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NASB | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. |
Bible Question:
Hi Doc, I think without realising it the subject matter has been changed and we are out of focussed.Instead of focussing on the 10 Commandments my personality has been made the subject for dicussion.May be my leading questions have caused it. If so, I tender my apology. IN which case,I would reconstruct my questions and re submit it as a simple open question. "WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS?" I hope we can stay focussed this time. I am looking forward to receiving your expert comments and comments by other helpful respondents will also be much appreciated. Thanks. |
Bible Answer: Looking back to when the ten commandments were given, when Israel came out of bondage in Egypt and who they were given to, Israel by Moses we learn much by studing the book of Exodus and Leviticus as well as the Genesis, Numbers and Deuteronomy. We see that God gave the commandments to Israel to show them how they are to relate to God and to one another. Looking at the attributes of God we see that He is holy and we are to be like Him by obeying and trusting Him. Matthew 22:37 The ten commandments show us what kind of people we are to be and how we are to treat one another. The ten commandments also show us that God, the creator of heaven and earth is to be worshiped by all his creation. The ten commandments also serve as a warning that if we do not obey them we will suffer the consequences. Each day you and I are faced with choices to obey or break a commandment. When we chose to obey we normally have peace and a clean conscience. When we disobey we bring turmoil and strife to our lives and the lives of those who are hurt by our disobedience. The ten commandments are a plumb line. We line up our choices next to the plumb line. This helps us make the right, God honoring choices. Hope this helps. |