There are some verses in scripture that people use who think they must keep the Ten Commandments; here is one they use to support this claim. In Matthew 19:16-24 the story about the rich young ruler. The rich young ruler asked Jesus, “what good thing must I do to obtain everlasting life ?” Jesus replied, “If you want to enter life keep the commandments.” The rich young ruler said, “which ones ?” Jesus answered, “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother, AND LOVE YOU NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” The rich young ruler said, “All these I have kept, what do I still lack ?” Jesus replied, “If you want to be perfect sell all your possessions and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven. THEN COME AND FOLLOW ME.” When the rich young ruler heard this he went away in sorrow because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “It is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Take note that the rich young ruler thought he had kept the Ten Commandments but it is a spiritual truth that no one can keep the Ten Commandments because ALL HAVE SINNED AND HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD. If righteousness came through the Ten Commandments then Jesus died for nothing.
The Ten Commandments, written and engraved on stone, are the ministry of death. 2 Corinthians 3:7 No one is justified by keeping the Ten Commandments. Galatians 2:16 There is none righteous, no not one. Jesus knew all this when he told the rich young ruler to keep the Ten Commandments but when the rich young ruler asked, “What do I still lack ?” The main answer is what Jesus said, “Come, follow me.” In short, keeping the Ten Commandments will not give you everlasting life but following Jesus will.
Another thing to understand here is that all carnal unconverted people are under the law and this rich young ruler was under the Ten Commandments so Jesus answered rightly when he told this rich young ruler to keep the Ten Commandments. Jesus knew that this rich young ruler was deceiving himself by thinking he actually kept the Ten Commandments and that the offer to come and follow Jesus would be rejected. This was the rich young rulers calling but because he rejected the calling he was not chosen.
On this blog I have written about this very thing many times. I have explained in great detail why GOD gave the Ten Commandments and that they are what condemns all carnal unconverted people to death and they are the old covenant. Jesus is the new covenant and if we follow him we escape the condemnation of the Ten Commandments and enter a better covenant with access to repentance, grace, faith, imputed righteousness and forgiveness of our sins. Jesus came to save us from the Ten Commandments .
The Ten Commandments were given by GOD to us to show us these things, to lead us as a schoolmaster to Christ, and once in Christ we have no need of a schoolmaster anymore, no need to keep the old covenant, the Ten Commandments.
If you are familiar with the scriptures you should have noticed that in this article I quoted several scriptures that prove this truth and if you have been reading this blog you should have at the least known my position on the Ten Commandments, the old covenant verses the two Commandments of the new covenant. Also my articles about how GODS love in HIS saints is what fulfills the intent of the Ten Commandments. GODS love is the fulfillment of the Ten Commandments.
So then, if you happen to hear a law keeper say Jesus wants us to keep the Ten Commandments then you should now know that for a carnal person that’s true but for the spiritual person it’s not. Ten Commandment law keepers are yet in the old covenant but those who keep the two commandments of love in the Holy Spirit are the ones who will find everlasting life and lack nothing.
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