What Are the Ten Commandments of God? - What Was the Purpose of the Ten Commandments?

The Ten Commandments were part of the Mosaic Law. That Law code included over 600 commandments and formed the terms of an agreement, or covenant, between God and the ancient nation of Israel. (Exodus 34:27) God promised the people of Israel that they would prosper if they obeyed the Mosaic Law. ( Deuteronomy 28:1-14) However, the main purpose of the Law was to prepare the Israelites for the promised Messiah, or Christ. - Galatians 3:24. 

Must Christians Keep the Ten Commandments? 

No.  God gave this Law, including the Ten Commandments, specifically to the ancient nation of Israel. (Deuteronomy 5:2, 3; Psalm 147:19, 20) The Mosaic Law is not binding on Christians, and even Jewish Christians were "released from the Law." Romans 7:6) The Mosaic Law was replaced b y "the law of the Christ," which includes all  that Jesus instructed his followers to do. -Galatians 6:2; Matthew 28:19. 

Note: This is where I believe that; we are all, Christians or not, we are all imperfect sinful humans, and we sin every day; so analyzing this interpretation of the Ten Commandments; since we are imperfect and sinful, we should still be following the laws and the Ten Commandments of God,  especially the Christians.  If we don't keep it, how in the world are we ever to make it to the paradise earth if we are bad. Not keeping the Commandments of God, we will feel like we can do anything bad. To me not following the Ten Commandments is like slapping Jehovah God in the face and insulting him over and over.  It like not disciplining your kids,  or telling them they can do bad all the time.  Jesus' law says to make disciples of everyone; that is fine and good, but if you think about it, without the law, it just defeats the purpose of going door to door to tell people about God. Also, it defeats the purpose of studying the Bible, Bible-based publications, being kind, not killing etc.  We all need to follow the Ten Commandments. I read that we don't bring animals to the temple to be slaughtered for forgiveness of sins, anymore, that is why Christ died for us, but that was for later, so that we can be good and go the paradise earth when the Resurrection and Armageddon is over.  Think really, really hard.  I believe they misunderstood here. And for other things in the Bible as well. I am not saying that is everything is a lie, but Satan can get to anyone. Baptism does not make us perfect, we have to try even harder to be good and to do that we must follow all the Ten Commandments and more.    I am not good with phrasing words or explaining myself, but  I needed to get this across to everyone who reads this.  

Are the Ten Commandments Relevant Today?

Yes. Because the Ten Commandments reveal God's thinking, We can benefit from studying them.  (2 Timothy 3:16, 17) The Ten Commandments are based on reliable principles that will never go out-of-date.  (Psalm 111:7,8) In fact, many of these principles underlie the teachings of what is commonly called the New Testament. 

(Does this seem like a contradiction to you?) 

Jesus taught that the entire Mosaic Law, including the Ten Commandments, rested on two fundamental commandments. He said: "You must love Jehovah God with your whole heart and with your whole mind and with your whole soul:' This is the greatest and first commandment.  The second, like it, is this: 'You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.'  On these two commandments the whole law hangs." (Matthew 22:34-40) So although Christians are not expected to observe the Mosaic Law, they are commanded to love God and their fellow humans. - John 13:34; 1 John 4:20. 21.  

Note: Well, to me, if you really love God, have faith, worship him, and work for him, then you would be willing to follow all the laws, the Ten Commandments etc., because all-in-all, he is our Creator,  not to mention the big boss, and if we don't follow all these things, then we will not be on the Paradise earth. He is more important and he can and do whatever he wants to us, whenever he wants, so pleasing him is the most important of all. 

Next time: Jehovah Gives His Laws

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