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Re: The Broadness of the Ten Commandments
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The 10 commandments reveal the character of Christ it is a transcript of character of God. So when we look at each commandment we need to ask, what does this teach about the character of God? Do the 613 laws in the Law of Moses also reflect the character of God?
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Re: The Broadness of the Ten Commandments
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Psalms 19:7 (7) The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. Matthew 5:48 (48) Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Psalms 119:86 (86) All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. Deuteronomy 7:9 (9) Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Proverbs 6:23 (23) For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 1 John 1:5 (5) This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Romans 6:16 (16) Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
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Re: The Broadness of the Ten Commandments
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Peter, are you responding to my last post? If so, please explain why you posted the passages above. Thank you.
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Re: The Broadness of the Ten Commandments
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It is just a few texts to show that the law is a transcript of the character of God.
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Romans 6:16 (16) Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
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Re: The Broadness of the Ten Commandments
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The 10 commandments reveal the character of Christ it is a transcript of character of God. So when we look at each commandment we need to ask, what does this teach about the character of God? Amen!
Those who wait for the Bridegroom's coming are to say to the people, "Behold your God." The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love.
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Re: The Broadness of the Ten Commandments
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Every possible sin must be covered by the law, otherwise it wouldn't be a perfect law. Since sin is by definition the transgression of the law, this is a tautology. With such a definition, an imperfect law could still cover every possible sin, since anything not covered by the law would, by definition, not be a sin. So to make a statement like this, there would need to be available an alternative definition of sin to compare against.
Those who wait for the Bridegroom's coming are to say to the people, "Behold your God." The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love.
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Re: The Broadness of the Ten Commandments
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Do the 613 laws in the Law of Moses also reflect the character of God?
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Re: The Broadness of the Ten Commandments
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Do the 613 laws in the Law of Moses also reflect the character of God? One thing about the Law of Moses Deuteronomy 31:24-26 (24) And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, (25) That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, (26) Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
This is the handwriting mentioned in Colossians Colossians 2:14 (14) Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
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Romans 6:16 (16) Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
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Re: The Broadness of the Ten Commandments
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Peter, good point. But do you think all 613 laws were nailed to the cross? If so, are we free to disregard them? Also, in what sense were they "against us" and "contrary to us"? Ellen wrote: The Lord did not leave his people with the precepts of the decalogue alone. Moses was commanded to write, as God should bid him, judgments and laws giving minute directions in regard to their duty, thereby guarding the commandments engraved on the tables of stone. Thus did the Lord seek to lead erring man to a strict obedience to that holy law which he is so prone to transgress. {ST, June 17, 1880 par. 1}
He then came still closer to his people, and would not leave them, who were so readily led astray, with merely the ten precepts of the decalogue. He required Moses to write as he should bid him, judgments and laws, giving minute directions in regard to what he required them to perform, and thereby guarded the ten precepts which he had engraved upon the tables of stone. These specific directions and requirements were given to draw erring man to the obedience of the moral law which he is so prone to transgress. {3SG 299.1}
The people had shown themselves so easily led astray that He would leave no door of temptation unguarded. Moses was commanded to write, as God should bid him, judgments and laws giving minute instruction as to what was required. These directions relating to the duty of the people to God, to one another, and to the stranger were only the principles of the Ten Commandments amplified and given in a specific manner, that none need err. They were designed to guard the sacredness of the ten precepts engraved on the tables of stone. {PP 364.1} She said the 613 laws of Moses "were only the principles of the Ten Commandments amplified". Since it is so, can we disobey or disregard all of them? Or, are some them still binding today? If so, how do we know which ones?
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Re: The Broadness of the Ten Commandments
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Colossians 2:14 (14) Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; Colossians 2:16 (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:
Notice that the text says ordinances and holy days, so it is the ceremonial laws that are done away with.
Romans 6:16 (16) Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
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