THE LAW OF MOSES FLOWS FROM THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

[JesusFollowerForever]

I'm only addressing lawful action. Nothing is abolished.

Glad to hear, also some people choose and pick the commandments this is also a grave error ( I am not saying this has to do with you here also)

People forget that GOD wants us to first Love him but also to trust in Him, he will provide for us this is certain but a strong faith is required and a solid foundation and perseverance in the path that leads to eternal life. Yes a lot of blessings to those who do God's will.

Yes God Will provide see exodus 16 also Christ said and this is true;

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” – Matthew 6:26

“If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” – Matthew 7:11

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” – Matthew 6:33

Many more of the same throughout the bible.


Blessings.

 

[guevaraj]

According to Eph 2:15 the word fulfill means Jesus brought the Law to an end. Jesus did accomplish everything He came to do. Just as Paul wrote, we are not under the laws of the old covenant.

Brother, here is Jesus doing what is said in Ephesians 2:15, where Jesus has removed the human traditions added to the Ten Commandments that "shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces."

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either. “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are! “Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’ Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding. How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred? When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it. And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. And when you swear ‘by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne. (Matthew 23:13-22 NLT)​

When we humans add something like Sunday being "blind guides", we "shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces". Like the popular Sunday tradition, Judaism added human traditions that cancel God's word. These human traditions enslave us to sin, sin which would otherwise have been eliminated by God's Ten Commandments had these human traditions not been added. Judaism's human traditions, like the popular human tradition of Sunday, which has replaced the Sabbath in the Fourth Commandment, "shut the door of the Kingdom of heaven in people's faces".

Jesus replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commandments from God.’ For you ignore God’s law(nomos)/commandment(entolé) and substitute your own tradition.” Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law(nomos)/commandment(entolé) in order to hold on to your own tradition. For instance, Moses gave you this law(nomos)/commandment(entolé) from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’ But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’ In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents. And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.” (Mark 7:6-13 NLT fixed)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

Brother, here is Jesus doing what is said in Ephesians 2:15, where Jesus has removed the human traditions added to the Ten Commandments that "shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces."

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either. “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are! “Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’ Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding. How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred? When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it. And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. And when you swear ‘by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne. (Matthew 23:13-22 NLT)​

When we humans add something like Sunday being "blind guides", we "shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces". Like the popular Sunday tradition, Judaism added human traditions that cancel God's word. These human traditions enslave us to sin, sin which would otherwise have been eliminated by God's Ten Commandments had these human traditions not been added. Judaism's human traditions, like the popular human tradition of Sunday, which has replaced the Sabbath in the Fourth Commandment, "shut the door of the Kingdom of heaven in people's faces".

Jesus replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commandments from God.’ For you ignore God’s law(nomos)/commandment(entolé) and substitute your own tradition.” Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law(nomos)/commandment(entolé) in order to hold on to your own tradition. For instance, Moses gave you this law(nomos)/commandment(entolé) from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’ But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’ In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents. And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.” (Mark 7:6-13 NLT fixed)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

very nice post, thank you Jorge!

and YES!!! Jesus returns soon I know this in my Heart. the chaos of this world is increasing exponentially, prophecy being fulfilled, but few see it and continue as all is normal.

Blessings

 

[DamianWarS]

Glad to hear, also some people choose and pick the commandments this is also a grave error ( I am not saying this has to do with you here also

This probably needs to be unpacked more. It's not that anything is abolished or cherry-picked, it's that Christ gives us instruction for lawful action that is inclusive of all law. In essence, it is a heuristic approach of keeping law but more appropriately for Christian living. I get the resistance to the ambiguity of love, context is still needed, as it is a love that is an outflow from the heart through Christ and spirit-led. The distinction however, is our focus, it should not be law-keeping driven, but instead Christ-keeping/Spirit-led focus. In doing so the product is always lawful action.

Most of this is pretty straightforward, clearly if you love your neighbour, you're also not stealing from him, lying, killing him, or sleeping with his wife. It gets more controversial when we address non-moral law/commandments like how goodness keep dietary laws or goodness keeps the sabbath? But if Christ's words are true, then this love/goodness he speaks of should be our primary focus and in doing so, it is lawful practice over all law.

Paul unpacks it like this "Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings." (1 Cor 9:19-23). You will see that Paul focus is not law, nor is it also lawlessness, it is "all for the sake of the gospel" guided under Christ's law. This is a missional approach of Christian living.

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

This probably needs to be unpacked more. It's not that anything is abolished or cherry-picked, it's that Christ gives us instruction for lawful action that is inclusive of all law. In essence, it is a heuristic approach of keeping law but more appropriately for Christian living. I get the resistance to the ambiguity of love, context is still needed, as it is a love that is an outflow from the heart through Christ and spirit-led. The distinction however, is our focus, it should not be law-keeping driven, but instead Christ-keeping/Spirit-led focus. In doing so the product is always lawful action.

Most of this is pretty straightforward, clearly if you love your neighbour, you're also not stealing from him, lying, killing him, or sleeping with his wife. It gets more controversial when we address non-moral law/commandments like how goodness keep dietary laws or goodness keeps the sabbath? But if Christ's words are true, then this love/goodness he speaks of should be our primary focus and in doing so, it is lawful practice over all law.

Paul unpacks it like this "Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings." (1 Cor 9:19-23). You will see that Paul focus is not law, nor is it also lawlessness, it is "all for the sake of the gospel" guided under Christ's law. This is a missional approach of Christian living.

I agree with what you say in the first 2 paragraph but the last one, In my opinion, what you quoted of Paul is to me a hypocritical approach to proposing a gospel, He is saying here he modified the message to gain fellowship, just like politicians do. There is only one truth and the message is the same for everyone, for instance Jesus’ way was truth and love, without pretending. He said:

"Let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.'" (Matthew 5:37)

This means being simple, honest, and the same always. This is why I do not like some passages from Paul (1 Cor 9:19-23), this is of them.

I agree however that Paul's focus is not the law, and is as you say, "all for the sake of the gospel" however know that Paul's Gospel, that he acknowledges as "MY GOSPEL" is his own and does not have the same focus as the Gospel Jesus preached, the Kingdom of God and repentance from sin.

Mat 4:17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

 

[DamianWarS]

I agree with what you say in the first 2 paragraph but the last one, In my opinion, what you quoted of Paul is to me a hypocritical approach to proposing a gospel, He is saying here he modified the message to gain fellowship, just like politicians do. There is only one truth and the message is the same for everyone, for instance Jesus’ way was truth and love, without pretending. He said:

"Let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.'" (Matthew 5:37)

This means being simple, honest, and the same always. This is why I do not like some passages from Paul (1 Cor 9:19-23), this is of them.

I agree however that Paul's focus is not the law, and is as you say, "all for the sake of the gospel" however know that Paul's Gospel, that he acknowledges as "MY GOSPEL" is his own and does not have the same focus as the Gospel Jesus preached, the Kingdom of God and repentance from sin.

Mat 4:17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

What Paul is doing is contextualizing. Contextualization is a central theme of the gospel, the incarnation would be the most powerful example. Paul uses it as a missional model, but that model was already there.

Where "My Gospel" is used by Paul he doesn't use it in this letter to the Corinthians and he demonstrates his ability to be transparent saying in 1 Cor 7:12 "To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord)..." So I don't see why his reference here should not be seen as credible. The context only points to the one Gospel and not some altered version of it.

But this isn't the place to challenge Paul's missiological outlook as credible or not (if that's what you're doing). The statement of purpose of this forum states "NT writers' teachings do not contradict each other or the teachings of Christ and are equally inspired by God. (2 Peter 3:15-16; 2 Thessalonians 3:16)"

My point with law is that although we keep it through lawful action of Christ is that in practice we don't need to be checking (or abolishing, cherry picking, separating, highlighting, et cetera...) Our outflow from Christ is always lawful.

Jesus was already asked what the greatest is. The problem with just saying love the Lord your God with all your heart soul and mind is that no one would disagree yet it is not clear on what the action is so it would just start another argument on what the second greatest in. In anticipation of the inevitable Jesus gives us the commandment to love our neighbour as ourself. These two commandments are doved tailed together in that the commandment to love each other shows us how to love God and it should how we approach all our lawful actions. But we should't be using these to prop up another group of laws, like the 10 or something else essentially saying "what he really meant was..." It's just silly, at what point do we stop asking what the greatest is? Jesus already answered it.

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

What Paul is doing is contextualizing. Contextualization is a central theme of the gospel, the incarnation would be the most powerful example. Paul uses it as a missional model, but that model was already there.

Where "My Gospel" is used by Paul he doesn't use it in this letter to the Corinthians and he demonstrates his ability to be transparent saying in 1 Cor 7:12 "To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord)..." So I don't see why his reference here should not be seen as credible. The context only points to the one Gospel and not some altered version of it.

But this isn't the place to challenge Paul's missiological outlook as credible or not (if that's what you're doing). The statement of purpose of this forum states "NT writers' teachings do not contradict each other or the teachings of Christ and are equally inspired by God. (2 Peter 3:15-16; 2 Thessalonians 3:16)"

My point with law is that although we keep it through lawful action of Christ is that in practice we don't need to be checking (or abolishing, cherry picking, separating, highlighting, et cetera...) Our outflow from Christ is always lawful.

Jesus was already asked what the greatest is. The problem with just saying love the Lord your God with all your heart soul and mind is that no one would disagree yet it is not clear on what the action is so it would just start another argument on what the second greatest in. In anticipation of the inevitable Jesus gives us the commandment to love our neighbour as ourself. These two commandments are doved tailed together in that the commandment to love each other shows us how to love God and it should how we approach all our lawful actions. But we should't be using these to prop up another group of laws, like the 10 or something else essentially saying "what he really meant was..." It's just silly, at what point do we stop asking what the greatest is? Jesus already answered it.

so many interpretations possible and people always make excuses for Paul, I am not one of them, he said what he said and meant what he meant.

There is no problem with what Jesus said BTW, all he said is clear and consistent..the problem is that many follow exclusively what Paul said and forget about Christ. I see this often in this forums. they are easy to spot, they quote almost exclusively from Paul. I am trying to bring them back to Christ and His teachings, Christ is the only way to eternal life. But my work is almost complete here I will not be with this Forum for much longer.

 

[DamianWarS]

so many interpretations possible and people always make excuses for Paul, I am not one of them, he said what he said and meant what he meant.

There is no problem with what Jesus said BTW, all he said is clear and consistent..the problem is that many follow exclusively what Paul said and forget about Christ. I see this often in this forums. they are easy to spot, they quote almost exclusively from Paul. I am trying to bring them back to Christ and His teachings, Christ is the only way to eternal life. But my work is almost complete here I will not be with this Forum for much longer.

Paul's message is of Christ (we've been over this) I'm been sticking to Christ and when I bring in a message of Paul you don't like you try and discredit Paul. I'm sorry that Paul raises so many issues with you. I have no excuses for Paul but his words are of Christ and are regarded as scripture so I accepted them as so. Your issues with Pauline theology are your issues but Paul cannot be challenged here in this forum, in these discussions you need to figure out how to work with Paul's words over rejecting from your issues with his authority.

But sure, if you only accept the 12, James tells us "If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right." (Jam 2:8) James de-emphasizes the letter of the law so that he can emphasise Christ's law. His focus is on Christ's law over the letter of the law. This is consistent with what Christ says, it is consistent with that Paul says a d the rest of the NT authors.

 

[SabbathBlessings]

There is no dichotomy between Christ's laws and God's law, and in doing so one automatically disqualifies themselves Rev 14:12 Rev 22:14

Also, the law of love is not in conflict with the letter of the law, its quite the opposite. The letter of the law i.e. not worshipping other gods, not stealing etc. is fulfilled by love. Someone with love in their heart is not going to disobey God and dishonor Him by breaking the letter Rom 2:21-23 and sinning Rom 7:7 Paul made clear people who practice this (without repenting and turning from) will not inherit the Kingdom (just as Jesus taught Mat 7:21-23 Rev 22:14-15) and calls it works of the flesh Gal 5:19-21 and being an enmity to God Rom 8:7-8. If we are abiding in Christ we are keeping His commandments John 15:10 living by every Word Mat 4:4 including not breaking or teaching others to break the least of these commandments Mat 5:19-30 and following in His example 1 John 2:6 because we love Him so much

 

[Bob S]

No Bob Jesus never brought the law to an end, rather the penalty of death, you have it all wrong. I explained this to you already 100 times.

I am sure you are referring to the second death. The penalty for being a sinner is the first death. We will all face it. What you are trying to tell us is that because of Jesus coming He has removed the penalty. Why then is there still the penalty. Why do you believe some will not receive an eternal reward? The penalty still exists; it just involves different laws than the Israelites had to face. They were required to observe days, weeks and months. we are required to love others as Jesus loves us. Our salvation depends on our faith just as it always has been.

Your one hundred times doesn't make what you believe correct. You have never explained Gal 3:19, Eph 2:15, 2Cor3:6-11, Col2: 16-17 or Matt 5 where Jesus said He came to fulfill the Law and the prophets. He brought the prophesies about His coming to an end and the sentence mentions the Law, but somehow He didn't fulfill it in the same way He did the prophesies concerning His coming. You deny anything Paul wrote concerning how we are to serve Jesus, yet I have seen where you have quoted Paul to make a point in your favor.

 

[DamianWarS]

There is no dichotomy between Christ's laws and God's law, and in doing so one automatically disqualifies themselves Rev 14:12 Rev 22:14

Also, the law of love is not in conflict with the letter of the law, its quite the opposite. The letter of the law i.e. not worshipping other gods, not stealing etc. is fulfilled by love. Someone with love in their heart is not going to disobey God and dishonor Him by breaking the letter Rom 2:21-23 and sinning Rom 7:7 Paul made clear people who practice this (without repenting and turning from) will not inherit the Kingdom (just as Jesus taught Mat 7:21-23 Rev 22:14-15) and calls it works of the flesh Gal 5:19-21 and being an enmity to God Rom 8:7-8. If we are abiding in Christ we are keeping His commandments John 15:10 living by every Word Mat 4:4 including not breaking or teaching others to break the least of these commandments Mat 5:19-30 and following in His example 1 John 2:6 because we love Him so much

Christ presents a new (but really old) mechanism for lawful practice. This is Christ's law. If we keep Christ's law, we keep law. This may conflict with the letter (superficially) since there are aspects of the law more ceremonial driven than moral, for example, the Sabbath. The point of the sabbath is not to avoid goodness and goodness itself is shown as lawful (Mt 12:12) despite that the said goodness may involve work (the amount of pushing, pulling, sweating, etc... to pull the sheep out of the pit) the work is lawful (and yes we need to consider sheep is a metaphor for the lost). the 4th tells us to cease work so there is a conflict of values. This shows us goodness itself is above the letter presented, and Christ confirms this through words and practice. we naturally have a hierarchy of values in law and Christ shows us it is goodness that we should value above all. I do not mean an obscure abstract goodness/love, but one as defined by Christ. If we align ourselves to this goodness, then our outflow will always be love/goodness and will always be lawful, but if we fail to love, we are but a clanging symbol.

 

[SabbathBlessings]

Christ presents a new (but really old) mechanism for lawful practice. This is Christ's law. If we keep Christ's law, we keep law.

Its important to understand that in the New Covenant God wrote His law in our hearts and minds Heb 8:10 why when breaking we are dishonoring God Rom 2:21-23 and its still a sin Rom 7:71 John 3:4 James 2:10-12 and shows our heart has not been changed, by Jesus still walking in the flesh Rom 8:7-8 Gal 5:19-21

Jesus said when we break God's law and replace with our own laws/traditions our heart is far from Him because it shows we have rebelled against what God placed there. Mat 15:3-14 and essentially making ourselves or whoever we are following our master instead of being faithful to God Rom 6:16

Jesus never taught the new way, as you call it, leads us to breaking God's law, He taught quite the opposite Mat 5:19 when our heart isn't right we would not be keeping God's law and gave two examples of this, which applies to all of the commandments Mat 5:19 first with the commandment to commit murder- through Him if thoughts of contempt and anger towards our neighbor are replaced with love and compassion, thou shalt not murder would automatically be kept. Never did He teach breaking the letter as you call it, to literally commit murder is OK. He taught the opposite not to break or teach others to break the least of these commandments. So if we are breaking the letter of God's law it would be impossible to keep the "new way" as Jesus demonstrated it is a much higher standard, not a lessor standard and all of God's law would be kept the way God said, not profaned.

This may conflict with the letter (superficially) since there are aspects of the law more ceremonial driven than moral, for example, the Sabbath. The point of the sabbath is not to avoid goodness and goodness itself is shown as lawful (Mt 12:12)

Where do you find that the Sabbath commandment is ceremonial and not moral anywhere in the Scriptures. God never separated the Sabbath from the rest of the commandments, are we greater than He? Is it moral to profane God? Thats what He says in His own Words when we do not keep the Sabbath Eze 22:26 He said keeping the Sabbath is doing just and righteousness Isa 56:1-2 which is the foundation of God's Throne. Psa 89:14 So its best in my opinion, to let God be God and let He decide what is moral and righteous which He does Psa 119:172 and not us, as our heart is deceitful above all Jer 17:9

If we are going to quote Jesus on how He kept the Sabbath, lets show all that He did. Jesus kept the Sabbath by going to church reading the Scriptures, preaching the gospel. Luke 4:16 Matthew 4:23 He also healed the sick and needy. The Pharisees considered this breaking the Sabbath which is what Jesus was correcting and its never a sin to do good on the Sabbath in the context of how Jesus followed the Sabbath. Using doing good on the Sabbath, as a means to do what we want on the Sabbath making something God made holy into another common day doing our ways Isa 58:13 is not the same. There is nothing we can get past Him, He knows every secret thing Ecc 12:13-14

We need to be careful we do not become like the Pharisees following our own laws instead of following God's Mat 15:3-14 Rom 2:21-23. Jesus said quoting from the OT to live by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God Mat 4:4 so His law of love only enforces the Ten Commandments- how to love man how to love God 1 John 5:2-3, not destroys as He clearly stated.

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

I am sure you are referring to the second death. The penalty for being a sinner is the first death. We will all face it. What you are trying to tell us is that because of Jesus coming He has removed the penalty. Why then is there still the penalty. Why do you believe some will not receive an eternal reward? The penalty still exists; it just involves different laws than the Israelites had to face. They were required to observe days, weeks and months. we are required to love others as Jesus loves us. Our salvation depends on our faith just as it always has been.

yes the second death but many will not make it to eternal life, it is not me who says so but Jesus.
Bob I will use the words of Jesus to answer you on this one:

Matthew 7:13-14 (NKJV)
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”

Luke 13:24 (NKJV)
“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.”

Matthew 7:21-23 (NKJV)
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”

John 10:9 (NKJV)
“I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.”

Revelation 14:12 (NKJV)
“Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.”

In these verses, Jesus stresses that it is not enough to simply claim His name or perform works; the key is doing the will of the Father. This echoes the narrow path that requires true commitment and obedience.

what about this parable;
Parable of the Wedding Feast – Matthew 22:1-14 (NKJV)

1 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said:
2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,
3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come.
4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.”’
5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.
6 And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them.
7 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
9 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’
10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.
12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”


I can explain it if you do not understand it but I think you do.

BOB S:
Your one hundred times doesn't make what you believe correct. You have never explained Gal 3:19, Eph 2:15, 2Cor3:6-11, Col2: 16-17 or Matt 5 where Jesus said He came to fulfill the Law and the prophets. He brought the prophesies about His coming to an end and the sentence mentions the Law, but somehow He didn't fulfill it in the same way He did the prophesies concerning His coming. You deny anything Paul wrote concerning how we are to serve Jesus, yet I have seen where you have quoted Paul to make a point in your favour.

Bob, as it is written in 2 Peter 3, it says clearly Paul is difficult to understand, If I use his words that can be interpreted in so many ways, it will leave you confused therefore I have decided to not use his words for this reason. also I noticed many quote paul almost exclusively ignoring what Christ was teaching, it is why I use the words of Jesus as many have forgotten. Jesus even added to his words end time prophecy in the book of revelations.

Know that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John contains everything we need to know, birth and life of Jesus, why he came, that he sacrificed himself for us to pay the penalty for out sins, that he rose again, Jesus preached repentance from Sin and the Kingdom of heaven. it is through our faith and obedience in Jesus that we have access to eternal life and the Kingdom of heaven. Jesus said clearly HE is the ONLY way to eternal life, Believe Him, Trust Him, this is what he said;

John 10:11 (NKJV)
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.”

This speaks of His sacrifice, Jesus, unlike hired hands who would abandon the sheep in danger, gives His very life to protect, care for, and save those who belong to Him. His role as the Good Shepherd emphasizes His sacrificial love, His guidance, and His protection of believers.

John 6:47-58 (NKJV)
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” (John 6:47-51)

Jesus here declares that He is the bread of life. This statement refers to the manna that God provided to the Israelites during their time in the wilderness (Exodus 16). The manna temporarily sustained them, but it did not give them eternal life. Jesus, in contrast, offers eternal life and spiritual sustenance.

John 6:53-56 (NKJV)
“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.’”

Jesus says that those who eat His flesh and drink His blood abide in Him, meaning they have an intimate, ongoing relationship with Him. It’s not just a one-time act but a continuous spiritual nourishment and connection. Just as physical food is necessary for physical life, believing in Jesus is a call to participate in His redemptive work and to be nourished by the truth and life He offers.

 

[DamianWarS]

Where do you find that the Sabbath commandment is ceremonial and not moral anywhere in the Scriptures. God never separated the Sabbath from the rest of the commandments, are we greater than He? Is it moral to profane God? Thats what He says in His own Words when we do not keep the Sabbath Eze 22:26 He said keeping the Sabbath is doing just and righteousness Isa 56:1-2 which is the foundation of God's Throne. Psa 89:14 So its best in my opinion, to let God be God and let He decide what is moral and righteous which He does Psa 119:172 and not us, as our heart is deceitful above all Jer 17:9

Where do you find it is moral and not ceremonial? It is ceremonial because it is a ritual weekly practice. The morality of it would be obedience but the action (or inaction) itself does not identify moral behaviour, it is instruction to follow to be obedient and the obedience is the moral component.

Is circumsion moral? It certainly was to Abraham as it was a non-negotiable sign of the everlasting covenant. It certainly was for Moses who was near being put to death for not valuing it. The act of cutting flesh does not describe moral behavior, the morality is following what is given to you.

Jesus tells us new instruction, and the instruction is lawful. The morality continues to be what is given to you. With Christ-law it actually does describe moral behavior so it should be easy to accept.

If we are going to quote Jesus on how He kept the Sabbath, lets show all that He did. Jesus kept the Sabbath by going to church reading the Scriptures, preaching the gospel. Luke 4:16 Matthew 4:23 He also healed the sick and needy. The Pharisees considered this breaking the Sabbath which is what Jesus was correcting and its never a sin to do good on the Sabbath in the context of how Jesus followed the Sabbath. Using doing good on the Sabbath, as a means to do what we want on the Sabbath making something God made holy into another common day doing our ways Isa 58:13 is not the same. There is nothing we can get past Him, He knows every secret thing Ecc 12:13-14

As it happens Jesus did not comment if it was lawful to go to church on the Sabbath, or it is lawful to read scripture on the Sabbath, or it is lawful to preach the gospel on the Sabbath so I cannot quote him in these things. But I can quote him saying it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.

I'm not saying these things are wrong to do, on the contrary, I don't think he had to challenge people to go to temple, meditate on scripture, or teach his word as being lawful practice on the Sabbath as those things were already well established and continues in the church age. He did however thought it important to show that goodness is lawful on the Sabbath and in doing so challenge people's thinking.

So sure do all those things on the Sabbath, I'm not discouraging you in those things, but also ensure we do goodness, as it is the one sure quote you can find for lawful sabbath practice from Jesus.

We need to be careful we do not become like the Pharisees following our own laws instead of following God's Mat 15:3-14 Rom 2:21-23. Jesus said quoting from the OT to live by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God Mat 4:4 so His law of love only enforces the Ten Commandments- how to love man how to love God 1 John 5:2-3, not destroys as He clearly stated.

Christ says it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. I'm not sure what issue you have with this statement but it is directly from Christ so I accept it as true. Unlike rest, goodness is an innate moral behavior and no matter what day of the week it is goodness is still goodness. For example the morality of pulling a sheep out of pit is the same on a Monday as it is on the Sabbath, neither case should we leave the sheep and both cases we should pull the sheep out.

We should already be practicing goodness and goodness was always lawful but Christ felt the need to stop his Sabbath practice (Christ does not contest the action he embraces it as goodness as pulling sheep out of a pit is goodness) he does this so that he may demonstrate goodness to show, teach and challenge that goodness is lawful.

 

[SabbathBlessings]

Where do you find it is moral and not ceremonial?

You said the Sabbath was ceremonial and not moral, so please do tell where you find it in Scripture. Our opinions are not the same Jesus said keeping the Sabbath is doing just and righteous, Isa 56:1-2 Psa 119:172 which is moral.

As it happens Jesus did not comment if it was lawful to go to church on the Sabbath, or it is lawful to read scripture on the Sabbath,

Until you read Lev 23:3 Exo 20:8-11 Isa 58:13 Luke 4:16 1 John 2:6 1 Peter 2:21-22 Mat 4:4 hence why the apostles followed what Christ did Acts 15:21 Acts 13:42, 44 Acts 18:4 etc. etc as they were commanded Mat 28:18-20 instead of doing what they felt is moral or not as our heart is not to be trusted Jer 17:9 but God’s Word is to be the light to our path Psa 119:105 living by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God, which of course would include the Ten Commandments Exo 20:1, God’s personal Testimony, His version Exo 31:18, not what men try to edited as if mans are above Gods.

 

[DamianWarS]

You said the Sabbath was ceremonial and not moral, so please do tell where you find it in Scripture. Our opinions are not the same Jesus said keeping the Sabbath is doing just and righteous, Isa 56:1-2 Psa 119:172 which is moral.

Obedience is a moral, in this sense, the sabbath is moral, as is circumcision a moral act as it was motivated by obedience. But the commandment itself does not address moral behaviour, it addresses ritual/ceremonial instruction. An easy way to determine the quality of morality is if we consider doing the same thing outside the ceremonial practice also moral? For example, is ceasing work on a Monday also moral? The answer shows us the morality of the sabbath is within its obedience to cease work but not in the ceasing work itself which is neither moral nor immoral.

Obedience is a quality of the entire law so in this sense the entire law is moral but it doesn't need to always address moral behaviour, this is particularly evident in ceremonial obedience, which is what the 4th commandment is. I know you regard the 10 as a universal moral code but it is silly to say doing x on one day is moral, but doing it on another day doesn't matter. This is not a critical way of approaching morality. This isn't a problem if we don't dissect law into different categories, but if you insist on calling some moral and others ceremonial and still others sacrificial or whatever labels you've given them, then the 4th commandment by instruction is addressing ceremonial practice, but by association with the 10 you are calling it moral. This is a problem you will have to sort out, I have no issue with calling it ceremonial.

Until you read Lev 23:3 Exo 20:8-11 Isa 58:13 Luke 4:16 1 John 2:6 1 Peter 2:21-22 Mat 4:4 hence why the apostles followed what Christ did Acts 15:21 Acts 13:42, 44 Acts 18:4 etc. etc as they were commanded Mat 28:18-20 instead of doing what they felt is moral or not as our heart is not to be trusted Jer 17:9 but God’s Word is to be the light to our path Psa 119:105 living by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God, which of course would include the Ten Commandments Exo 20:1, God’s personal Testimony, His version Exo 31:18, not what men try to edited as if mans are above Gods.

There are indeed descriptions of Christ doing these things, but either Christ didn't feel it important enough to comment on them or the authors of the gospels didn't feel is important enough to quote Christ. Call it what you will, but Christ does feel it important to say that doing good on the Sabbath is lawful. That tells me goodness is highly valued and the commandments are not there to ever ignore goodness. Christ is a repeating offender of doing goodness on the Sabbath, they don't seem to all be the same account and are speaking of different sabbaths, and different acts of goodness. I know volumes of books can be made on what Christ did, but the gospel focus on these details, and it would appear that goodness should be sought after, even on the Sabbath.

Do you have a particular issue with goodness? why is it you are fighting this so much? Do you not believe Christ when he said goodness is lawful on the Sabbath?

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

@DamianWarS

Damian about the ten commandments, they are known and refereed to as the moral law, all these Commands are from GOD and Not man, it is GOD who defines what is Moral not us, God is far superior to us in all things and know all things. The ten commandments were written together by God's finger on permanent tables of stone, and placed in the Ark of the Covenant under the mercy seat where God appeared to israel, that should say something!

The Sabbath command is often discussed in terms of whether it is a moral or ceremonial law. To demonstrate that the Sabbath is a moral command, we can look at key Biblical passages that indicate its significance far beyond a simple ceremonial or cultural practice.

The first reference to the Sabbath occurs in Genesis 2:1-3, at the creation of the world. This establishes the Sabbath as part of God's original design, before the Law was given to Israel, suggesting that the Sabbath was intended as a moral law for all of humanity, not just for Israel under the Old Covenant.

God "rested" on the seventh day, not because He needed rest, but to set a pattern for humanity.
He "blessed" and "sanctified" the seventh day, making it holy. ---> Highly Moral!
This is before the Law was given, indicating that the Sabbath was part of God's creation order for all humanity.

The Sabbath command is inexorably part of the Ten Commandments which are often regarded and known as moral laws. as mentioned previously The moral nature of the Ten Commandments is reinforced by the fact that they are universally applicable and address core ethical principles (honoring parents, not murdering, stealing, etc.).

Exodus 20:8-11

"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 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. 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."​

The command is framed as a moral duty: "Remember" implies a timeless obligation to observe the Sabbath.
The command applies to everyone within the community, not just the Israelites (e.g., "nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle").
The Sabbath is tied directly to God's rest after creation, showing it as an integral part of God's moral order from the beginning!

Jesus taught that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. This suggests that the Sabbath is for human well-being, not just a ceremonial obligation.

Mark 2:27-28 (NKJV)

"And He said to them, 'The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.'"​

The Sabbath was made for the benefit of humanity, which suggests its moral purpose.
Jesus affirms that the Sabbath is not a burden but a gift to humankind, emphasizing its positive, moral nature.

While the Sabbath is also a sign of the covenant between God and his people, it still carries moral implications, as it reflects God's holiness and rest, which are intrinsic to His character.

Exodus 31:13-17 (NKJV

"Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you... It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.'"​

The Sabbath is a sign of sanctification, pointing to God as the one who sanctifies His people.
The moral idea of "rest" and "sanctification" is highlighted, linking the Sabbath to God's holiness and His relationship with His people.

Jesus also demonstrated that the Sabbath law was not merely ceremonial by addressing how it should be observed in a way that promotes mercy and compassion.


Matthew 12:10-12 (NKJV)

"And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?'—that they might accuse Him. Then He said to them, 'What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.'"​

Jesus shows that doing good, including healing, is in line with the purpose of the Sabbath. This reinforces that the Sabbath is not just a ceremonial ritual but a time for mercy, compassion, and doing good, which aligns with moral principles.

We clearly see in the verses above mentioned that the Sabbath command is not merely a ceremonial law for this people but a moral command with roots in creation. It is a command to rest and honor God, to reflect on His holiness, and a principle that benefits humanity as a whole. The Sabbath is about well-being, rest, and sanctification, all of which align with moral, ethical values that transcend mere ritual. Who are we to say the Sabbath is merely ceremonial ?

NOTE: the sabbath IS a COMMAND from GOD!

 

[DamianWarS]

@DamianWarS

Damian about the ten commandments, they are known and refereed to as the moral law, all these Commands are from GOD and Not man, it is GOD who defines what is Moral not us, God is far superior to us in all things and know all things. The ten commandments were written together by God's finger on permanent tables of stone, and placed in the Ark of the Covenant under the mercy seat where God appeared to israel, that should say something!

The Sabbath command is often discussed in terms of whether it is a moral or ceremonial law. To demonstrate that the Sabbath is a moral command, we can look at key Biblical passages that indicate its significance far beyond a simple ceremonial or cultural practice.

The first reference to the Sabbath occurs in Genesis 2:1-3, at the creation of the world. This establishes the Sabbath as part of God's original design, before the Law was given to Israel, suggesting that the Sabbath was intended as a moral law for all of humanity, not just for Israel under the Old Covenant.

God "rested" on the seventh day, not because He needed rest, but to set a pattern for humanity.
He "blessed" and "sanctified" the seventh day, making it holy. ---> Highly Moral!
This is before the Law was given, indicating that the Sabbath was part of God's creation order for all humanity.

The Sabbath command is inexorably part of the Ten Commandments which are often regarded and known as moral laws. as mentioned previously The moral nature of the Ten Commandments is reinforced by the fact that they are universally applicable and address core ethical principles (honoring parents, not murdering, stealing, etc.).

Exodus 20:8-11

"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 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. 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."​

The command is framed as a moral duty: "Remember" implies a timeless obligation to observe the Sabbath.
The command applies to everyone within the community, not just the Israelites (e.g., "nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle").
The Sabbath is tied directly to God's rest after creation, showing it as an integral part of God's moral order from the beginning!

Jesus taught that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. This suggests that the Sabbath is for human well-being, not just a ceremonial obligation.

Mark 2:27-28 (NKJV)

"And He said to them, 'The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.'"​

The Sabbath was made for the benefit of humanity, which suggests its moral purpose.
Jesus affirms that the Sabbath is not a burden but a gift to humankind, emphasizing its positive, moral nature.

While the Sabbath is also a sign of the covenant between God and his people, it still carries moral implications, as it reflects God's holiness and rest, which are intrinsic to His character.

Exodus 31:13-17 (NKJV

"Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you... It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.'"​

The Sabbath is a sign of sanctification, pointing to God as the one who sanctifies His people.
The moral idea of "rest" and "sanctification" is highlighted, linking the Sabbath to God's holiness and His relationship with His people.

Jesus also demonstrated that the Sabbath law was not merely ceremonial by addressing how it should be observed in a way that promotes mercy and compassion.


Matthew 12:10-12 (NKJV)

"And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?'—that they might accuse Him. Then He said to them, 'What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.'"​

Jesus shows that doing good, including healing, is in line with the purpose of the Sabbath. This reinforces that the Sabbath is not just a ceremonial ritual but a time for mercy, compassion, and doing good, which aligns with moral principles.

We clearly see in the verses above mentioned that the Sabbath command is not merely a ceremonial law for this people but a moral command with roots in creation. It is a command to rest and honor God, to reflect on His holiness, and a principle that benefits humanity as a whole. The Sabbath is about well-being, rest, and sanctification, all of which align with moral, ethical values that transcend mere ritual. Who are we to say the Sabbath is merely ceremonial ?

NOTE: the sabbath IS a COMMAND from GOD!

You're calling the sabbath moral by association. Moral laws are natural, you don't need to be told them to keep them. I already know my neighbour doesn't want me to kill him, lie to him, or sleep with his wife. No one has to tell me that for me to already know that. But with Sabbath practice I do need to be told it's instruction in order to know what to do and if I was never told I would fall into a pattern that my routine dictates and would never be the wiser. That's not to say that sabbath practice or routined rest is not healthy, it's just landing on a specific day to do these practices needs to be told. We can develop traditions that make us feel right or wrong when we do or don't do them. This doesn't define morality, and if it did then eating turkey on Thanksgiving would also be moral code.

The bible doesn't actually use these terms, there is no splitting law up into shadow laws, ceremonial, sacrafical, moral, etc.... and whatever numerous other labels you want to assign them. This practice is not biblically endorsed. When I don't call the sabbath moral it violates these labels which causes your knee jerk reaction. You're told to regard certain labels with a different authority and when the label is challenged it upsets the tradition. These are post-biblical terms superimposed over Torah to reinforced theological ideas, they are traditionally based, not biblically based.

Jesus was already asked which was the greatest, he does not pull anything out of the 10. But yet no one is defending these and instead it's an argument about a post biblical label over groupings of law. I know the difference between moral and ceremonial, and the 4th is ceremonial as there is no moral instruction given, just weekly ritual instruction.

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

You're calling the sabbath moral by association. Moral laws are natural, you don't need to be told them to keep them. I already know my neighbour doesn't want me to kill him, lie to him, or sleep with his wife. No one has to tell me that for me to already know that. But with Sabbath practice I do need to be told it's instruction in order to know what to do and if I was never told I would fall into a pattern that my routine dictates and would never be the wiser. That's not to say that sabbath practice or routined rest is not healthy, it's just landing on a specific day to do these practices needs to be told. We can develop traditions that make us feel right or wrong when we do or don't do them. This doesn't define morality, and if it did then eating turkey on Thanksgiving would also be moral code.

The bible doesn't actually use these terms, there is no splitting law up into shadow laws, ceremonial, sacrafical, moral, etc.... and whatever numerous other labels you want to assign them. This practice is not biblically endorsed. When I don't call the sabbath moral it violates these labels which causes your knee jerk reaction. You're told to regard certain labels with a different authority and when the label is challenged it upsets the tradition. These are post-biblical terms superimposed over Torah to reinforced theological ideas, they are traditionally based, not biblically based.

Jesus was already asked which was the greatest, he does not pull anything out of the 10. But yet no one is defending these and instead it's an argument about a post biblical label over groupings of law. I know the difference between moral and ceremonial, and the 4th is ceremonial as there is no moral instruction given, just weekly ritual instruction.

Damian, in English, the word Moral are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour. this is used by theologians mostly and scholars mostly and many here on this forum use them also they are a point of reference but are they necessary, not really. the fact is GOD said clearly that the Ten Commandments are the Covenant. They all come together and are part of a whole, you can try to take them apart saying one is ceremonial sand does not belong in the Ten?? but it is not what God said. As for the sabbath day is also a test of Faith to see what we will do, Obey or disobey in this life. This is a serious matter and we should consider what GOD said and no one else. Are you afraid to obey God and do his will, How much Longer will you or any of us deny him? and try and find excuses like this commandment is Moral, no Ceremonial, it does not belong there and we should not obey it since it is ceremonial?

We can label the Commandments in different ways or not, but the fact remains, the Ten Commandments are the Covenant! God declared it! Labels men put on them is Nothing!

God's request is so simple, no labels required. He made the commandments known to man for a reason, Jesus was teaching the ten commandments for a reason and a very good one at that;

if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.(mat 19:17)

The Ten Commandments are written in our bibles for a reason, Psalms contains so many verses on their beauty perfection and purity. They are the way to eternal life, here is only one of these Psalms;
Psalm 19:7-10

"The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb."

Yes Jesus summarized the ten commandments in 2 parts but it is a summary, for the first part, Jesus Who is Never Wrong tells us the greatest commandment is to Love GOD with all our heart, it also means to follow the first 4 commandments if you Love HIM. Can you remove the ones that you do not like to follow? the second commandment to love our neighbour is described in the last six Commandments. Can you remove any of them and still love your neighbour?

The rest of the law of Moses are derived from the Ten commandments. Jesus our Lord, Went further and explained to all or us they are all from Love , Compassion, this must be taken in consideration when applying the concepts of these commandments First and above all else. this is what he came to do also to Magnify the Commandments and explain the core of the Commandments ls is LOVE. the link explains more ion how Jesus magnified the Commandments.

 

[Bob S]

The difference between moral and ceremonial is very simple. Morality has to do with how we treat our fellow man and our God. Ceremonial has to do with rites. It is an act that is to be accomplished at prescribed times or a prescribed duty. Not cutting a man's sideburns was a duty the Israelite men had abide by. It was a ritual or ceremonial act. Keeping new moons, feasts and weekly sabbath were acts, ceremonies or rituals. Marriage was and is a ceremonial act.