The Ten Commandments

I.                  Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

II.              Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

III.        Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD Will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

IV.           Remember the sabbath day,* to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

V.               Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

VI.           Thou shalt not kill.

VII.     Thou shalt not commit adultery.

VIII. Thou shalt not steal.

IX.            Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

X.                Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.

Exodus 20:3-17

* Note: The old testament Sabbath was  (and will be again) for the Jews. 
The LORD Jesus Christ, when asked, repeated all the commandments, except this one, which He left out.**  (Matt. 19:17-19, 22:37-40, John 13:34, etc.)
The new testament Christian Church of believers in Jesus Christ meet and always have meet on Sunday, the 1^st day of the week for the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Mark 16:9, John 20:19) and the new covenant.  (John 20:19, Acts 20:7, 1Cor. 16:2, etc..) 
However, the LORD'S day (Sunday, the 1st day of a new week) should still be set aside, respected and kept holy.      

REGARDING THE SABBATH

"Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you." Exodus 31:13

"And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles." Acts 18:4-6

From then on when Paul met with the church it was on the first day of the week. The only mention of the sabbath again is Colossians 2:16 – "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:" – showing that the sabbath has no place in the Dispensation of Grace.

"For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them." Galatians 3:10

James 2:10 says "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point,

he is guilty of all."

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."

"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

JESUS SAVES!

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Matthew 15:4. [Commandment #5 repeated as such again.]
Matt. 15:4. For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Mark 7:10 [Commandment #5 repeated as such again.]
Mk. 7:10: For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
Ephesians 6:2. [Commandment #5 repeated as such again.]    Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)  

Matthew 19:17-19. [Commandments 6, 7, 8, 9, 5 and 10.]
    17: And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
    18: He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
    19: Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Mark 10:19-21. [Commandments 7, 6, 8, 9, 5 and defraud not is an application of 10, and 1.]
    19: Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
    20: And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
    21: Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. (an application of #10 – “love thy neighbour as thyself” and #1 - “Thou shalt have no other gods before me”.)

Luke 18:20-22 [Commandments 7, 6, 8, 9, 5 and an application of 10, and 1.]
    20: Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
    21: And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
    22: Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. (again an application of commandment #10 – “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” and #1 - “Thou shalt have no other gods before me”.)

Romans 13:8-10. [Commandments 10, 7, 6, 8, 10 and the new commandment of John 13:34).]
    8: Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
    9: For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
   10: Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Thessalonians 4:2-3. [Commandment #7 and “fornication” includes commandments #1-3 also.]
     2: For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. (Matt. 22:37, etc.)
     3: For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Matthew 22:37-40. [A synopsis (restatement) of commandments #1-3 and #10.] - Jesus wrote it, only He (the Word of God) can re-state (for a clarified understanding) His Word and not us.
    37: Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
    38: This is the first and great commandment.
    39: And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
    40: On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Mark 12:29-31. [A synopsis of commandments #1-3 and #10.]
    29: And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
    30: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
    31: And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

1 John 2:7-11. [A new commandment like unto #10- more so, as newly applied to saved brethren.]
     7: Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
     8: Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
     9: He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
    10: He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
    11: But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

John 13:34-35. [A new commandment like #10- revised & referring to among the saved brethren]
    34: A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
    35: By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Romans 7:4-6. [The new testament covenant supercedes the old testament covenant law though these laws are still for behavior and exposing sin.]
     4: Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
     5: For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
     6: But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

 
Col:2:16:    Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
John:20:19.    Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Acts:20:7.    And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
1Cor:16:2.    Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
Rv:1:10.    I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
Jn:5:18: Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
Jn:9:16: Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

John 14:15, 21 & 23.
    15: If ye love me, keep my commandments.
    21: He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
    23: Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John 15:10 & 12.
    10: If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
    12: This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
1Jn:3:22: And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1Jn:3:23: And this is his (God the Father's) commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he (Jesus) gave us commandment.
1Jn:3:24: And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
1Jn:4:21: And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
1Jn:5:2: By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
1Jn:5:3: For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
2 John 1:6-11.
    6: And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
    7: For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
    8: Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
    9: Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
    10: If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
    11: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

Romans 16:25-27.
    25: Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
    26: But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
    27: To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.

Ephesians 2:13-15.
    13: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
    14: For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
    15: Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

1 Timothy 6:14.
     6: But godliness with contentment is great gain.
     7: For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
     8: And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
     9: But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
    10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
    11: But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
    12: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
    13: I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
    14: That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Hebrews 7.
11: If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12: For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
13: For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
14: For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
15: And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
16: Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
17: For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
18: For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
19: For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
20: And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
21: (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
22: By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
23: And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
24: But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
25: Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26: For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27: Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
28: For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
 

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