We can see where we quibble and in our own stubborn way, refuse to love God as He commands.
Hate, lust, covetousness may remain in the heart, but are just as true a breaking of the law of love, as the deed. Jesus took these Ten Commandments a step further by saying sin is not just the breaking of the law in deed (action), but by breaking them through our attitudes and thoughts as well (see Matthew 5:17-48). Whatever it is, our deeds are opened up and revealed for what they are by God's perfect law of love. Perhaps it was adoring the sun, moon and stars or the teachings of the spirit realm (Astrology). Perhaps it was cursing or using God's name in vain. Perhaps it was placing wealth above the worship of God. Perhaps it was the popular desecration of the seventh-day Sabbath (from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset). Perhaps it was in the worship or adoration of graven images in a church we were raised in. It's as if we have had a spotlight and a magnifying glass turned on our souls. The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Galatians 5:14)Īs we compare ourselves to the golden standard, God's perfect law of love, we see our sins revealed. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. And do this, understanding the present time.
Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no harm to its neighbor.
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.Ĭommandments regarding our relationship to our fellow men
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. You shall not bow down to them or worship them for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand of those who love me and keep my commandments. "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. Ĭommandments regarding our relationship to God 20:1-20 And God spoke all these words: "I am the LORD your God.
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