The Purpose of the Commandments
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Thank God we know exactly what those commandments are in the New Covenant. Obeying these brings the life of Christ in us to manifest in and through us.
1 John 3:23 (NASB)
[SUP]23 [/SUP] This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us.
It is not the 613 commandments in the Law of Moses.
1 John 3:23 (NASB)
[SUP]23 [/SUP] This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us.
It is not the 613 commandments in the Law of Moses.
Don’t make this harder than you need to. It’s challenging enough already.
First, if your parents were evil people who were making your life miserable, you are still bound to honor them, but you would probably want to spend as little time as possible with them, unless you had a plan to lead them to repentance.
Jesus was asked, “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus listed five commandments, not a thousand. There are more than five commandments, but not a lot more.
First, if your parents were evil people who were making your life miserable, you are still bound to honor them, but you would probably want to spend as little time as possible with them, unless you had a plan to lead them to repentance.
Jesus was asked, “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus listed five commandments, not a thousand. There are more than five commandments, but not a lot more.
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Proverbs 28:13 “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”[/FONT]
1 John 1:8-10, "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us."
1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Romans 5:13, "For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law."
Romans 4:15, "Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression."
1 John 3:4, "Whoever commits sin, transgresses also the Law; for sin is the transgression of the Law."
1 John 5:2-3, "By this we know that we love the children of Yah, when we love Yah and guard His commands. For this is the love for Yah, that we guard His commands, and His commands are not heavy."
1 John 5:2-3 (ESV), "By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome."
1 Yahanan /John 2:3-7, “And by this we know that we know Him, if we guard His commands. The one who says, “I know Him,” and does not guard His commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever guards His Word, truly the love of Yah has been perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. The one who says he stays in Him ought himself also to walk, even as He walked. Beloved, I write no fresh command to you, but an old command which you have had from the beginning. The old command is the Word which you heard from the beginning.”
Matt 7:12, "So then, whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do also to and for them, for this is (sums up) the Law and the Prophets."
Mattithyah 22:37-40, "Yahshua said to him: You must love YHWH your Father with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
Romans 13:9-10, "For the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not bring false testimony, You shall not covet, and all other commandments are summed up in these Laws; namely: You must love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the Law."
Matt 5:18, "For truly I say to you; Unless heaven and earth passes away, one yodh--the smallest of the letters--will in no way pass from the Law, until all things are perfected."
Revelation 21:1-2, "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no more sea. And I, Yahanan, saw the holy city, YHWH Shammah, coming down from YHWH out of heaven, prepared as brides adorned for their husbands. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying: Behold, the tabernacle of YHWH is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and YHWH Himself will be with them, and be their Father.”
Matt 7:12, "So then, whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do also to and for them, for this is (sums up) the Law and the Prophets."
Mattithyah 22:37-40, "Yahshua said to him: You must love YHWH your Father with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
Romans 13:9-10, "For the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not bring false testimony, You shall not covet, and all other commandments are summed up in these Laws; namely: You must love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the Law."
Matt 5:18, "For truly I say to you; Unless heaven and earth passes away, one yodh--the smallest of the letters--will in no way pass from the Law, until all things are perfected."
Revelation 21:1-2, "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no more sea. And I, Yahanan, saw the holy city, YHWH Shammah, coming down from YHWH out of heaven, prepared as brides adorned for their husbands. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying: Behold, the tabernacle of YHWH is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and YHWH Himself will be with them, and be their Father.”
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Mat 5:48, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”[/FONT]
“[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]perfect” is word #5046 – teleios, Strong's Concordance, teleios: having reached its end, i.e. complete, by ext. perfect, Original Word: τέλειος, α, ον, Part of Speech: Adjective, Transliteration: teleios[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Phonetic Spelling: (tel'-i-os), Short Definition: perfect, full-grown, Definition: perfect, (a) complete in all its parts, (b) full grown, of full age, (c) specially of the completeness of Christian character.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]1 Kepha 1:13-21, "Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the undeserved pardon that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Yahshua Messiah. As obedient children, do not conform to the former lusts you had when you lived in ignorance; But as He Who called you is holy, so you also become holy in all your conduct; Because it is written Be holy, for I am holy. And if you call on the Father, Who, without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your sojourning here in reverence; Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, such as silver or gold, from your idolatrous way of life handed down to you by tradition from your forefathers; But with the precious blood of Messiah, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot; Who truly was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you; Who through Him we do believe in YHWH, Who raised Him up from the dead, and gave Him glory; that your faith and hope might be in YHWH."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Leviticus 11:43-47, "You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creature that moves about on the ground. Do not defile yourselves by means of them, nor be made unclean by them. I am YHWH your Heavenly Father. You shall therefore consecrate and sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creature that moves about on the ground. I am YHWH, Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your Heavenly Father. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. This is the Law of the animals, and the birds, and every living thing that moves in the waters, and every creature that moves about on the ground. You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean--between the animal that may be eaten, and the animal that may not be eaten."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Leviticus 19:2-4, "Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israyl, and say to them; You shall be holy, for I, YHWH, your Heavenly Father am Holy. Every one of you shall honor his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths. I am YHWH your Father. Do not turn to gods nor make for yourselves molten images: I am YHWH your Father."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Leviticus 20:7-8, "Consecrate and sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am YHWH your Father. You must therefore keep My statutes, and perform and do them; I am YHWH Who consecrates and sanctifies you."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Romans 7:12-14, "Therefore the Law is holy, and the commandments are holy, and just, and righteous.Did that which is righteous, then, become death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it produced death in me through that which was righteous, so that through the commandments, sin might become utterly sinful. For we know that the Law is spiritual; but I was carnal, sold into the power of sin."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Genesis 17:1, “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, YHWH appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty Strength; walk before me, and be thou perfect.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Romans 12:2, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of Yah.”[/FONT]
“[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]perfect” is word #5046 – teleios, Strong's Concordance, teleios: having reached its end, i.e. complete, by ext. perfect, Original Word: τέλειος, α, ον, Part of Speech: Adjective, Transliteration: teleios[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Phonetic Spelling: (tel'-i-os), Short Definition: perfect, full-grown, Definition: perfect, (a) complete in all its parts, (b) full grown, of full age, (c) specially of the completeness of Christian character.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]1 Kepha 1:13-21, "Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the undeserved pardon that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Yahshua Messiah. As obedient children, do not conform to the former lusts you had when you lived in ignorance; But as He Who called you is holy, so you also become holy in all your conduct; Because it is written Be holy, for I am holy. And if you call on the Father, Who, without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your sojourning here in reverence; Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, such as silver or gold, from your idolatrous way of life handed down to you by tradition from your forefathers; But with the precious blood of Messiah, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot; Who truly was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you; Who through Him we do believe in YHWH, Who raised Him up from the dead, and gave Him glory; that your faith and hope might be in YHWH."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Leviticus 11:43-47, "You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creature that moves about on the ground. Do not defile yourselves by means of them, nor be made unclean by them. I am YHWH your Heavenly Father. You shall therefore consecrate and sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creature that moves about on the ground. I am YHWH, Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your Heavenly Father. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. This is the Law of the animals, and the birds, and every living thing that moves in the waters, and every creature that moves about on the ground. You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean--between the animal that may be eaten, and the animal that may not be eaten."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Leviticus 19:2-4, "Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israyl, and say to them; You shall be holy, for I, YHWH, your Heavenly Father am Holy. Every one of you shall honor his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths. I am YHWH your Father. Do not turn to gods nor make for yourselves molten images: I am YHWH your Father."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Leviticus 20:7-8, "Consecrate and sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am YHWH your Father. You must therefore keep My statutes, and perform and do them; I am YHWH Who consecrates and sanctifies you."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Romans 7:12-14, "Therefore the Law is holy, and the commandments are holy, and just, and righteous.Did that which is righteous, then, become death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it produced death in me through that which was righteous, so that through the commandments, sin might become utterly sinful. For we know that the Law is spiritual; but I was carnal, sold into the power of sin."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Genesis 17:1, “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, YHWH appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty Strength; walk before me, and be thou perfect.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Romans 12:2, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of Yah.”[/FONT]