“A Perfect Nine”

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Why did God give the Ten Commandments to the Jewish people and didn't save them for the Christians?

Sincerely,
Feeling Less Than A Ten

Dear Feeling Less Than A Ten,

God gave nine of those ten commandments to Christians, too.  Christians do obey nine of the ‘Ten Commandments’ because Christ thought nine of them were worth keeping in the New Testament.

1. Thou shalt not have any other god before me (Ex 20:3, 1 Cor 10:14)
   1. Thou shalt not make graven images or bow down to them (Ex 20:4-5, 1 Jhn 5:21)
   2. Thou shalt not take God’s name in vain (Ex 20:7, Heb 12:28)
   3. Honor thy father and mother (Ex 20:12, Eph 6:1-2)
   4. Thou shalt not kill (Ex 20:13, 1 Pet 4:15)
   5. Thou shalt not commit adultery (Ex 20:14, Heb 13:4)
   6. Thou shalt not steal (Ex 20:15, Eph 4:28)
   7. Thou shalt not bear false witness (Ex 20:16, Rev 21:8)
   8. Thou shalt not covet (Ex 20:17, Eph 5:3)

The only one of the ‘Ten Commandments’ left out is the keeping of the Sabbath (Ex 20:8). We are told that the Old Testament law, which includes the Ten Commandments, was meant to lead the Jews to Christ, but now that Jesus has come, the Old Law no longer binds us (Gal 3:24-25).  Christians aren’t bound to keep the Sabbath holy; Jews were. You have to keep the other nine though.

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