And then there were Ten

Exodus


20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,


20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.


20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.


20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.


20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.


20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.


20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.


20:13 Thou shalt not kill.


20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.


20:15 Thou shalt not steal.


20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.


20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.


These are the commandments of THE God, our Father, the Alpha and Omega. These commandments were and are the Law. 
They are separate from the other laws God did give in the old testament (laws of sacrifice) in that they are to be followed still today.


Here is your LORD, in the NEW TESTAMENT, testifying that these commandments shall forever be followed, on earth, by those that truly love Him.


Mark
 10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
10:19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
10:20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 


Luke
1:5 THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 
1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.


Now there are many who will say; but Jesus says there are only two commandments He asks of us to follow, the old covenant is gone, replaced by grace in the death and resurrection of Christ…


This is NOT what is written in the Word of God. Jesus is the fulfillment of God's law. God does not simply “replace" His commands for His people.


Matthew 
22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. 


So, the question this man asked is; which is the GREATEST commandment IN the Law? Jesus responds with loving God with all your heart, soul and mind. The second GREATEST is to love thy neighbor as thyself. 


IMPORTANT VERSE coming up!!!


“On these commandments hang ALL the law and the prophets.” (because the Law is encompassed in these scriptures)


Jesus DID declare that these two commandments are in fact the most important, but why?? 


If you truly love God, you will love Him with all your heart, soul and mind. AND if you love your neighbor as yourself, you will NOT dishonor, murder, steal, lie to or covet him, correct? 


Many, many people are mislead into thinking that this scripture somehow implies or even outright states that there are only two commandments to be followed in the NEW TESTAMENT… this is incorrect. 
Yes, many of the original Ten Commandments are applicable so to speak, within these two commandments given by Jesus BUT there are others not specifically spoken for in this scripture (honor thy father and thy mother, keep the Sabbath) that are STILL ever important and commanded by God to be followed. These commandments would not fall away or change simply because they are not named here because God AND His Word does not change.


There is nowhere in God's Word that states the ten commandments should at any point NOT be followed. They MUST be followed, if we wish to return to our Father! (Lev 22:31)


There is further scripture that confirms again, that the Ten Commandments are to always be followed by all men who truly love God. These are from the end of time on this earth, the end of His written Word and yet the Commandments remain.




Revelation 
12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 


Again here…


Revelation
22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 


Now remember...Jesus said to follow the commandments in Matthew and in Mark so these scriptures are NOT to mean only follow the two that so many are clinging to today.


God created those ten standards to live eternally by for many reasons; He loves us, we were sinful, sinful humans who had chosen to fall away...and guess what? We are STILL those sinful humans!!! And we need His laws to exist and live eternally within His Kingdom!


When did we reach a point where we don't need to honor our father and mother? When have we not needed to remember the Sabbath and keep it Holy?


God is the same yesterday, today and forever, amen. His Will was spoken and He meant Every. Last. Word.


Here is His continued promise to those who believe and hear His Word as He has given it...


Revelation
14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 


And here is His promise for those who do not…


Revelation
22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. 


Be thoughtful and full of discernment as you draw nigh to the Father. Pray for His written Word to speak to your very soul, for there are others quietly vying for it as well...


Matthew
15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 


Be well in His commandments my friends...ALL of them.  Xo