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NASB | Matthew 22:40 "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:40 "The whole Law and the [writings of the] Prophets depend on these two commandments." |
Bible Question: i want to know if the ten commandments were done away with, or did jesus just do away with one of the commandments which is to remember the sabbath day to keep it holy |
Bible Answer: Dear Saracharies, Welcome to the forum. Christ Jesus came to fulfil the Law and that spoken by the Prophets. As you remember Israel is God's chosen people. The law was given to them when they came out of Egypt. It was to show them how to treat one another. Israel also had the tabernacle, the place of worship where they would meet with God. Priests were appointed to represent the people. They offered animal sacrifices continually. These sacrifices reminded them of their sin. In Hebrews which I have been studing I see that Jesus came as the perfect High Priest. He brought about a new covenant and the old covenant, the priests offering the animal sacrifices was no longer needed. Jesus is a priest forever in heaven. We can go directly to Him in prayer. No longer does Israel have to go through an earthly priest. A study of these two covenants will help you better understand this topic. The moral law was not done away with. Jesus said if you love me you will keep my commandments. The ten commandments show us how to treat one another. Murder, lying, stealing, etc. are all bad things. We wouldn't want these things done to us. So why I ask would you think Christ would want to allow these things? Even unbelievers would do themselves a favor if they kept the ten commandments. Jesus is holy, righteous, good. We are called to be like Him. We are called to follow Him. A study of the Sabbath day can be obtained by using the search features to the right of the screen. I recommend for your reading Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy and Hebrews. Blessings, Val Matt 5:17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. Blessings, Val |