1 John 3:23 affirms to the Lord’s Testament.. it does not supersede it... the Messiah dissects the 10...and expounds..... I am to believe.. as are all..
We the Creation needed to be cleaned inwardly.. the law in stone showed us our guilt and how we were dead in our trespasses and need of a Saviour.. so that I’m forgiven of.. becomes a new way of life through Faith... through the Holy Spirit.. the 10 become 1 Great and the second like it... Love.. I believe those that Love GOD Keep His Commandments.. yet those 10 do not tell me not to lust.. or love my enemies.. no.. they are the foundation of Love.. but Love is not measured by stone...
The moral precepts of 9 of the 10 commandments are repeated under the New Covenant,
yet the command to keep the Sabbath day is not binding on Christians under the New Covenant.
1. You shall have no other gods before Me. - Acts 14:15
2. You shall make no idols. - 1 John 5:21
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. - James 5:12
4. Keep the Sabbath day holy. -
Not binding on the Church - Colossians 2:16-17
5. Honor your father and your mother. - Ephesians 6:1-2
6. You shall not murder. - Romans 13:9-10; 1 John 3:15
7. You shall not commit adultery. - Romans 13:9-10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
8. You shall not steal. - Romans 13:9-10; Ephesians 4:28
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. - Romans 13:9-10; Colossians 3:9-10
10. You shall not covet. - Romans 13:9-10; Ephesians 5:3
Many people mistakenly look at the Ten Commandments as a set of rules that, if sufficiently obeyed, will guarantee entrance into heaven. The purpose of the Ten Commandments in the Law of Moses is to show people they cannot perfectly obey the Law (Romans 7:7-11), and are therefore in need of God’s mercy and grace. Despite the claims of the rich young man in Matthew 19:16, who confidently and (self righteously) declared that he qualified for heaven under those terms, but was mistaken. No one has perfectly obeyed the Ten Commandments (Ecclesiastes 7:20). The Ten Commandments demonstrate that we have all sinned (Romans 3:23) and are therefore in need of God’s mercy and grace, available only through faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8,9).
1 John 2:3 - Now by this we know that we know Him, (demonstrative evidence) if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
How do you define
"keep" (Greek word tereo) His commandments? Sinless, perfect obedience to the 10 commandments from the OT? Are you trusting in your best efforts to obey the 10 commandments from the OT as the means of your salvation?