Doesn't this sound like a double standard?

Question

(Please read slowly. Some people are too hasty to respond.) I just read a ton of people who quoted the sixth commandment. Thou shalt not murder. I have also read many people who claim the ten commandments were done away with. It seems to me that either people should not quote them at all, or follow all of them and not just leave out the 4th one. Remember the Sabbath day.....Because it is a total double standard to quote certain commandments and then say, "oh yeah, but those no longer apply to us anymore."
And remember if you break one, you break them all.

Let clarify a little. I was pointing out that if the ten commandments still apply, and a lot people seem to think so, then it seems like Sabbath would be something that carries over as well. I was trying to hit this topic from a different angle. (I like to do that) I'm sorry to that one person who thought I was being arrogant. I also know that I am not perfect and constantly rely on Jesus' grace for when I fail to keep his commandments. Thanks for your responses.

Answer 1

Hey Hansel..good question, thank you.

I have noticed for years how much of todays christianity teaches that the Ten Commandments are done away with..they will argue it for hours, days, weeks and months..oh and years..however they cannot comprehend the difference between God's Law and the Law of Moses.

Yes, they love to say that if we break one commandment, we have broken the lot..however they forget that every sin imaginable fits in to one or more of those Ten commandments..and since all sin, all break the commandments..but then these same people preach grace, forgiveness, repentance..and they forget that when we realize we have sinned thereby breaking the commandments, if we feel sorry, truly sorry for that sin or sins..we can go to God and repent, tell Him we are sorry and ask forgiveness..and God does forgive and wipes the slate clean as if we never sinned.

Then we find these same people saying thinfs like "oh well there is nothing wrong with the commandments if people want to keep them but the sabbath is not for us".

The pick and choose christians..they pick and choose what they will and will not believe and obey that God asks of us.
The sabbath is a part of the commandments..and noone can say they obey the commandments unless they include that one and obey it.

I find the text in Revelation 22 I think it is where it says that those who keep the commandments have the RIGHT to the tree of life and to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Not one christian in all of my years in a chatroom..has ever been able to tell me why that text that is still in the future..is there if the commandments are done away with.

These same christians will not look at texts which plainly show that it was Moses Law that was done away with..nailed to the cross.

By the way, it is Sabbath here now for me....so Happy Sabbath. God Bless.

Answer 2

The law of Moses consists of more than 600 individual laws, or commandments, including the 10 main ones
The Law was not given to all humankind. Jehovah made a covenant, or an agreement, with the descendants of Jacob, who became the nation of Israel. Jehovah gave his laws to this nation only. The Bible makes this clear at Deuteronomy 5:1-3 and Psalm 147:19, 20.
The apostle Paul asked the question: “Why, then, the Law?” Yes, for what purpose did Jehovah give his law to Israel? Paul answered: “To make transgressions manifest, until the seed should arrive to whom the promise had been made . . . Consequently the Law has become our tutor [or, teacher] leading to Christ.” (Galatians 3:19-24) The special purpose of the Law was to protect and guide the nation of Israel so that they might be ready to accept Christ when he arrived. The many sacrifices required by the Law reminded the Israelites that they were sinners who needed a Savior.—Hebrews 10:1-4.
“CHRIST IS THE END OF THE LAW”
Jesus Christ, of course, was that promised Savior, even as the angel proclaimed at his birth. (Luke 2:8-14) So when Christ came and gave his perfect life as a sacrifice, what happened to the Law? It was removed. “We are no longer under a tutor,” Paul explained. (Galatians 3:25) The removal of the Law was a relief to the Israelites. It had shown them up as sinners, for all of them fell short of keeping that Law perfectly. “Christ by purchase released us from the curse of the Law,” Paul said. (Galatians 3:10-14) So the Bible also says: “Christ is the end of the Law.”—Romans 10:4; 6:14.
Notice, too, what the apostle Paul was inspired by God to write: “Now we have been discharged from the Law.” Was it only the laws other than the Ten Commandments that the Jews were discharged from? No, for Paul goes on to say: “Really I would not have come to know sin if it had not been for the Law; and, for example, I would not have known covetousness if the Law had not said: ‘You must not covet.’” (Romans 7:6, 7; Exodus 20:17) Since “You must not covet” is the last one of the Ten Commandments, it follows that the Israelites were discharged from the Ten Commandments also.
Does this mean that the law to keep a weekly Sabbath, which is the fourth of the Ten Commandments, was also removed? Yes, it does. What the Bible says at Galatians 4:8-11 and Colossians 2:16, 17 shows that Christians are not under God’s law given to the Israelites, with its requirement to keep the weekly Sabbath and to observe other special days in the year. That keeping a weekly Sabbath is not a Christian requirement can also be seen from Romans 14:5.
LAWS THAT APPLY TO CHRISTIANS
Does this mean that, since Christians are not under the Ten Commandments, they do not need to observe any laws? Not at all. Jesus introduced a “new covenant,” based on the better sacrifice of his own perfect human life. Christians come under this new covenant and are subject to Christian laws. (Hebrews 8:7-13; Luke 22:20) Many of these laws have been taken from the law of Moses. This is not unexpected or unusual. A similar thing often happens when a new government takes over the rule of a country. The constitution under the old government might be canceled and replaced, but the new constitution may keep many of the laws of the old one. In a similar way, the Law covenant came to an end, but many of its basic laws and principles were adopted into Christianity.

Answer 3

Absolutely spot on. Which is why Paul stated we cannot gain salvation through the law. No one can keep them.
Observations:
OT - 4 words for "kill/murder". 2 are used for CSI type. State executions and legitimate wars are not prohibited.
Sabbath - bless you. What a happier world this would be if we kept this one. Jesus said, however, that we are lord of the sabbath not the other way. In short, it is for our benefit and it is to our folly if we choose not to observe it. Ezekiel stresses it as a sign of covenant people who trust God enough to chill for 1 day a week.
No double standard - just a double minded society w/ people on all sides.

Answer 4

Under the New Covenant established by the sacrifice of Jesus, The purpose of the Law is to show the need for salvation. Jesus teaches in Matthew that a legal approach to the Law is inadequate. The condition of the heart regarding the law is what is relevant,I.E., lust is adultery, hate is murder

Answer 5

for sure that's a classic case of the double often occurring that exists with little canines. because of the certainty that it is extremely no longer likely that those little canines will reason severe harm or death, it is prevalent that this habit keeps. whether, little canines, even chihuahuas, must be held responsible to generic standards of stable habit and this vicious dogs ought to have been bumped off at a minimum. All dogs vendors, even vendors of toy breeds, ought to learn that dominance/aggression can under no circumstances be tolerated in a social difficulty.

Answer 6

If you really think about it, YES it is a double standard. America was founded under christianity...which comes to my next point. President Bush is in fact Christian (a strong one from what I can tell) But what did he just do? He sent MORE of American troops over to KILL/MURDER more people...so yes, it is a double standard. If you are faithful to your religion, you won't do things you KNOW your not supost to do just because you want to do them. Which is why the world is so screwed up today.

Answer 7

The Ten Commandments apply to everyone and they still have to be observed

God Bless You

Answer 8

The 10 commandments are still commandments today.

Answer 9

some thinkthe 10 commandments were done away with when we entered into the new covenant, they need to realize that jesus did not abolish the old laws(10 commandments) but that he perfected them in his death and resurrection. whilst the dietary laws and such meaningless things do not pertain to us the commandments do.

Answer 10

Well we would be in heaven if we kept them all. We are human and as humans we sin. We are foregiven if we truely repent and live our lives for Jesus.

I am not perfect. I pray that I keep the comandments, but as a human I don't. I haven't killed, but I haven't homored my mother and father as often as I should. I don't always love my neighbor as myself. The list could go on and on.