Which commandments to obey?

[justbyfaith]

There is the question of which commandments we are to obey in 1 John 5:3 and in 2 John 1:6, as the result of loving the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Do we obey all of the commandments in the Old Testament? Matthew 5:17-20, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 10:16, Jeremiah 31:33, Romans 8:4-7 would seem to tell us so.

We will be called great in the kingdom if we obey and teach the least of these God's commandments. In context (in Matthew 5:17-20) Jesus is talking about the Old Testament law.

But concerning this, it seems that Jesus Himself taught that the Old Testament commandments concerning food laws and the sabbath are now invalid. For He Himself broke the sabbath according to John's testimony (John 5:18); and He also proclaimed on more than one occasion that all foods are now clean (Mark 7:14-19, Luke 11:41, Romans 14:14).

Yet the law is a schoolmaster to lead men to Christ (Galatians 3:24-25); it shows men their sin (Romans 3:20) and brings them to the place of being converted (Psalms 19:7). I don't think that this is talking about the law as it is now that it has been changed for the believer (Hebrews 7:12).

The law has only been changed in that it is no longer given to us as a set of do's and don'ts, but as a list of virtues to be exemplified and vices to be avoided (Galatians 5:16-24). We are told not to walk according to the flesh and that we will reap what we sow, even as believers (Galatians 6:7-8).

And also, the Old Testament sacrifices are no longer needed, because Christ dying on the Cross is the fulfillment of them.

So then, concerning food laws and sabbath days, it seems that if I am going to be great in the kingdom, I should obey and teach them (Matthew 5:17-20); however it also seems that Jesus Himself taught that the sabbath is not all-important, and that neither are the food laws.

It seems to be kind of like the teaching Jesus gave about whether to be an eunuch or not. "He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."

Those who break the least of these commandments and teach men so will not be excluded from the kingdom (in Matthew 5:17-20); but they will be called least in the kingdom.

God is wanting to bring back His Jewish people into the fold of those accepted by Him through faith in the Messiah. In 1 Corinthians 8 and Romans 14, we are told to be sensitive to the consciences of our weaker brothers and sisters (those who feel that the food laws define what is clean and unclean; or those who hold the sabbath day above other days). Perhaps even to the extent of observing these laws ourselves, since at any moment we might come into contact with a weaker brother or sister, who may be stumbled by our liberty, their conscience being emboldened to eat what they do not in reality have liberty to eat. We ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves, even if we ourselves are stronger and feel that we have the liberty to eat what is unclean or to work on Saturday. Jesus did say that it is lawful to do well, what is good and right, on the sabbath days. He redefined the sabbath for us; He is the Lord of the sabbath; I am not certain that He abolished it completely. It is an excellent principle to follow that we should set aside time to rest and spend time with the Lord between Him and us alone. And food laws are now reduced to being an indicating factor of whether or not we have the love of God in our hearts towards a weaker brother, since in 1 Timothy 4:1-6 it becomes clear that every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused if it be received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. So as Gentile believers we have the right to eat what our culture tells us is good; while if we know that we even might be in the presence of a weaker (Jewish) brother or sister we ought to be sensitive to their consciences and refrain from eating what we might otherwise have liberty to eat.

And Jesus healed on the sabbath, even though it stumbled the scribes and Pharisees who were looking onward. However He was redefining the sabbath as the One who made it; because the scribes and Pharisees had taken it too far and had made an idol out of keeping strict laws concerning it. Paul's exhortation in Romans 14 concerning the sabbath is let every man be fully convinced in his own mind as to whether he holds one day above another or whether he holds every day alike. And the weaker brother is not to judge the stronger brother; and the stronger brother is not to hold the weaker brother in contempt.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

The law has only been changed in that it is no longer given to us as a set of do's and don'ts, but as a list of virtues to be exemplified and vices to be avoided (Galatians 5:16-24). We are told not to walk according to the flesh and that we will reap what we sow, even as believers (Galatians 6:7-8).

Read ROMANS 2 when you have time.
See who YAHWEH SAYS is justified, and who is not justified.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

however it also seems that Jesus Himself taught that the sabbath is not all-important, and that neither are the food laws.

Did you read this statement ?

"seems that "

To who ? Seems that way to who ?

To faithful obedient sons, or to unfaithful disobedient hirelings ?

 

[Halbhh]

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
http://biblehub.com/john/13-34.htm

How?

"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."
http://biblehub.com/niv/matthew/7.htm

There is the question of which commandments we are to obey in 1 John 5:3 and in 2 John 1:6, as the result of loving the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Do we obey the commandments in the Old Testament? Matthew 5:17-20, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 10:16, Jeremiah 31:33, Romans 8:4-7 would seem to tell us so.

We will be called great in the kingdom if we obey and teach the least of these God's commandments. In context (in Matthew 5:17-20) Jesus is talking about the Old Testament law.

But concerning this, it seems that Jesus Himself taught that the Old Testament commandments concerning food laws and the sabbath are now invalid. For He Himself broke the sabbath according to John's testimony (John 5:18); and He also proclaimed on more than one occasion that all foods are now clean (Mark 7:14-19, Luke 11:41, Romans 14:14).

Yet the law is a schoolmaster to lead men to Christ (Galatians 3:24-25); it shows men their sin (Romans 3:20) and brings them to the place of being converted (Psalms 19:7). I don't think that this is talking about the law as it is now that it has been changed for the believer (Hebrews 7:12).

The law has only been changed in that it is no longer given to us as a set of do's and don'ts, but as a list of virtues to be exemplified and vices to be avoided (Galatians 5:16-24). We are told not to walk according to the flesh and that we will reap what we sow, even as believers (Galatians 6:7-8).

And also, the Old Testament sacrifices are no longer needed, because Christ dying on the Cross is the fulfillment of them.

So then, concerning food laws and sabbath days, it seems that if I am going to be great in the kingdom, I should obey and teach them (Matthew 5:17-20); however it also seems that Jesus Himself taught that the sabbath is not all-important, and that neither are the food laws.

It seems to be kind of like the teaching Jesus gave about whether to be an eunuch or not. "He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."

Those who break the least of these commandments and teach men so will not be excluded from the kingdom (in Matthew 5:17-20); but they will be called least in the kingdom.

God is wanting to bring back His Jewish people into the fold of those accepted by Him through faith in the Messiah. In 1 Corinthians 8 and Romans 14, we are told to be sensitive to the consciences of our weaker brothers and sisters (those who feel that the food laws define what is clean and unclean; or those who hold the sabbath day above other days). Perhaps even to the extent of observing these laws ourselves, since at any moment we might come into contact with a weaker brother or sister, who may be stumbled by our liberty, their conscience being emboldened to eat what they do not in reality have liberty to eat. We ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves, even if we ourselves are stronger and feel that we have the liberty to eat what is unclean or to work on Saturday. Jesus did say that it is lawful to do well, what is good and right, on the sabbath days. He redefined the sabbath for us; He is the Lord of the sabbath; I am not certain that He abolished it completely. It is an excellent principle to follow that we should set aside time to rest and spend time with the Lord between Him and us alone. And food laws are now reduced to being an indicating factor of whether or not we have the love of God in our hearts towards a weaker brother, since in 1 Timothy 4:1-6 it becomes clear that every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused if it be received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. So as Gentile believers we have the right to eat what our culture tells us is good; while if we know that we even might be in the presence of a weaker (Jewish) brother or sister we ought to be sensitive to their consciences and refrain from eating what we might otherwise have liberty to eat.

And Jesus healed on the sabbath, even though it stumbled the scribes and Pharisees who were looking onward. However He was redefining the sabbath as the One who made it; because the scribes and Pharisees had taken it too far and had made an idol out of keeping strict laws concerning it. Paul's exhortation in Romans 14 concerning the sabbath is let every man be fully convinced in his own mind as to whether he holds one day above another or whether he holds every day alike. And the weaker brother is not to judge the stronger brother; and the stronger brother is not to hold the weaker brother in contempt.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

And Jesus healed on the sabbath, even though it stumbled the scribes and Pharisees who were looking onward. However He was redefining the sabbath as the One who made it; because the scribes and Pharisees had taken it too far and had made an idol out of keeping strict laws concerning it

No, Jesus never redefined TORAH. He obeyed TORAH perfectly or He could not have been Messiah Savior.

The scribes and Pharisees had added oral tradition, like much religion today, in disobedience , in sin, to TORAH,
and had put tradition OVER Yahweh's Word , over TORAH, like much religion today.

Jesus opposed the false changes they had made, and showed that their traditions that they had put in place by their own authority, like much religion today, was bad.

Jesus did not violate TORAH, nor change one iota, nor can it be changed He said clearly.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

The false gospel worldwide says "love" and disobey.

Jesus says if you love the Father, you keep His commands. (obey Him).

 

[Halbhh]

There is the question of which commandments we are to obey in 1 John 5:3 and in 2 John 1:6, as the result of loving the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Do we obey the commandments in the Old Testament? Matthew 5:17-20, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 10:16, Jeremiah 31:33, Romans 8:4-7 would seem to tell us so.

We will be called great in the kingdom if we obey and teach the least of these God's commandments. In context (in Matthew 5:17-20) Jesus is talking about the Old Testament law.

But concerning this, it seems that Jesus Himself taught that the Old Testament commandments concerning food laws and the sabbath are now invalid. For He Himself broke the sabbath according to John's testimony (John 5:18); and He also proclaimed on more than one occasion that all foods are now clean (Mark 7:14-19, Luke 11:41, Romans 14:14).

Yet the law is a schoolmaster to lead men to Christ (Galatians 3:24-25); it shows men their sin (Romans 3:20) and brings them to the place of being converted (Psalms 19:7). I don't think that this is talking about the law as it is now that it has been changed for the believer (Hebrews 7:12).

The law has only been changed in that it is no longer given to us as a set of do's and don'ts, but as a list of virtues to be exemplified and vices to be avoided (Galatians 5:16-24). We are told not to walk according to the flesh and that we will reap what we sow, even as believers (Galatians 6:7-8).

And also, the Old Testament sacrifices are no longer needed, because Christ dying on the Cross is the fulfillment of them.

So then, concerning food laws and sabbath days, it seems that if I am going to be great in the kingdom, I should obey and teach them (Matthew 5:17-20); however it also seems that Jesus Himself taught that the sabbath is not all-important, and that neither are the food laws.

It seems to be kind of like the teaching Jesus gave about whether to be an eunuch or not. "He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."

Those who break the least of these commandments and teach men so will not be excluded from the kingdom (in Matthew 5:17-20); but they will be called least in the kingdom.

God is wanting to bring back His Jewish people into the fold of those accepted by Him through faith in the Messiah. In 1 Corinthians 8 and Romans 14, we are told to be sensitive to the consciences of our weaker brothers and sisters (those who feel that the food laws define what is clean and unclean; or those who hold the sabbath day above other days). Perhaps even to the extent of observing these laws ourselves, since at any moment we might come into contact with a weaker brother or sister, who may be stumbled by our liberty, their conscience being emboldened to eat what they do not in reality have liberty to eat. We ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves, even if we ourselves are stronger and feel that we have the liberty to eat what is unclean or to work on Saturday. Jesus did say that it is lawful to do well, what is good and right, on the sabbath days. He redefined the sabbath for us; He is the Lord of the sabbath; I am not certain that He abolished it completely. It is an excellent principle to follow that we should set aside time to rest and spend time with the Lord between Him and us alone. And food laws are now reduced to being an indicating factor of whether or not we have the love of God in our hearts towards a weaker brother, since in 1 Timothy 4:1-6 it becomes clear that every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused if it be received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. So as Gentile believers we have the right to eat what our culture tells us is good; while if we know that we even might be in the presence of a weaker (Jewish) brother or sister we ought to be sensitive to their consciences and refrain from eating what we might otherwise have liberty to eat.

And Jesus healed on the sabbath, even though it stumbled the scribes and Pharisees who were looking onward. However He was redefining the sabbath as the One who made it; because the scribes and Pharisees had taken it too far and had made an idol out of keeping strict laws concerning it. Paul's exhortation in Romans 14 concerning the sabbath is let every man be fully convinced in his own mind as to whether he holds one day above another or whether he holds every day alike. And the weaker brother is not to judge the stronger brother; and the stronger brother is not to hold the weaker brother in contempt.

There is the question of which commandments we are to obey in 1 John 5:3 and in 2 John 1:6, as the result of loving the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Do we obey the commandments in the Old Testament? Matthew 5:17-20, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 10:16, Jeremiah 31:33, Romans 8:4-7 would seem to tell us so.

We will be called great in the kingdom if we obey and teach the least of these God's commandments. In context (in Matthew 5:17-20) Jesus is talking about the Old Testament law.

But concerning this, it seems that Jesus Himself taught that the Old Testament commandments concerning food laws and the sabbath are now invalid. For He Himself broke the sabbath according to John's testimony (John 5:18); and He also proclaimed on more than one occasion that all foods are now clean (Mark 7:14-19, Luke 11:41, Romans 14:14).

Yet the law is a schoolmaster to lead men to Christ (Galatians 3:24-25); it shows men their sin (Romans 3:20) and brings them to the place of being converted (Psalms 19:7). I don't think that this is talking about the law as it is now that it has been changed for the believer (Hebrews 7:12).

The law has only been changed in that it is no longer given to us as a set of do's and don'ts, but as a list of virtues to be exemplified and vices to be avoided (Galatians 5:16-24). We are told not to walk according to the flesh and that we will reap what we sow, even as believers (Galatians 6:7-8).

And also, the Old Testament sacrifices are no longer needed, because Christ dying on the Cross is the fulfillment of them.

So then, concerning food laws and sabbath days, it seems that if I am going to be great in the kingdom, I should obey and teach them (Matthew 5:17-20); however it also seems that Jesus Himself taught that the sabbath is not all-important, and that neither are the food laws.

It seems to be kind of like the teaching Jesus gave about whether to be an eunuch or not. "He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."

Those who break the least of these commandments and teach men so will not be excluded from the kingdom (in Matthew 5:17-20); but they will be called least in the kingdom.

God is wanting to bring back His Jewish people into the fold of those accepted by Him through faith in the Messiah. In 1 Corinthians 8 and Romans 14, we are told to be sensitive to the consciences of our weaker brothers and sisters (those who feel that the food laws define what is clean and unclean; or those who hold the sabbath day above other days). Perhaps even to the extent of observing these laws ourselves, since at any moment we might come into contact with a weaker brother or sister, who may be stumbled by our liberty, their conscience being emboldened to eat what they do not in reality have liberty to eat. We ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves, even if we ourselves are stronger and feel that we have the liberty to eat what is unclean or to work on Saturday. Jesus did say that it is lawful to do well, what is good and right, on the sabbath days. He redefined the sabbath for us; He is the Lord of the sabbath; I am not certain that He abolished it completely. It is an excellent principle to follow that we should set aside time to rest and spend time with the Lord between Him and us alone. And food laws are now reduced to being an indicating factor of whether or not we have the love of God in our hearts towards a weaker brother, since in 1 Timothy 4:1-6 it becomes clear that every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused if it be received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. So as Gentile believers we have the right to eat what our culture tells us is good; while if we know that we even might be in the presence of a weaker (Jewish) brother or sister we ought to be sensitive to their consciences and refrain from eating what we might otherwise have liberty to eat.

And Jesus healed on the sabbath, even though it stumbled the scribes and Pharisees who were looking onward. However He was redefining the sabbath as the One who made it; because the scribes and Pharisees had taken it too far and had made an idol out of keeping strict laws concerning it. Paul's exhortation in Romans 14 concerning the sabbath is let every man be fully convinced in his own mind as to whether he holds one day above another or whether he holds every day alike. And the weaker brother is not to judge the stronger brother; and the stronger brother is not to hold the weaker brother in contempt.

As Paul wrote in Romans, echoing Christ (see post #4 above) :

8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. "

(Romans chapter 13)

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

So will sin increase now as you go commit adultery ? Murder ? Steal ? Covet ?

As Paul wrote in Romans, echoing Christ (see post #4 above) :

8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. "

(Romans chapter 13)

 

[cfyahoo08]

There is the question of which commandments we are to obey in 1 John 5:3 and in 2 John 1:6, as the result of loving the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Do we obey the commandments in the Old Testament? Matthew 5:17-20, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 10:16, Jeremiah 31:33, Romans 8:4-7 would seem to tell us so.

We will be called great in the kingdom if we obey and teach the least of these God's commandments. In context (in Matthew 5:17-20) Jesus is talking about the Old Testament law.

But concerning this, it seems that Jesus Himself taught that the Old Testament commandments concerning food laws and the sabbath are now invalid. For He Himself broke the sabbath according to John's testimony (John 5:18); and He also proclaimed on more than one occasion that all foods are now clean (Mark 7:14-19, Luke 11:41, Romans 14:14).

Yet the law is a schoolmaster to lead men to Christ (Galatians 3:24-25); it shows men their sin (Romans 3:20) and brings them to the place of being converted (Psalms 19:7). I don't think that this is talking about the law as it is now that it has been changed for the believer (Hebrews 7:12).

The law has only been changed in that it is no longer given to us as a set of do's and don'ts, but as a list of virtues to be exemplified and vices to be avoided (Galatians 5:16-24). We are told not to walk according to the flesh and that we will reap what we sow, even as believers (Galatians 6:7-8).

And also, the Old Testament sacrifices are no longer needed, because Christ dying on the Cross is the fulfillment of them.

So then, concerning food laws and sabbath days, it seems that if I am going to be great in the kingdom, I should obey and teach them (Matthew 5:17-20); however it also seems that Jesus Himself taught that the sabbath is not all-important, and that neither are the food laws.

It seems to be kind of like the teaching Jesus gave about whether to be an eunuch or not. "He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."

Those who break the least of these commandments and teach men so will not be excluded from the kingdom (in Matthew 5:17-20); but they will be called least in the kingdom.

God is wanting to bring back His Jewish people into the fold of those accepted by Him through faith in the Messiah. In 1 Corinthians 8 and Romans 14, we are told to be sensitive to the consciences of our weaker brothers and sisters (those who feel that the food laws define what is clean and unclean; or those who hold the sabbath day above other days). Perhaps even to the extent of observing these laws ourselves, since at any moment we might come into contact with a weaker brother or sister, who may be stumbled by our liberty, their conscience being emboldened to eat what they do not in reality have liberty to eat. We ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves, even if we ourselves are stronger and feel that we have the liberty to eat what is unclean or to work on Saturday. Jesus did say that it is lawful to do well, what is good and right, on the sabbath days. He redefined the sabbath for us; He is the Lord of the sabbath; I am not certain that He abolished it completely. It is an excellent principle to follow that we should set aside time to rest and spend time with the Lord between Him and us alone. And food laws are now reduced to being an indicating factor of whether or not we have the love of God in our hearts towards a weaker brother, since in 1 Timothy 4:1-6 it becomes clear that every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused if it be received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. So as Gentile believers we have the right to eat what our culture tells us is good; while if we know that we even might be in the presence of a weaker (Jewish) brother or sister we ought to be sensitive to their consciences and refrain from eating what we might otherwise have liberty to eat.

And Jesus healed on the sabbath, even though it stumbled the scribes and Pharisees who were looking onward. However He was redefining the sabbath as the One who made it; because the scribes and Pharisees had taken it too far and had made an idol out of keeping strict laws concerning it. Paul's exhortation in Romans 14 concerning the sabbath is let every man be fully convinced in his own mind as to whether he holds one day above another or whether he holds every day alike. And the weaker brother is not to judge the stronger brother; and the stronger brother is not to hold the weaker brother in contempt.

It became fulfilled because Christ paid the price and people no longer need to give blood sacrifice.

Matthew 5:17-20 King James Version (KJV)

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

18 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.

19 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.

20 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.

 

[Halbhh]

It became fulfilled because Christ paid the price and people no longer need to give blood sacrifice.

Matthew 5:17-20 King James Version (KJV)

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

18 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.

19 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.

20 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.

The law fulfilled, and Christ said it is now this --

36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

We can immediately see that all the old Law depended, elaborated, detailed only these 2, which are to Love God with all we have, all our being, and to Love our neighbors as ourselves.

Now the law is fulfilled, and He says:

34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”


And Paul echoes and helps make clear in Romans 13 (v8-10), and the detail of how in Galatians 6 (v2), echoing Matthew 7:12.

 

[SpiritPsalmist]

Yeshua, never, not once, not ever said that the law was no longer in affect. He never broke any of them. He did not "redefine", he instructed them in correct understanding of what the Father had said. And He also NEVER said that anything people wanted to put in their mouths and eat was now clean. HE explicitly described what WAS food and what was not food. All food as defined by God was clean but what he said was not food was not clean, even though it may be edible.

To love the Lord your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself is to keep all the commands. The ten divided in half is one half our relationship with God the other is our relationship with others. It's a guideline of how our love for God and our love for others manifests. If we lack in any of them, then there is lack in them all. I view them more as the plumbline showing where I'm lacking in my love for God and neighbor, not as a list of do's and don'ts.

There is a scripture in the OT where paraphrased it says, "if your neighbors donkey falls into a pit on Sabbath, help him get the donkey out of the pit". Healing a lame man and breaking him out of his bondage was not breaking Sabbath it was setting him free from the pit he was in.

 

[cfyahoo08]

The law fulfilled, and Christ said it is now this --

36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

We can immediately see that all the old Law depended, elaborated, detailed only these 2, which are to Love God with all we have, all our being, and to Love our neighbors as ourselves.

Now the law is fulfilled, and He says:

34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”


And Paul echoes and helps make clear in Romans 13 (v8-10), and the detail of how in Galatians 6 (v2), echoing Matthew 7:12.

Context matters : These verses were answers to questions that he was asked by those trying to trip him up in his words and make him look bad.

Matthew 22: 34 - 36

34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

I think the "NEW" commandment was an additional to what had already been stated, not a replacement of the existing.

 

[Halbhh]

Context matters : These verses were answers to questions that he was asked by those trying to trip him up in his words and make him look bad.

Matthew 22: 34 - 36

34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

I think the "NEW" commandment was an additional to what had already been stated, not a replacement of the existing.

That's so right.

And there is even more.

The full context for your OP question is nothing less than the entire Gospel of Matthew here. There are too many other crucial pieces and one needs the full gospel.

And for the Romans 13 and Galatians 6 quotes also really those entire epistles should be already fully read through recently I feel (especially Romans).

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Yeshua, never, not once, not ever said that the law was no longer in affect. He never broke any of them.

Amen. Simple truth, confirmed always, by all Scripture, by all Yahweh said, and by all Yahshua said, as written, as spoken, as verified by His Plan, His Purpose, and Salvation in Jesus, all in perfect harmony apart from and different from man's faulty traditions.

 

[SpiritPsalmist]

Yeshua, never, not once, not ever said that the law was no longer in affect. He never broke any of them. He did not "redefine", he instructed them in correct understanding of what the Father had said. And He also NEVER said that anything people wanted to put in their mouths and eat was now clean. HE explicitly described what WAS food and what was not food. All food as defined by God was clean but what he said was not food was not clean, even though it may be edible.

To love the Lord your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself is to keep all the commands. The ten divided in half is one half our relationship with God the other is our relationship with others. It's a guideline of how our love for God and our love for others manifests. If we lack in any of them, then there is lack in them all. I view them more as the plumbline showing where I'm lacking in my love for God and neighbor, not as a list of do's and don'ts.

There is a scripture in the OT where paraphrased it says, "if your neighbors donkey falls into a pit on Sabbath, help him get the donkey out of the pit". Healing a lame man and breaking him out of his bondage was not breaking Sabbath it was setting him free from the pit he was in.

Just adding, there is one law that is no longer in affect for the one who repents and turns away from their wicked ways and walks in God's ways and that is the "law of sin and death". Not all of Gods instructions are unto death.

 

[justbyfaith]

In John 5:18, Jesus broke the sabbath according to the testimony of St. John the Beloved (in scripture inspired by the Holy Ghost). However, He did not sin in this because He was God and He was there to redefine the law, as is written in Hebrews 7:12.

Also (a different point), in 1 John 5:3 and in 2 John 1:6, John tells us under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that it is the love of God to obey God's commandments.

So if I love God and neighbor as Matthew 22:36-40 says I ought to, I am not going to

* Commit adultery with my neighbor's wife, or commit adultery on my wife (or lust).

* Kill my neighbor (be angry with my neighbor without a cause, or hate him).

* Steal from my neighbor (or covet).

* Lie about my neighbor to his hurt.

* Covet anything that is my neighbor's.

* Break any other law in the Old Testament that concerns dealings with my neighbor.

(Romans 13:9).

Therefore if I break any of the commandments, I am violating the commandment to love the Lord my God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength; and to love my neighbor as myself.

To love God and neighbor is to obey the commandments of God (1 John 5:2-3, 2 John 1:6).

 

[PROPHECYKID]

Context matters : These verses were answers to questions that he was asked by those trying to trip him up in his words and make him look bad.

Matthew 22: 34 - 36

34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

I think the "NEW" commandment was an additional to what had already been stated, not a replacement of the existing.

Actually "new" in this context was not a law that never existed, it was just a law that was new to them. Its like if you bought a second hand car, its a new car to you but the car isn't new. The scribes and pharisees have lost sight of the core of the law in so much that they became legalist so Jesus is presenting it as new. John said that a new commandment I give you which was there from the beginning that ye love one another. Also Jesus was quoting directly from the old testament when he gave this "new" law so that tells you it was not actually new.

 

[justbyfaith]

Read ROMANS 2 when you have time.
See who YAHWEH SAYS is justified, and who is not justified.

In avoiding the vices and exemplifying the virtues, one would in effect be behaving in such a manner that the law does not condemn him for his behaviour (Galatians 5:19-23).

 

[PROPHECYKID]

In John 5:18, Jesus broke the sabbath according to the testimony of St. John the Beloved. However, He did not sin in this because He was God and He was there to redefine the law, as is written in Hebrews 7:12.

Jesus never broke the Sabbath according to the testimony of John. What John is saying is that they wanted to kill him because in their minds he broke the sabbath and committed blasphemy. Jesus said it is LAWFUL to do good on the Sabbath. Lawful means not against the law! So he didn't break the Sabbath,he just broke the added rules and regulations they placed on the Sabbath.

 

[justbyfaith]

He broke the sabbath in that He told the lame man to pick up his bed and walk. That was work. So Jesus did not break the sabbath personally in this, but by what He told the lame man to do: He basically commanded the lame man to violate the sabbath.

In the Old Testament, a man was put to death by the command of God for violating the sabbath when he did far less. He was merely picking up sticks.