John 13:34 Jesus said ask seek and knock. Later incorporated into the new covenant, they constitute the basic moral code for humanity (as further explained by Jesus) and are obeyed to demonstrate the believer's love for God and his fellow man. . I have my seen my best efforts at self improvement have led to disaster because it was not improvement God was looking for but rather it was a total overhaul. No! Make me understand the way of Your precepts, 46 "For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Peter. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. He sends us His Holy Spirit for good reason! You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Matthew 28:19). So this book is presented in two levels. 97, 120, ii. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. The Savior summarized the Ten Commandments in two principleslove for the Lord and love for our fellow men: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. . Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees (Matthew 16:6). I have seen from Scripture and also from my own experience that it is not about us trying but rather it is about us dying and Jesus Christ living His life through us. Please don't tell me to pray more or that I lack faith. 3. It sounds like a fair question. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me, " ( John 15:4 ). Your answers to Audreys heart tugging struggle were a blessing. I grew up in the church but then was lost and went on about life without acknowledging the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. It seems impossible in today's society doesn't it? Not only were my actions wrong but I also knew that often times when I did do "good" it was a out of selfish ambition for the recognition of men. Mt 18.15 D G 124 Take one or two others with you. So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jona, lovest thou me more than these? They are great markers to see if we are walking in His ways and they are great teachings, but should not be listed in your list as the actual commands of Jesus. He [Jesus] said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' I believe we find the glorious answer in Colossians 1:26-27: "Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:" What a wondrous, glorious reality that the secret of the Christian life is Christ IN us living the Christian life through us! And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive (Matthew 21:2122). "Though the words, Continue ye in My love, do not of themselves make it evident which love He means, ours to Him, or His to us, yet the preceding words do: I love you, He says: and then immediately after, Continue ye in My love." I agonize over this. If you are now a keeper of the commandments and which means where ever you go and in whatever you do that thing you are keeping becomes apart you and the more you keep it the more other will recognize you by what you are keeping and you will recognize what you are a keeper of the commandments. Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. When thou doest thine alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. This is the first and great commandment. If this Christian life is just based on us giving it our best shot then we should just give up now because we cannot do it. He must have been quite a charismatic figure, because around 120 people dropped everything to do just that, becoming his traveling party over the next three years. 1 John 5:14-15Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV). 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Remember: "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.". So the question then is how do we keep God's commandments? . When a scribe asked Jesus which commandment is the most important of all, Jesus answered that it is to love God. The branch does not bear fruit by striving or trying but rather by simply resting in the vine and having the life of the vine flow through us. Jesus also said in John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. If we know that Jesus wants us to keep His commandments, then we can also be confident that His grace and the power of the Holy Spirit will enable us to do so. "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" (Matthew 21:13). [1], and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. But it was when I turned my attention from my sin to my Savior that I started to be changed. 3. Second Praise be to God for all the encouraging comments Especially the response from you Swaller/Gabriel, because for me it was an answer I Did not know I was looking for but when I read it my spirit shouted praises with me..and I knew I was being reminded of who we are as children of God. These two complete the ten commandments. i. Thanks. We can now rest in his promises and trust in his salvation.. of course let him sanctify you and point things out to you.. daily Cleansing us and washing away our sins as we confess them to him.. 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 and having an high priest over the house of God; 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith (Matthew 5:48) A tall order. I dont find John 13: 34 in this list why is it missing? First of all, great article but KAAS NAILED IT with THE MOST CRUCIAL ONE!!! On the cross not only did Jesus conquer death, hell, and the grave (and He certainly did conquer those things) but he also conquered me. In Matthew 28, Jesus *only* commands that His disciples teach other disciples to follow and obey what Jesus directly commanded them. "[4] Consequently, Israel, being, as the priest-people, enjoined like the Aaronite priest to sanctify the name of God and avoid whatever tends to desecrate it (Lev. I think the answer is grace. In the beginning of my new journey, it was all new and exciting, like a new job, car or other physical element of life. This podcast provides a fresh way to saturate yourself with the Word of God. All you have to do is compare their doctrines with what the scriptures reveal. Isaiah prophesied of Jesus, "He will exalt the law and make it honorable" (Isaiah 42:21). 9. Abide in Jesus "Abide in Me, and I in you. The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue (Greek, "ten words"), are divine laws revealed to Moses by God on Mount Sinai and engraved on two stone tablets.The restored gospel of Jesus Christ teaches that these basic commandments are still in force. The Commandments are recorded virtually identically in Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21. 5). Enter US $5.99 or more [ 0 bids] Do not even the publicans the same? (Matthew 5:4446).Go to episodes, If ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Amen (Matthew 28:1920). teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Jesus taught that loving God and neighbor constituted the whole Law and he reiterated it here by saying: Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets (Matthew 7:12). One last point that is really important. I want to share with you a truth that God has been and is teaching me that has revolutionized my walk with the Lord and totally changed the way that I view the Christian life. I encourage all who read this to meditate on these truths and may God open every one of our eyes to the glorious reality that it is no longer us who lives but Christ who lives in us! Jesus' life and work make God's longing for relational intimacy a possible, ongoing reality. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder (Matthew 19:46). Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again (John 3:57). John 14:15. I am really glad to have come across this information today. I know that this has been a rather lengthy response but I believe these truths are some of the most important we can ever consider. Hi. THANK YOU Gabriel. Jesus also said in John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. If we know that Jesus wants us to keep His commandments, then we can also be confident that His grace and the power of the Holy Spirit will enable us to do so. The Great Commandment (or Greatest Commandment)[a] is a name used in the New Testament to describe the first of two commandments cited by Jesus in Matthew 22:35-40, Mark 12:28-34, and in answer to him in Luke 10:27a: and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. Mk 9.36 I G 121 Cut it off and throw it away. We have been made partakers of the divine nature in Christ Jesus. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. God Bless! John 13:34-35 "A new command I give you: Love one another. In Christ we died but it does not stop there. All the information and comments above specially like that of Swaller's are good, but I believe should add as most important of this list Christ's new commandment of Love. Some still teach a lot of "works" to either save or keep you saved, but Jesus Commands are summed up in love of God and man. I have seen that my striving and trying to be like Christ in my own strength simply leads to me failing more. Great wonderful I'd been poking for this list for years! Thank you for this teaching. Jesus Christ is the living Word and as we meditate on the written Word we are communing and fellow-shipping with the living Word Jesus Christ. http://www.biblebelievers.com/jmelton/Judging.html. Over 120 years of magazine archives plus full access . . A scribe came to Jesus and asked, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" (Mark 12:28). There have been things in my life that I was helpless to change, things that I knew were wrong and yet could not muster up enough strength in myself to change the things and by focusing on trying to change the things instead of getting free from them I was probably just getting further wrapped up in them. My soul cleaves to the dust; [not God] All other gods are false gods. "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. No one. Appearing in both Exodus (Exodus 20:2-17) and Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 5:6-21), the commandments are numbered differently depending on whether they . As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. So the question then is how do we keep God's commandments? "This is the first and great commandment. Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. There is no other commandment greater than these. Feed my sheepJohn 21:15-16 48. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh (Matthew 24:4244). But it was when I turned my attention from my sin to my Savior that I started to be changed. Do not get discouraged if you do not see fruit every day. When asked what the greatest commandment is, the Christian New Testament depicts Jesus answering: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind," before adding: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. An idol can be anything (or anyone) you worship by making it more important than God. We run a summer discipleship program and I hope to include some of these comments in the teaching sessions! We have to realize that our problem is profoundly bigger then just the sinful things that we do the problem is who we are: we are sinners. I have learned the answer is to surrender all to Jesus amen. To Swaller - I am blessed by the answer you give to Audrey Busike and with your permission I would like to share the same with those who I know with similar thoughts and questions. I know that this has been a rather lengthy response but I believe these truths are some of the most important we can ever consider. We read in Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. As we keep God's Word before our face by meditating upon it, His Word like water washes us and cleanses us and renews our mind. You will touch lives forever because we all know from our parents that once you put something on the internet it can never "fully" disappear. 5. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets (Matthew 7:12). He knows we will never be able to accomplish this complete list, even through Him. The natural man or Carnal man is spiritually dead to the things of God so it is impossible for them to Go seek God, in fact Romans 8 says this and also that we are naturally hostile to Him.. God moves in each of us, Draws us unto himself, continually sanctifies, convicts, and works in us, humbles us, rids us of all sorts of sin and issues that we have.. we are his workmanship, he is at work in us perfecting us always.. We, our old man has been crucified, he no linger lives, now Christ lives within us, that is how you remain with him over a period of time, He literately keeps us.. Change happens in my life not by me striving to change myself but rather by me realizing my total inability to do anything in my own strength and casting myself in total dependence on Jesus Christ who is my life and by His strength as I meditate on His Word, His Word brings change in my life. Thou shalt not kill. I have my seen my best efforts at self improvement have led to disaster because it was not improvement God was looking for but rather it was a total overhaul. Friday, May 1, 2015 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. [5], Twice every day the Jew recites the Shema Yisrael, which contains the words: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy might" (Deut. The word translated keep in this verse is: tereo and it means to guard, or to watch. God bless you in this work! Where is hope then?I believe that God allows us to come to the point of despairing of ourselves because until we utterly despair of our own ability we will continue to strive in the flesh. To love the Lord with all of our heart, soul, and mind. The word I want to look at the definition of is "keep". 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