The Law

What law? God's moral law. Not the ceremonial laws written by Moses' hand, but the fiery law of God, carried inside the Ark of the Covenant; the Ten Commandments. They were carved on stone by the very finger of God! The Law of God is a mirror that shows us our sinfulness. It cannot save us, but it can show us ourselves and how much we need God's forgiveness. The first four deal with our relationship with God while the last six deal with our relationships with each other. The Law is as valid in the New Testament as it was in the Old Testament. 
Let's take a look:

Our Relationship with God:
1. a. OT. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. -Exodus 20:3 
b. NT. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. -Matthew 4:10

2. a. OT. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. -Exodus 20:4
b. NT Little children, keep yourselves from idols. -I John 5:21

3. a. OT. 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. -Exodus 20:7
b. NT. ...that the name of God and His doctrine be not blasphemed. - I Timothy 6:1

4. a. OT. REMEMBER the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work, but the SEVENTH day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God. -Exodus 20:8-11
b. NT. ...and He said to them, "the sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath. Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath." -Mark 2: 27-28

"For He spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, and God did rest the seventh day from all His works." -Hebrews 4:4

The Law of God is eternal. It is written to show us how to treat God and how to treat each other.
What about the other six, and how do they show what our relationships with each other should be? Here's a look:

5. a. OT. Honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. -Exodus 20:12
b. NT. Honor thy father and thy mother... -Matthew 19:19

6. a. OT. Thou shalt not kill. -Exodus 20:17
b. NT. ...thou shalt do no murder. -Matthew 19:18

7. a. OT. Thou shalt not commit adultery. -Exodus 20:14
b. NT. Thou shalt not commit adultery. -Matthew 19:18

8. a. OT. Thou shalt not steal. -Exodus 20:15
b. NT. ...thou shalt not steal. -Matthew 19:18

9. a. OT. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. -Exodus 20:16
b. NT. Thou shalt not bear false witness. -Matthew 19:18

10. a. OT. Thou shalt not covet. -Exodus 20:17
b. NT. ...thou shalt not covet... -Romans 13:9

...and if there be any other commandment; it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. -Romans 13:9

Additional references:
Isaiah 66:23; Romans 3:9,31; Romans 7:7; Ephesians 6:1-3; Hebrews 10:16; James 2:11; Revelation 19:10; Revelation 22:14

Jesus said, "If you love Me, keep My commandments." -John 14:15

Do you love Him?

God Bless - 


For more details:

The Law of the Lamb

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