what about the other 623 or so?
2007-09-17 14:59:24 · 16 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
for those Christians who do not read the bible, the OT has 613 commands outside the "ten"
some of those if done today would be a felony
go figure
2007-09-17 15:08:58 · update #1
Come on; you don't really expect them to know that.
I doubt most would know there are three versions of the Decalogue.
How many would be aware that the ten commandments in Exodus 34:12-26 finish with Number 10. You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk?
2007-09-17 19:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought Christians observed 10 commandments. Are there more?? What are the other 623 or so??
2007-09-17 22:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nine of the Ten Commandments are repeated in the New Testament for Christians. We do not worship Saturday as did the Jews. We have commandments made by Jesus and the Apostles in the New Testament. Where do you get only 2 commandments? That is not taught in Christianity.
2007-09-17 22:11:32 · answer #3 · answered by mesquiteskeetr 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The most important commandment was spoken of by Jesus Christ, "You should love the Lord thy God with all your heart and your neighbor as thyself." Love is the most important because in 1 John 3:16 states: "Hereby perceive you the love of God that He died for us, and so shall the die for the brethren." Love involves sacrifice.
As far as the 613 other commandments, those are part of Levitical Law and apply only to Judaism. They are called mizvots (good deeds). Levitical Law does not apply to the Christian.
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2007-09-18 01:00:36 · answer #4 · answered by gatita 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mat 22:37 Jesus answered: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
Mat 22:38 This is the first and most important commandment.
Mat 22:39 The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is, "Love others as much as you love yourself."
2007-09-17 22:06:25 · answer #5 · answered by TJ 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We don't......we have the 10 commandments, the commandments of Christ in Matthew 5-7...and there may be some others in the New Testament(but I'm not sure)....
But many Christians claim there are only 2 SACRAMENTS....Baptism and communion.
2007-09-17 22:04:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well, they seem to adhere to no commandments except what they themselves decide upon, so I'd say 2 is a generous estimate...
2007-09-17 22:05:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
According to the new testiment if you obey the two which is to love the Lord God with all thy heart, soul, and mind then also to love thy neighbor as thyself. On these hang all the law. If you obey these to then you'll will obey they others.
2007-09-17 22:08:13 · answer #8 · answered by vanda hash 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you love God and love others as yourself, you won't be breaking any of the other commandments. Loving God means not taking his name in vain, committing idolatry, etc ... and loving other people obviously means not stealing from them or killing them.
2007-09-17 22:06:12 · answer #9 · answered by ◦Delylah◦ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. We are under the new covenant.He freed us from Jewish law, but we still need to keep 10 commandments. Salvation is by mercy and grace.
2007-09-17 22:06:17 · answer #10 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋