The Last Five Commandments
We fulfill the law as we learn to love the Lord and our neighbor as ourselves. Not doing this, we break God’s holy commandments.
We fulfill the law as we learn to love the Lord and our neighbor as ourselves. Not doing this, we break God’s holy commandments.
There is only one true God in the heavens. Believing in and/or worshipping other gods is idolatry, which God hates.
We are told by God in the second commandment to not make any graven image, nor bow down to these images.
God has commanded His people to observe the Sabbath day. This law is extended to His believers in the new covenant also.
God said to not kill, which also means to not be angry without a cause. Calling people worthless or fools is evil.
Committing adultery and not repenting of it will land a person in hell. Only Jesus can forgive such a person.
God has spoken. Do not take His Name in vain. If you have or do, repent and get right with the Lord while you still have time.
Christians do not steal but give instead. Taking what is not ours is of the devil, but giving to others is of God.
So what does it make a person that forgets God’s commandments and still says that they have faith in and know the Lord Jesus?
The Catholic Church’s Ten Commandments is a modified version of Exodus 20. It is not the same thing, but a very slim down version of the real deal.Â
Let this be the day that you begin your journey on the Lord’s path. If you are not familiar with the commandments of God, become familiar today.
Please consider being baptized if you have not already. This is when you put on Christ and obtain the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Many things we are attached to in life are idols and must be forsaken to be in His will. Look at the second commandment, for instance.
Our love for God becomes real, as we go out in the world and begin to light it up. We see those people that are in need and care for them.
Think of the joy you would be able to feel if sin wasn’t tearing you down. It is the weight of our sins that burden us.
It is vital that we seek Jesus daily through prayer and Bible study. Do this with your family as well, especially your children.
Speaking of John the Baptist, Jesus said that “there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist.”
If you say you love Jesus, then obey Him also. Then will your faith be on full display and you will become a light unto the Lord in this darken world.
All people that have faith in Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all, are redeemed and no longer in slavery because of the laws of Moses.
If we are following God’s commandments then we are also loving one another, including the poor and afflicted and following Him.