I found this thread while searching the commands of Jesus. vi. Hi. "Honour thy father and thy mother" ( Exodus 20:12 ). For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Well, all of this is true. "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." 22 46 "For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? The world's media is so very powerful today. In Christ we died but it does not stop there. The second passage is considered to be a form of the Golden Rule.[9]. Copyright 2021, Institute in Basic Life Principles ~ Privacy Policy~ Terms and Conditions~Log In. There have been things in my life that I was helpless to change, things that I knew were wrong and yet could not muster up enough strength in myself to change the things and by focusing on trying to change the things instead of getting free from them I was probably just getting further wrapped up in them. It does not say the truth will "set" us free (like the opening of the door of a cage so we can walk out on our own power) but rather "make" you free - put you in the position of being outside that cage - change your state of being (free from sin). Please don't tell me to pray more or that I lack faith. As we look in Scripture we cannot help but be staggered with the reality that God is calling us to live a life that we could never live. The verse " If ye love me, keep my commandments." Second Commandment: James and Paul confirmed that we are not to worship idols (Acts 15:20; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10). They are great markers to see if we are walking in His ways and they are great teachings, but should not be listed in your list as the actual commands of Jesus. Shows both the traditional and contemporary wording of each of the 10 Commandments, a principle and the meaning of each commandment, what Jesus taught about the commandments, and why the 10 Commandments are important today. It is quite a list! Help me understand please. Where is hope then? As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me, " ( John 15:4 ). 17:3. if ye shall be obedient to the commandments, 1 Ne. now we can draw near in full assurance in what Jesus has already done for each of us We didnt do it but He did!! On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." A few aspects of meditating on the Word are repeating the verse over and over, emphasizing different words of the verse, picturing the verse and personalizing the verse. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.. Audrey, thank you for being so transparent and real. I so deeply desire to fully walk in the Spirit and do everything right, but I fail at it. We have added perspective to God's rules today. I know that this has been a rather lengthy response but I believe these truths are some of the most important we can ever consider. The Commandments of Jesus From the Four Gospels 1. And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matthew 22:35-40 As believers in Jesus Christ we are made to partake of His very nature! "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain" ( Exodus 20:7 ). Second Praise be to God for all the encouraging comments Especially the response from you Swaller/Gabriel, because for me it was an answer I Did not know I was looking for but when I read it my spirit shouted praises with me..and I knew I was being reminded of who we are as children of God. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Even though it is a high calling, we can be so encouraged by the Apostles themselves. You would in fact and be in the present act of being the key holder. . Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? (Luke 9:2325). What role does character development play in my life? You missed one of the most important commands Jesus issued to us: Mark 16:15 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature". Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. I miss the markhave everyday of my life. Jesus didn't come to do away with or replace the commandments (in fact, He said that very directly in Matthew 5:17). I am so thankful that someone had the guts to state how difficult it can seem to do all the commandments. He took my punishment and I'm forgiven. Here is a modern paraphrase of the Ten Commandments, including brief explanations. The 10 Commandments in the New Testament. Amazing and useful page but do you have a version that uses English translations of the Bible as I and others I know from England dont really use or understand archaic and I would love to recommend this to people. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you (Matthew 5:1112).Go to episodes, Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven (Matthew 5:16).Go to episodes, Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill (Matthew 5:17).Go to episodes, Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift (Matthew 5:2325).Go to episodes, But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Third Commandment: Jesus repeated that we should not use God's name in a vain manner (Matthew 5: . But there's a much easier way, consider these passages: "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 12, ; and Pesik. (Matthew 21:13). John 13:34 . He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jona, lovest thou me? Matthew 24:32 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree" is that a command or a suggestion? As we keep the commandments through meditating upon them obedience flows out as a natural fruit but if we just strive to obey the commandments in the power of the flesh we will end up in hopeless despair. Is there really any hope for me??? In addition to these, Jesus also commanded us to make disciples of all nations (Mathew 28:19) teaching them to obey everything He had commanded them. Great wonderful I'd been poking for this list for years! I hear you Audrey. In line with this, since our goal is "love" (1Timothy 1), we are called not to have anything to do with the "stories" and "fables" and "tales" ("myths") of this world. Now 3 years later I share Audrey's plight and wonder daily how can I ever or ever could ever think I- poorly, lifelong sinner ME, could ever think I could be a child of God and follow in his son-Jesus's path. I grew up in the church but then was lost and went on about life without acknowledging the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. If I'm not obeying all 50 of these commands, does that mean that Christ actually does NOT live in me? [1], and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. Do not get discouraged if you do not see fruit every day. A scribe came to Jesus and asked, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" (Mark 12:28). As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. I have seen that my striving and trying to be like Christ in my own strength simply leads to me failing more. [5], Twice every day the Jew recites the Shema Yisrael, which contains the words: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy might" (Deut. We can now rest in his promises and trust in his salvation.. of course let him sanctify you and point things out to you.. daily Cleansing us and washing away our sins as we confess them to him.. 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 and having an high priest over the house of God; 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith Two Commandments Of Jesus Covers The Entire Ten Commandments Jesus says to love our God with whole, heart, mind, and strength and the second one is to love our enemy as our own. Teach disciples to obeyMatthew 28:20 50. Without the reality of Christ in us this Christian life does not even make sense! And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high (Luke 24:49). If I were to some up the Gospel in just four words they would be these: "yet not I, but Christ" Christ lives in us! The Ten Commandments in Mormonism. He gives us the life of His Son Jesus Christ and Christ as the power of God, lives His overcoming, resurrection life through us! We run a summer discipleship program and I hope to include some of these comments in the teaching sessions! Do your best to live for Him, and trust God to lead you. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" (See Luke 19:27.) First of two commandments cited by Jesus in the synoptic gospels, Although most English versions of the Bible use the word "great", (from the Greek feminine. To Swaller - I am blessed by the answer you give to Audrey Busike and with your permission I would like to share the same with those who I know with similar thoughts and questions. 7. THANK YOU Gabriel. The word I want to look at the definition of is "keep". 102b; Sifra, Emor, ix. . "For he that is dead is freed from sin." It so clear to me now. Mt 18.15 D G 124 Take one or two others with you. These two complete the ten commandments. I have learned the answer is to surrender all to Jesus amen. Please contact our webmaster for questions or comments concerning this Web site. So this book is presented in two levels. Did they make it into heaven? He that hath ears to hear, let him hear (Matthew 11:15). "For he that is dead is freed from sin." Jesus said ask seek and knock. Through all this, even though we do indeed fall so short, we can give thanks always, for we can thank God for His astounding love and grace in Christ as He came to us and bled and died in our place so that we may have life and have it abundantly. In Christ we died but it does not stop there. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Until then, I would encourage all of us to "press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus" Philippians 3:14. 39). I have struggled and I mean struggled with areas in my life but I've tried so hard to do the right thing but always failed miserably. No! And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' Audrey, I hope you check back on this page and your impact often as I testify your words and feelings and mine today some 4 years after your initial post. till seven times? 8. Below is God bless you richly for being obedient and sharing with us the power of God..His Living word. Let me close with this verse that has been a huge encouragement to me. I think as long as the sinful nature is a part of who we are here on earth we will continue to see elements of it in our lives. The only way we are faithful is because the ever faithful one lives in us! Thank you for putting in the hard work to create this. Seventy Commandments of Jesus #1 The Greatest Commandment Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. Mt. I have seen from Scripture and also from my own experience that it is not about us trying but rather it is about us dying and Jesus Christ living His life through us. Receive God's powerLuke 24:49 As I have loved you, so you must love one another. . If you are now a keeper of the commandments and which means where ever you go and in whatever you do that thing you are keeping becomes apart you and the more you keep it the more other will recognize you by what you are keeping and you will recognize what you are a keeper of the commandments. It not by striving or trying but rather abiding in the Vine. God does not call us to just strive in our flesh to be like Him nor does He just give us power and then we take that power and overcome the sin in our lives. It has with it the idea that you are keeping the commandments before your face, you are thinking about them, you are meditating upon them. In last month's column, we asked, "Did Jesus' Commandments Replace the 10 Commandments? This means we are commanded to love everyone, since . 4 "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. Strengthen me according to Your word. (Philippians 2:13) It is not you that work in you to will and to do of His good pleasure but rather it is God that works in you. Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Or that I am actually failing to let Him live through me? These ten ancient "words" were given to us by a loving God who longed to set safe boundaries, create order out of chaos, help communities live peacefully, and protect us--often from ourselves. Make me understand the way of Your precepts, He saith unto him, Feed my sheep (John 21:1516). I was taught that Christ Jesus died as payment for my sinsins in my past, present and in the future. I meet with a group of guys weekly and this past weeks study was on surrender and it was tough and we all struggled with the lesson and feel somewhat inadequate in our ability to follow Christ for all those things you state in your post. Its encouraging to know that things that are impossible for man are possible with God. He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. . Read reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Not just observers of the divine nature or just copiers of the divine nature but PARTAKERS! 2 John 1:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. So what is the answer? I think the only difference is that the key is tangible and keeper of the commandments is intangible. The word translated keep in this verse is: tereo and it means to guard, or to watch. So my question is How do we actually do all of these commands and make a habit out of doing them? Please continue this ministry. Thou shalt not commit adultery. This material is adapted from the Commands of Christ Pocket Guide. After a list of important commands like pray with out ceasing, give thanks in everything, quench not the Spirit we find this verse: "Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it." "When you stand praying, forgive" "And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins." But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your sins." (Mark 11:25-26 NIV) 2. The branch does not bear fruit by striving or trying but rather by simply resting in the vine and having the life of the vine flow through us. The rule according to which all ought to walk and act, is the commandments given by the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise God! He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. Mk 9.50 D G 123 Go and tell him privately. I knew that we were supposed to try to be like Jesus but I found that on my best day I could not perfectly be like Jesus. Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy . . 32).[6]. I expect this will continue until the day we are absent from the body and we shed our sinful nature. On the cross not only did Jesus conquer death, hell, and the grave (and He certainly did conquer those things) but he also conquered me. First Commandment: Jesus affirmed that we are to worship only God (Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8). John 14:15. Almost all popular media depicts life lived without - or even in direct defiance of - God. . "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." 4. In the Gospel of Mark, the Shema is included: One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?" Although only asked about the first commandment, Jesus included the second commandment in his answer. This verse is understood to enjoin him to willingly surrender life and fortune whenever the cause of God demands it, while it at the same time urges him to make God beloved by all his creatures through deeds of kindness, as Abraham did (Sifre, Deut. I pray they help you as well: 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. In 1 Peter 1:4 we read: "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." My soul weeps because of grief; Forgot; Love one another as I loved you. Gabriel, let me say this first; I thank my Lord for you! Were the original first disciples perfect? THIS is the most perfect explanation on THAT & what it's really about, being a Christian!!! And the second [commandment] is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Lets make Jesus proud of us. And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? I don't know anyone that can be perfect or obey all of thisand this comment is always basically the answer given by many Christian scholars/Pastors and theologians. I can tell this pondered you as well and caused you to meditate on the word and research the orgins of the words. I have been tourting myself with this question that I have no answer to. God was not looking to improve me or make me a better person but rather He was wanting me to receive the reality of my death with Him that He might bring forth the glorious resurrection life of His Son through me. If you have trusted in Christ as your Savior you have died in Christ not physically but spiritually and so have I. "This is the first and great commandment. You find Jesus' view of each commandment in the boxes. All the information and comments above specially like that of Swaller's are good, but I believe should add as most important of this list Christ's new commandment of Love. " We looked at the idea that the 10 Commandments were replaced by the simpler new commandment of Jesus to love others.We showed that the new commandment didn't abolish the 10 Commandments, but was Jesus' example of how to show love to others.Love has always been the intent of the 10 Commandments. Make and baptize disciplesMatthew 28:19 49. . He also had commanded the 12 and then the 72 to heal the sick and cast out demons (Luke 9 and 10). The natural man or Carnal man is spiritually dead to the things of God so it is impossible for them to Go seek God, in fact Romans 8 says this and also that we are naturally hostile to Him.. God moves in each of us, Draws us unto himself, continually sanctifies, convicts, and works in us, humbles us, rids us of all sorts of sin and issues that we have.. we are his workmanship, he is at work in us perfecting us always.. We, our old man has been crucified, he no linger lives, now Christ lives within us, that is how you remain with him over a period of time, He literately keeps us.. Allowed HTML tags: