Both of those commandments are part of the law of Moses.
I think I am confused. Do you believe in the New Covenant or not? Because if you do, then the only "laws of Moses" that are valid today and to be followed would be the ones Jesus commanded from them, and those that He did not command we are no longer under. (
though I must admit there are a bunch more I really wish would have been brought such as recompense for theft, throwing the first stone etc) (
and for those who would complain is was all one law not divided fact is some were nailed to the cross, with Jesus, He also brought some into the new, and left the rest for our history, instruction of holiness or edification etc) The law of Moses was valid till John the Baptist, they were set up as temporary. They were for a people who had been slaves for 400 years and knew nothing about being a nation, let alone how to be a "people" a holy people, a peculiar people, unto God. Those laws gave them rules for everything from worshipping God to Govennment, hence the "temp" ness of them.[/QUOTE]
My belief in what it means to believe in New Covenant and yours isn`t the same. I`m sorry that my effort to articulate my point of view to you has failed. I suspect that you didn`t read some of my posts or perhaps you didn`t look at my scripture evidence with an open mind. Often indoctrinated Chrisitans have a hard time recieving Biblical truth. The self talk coming from preconcieved religeous ideas is a hard obsticle to overcome.
Having said that, yes I believe in the New Covenant and since you claim you believe in following Jesus commandments, how about this one?
1Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
2 Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do;
Want to obey Jesus? Go down to your local temple and obey the Rabbi.