The commandments are simple, though not easy to follow. It takes a little discipline. But Jesus was pointing out it needs to be done. Thanks for the sarcasm.
We live in a culture of cynicism and unbelief.
Crucial to our walk is an open heart, repenting and dealing with sin issues, seeing the
cross and what it meant for Jesus to die upon it for me, to show me the way
not just everyone else, but face to face with me, flesh and blood.
It is why the turin shroud has interested me. All the wounds on it follow the
crucifixion account exactly. Such suffering is difficult to imagine, such dedication
and accepting of pain.
Love transforms our hearts as we work through what it means to be alive and
to be in other peoples shoes. When you know your own weaknesses and problems,
you begin to see the possibility of mistakes, of confusion, of sin, and of forgiveness.
Most of our sin comes from having a closed heart to God and a closed heart to
our neighbour. Once you start to follow Jesus and walk with Him everything changes.
But to the cynic, nothing changes, and to unbelief, it is just words.
God the creator has spoken. Take Him at His word, because at His word everything
came into being and has its being, so what He says is true.