should all 10 commandments be kept. are we under the law?

Question

Romans 7: I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the saw of sin. Mt. 5:19-20 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 14:15 if you love me keep my commandments .

sorry for the miss spell in Romans. but with the flesh the law of sin

on the 7th day is the sabbath day to keep it holy six days you labour, and do all thy work : but on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work , thou , nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates

Answer 1

I think everyone breaks one from time to time...such as not lying...if you told the truth about every little thing you would be considered a jerk...such as telling someone that their new hair cut looks bad...no one wants to hear that. I think if God is a loving and forgiving God he will forgive if asked. Also I wonder why if God knew that everyone on Earth was not going to be perfect he would ask such strict commandments?

Answer 2

You quote Romans 7:25 and draw a conclusion out of context. Read the rest of the chapter.

Mt. 5:19-20 has to do with "these" commandments he then spoke of, and not "the" commandments in the o.t. law.

The last reference has to do with Christ's commandments for his followers, and not the o.t. commandments.

Galatians 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Your scholarship is incredibly sloppy, and does not take into account all Scripture that refutes your claims.

Only Israel was commanded to keep the sabbath. Christians were never a party to that covenant that ended with the death of Christ.

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Answer 3

If we are no longer subject to the law then there is no new covenant. The new covenant is all about the law.


Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

edit: Yes that would include the 4th commandment. The following text is not only a promise to those who keep the sabbath but also a warning to those who do not.

Ezekiel 20:12 “Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I [am] the LORD that sanctify them.

Answer 4

Yes. I think all the commandments should be kept. Just try and think of three good, justifiable reasons based on the Christian faith to not keep them.

Read Romans. It is a great chapter. One verse that should stand out to you is:

Romans 2 vs 12: For as many as have sinned with law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law.

Answer 5

We should keep ALL of the 10 commandments. But that verse in Romans, you should read the next few verses right after that. Romans 8:1-3 '[There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:'

Another point that I wish to bring out: Sin is only defined in the whole Bible once, and that is in 1John 3:4 'Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.' Now, nearly every Christian will say that we shouldn't sin, but look at this statement in Romans 3:20 '. . .for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.' Now, does it not logically follow that, if we sin, we break the law. And if we do not want to sin, then we should keep all of the 10 commandments.

There is more to it than just keeping the law. We do need faith, and love for God and our fellow men as well. Keeping the law, and doing nothing else will not save anyone. We need faith and love for others. And if we keep the law as it was meant, then we will love our neighbor as ourself.

Responding to the person above me:
Romans 6:15 'What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.'
Matthew 5:18 'For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till ALL be fulfilled.'

If you look through the Genesis and up to Exodus 20, before the 10 commandments were given, you can find nearly every commandment mentioned. Also, saying that we don't have to keep the 10 commandments is like saying that we can worship other gods, worship idols, take the name of the lord in vain, profane the Sabbath (Saturday), disrespect our parents, murder, commit adultry, steal, lie, and covet. Now, if we did all of this, then I do not think we would have any right to call ourselves Christians, or claim any association with God or with Christ. Just the ability to those things without any sort of punishment from God kind of defeats the whole purpose of the Christian religion. And if we don't have to keep the law, then why didn't God just wipe away the law, or not give it in the first place, instead of sending Jesus to suffer and die for our sins?

And just look at the new covenant. Hebrews 8:10,11 'For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my LAWS into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.'
Far from taking away the law, the Lord will write them, not in tabels of stone, but in the tables of our heart. This in and of itself means that we have to keep the law.

Answer 6

Jesus himself said.. I did not come to destroy the law but to fullfill it. Therefore, we are to keep his commandments . The position of the believers in the kingdom of heaven will be determined by our attitude toward God's law and by our teaching and practice of it. Our degree of faithfulness in this respect will determine our degree of glory in heaven. You have to go on to examine verse 20. The righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees was external only. They kept many rules, prayed, praised, fasted, read God's Word, and attended worship services. However, they substituted the outward act for the correct inner attitudes. Jesus said the righteousness that God requires of the believer is more. The heart and the spirit, not only the outward deeds, must conform to God's will in faith and love. Also.. this is where Grace would apply also Romans says " For it by Grace that we are saved, not of works lest any man should boast". Therefore as believers we should not have to "work" at keeping God'd commandments it should be a product of the indwelling of his spirit that produces obedience to the commandments.

Answer 7

we are NOT under the law because Jesus said He came to fulfill the law for us. He brought us a New Covenant so we are now under Grace, not Law.

if we tried to be worthy of heaven and eternal life by our own power and by our own perfection we just wouldn't be able to do it... we have to accept the gift of salvation that Jesus offers.Like someone already said: the 10 Commandments are still important, but there are 619 Mosaic Laws, and no human being could possibly keep every one of them. God knew that, that's why He sent Jesus.

We try to follow the 10 Commandments, though, because we need to strive for more righteous living... we need to try to be more like the children of God that we are.

Answer 8

Romans 3:31
Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.

Read the entire book of Roman's very carefully. Use a reputable commentary for those passages that you might get stuck on.

Answer 9

Unless it's a Theocracy, nope. I admit that a majority of our laws (such as, don't kill, steal, etc.) ARE in the Bible, but the same (or similar) laws were around before the Bible was even thought of....the Ten Commandments should be at a church or on private property, not government property.

Answer 10

There is a great book that just came out about a guy who is/was (I'm not sure I didn't get to the end yet) an atheist and tried an experiment. He decided to live the law for one full year. The book is by a man named Jacobs and is really funny. If you get a chance read it. It will answer this question

Answer 11

Only 2 of the 10 commandments are actually laws. I think most of them would be very hard to enforce. As well as a waste of time. Not only that, but not everybody is a christian.