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The
law teaches us about what sin is. No one has
ever obeyed the entire Ten Commandments!
We are not saved by works, (Observing) the
Ten Commandments.
We are
only saved by grace, FAITH in our Lord Jesus
Christ! Only the Righteous live by
Faith and only those who does so are saved!
So
does this mean the law is abolished?
No! As Jesus said he did not come to abolish
the law, but to fulfill the Law (Love)!
Which the Law is about Loving God and our
Neighbor!
It is
not about useless manmade rules!
Are we
allowed to commit adultery, covet, bear
false witness or have idols in our lives???
OF COURSE NOT! So Jesus teachings up
held the law, not abolished it! As
Paul said; we do not have a license to sin.
No! God forbid!
About
Loving God and Our Neighbor! If we
love God (1st Commandment) then we will not
have other idols in our lives for example.
And if we love our neighbor (2nd
Commandment) we will not bear false witness
against him, or covet his property or wife
for an example!
There
are so many Christians, and even pastors
that thinks we can ignore the Ten
Commandments and not have to obey them or
learn from them.
And
yet the first 4 of the commandments teaches
us about how to love God, to which is the
First of the Two Greatest Commandments that
Jesus commands us to obey that is the "Law"
located in Matthew 22:37-38.
And
then we have the other 6 commandments that
teaches us how to love our neighbor to which
is the second greatest commandment of the
"Law" in Matthew
22:39.
So my
friend Jesus also goes on with the following
about the "Law" The Commandments;
Matthew 5:19Whoever
therefore breaks one of the least of these
commandments,
and teaches men
so,
shall be
called
least in the
kingdom
of
heaven;
but whoever
does
and teaches
them,
he
shall be
called
great in the
kingdom
of
heaven.
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