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Isaiah 46:12-13,
"Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry:"
"Thou shalt fear Yahweh thy God, and serve him... Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee.
And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before Yahweh our God, as he hath commanded us."
1 John 5:3, "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."
Revelation 22:4, "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."
Oh, please do not say"we don't have to keep the 10 commandments" and that they are nailed to the cross. That's the wretched antinomian teaching: a false doctrine, and twisted scripture. Peter wrote referring to Paul's letters, that there "are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." (2 Peter 3:16)
Sin is nailed to the cross, the handwriting of ordinances is nailed to the cross: that is, the penalty or indictment of sin (Colossians 1:14), and the ceremonial and sacrificial part of the law was done away with in Christ; Him being the final and perfect sacrifice (Hebrews 9:26-28, 10:9-14), but the moral law contained in the 10 commandments was never abolished. Otherwise Jesus would have never said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15)
No! Jesus magnified the law just as prophesied: "The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable"
He spoke it more perfectly, and indeed He did magnify it and made it honorable, so that even breaking the 10 commandments in your heart and in your thoughts is sin, not just the physical commission of it.
Matthew 5:27-28,
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."
Here Jesus magnified the law. In fact let's look at more from the sermon on the mount,
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." (Matthew 5:17-28)
1 John 3:13-15 confirms and clarifies some of this even further: "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him."
You see, some have argued that Jesus preached the sermon on the mount before His crucifixion, so He hadn't yet fulfilled the law, and He was speaking to Jews at the time; and all other manner of excuses to avoid the law, and take a detour around it. That's why 1 John is important, because John wrote that long after the crucifixion. Yet he still reiterates what Jesus spoke in Matthew 5 regarding having something against your brother.
And Paul is very clear when he is writing about faith, and is careful to clarify lest his readers think he means an abolition of the law: "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law." (Romans 3:31)
Rather, we keep the law now by faith, not by works, and by His righteousness: "Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus." (Romans 3:25-26)
That is the righteousness of God without the law, being witnessed BY THE LAW and the prophets (Romans 3:21): The gift of righteousness - "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." (Romans 5:17)
Paul goes on to say, "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:" (Romans 6:6-8)
This is very clear: we should not serve sin. The 10 commandments point out sin, so if we keep them we are not serving sin, and if we are dead and not serving sin, we are keeping the commandments.
You might say, "well love is the commandment today." And, I will agree with that, but only from Jesus commandment on it, not the utter nonsense and blasphemy that's taught today saying you can "love" anyone you want in any way you want and it's ok because after all, it's just love.
Jesus summed up the 10 commandments in two:
"Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Matthew 22:36-40)
If you are loving God with all your heart, soul, and mind, then you will be keeping the first 4 commandments, and if you love your neighbor as yourself, you will honor your parents, you will not kill, or even hate; you will not commit adultery, or even look to lust in your heart, you won't steal, you won't covet, or lie. And right there covers all 10 commandments, which is the moral law that we are called to keep by faith, through His righteousness: for He lives through us and in us.
Anyone teaching the 10 commandments are abolished doesn't know the scriptures, and is deceived themselves, and if they are teaching others their twisted doctrine, causing others to feel comfortable sinning, they shall be held accountable for leading the brethren astray, or maybe keeping people from being saved by promoting a counterfeit salvation based on heresy and lies.
The gist of righteousness is ours to live in, as imparted unto us, imputed also unto us - Christs righteousness becomes our righteousness, not as a cloak for sin, not as a get out of hell free card, but as a daily righteousness we are to live in. Amen
"Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry:"
"Thou shalt fear Yahweh thy God, and serve him... Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee.
And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before Yahweh our God, as he hath commanded us."
1 John 5:3, "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."
Revelation 22:4, "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."
Oh, please do not say"we don't have to keep the 10 commandments" and that they are nailed to the cross. That's the wretched antinomian teaching: a false doctrine, and twisted scripture. Peter wrote referring to Paul's letters, that there "are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." (2 Peter 3:16)
Sin is nailed to the cross, the handwriting of ordinances is nailed to the cross: that is, the penalty or indictment of sin (Colossians 1:14), and the ceremonial and sacrificial part of the law was done away with in Christ; Him being the final and perfect sacrifice (Hebrews 9:26-28, 10:9-14), but the moral law contained in the 10 commandments was never abolished. Otherwise Jesus would have never said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15)
No! Jesus magnified the law just as prophesied: "The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable"
He spoke it more perfectly, and indeed He did magnify it and made it honorable, so that even breaking the 10 commandments in your heart and in your thoughts is sin, not just the physical commission of it.
Matthew 5:27-28,
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."
Here Jesus magnified the law. In fact let's look at more from the sermon on the mount,
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." (Matthew 5:17-28)
1 John 3:13-15 confirms and clarifies some of this even further: "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him."
You see, some have argued that Jesus preached the sermon on the mount before His crucifixion, so He hadn't yet fulfilled the law, and He was speaking to Jews at the time; and all other manner of excuses to avoid the law, and take a detour around it. That's why 1 John is important, because John wrote that long after the crucifixion. Yet he still reiterates what Jesus spoke in Matthew 5 regarding having something against your brother.
And Paul is very clear when he is writing about faith, and is careful to clarify lest his readers think he means an abolition of the law: "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law." (Romans 3:31)
Rather, we keep the law now by faith, not by works, and by His righteousness: "Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus." (Romans 3:25-26)
That is the righteousness of God without the law, being witnessed BY THE LAW and the prophets (Romans 3:21): The gift of righteousness - "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." (Romans 5:17)
Paul goes on to say, "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:" (Romans 6:6-8)
This is very clear: we should not serve sin. The 10 commandments point out sin, so if we keep them we are not serving sin, and if we are dead and not serving sin, we are keeping the commandments.
You might say, "well love is the commandment today." And, I will agree with that, but only from Jesus commandment on it, not the utter nonsense and blasphemy that's taught today saying you can "love" anyone you want in any way you want and it's ok because after all, it's just love.
Jesus summed up the 10 commandments in two:
"Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Matthew 22:36-40)
If you are loving God with all your heart, soul, and mind, then you will be keeping the first 4 commandments, and if you love your neighbor as yourself, you will honor your parents, you will not kill, or even hate; you will not commit adultery, or even look to lust in your heart, you won't steal, you won't covet, or lie. And right there covers all 10 commandments, which is the moral law that we are called to keep by faith, through His righteousness: for He lives through us and in us.
Anyone teaching the 10 commandments are abolished doesn't know the scriptures, and is deceived themselves, and if they are teaching others their twisted doctrine, causing others to feel comfortable sinning, they shall be held accountable for leading the brethren astray, or maybe keeping people from being saved by promoting a counterfeit salvation based on heresy and lies.
The gist of righteousness is ours to live in, as imparted unto us, imputed also unto us - Christs righteousness becomes our righteousness, not as a cloak for sin, not as a get out of hell free card, but as a daily righteousness we are to live in. Amen