Which of the commandments is Jesus talking about here?
*** {Mat 5:17-19 KJV}
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 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. 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.
He continues on ...
*** {Mat 5:21 KJV}
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time,
Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: ...
*** {Mat 5:22 KJV}
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
*** {Exo 20:13 KJV}
Thou shalt not kill.
*** {Mat 5:27 KJV}
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time,
Thou shalt not commit adultery: ...
*** {Mat 5:28 KJV}
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
*** {Exo 20:14 KJV}
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
*** {Mat 5:33 KJV}
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time,
Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: ...
*** {Mat 5:34-37 KJV}
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
*** {Exo 20:7 KJV}
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
*** {Exo 20:16 KJV}
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
*** {Lev 19:12 KJV}
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.
*** {Mat 5:43 KJV}
Ye have heard that it hath been said,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
*** {Mat 5:44 KJV}
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; ...
*** {Lev 19:18 KJV}
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but
thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.
If THESE commandments (listed above) were NOT done-away-with by Jesus, why do men teach this one is???
*** {Exo 20:8-11 KJV}
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
This short post is just something to think about on this beautifully created "day of rest". In every instance, and this is not all of the 10 commandments Jesus reiterated, Jesus adds to the 10 commandments, or further expounds on them, He never removed any!
And NO, I am not
SDA or any other *Sabbath keeper* denomination ... I just believe the
Lord's words over man's words. I believe Acts 15 instructions to the
church is speaking in-addition-to the 10 commandments, not the exclusion
thereof. Since these passages, (shown above) are not abolished by Jesus then neither is the Sabbath day commandment, for which God had a lot more to say about it than any of the others.
God doesn't do anything without a purpose, so it is with the Sabbath day. If you'd like to see all the verses in which the word "Sabbath" is used, here's a link on BLB https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=sabbath*&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1
Thanks for reading!
{Blue text is God speaking in the Old Testament/Covenant; Red text is Jesus speaking in the New Testament/Covenant. All scripture is KJV via Blue Letter Bible (BLB) online search.}
