The Law of Love.
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The Law of Love
Understanding the Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments reveal the loving nature of God, guiding us in how to love both Him and our fellow humans.
A Commandment of Love
In the Book of Matthew, Jesus emphasizes the essence of love in His teachings:
> "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Matthew 22:37-40)
Jesus wasn’t introducing a new law; He was reinforcing the importance of the Ten Commandments, originally emphasized in the Old Testament:
> "And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." (Deuteronomy 6:5-8)
The Ten Commandments are thus a law of love. The first four teach us how to love God, and the last six guide us in loving our neighbors. This is why Jesus said, "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
Living in Love
Another powerful testament to the nature of these commandments is found in John 15:10:
> "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love."
Paul also wrote about love fulfilling the law:
> "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law." (Romans 13:8)
The Law as Liberty
James further elaborates on this by describing the law as one of liberty, like a mirror reflecting our moral shortcomings:
> "For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law." (James 2:11-12)
He emphasizes the importance of both faith and action:
> "What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? ... Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone." (James 2:13-17)
This demonstrates that the Ten Commandments remain vital even in New Testament times as God’s enduring guidelines of love.
The Sabbath: A Test of Love
Among these commandments, the Sabbath stands out as a true test of love. While nine commandments advise what not to do, the Sabbath instructs us on what we should do?"dedicate the seventh day to God. Instituted at creation, it serves as a memorial and a time for communion with Him.
Jesus affirmed the permanence of the law:
> "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." (Matthew 5:18)
Thus, the Ten Commandments are God’s timeless principles of love, teaching us how to fully love Him and one another.
All Bible references are from the King James Version.
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