FRUIT of holiness". (E.G.White, Great Controversy)
When Were the Bible Ten Commandments Introduced?
When were
the Bible ten commandments created? Was it at mount Sinai that God's people first came to know about the ten commandments? Or did they know about the commandments of God before that? Well, first we need to look back in Genesis, at the story of Cain and Abel. In Genesis 4, verses 8-10, we find that Cain killed Abel because God accepted Abel's offering, but He did not accept Cain's offering. And God said to Cain ..... Genesis 4:8-10 .....'"What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground. So now you are cursed from the earth.' Now how could God judge Cain, if there wasn't a law already in place that said "thou shalt not kill"? Have a good think about it. We also have the story of Joseph being tempted by Potiphar's wife in Genesis 39:7-9. What did Joseph say to Potiphar's wife? ..... Genesis 39:7-9 .....'because you are his wife ... how can I do this great wickedness against God?' How did Joesph know that sleeping with Potiphar's wife was wrong unless there was a law already in place saying "thou shalt not commit adultery"?
Now the most compelling evidence that the Bible Ten Commandments is God's eternal moral law that has always existed, will always exist and was binding before Sinai, is what we find in Ezekiel 28:12-17. Here, God is talking about Satan, and says ..... 'Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God.' So Satan, before he fell, was the covering Cherub. What does this have to do with the Bible ten commandments? Well, if we find out the job of a covering Cherub, we will see the connection to the ten commandments. In Exodus 25:16-21, we find out ..... 'And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold ... And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings.' This is God telling Moses how to make the earthly sanctuary for God to dwell in, and as we can see, he was to make two golden Cherubims to cover the mercy seat of God. Please stay with us on this and really think about it, because this is key to understanding the eternal nature of the moral law of God, the Bible ten commandments.
Now in the book of Hebrews we find that the earthly sanctuary that Moses had built was a copy (or shadow) of the one already in heaven ..... Hebrews 8:4-5 .....'Who serve unto THE EXAMPLE AND SHADOW OF HEAVENLY THINGS, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make ALL THINGS according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.' Also we have in Hebrews 9:24 .....'For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the FIGURES OF THE TRUE; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.'
So the author of Hebrews confirms that the earthly sanctuary was a COPY of the one already in heaven where God dwells. So if the earthly sanctuary had covering Cherubims over the mercy seat, then the REAL sanctuary in heaven also has REAL covering Cherubim. And Satan used to be the covering Cherub over the mercy seat, the very throne of God in heaven. Now this is the connection to the ten commandments; What is under the mercy seat of God? The ark of His testament, which contains the Ten Commandments. Do you see this amazing truth? If the most holy place in the earthly sanctuary contained God's law inside the ark of the covenant, and was a COPY of the one already in heaven, then it proves that God's law contained on the stone tablets, existed BEFORE sin entered this world, and even BEFORE Satan fell. There is no doubt that the ten commandments is God's eternal moral law, which His heavenly government is based on. God didn't think up the Bible ten commandments at Sinai, no, rather His moral law that we find contained within the ten commandments is the very foundation of His heavenly throne. His law has ALWAYS existed, and WILL always exist.
"The law of God, being a revelation of His will and a transcript of His character, must forever endure." (The Great Controversy, p434)
John confirmed that the ten commandments is still the foundation and character of God's government in heaven, through what he saw in a vision in the book of Revelation ..... 'And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament.' Revelation 11:19 ..... So John sees a door opened in the temple of God in heaven, and sees the ORIGINAL ark of the testament, which will be under the mercy seat of God, containing the ten commandments and covered by the covering Cherubs, which is the job that Satan used to have as mentioned above. Do you see this amazing truth about God's Bible ten commandments? They were in existence BEFORE sin entered this world, and even before this world began. And they are still in existence today and very much binding upon all people. But as I said from the start, we do not keep the Bible ten commandments to be saved, we keep them because we ARE saved through the precious blood of Jesus Christ. God has always and will always hate sin, and what is sin? ..... 1 John 3:4 ..... 'Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.' ..... What law? The Bible ten commandments.
Now keep that last Bible verse in your mind for a moment, and think about what happened to satan in heaven ..... Ezekiel 28:15 .....'Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.' ..... Now God in this verse is talking about Lucifer (satan), and look at what He says about Lucifer. "thou was perfect until INIQUITY was found in thee." What is iniquity? It's SIN! What did John say in 1 John 3:4? He said that sin is transgression of the law. So how was iniquity found in Lucifer? He transgressed God's eternal moral law by coveting God's position. There is no doubt that God's moral law which we find in the Bible ten commandments, existed before this world was created and will continue to exist and be binding throughout eternity! As the Psalmist said, "forever O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven .... All God's commandments are sure, they stand fast forever and ever." (Psalm 119:89; 111:7,8)
Blessed are They who Delight in God's Law
Just take a look at what the Psalmist thought about God's divine law in Psalm 119 ..... "Blessed are they who walk in the law of the Lord ..... Make me to go in the path of Thy commandments ..... I will delight myself in Thy commandments ..... The law of Thy mouth is better for me than thousands of gold and silver ..... All Thy commandments are faithful ..... I will keep the commandments of my God ..... All Thy commandments are truth ..... Great peace have they that love Thy law." ..... As the morals of this world continue to disintegrate, God is looking for a people who will stand up for what is right. A people who will not bow down and give in to the sins and wicked ways of this world, but a people who stand firmly on the truth of His Word in the Bible. A people who are willing to keep God's commandments, no matter what the world says or does. Did you know that
end times prophecy in Revelation reveals God's saints
in the last days are those who are keeping His commandments? See
Gods law in Bible prophecy or
Ten Commandments in Bible Prophecy for the truth on this. Let us be servants of the Most High God and obey Him. Let us follow in our Lord Jesus' footsteps. Let us delight in the law of God and not only keep the
Bible ten commandments, but also proclaim them and teach them!
