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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." |
Subject: was the ten commandments done away with |
Bible Note: Something to remember, the Isrealites had trouble following the intent of the law. The law was not made to save them, but to show them how much they needed their God. Instead of seeing that as I believe David did, most Isrealites saw the law as a check list to be followed with no or little relationship to back it up. Many times in the Old Testament (Prophets especially. try Isa 1:11) we see God saying that your sacrifices mean little when your heart and actions do not match (paraphrase). When we come to the New Testament, things have simply gotten worse. The leaders have now added law upon law so that there is no way to break the law... such as not walking more than a mile at a time on the Sabbath day. Then of course they also instituted laws that allowed them to break their own laws... such as when they set up their tents and then took them down to walk another mile. Jesus actually reinstated the true Law of God when he gave us the two greatest commandments. Love the Lord your God... and Love your neighbor as yourself. If we Love the Lord our God, then we will serve him, honour him, love him, get to know him and want to be like him. If we love our neighbor as our selves, we will treat them as we want to be treated and thus will not steal, murder, etc. In many ways, these 2 laws encompass the "spirit" of the ten commandments. The Sabbath I too am having some difficulty with. Where I am right now is that God took time from what he did on a daily basis for a day or rest. If we want to honour God we should follow his example and rest for atleast one day of the week. Does that have to be Sunday/Saturday? I really don't know. But it was Jesus who said that the Sabbath was made for man and not the other way around (Mark 2:27). tar |