What do the 10 commandments point to?

[homwardbound]

So doing good works is only about earning salvation? We can't do those because we love Christ? Because we want to give Him to glory? So we're supposed to do nothing after we're saved or else we'll be trying to either earn or keep our salvation? Do we ever get beyond worrying about our salvation and actually love God for who He is, actually do our best by God's grace because we love Him so much? It never is about anything other than either earning or keeping our salvation?

I really wonder about people that only serve God to save themselves.

I do not think it is only about serve God to save self. Rather to serve God in God's love that God spreads abroad in us those that believe see, and receive and thus just love others all others as God did at the cross for all, if only we would believe God and then God might be able to God's works through that one that believes, maybe?

 

[Cino]

Well if you keep the 2 commandments, to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and your neighbour as yourself, that pretty well sums up a Christians life. But yes, only those enlightened by the love of God himself and who are His children can keep these 2 commandments, with His help.

 

[Exoaria]

The Ten Commandments point us to our own iniquities and our need for a saviour.

 

[RedTent]

I think that when don't accept the ten commandments as simply commandments God gave we are adding to scripture and not just accepting scripture. We can look at to see that they express ways to "do" love. That is accepting them. But it is not right o tell God what He means by them, what God is pointing to, or adding to God's words to us in any way. We are not God.

There is a hymn I love. It goes "trust and obey, there is no other way". God tells us about Christ, and how Christ wants us to use the ten commandments.

But we are not to put words in Gods mouth as we read. I don't even think we are to use our western style thinking in a book written in Hebrew. Hebrew accepts and uses facts given. Western minds say if this is so and that is so it must mean that this additional thing is so. You can invent automobiles with that kind of thinking, but not grow in the Lord.

 

[loveme1]

Search the Scriptures and ask GOD what they point to.

seek with your heart.



Hebrews 13

8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Established with Grace, may it be so.

 

[Laodicea]

The law of God reveals the character of God

 

[homwardbound]

I think that when don't accept the ten commandments as simply commandments God gave we are adding to scripture and not just accepting scripture. We can look at to see that they express ways to "do" love. That is accepting them. But it is not right o tell God what He means by them, what God is pointing to, or adding to God's words to us in any way. We are not God.

There is a hymn I love. It goes "trust and obey, there is no other way". God tells us about Christ, and how Christ wants us to use the ten commandments.

But we are not to put words in Gods mouth as we read. I don't even think we are to use our western style thinking in a book written in Hebrew. Hebrew accepts and uses facts given. Western minds say if this is so and that is so it must mean that this additional thing is so. You can invent automobiles with that kind of thinking, but not grow in the Lord.

Please tell me what Covenant are we under after the resurrection of Christ?
Was there an Abrahamic Covenant before the Law of Moses ever came into play?
Was Christ from the Levite tribe?
So is there a before and after the cross of Christ?
I am by no means Sister trying to rain on your parade. Just asking what you might see?

 

[Exoaria]

Please tell me what Covenant are we under after the resurrection of Christ?
Was there an Abrahamic Covenant before the Law of Moses ever came into play?
Was Christ from the Levite tribe?
So is there a before and after the cross of Christ?
I am by no means Sister trying to rain on your parade. Just asking what you might see?

I don't understand some of these questions and I know they weren't directed at me but I'll do my best.

The primary dispensations worked like this:
Edenic > Conscience/Government > Promise > Mosaic Law > Grace

We are currently under grace and will continue to be until the second coming of Christ.

I don't know which tribe Jesus came from. I thought he was a descendant of David.
Before the cross was a trail of blood, sin and sacrifice. After the cross is love and reconciliation.

I read what she said and there was far too much articulation for "It's not our place to declare what God means by the law" to which I would respond "Tell that to Paul."

 

[seed_time_harvest]

Do the ten commandments point us to something?

Hello

I would say the ten commandments pointed us to JESUS.We could not keep the ten perfectly, and they had to keep offering a lamb.JESUS who was 100 percent man and 100 percent GOD.kept it perfectly and had mercy,gave grace through faith to us,now whosever believes in JESUS(the word of GOD)recieves the right standing with GOD,and therefore now there is no condemnation to those in CHRIST(JESUS)who walk not after the flesh,but after the spirit.

Hebrews 2

viewing the king james version (kjv)

[SUP]1[/SUP] Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
[SUP]2[/SUP] For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
[SUP]3[/SUP] How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
[SUP]4[/SUP] God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
[SUP]5[/SUP] For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
[SUP]6[/SUP] But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
[SUP]7[/SUP] Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
[SUP]8[/SUP] Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
[SUP]9[/SUP] But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
[SUP]10[/SUP] For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
[SUP]11[/SUP] For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
[SUP]12[/SUP] Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
[SUP]13[/SUP] And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
[SUP]14[/SUP] Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
[SUP]15[/SUP] And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
[SUP]16[/SUP] For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
[SUP]17[/SUP] Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
[SUP]18[/SUP] For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

 

[homwardbound]

I don't understand some of these questions and I know they weren't directed at me but I'll do my best.

The primary dispensations worked like this:
Edenic > Conscience/Government > Promise > Mosaic Law > Grace

We are currently under grace and will continue to be until the second coming of Christ.

I don't know which tribe Jesus came from. I thought he was a descendant of David.
Before the cross was a trail of blood, sin and sacrifice. After the cross is love and reconciliation.

I read what she said and there was far too much articulation for "It's not our place to declare what God means by the law" to which I would respond "Tell that to Paul."

Thanks Christ was from the tribe of Judah? where no priest was mentioned
Hebrews 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.


[h=3]Hebrews 7:11-12[/h]Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

[SUP]11 [/SUP]If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
[SUP]12 [/SUP]For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

We are in the Abrahamic covenant fulfilled in Christ, by Faith in God through Christ we are saved, and this anointing brings us into his Love, not the world's

1 Jn 2:27
27 But the anointing which ye have received ofhim abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the sameanointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even asit hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.