8. If the Sabbath cannot change, because God cannot change (Mal 3:6) then what about all the other feast days and laws that changed? See: Hebrews 7:12. And why did Jesus give a "a new commandment" in John 13:34?
God's 10 commandments are God's eternal law written with the finger of God on tables of stone. They are the work of God *Exodus 32:16
Was everyone of the 10 commandment "spoken by God"? (
Exodus 20:1-17)
Exodus 20:1-17 "And GOD SPOKE ALL THESE WORDS SAYING....
After God spoke the ten commandments *
Exodus 20:1-17
Exodus 20:18-20 [18], And all the people saw the thunder, and the lightning, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. [19], And they said to Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but LET NOT GOD SPEAK WITH US LEST WE DIE. [20], And Moses said to the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that you sin not.
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- Yep God spoke everyone of the 10 commandments...
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Is Gods Word forever?
Psalm 119:89 YOUR WORD O Lord, IS ETERNAL is firmly fixed in the heavens.
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but MY WORDS WILL NEVER PASS AWAY.
1 Peter 1:25 BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER." And this is the word which was preached to you.
Matthew 5:18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Matthew 4:4 But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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Yep - God's Word is forever. Therefore if God's 10 commandments are the "spoken Word of God", it is God's Word not mine that says that God's 10 commandments are forever not me.
We have a choice dear friend. We can read the 10 commandments from the tables of stone the show us give us the knowledge of what sin is *
Romans 3:20;
Romans 7:7;
1 John 3:4 or we can receive the Gospel and God's free gift of grace through the cross and receive forgiveness and newness of life to be free to walk in God's spirit and receive a new heart to love through grace. *
Ephesians 2:8-9;
Romans 8:1-4;
Galatians 5:16. Unless we are born again with a new heart to love and God's law is written in our heart we cannot see the kingdom of heaven according to Jesus *
John 3:3-7. Those who are born again to love and have received Gods new covenant promise of his law being written on the heart through faith *
Hebrews 8:10-12;
Romans 13:8-10;
Romans 3:31 do not practice sin (breaking God's law) *
1 John 3:6-9. According to the scriptures those who claim they know God and knowingly practice sin are lying and the truth is not in them *
1 John 2:3-4. Sin, which is defined in the scriptures as breaking anyone of God's 10 commandments and not believing God's Word *
James 2:10-11;
1 John 3:4;
Romans 14:23 according to the scriptures is the difference between the children of God and the children of the devil *
1 John 3:6-10;
Revelation 12:17;
Revelation 14:12;
Revelation 22:14.
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The 10 commandments were not only the Word of God which is eternal and forever it is the "WORK OF GOD" written with God's own finger.
Was the 10 commandments the work of God?
Exodus 32:16 And THE TABLES WHERE THE WORK OF GOD AND THE WRITING WAS THE WRITING OF GOD GRAVEN ON TABLES OF STONE.
Exodus 31:18 And he gave to Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him on mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, WRITTEN WITH THE FINGER OF GOD.
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Yep the 10 commandments are the work of God alrighty!
Is God's work forever?
Ecclesiastes 3:14 I KNOW WHATREVER GOD DOES IT SHALL BE FOREVER; nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him.
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Is Gods' law eternal?
Psalms 19:9-11 [9] God’s laws are pure, eternal, just. [10] They are more desirable than gold. They are sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb. [11] For they warn us away from harm and give success to those who obey them
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CONCLUSIONS:
The scripture shows above that
God's 10 commandments are the "spoken word of God" which is eternal and forever *
Exodus 20:1-17;
Exodus 20:18-20; Psalm 119:89;
Matthew 24:35;
1 Peter 1:25;
Matthew 5:18;
Matthew 4:4 and we are to live by everyone of them *
Matthew 4:4. -
Therefore the scriptures teach that God's 10 commandments are eternal and forever.
The scriptures show that
Gods 10 commandments are the work of God alone and the writing of God with God's own finger *
Exodus 32:16;
Exodus 31:18 and anything God does it is eternal and forever *
Ecclesiastes 3:14 -
Therefore the scriptures teach that God's 10 commandments are eternal and forever.
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ANSWER: Now unlike Gods' 10 commandments which are written in stone and God's eternal law of Good and evil, sin and righteousness, that give us the knowledge of what sin is in the new covenant *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4; Psalms 119:172, the annual Jewish feast days are the Mosaic annual "shadow laws" written in the book of the law (not tables of stone) by Moses (not God) that are prophetic in nature pointing to Jesus and God's plan of salvation in the new covenant.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 ...'Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and
keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.'
9. . If the ten commandments are going to be in heaven, what is the use of "thou shalt not commit adultery", if there is no marriage in heaven? See: Luke 20:34-35.
In heaven there will be no law as love is how God's law is expressed *Matthew 22:36-40; Romans 13:8-10. Those who are born again do not practice sin (breaking God's commandments). In heaven there is no individual marriages but one big one as God's church is his bride and Jesus is the husband and we are to be faithful always to Christ *Jeremiah 3:14; Matthew 9:15; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 21:9 etc..
10. If the Sabbath was given to all men, why were Gentiles called "strangers". Why were Gentiles outside the gates not required to keep the Sabbath? See: Exodus 20:10.
In the new covenant the gentiles are no lonfer called strangers
Ephesians 2:19, [19], Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God
ISRAEL is only a name given by God to all those who believe and follow Gods' Word. According to God's Word in the new covenant God's ISRAEL is not in the flesh but in the Spirit and are all those who believe and follow Gods' Word *Romans 9:6-8; Romans 2:29-29; Galatians 3:28-29. Gentile believers are now grafted in and we are all one in Christ *Romans 11:13-27. If we are not a part of God's ISRAEL as have no part in Gods new covenant promise *Hebrews 8:10-12 (from Jeremiah 31:31-34).
11. Why did God often criticize the Gentiles via the prophets for moral violations, but never for not keeping the Sabbath?
The old covenant was for physical Israel in the flesh. After the death of Jesus we are now in the new covenant *Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:10-12. God's ISRAEL is not in the flesh but in the Spirit and are all those who believe and follow Gods' Word *Romans 9:6-8; Romans 2:29-29; Galatians 3:28-29. Gentile believers are now grafted in and we are all one in Christ *Romans 11:13-27. If we are not a part of God's ISRAEL as have no part in Gods new covenant promise *Hebrews 8:10-12. Also, God does not hold us accountable to sin until we know what sin is *James 4:17; Acts of the Apostles 17:30-31.
12. If the Gentiles were supposed to keep the Sabbath, why are they called "strangers of the Covenant" in Ephesians 2:12?
See precvious section and the new covenant scriptures supplied. Ephesians 2:19, [19], Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God
13. If the 10 commandments are the highest and most complete expression of God's will, then why did it lack the two most important commandments? Matthew 22:36-40 where is the prohibition against drunkenness, homosexuality and fornication?
The question is based on a
false statement. Love is how God's law is kept from the heart (see Matthew 5:17-32. When Jesus said that the two great commandments were love to God and love to man in Matthew 22:36-39 he also said in v40 "ON THESE TWO COMMANDMENTS HANG ALL THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS. Also Jesus was quoting from the old testament scriptures in Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18.
14. If the 10 commandments are the highest and most complete expression of God's will, then why did Jesus give a new commandment to "love one another, even as I have loved you" John 13:34. Where were the Jews told to love their neighbor as Yahweh loved them?
No one had ever loved another as God had loved us. That is why we need to be born again to love as Jesus loved.
1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God, and knows God.
1 John 3:9
Whoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
This is God's new covenant promise of a new heart to love *Hebrews 8:10-12. According to Jesus unless we are born again to love we cannot enter into Gods kingdom *John 3:3-7. Whosoever is born of God does not knowingly practice sin *1 John 3:6-9. Sin is defined in God's Word as breaking anyone of God's 10 commandments and not believing and following God's Word *1 John 3:4; James 2:10-11; Romans 14:23.
15. If the fact that the Sabbath is mentioned in the New Testament after Pentecost proves it is still in force, then does the mention of The Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1, The days of unleavened bread Acts 12:3; 20:6, Days of Purification: Acts 21:26, Animal Sacrifices: Acts 21:26, Circumcision: Acts 16:3, Temple worship: Acts 24:12 prove we must keep these too because they are also mentioned and must therefore also still be in force like the Sabbath?
Strawman question. The others have scriptures that provide their fulfillment in the new covenant.
There is not one scripture in all of God's Word that says God's 4th commandment has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a holy day. This is a tradition and teaching handed down to christianity that is not biblical.
Hope this helps.