The commandments are God's laws that HE provided for us. They are meant to guide us in living a righteous life. What we must not forget is that HE is the Creator and no one else and no one is OR can be above him. We should always appreciate what he has done and will do for us. All we need to do is respect the commandments, keep the Sabbath holy. The Sabbath on its own forms a seal between God and his faithful servants, while the beast has his own sign that will separate God's people from the people that believe in the beast.
@ jonah... hehehe your english just sounds so pityful and hilarious. you dont really know anything about islam. may Allah - Our Almighty Creator, the proper name of God in Arabic, guide you to the truth so you wont be led astray until the Day of Judgment. unlike you, i wont be saying nasty things bout other people's religions coz we are not taught to be like that what you are doing.. may you find peace someday. :)
@ miss m I catholics have twisted the scriptures and replaced ten commandments since they adopted pagan practices. Slam also adopted pagan stone throwing practices mind you the only true word of God is Holy Bible. I suggest you read the book written by an ex mosleem christ muhamad and I by ghazoli eslam came much after Christianity don't be misled by a religion which equates women and donkeys (if ur reading namaaz if a donkey or a women passes by ur namaaz is invalid if another being devil residing in the nose so wash ur nose
from the church of the LORD JESUS CHRIST OF THE APOSTLIC FAITH ( GENESIS 3:15 ) ( EXODUS 20:11 ) 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. now listen he created sin also the devil seed is sin the woman seed is righteous not EVE but MARRY the mother of JESUS CHRIST
@ xavier. obviously, the Laws of God given to Moses was violated & not really followed. it just proves that the scriptures being proclaimed at churches was transgressed by the priests & their heirarchies themselves. i was a former catholic and currently a revert to Islam since holy week of 2011. i have discovered that the Real Laws and All Commandments of the One God, the Almighty Creator from time of 1st prophet-Adam to the last prophet - Muhammad, are all preserved in the Final Divine & Only Existing Authentic Scripture - the QUr'an. i suggest, as a help & with experience, to pls research bout Islam, the true religion of our noble prophets. i came into this link because i was searching bout a connecting verse from the bible bout statues - that they are actually forbidden by God, and yet my former religion people are highly-paying respect & devotion to these figurines that cant even figure out absolutely anything
I may be of some help. To take the LORD's name in vain has nothing to do with titles like god or lord. They are titles. To take the LORD's name in vain is in Proverbs 30:9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. We take GOD's name in vain when we claim to be a follower but do contrary to His word. I hope this gets to you and is of some help. Be blessed my friend. :-)
Hi there, I'm here today to make all of you know the truth. Basically, today some Christian religious obviously making the image of God. God don't want people to create His image right? So, why should they making God image?
Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
It's proven from the bible that we could not create image of God.
Some people think that this 10 commandments included in the law that Mosses wrote. Well, it's not. The law is what Mosses write and the 10 commandments wrote by God Himself.
So, in that case we must follow the 10 commandments until now. That's what God want for people to do.
Chapter 11 is a fulfilment of the last half week of Daniel 9:24-27. The Messiah was cut off in the midst of the last week. The Prince to come, Rome destroyed the city , Jerusalem, and the sanctuary, the temple. They failed to recognize the hour of their visitation. Israel fell by the edge of the sword, and were carried captive to all nations ( Luke 21:20-24; 19:41-44), Jerusalem was left desolate (Mathew 23: 37-38). Israel was cut off from its own olive tree and the Gentiles were grafted into the good olive tree ( Romans 11:17-28). Between the ending of the 69th and and 1/2 week to the last half week the gospel turned to the Gentiles. Paul's commission ( Acts 9:11-16; 13:46-47; 22: 14-21; 26:12-18) was a fulfilment of Isaiah 42:6. In Acts 13:47 Paul says: for so hath the Lord commanded us, saying I have set thee to be a light to the Gentiles, that though shouldst be salvation to the ends of the earth; in Isaiah 42:6 it says: -- and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles. Here in Revelation 11 the time of the gentiles is fulfilled ( Luke 21:24). Israel is back in there homeland when these two witnesses begin their ministry. The Gentile church is cut off from the olive tree, spewn out from his mouth for failing to recognize the hour of their visitation( Romans 11:20-22, Rev. 3:16; Malachi 4:5-6). Revelation 11 takes place between the second and third woe, for the 5th, 6th and 7th trumpets are the 1st, 2nd and third woes respectives. These three woes are the three world wars. Between the 2nd and third woe Israel is back in there home land; at the same time the Gentiles receive their last message ( Revelation 10). The Gentiles fail to recognize the hour of their visitation. It is the hour of wrath, God recompenses tribulation to them that trouble the bride ( 1Thessalonians 1:5-8). God opens a fountain of healing for Israel. There will be a fountain fountain open to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem ( Zechariah 13:10, 12:10) . God will pour a spirit of grace and supplication and they shall look upon him whom they have pierced. Revelation 11 opens Israel to recognize the feast of atonement. They will be turned from atonement of bulls and goats to the atonement of the lamb of God. The sixfold purpose of the visit of angel Gabriel to Daniel will be perfect realized to Israel in this chapter ( Daniel 9:24) . By the time of the two witness begin there ministry they will begin the temple worship ( Rev. 11:1-12). The two witnesses are killed in Jerusalem by the beast. The beast represents the gentile kingdom. Jerusalem here in Revelation 11:8 spiritually is called Egypt or Sodom. In Exodus 20:1-2 Egypt is referred to as the house of bondage. In Galatians 4:24-26 Paul likens the Jerusalem that is to the bondswoman Agar and mount sinai in Arabia, which is also in bondage with her children born after the flesh. Jerusalem from above representing the freewoman which gendereth children of the promise, born after the spirit. After the ministry of the two witnesses christ sets up his kingdom upon the earth. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdnm under the whole heaven, shall be given to the saints of the most high, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him ( Daniel 7:27). The Messiah will sit on the throne of David in Jerusalem.
from this we should understand that God loves us and will always want us to be associated to him and His Holiness by obeying his commandments.its a great prevelage for a human being to share the glory of the almighty God!,we just need to obey after all His is our creator-our source of everything-even that knowledge you have!!!!!
@ Shane There are no contradictions in the word of our God. What we need to do is to ask our God Almighty to be filled with His spirit so the veil will be taken off our eyes and He will give us the wisdom and discernment to understand His Word.
That is what I personally try to do before I read His Holy Word.. Hope this helps :)
The OT or Old Covenant and commandments will reveal our sins. The NT or New covenant shows how through Jesus Christ we are forgiven our sins. Everything that happened in the natural in the OT happened in the Spirit in the NT. When the OT says yes the NT says AMEN!!!!!
YHWH (Jesus) rather die on the cross for our sins then to change the immutable and unchangealbe law.His laws will stand forever and ever;Psalms119:44So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. Psalms40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart. Psalms119:77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight.Psalms19:7 The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.James1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.Proverbs7:2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Hebrews10:16 This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; Romans3:31Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.Romans7:12Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.Matthew5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 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.
19 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.Psalms119:105 Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Proverbs6:23 For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
It CLEARLY states here what God's name is. I agree with some of you all's comments as regards to using the name and letting others know about it "Our Great God Jehovah".
Jehovah wants us to use his name and have our prayers directed to him NOT any other gods ( Exodus 20:4-6).
As an example lets say you have been married for several years now & your spouse knows your name....and when he/she instroduces you to others wouldn't you like for them to mention your name instead of saying this is my wife/husband, you would like for your spouse to show love & respect in introducing you properly(so if you happen to run into them they can remember your name and call you by that name) " This is MY Wife/Husband ____".... hense..... "MY GOD Jehovah".
Everyone has a name and we are glad when others remember it and use it when asking for us, if GOD would not have wanted us to know his name he would not have revealed it to us.
@Shane: If you'll pull out your handy, dandy concordance/dictionary, you'll find that the word "Lord" was translated that way instead of his Holy Name. The resaon for this is because people were pretty much scared to say his Holy Name out loud back then for fear of accusations of taking his Holy Name in vain. I hope clarifies things for you.
WHAT I THINK ABOUT ACT 5:30, THE TREE IS REFERED TO A TOTURE STAKE. AS Acts 2:23, Acts 10:39 and galation 3:13 also shows that the tree was a stake. And the stake was like a stick pointing straight up(l) so Jesus died on a tree not a cross. Even if he did die on a cross as Exodus 20:4,5 and Jeremiah 10:3-5 shows that it is a commitment of idolatry if we crave any image of heaven like or Earth like creatures as a protection or anything that stands for God. And 1 Corinthians 6:9,10 shows that anybody who commit idolatry will be no part of God's kingdom.
Lou - The Old Testament is there for more than remembrance, it is still in effect. We are still expected to obey and follow the Old Testament Laws, statutes, and Feasts - even under grace. This is stated throughout the New Testament, it's how you show your faith and love - by being obedient. 1 John 5:2-3 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 1 John 2:3-4 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
There are many, many others as well, but you get the idea. In fact, a real clear example is the book of Revelation. Revelation 12:17 ... And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation 14:12... Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 22:14... Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
The devil (dragon) wages war during the Tribulation Period with those that keep the commandments AND have faith in Christ. The saints are those that keep the commandments AND have faith in Christ. True belief requires BOTH.
I'm hope this helps, and clears up some of the misconceptions about the laws being done away with.
The Words that I speak unto you , they are spirit,and they are life. John 6:63
Give ear, O ye heavens,and I will speak;(spiritual leaders)and hear,O earth,(worldly people)the Words of my mouth. My doctrine(teaching) shall drop as the rain,my speech shall distil(purify) as dew,as the small rain upon the tender herb,and as the showers upon the grass: Deuteronomy 32:1,2
For the Lord giveth wisdom:out of his mouth cometh Knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6
God:judge or idol.
His (Jesus) name is called the Word of God. Revelation 19:13
The Word = Jesus (the Word was made flesh)will judge our hearts.
....the Words that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. John 12:48
The idols (gods)of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hand's. Psalm 135:14,18.
Our life is to be patterned after our Lord Jesus Christ and not after the traditions of men or men. And not after our own hearts desires.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:1-6 ( read )
I dethrone every sin of extravagance, haughty, lying, deceitful and revengeful spirit in my life. May the spirit of love, obedience to the word of God and fear of God be enthroned in my life today in JESUS name. Amen
As in Israel's day and in our day the Ten Commandments are based on two principles. The first four is love to God and the last six is love to our neighbour or fellowmen. If we follow them (all ten) there will not be so much evil in the world as there is now.
This is an amazing scripture and Jehovah's name should be without fail used, he wants us to use it. Lets be honest, if someone wrote my name down over 6000 times in a book I think its fair to assume they want us to use it. Plus, the first part of the model prayer is, "Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy NAME."
There seem to be two main reasons. First, many claim that the name should not be used because the original way to pronounce it is unknown today. Ancient Hebrew was written without vowels. Therefore, no one today can say for sure exactly how people of Bible times pronounced YHWH. However, should this prevent us from using God’s name? In Bible times, the name Jesus may have been pronounced Yeshua or possibly Yehoshua—no one can say for certain. Yet, people the world over today use different forms of the name Jesus, pronouncing it in the way that is common in their language. They do not hesitate to use the name just because they do not know its first-century pronunciation. Similarly, if you were to travel to a foreign land, you might well find that your own name sounds quite different in another tongue. Hence, uncertainty about the ancient pronunciation of God’s name is no reason for not using it.
A second reason often given for omitting God’s name from the Bible involves a long-standing tradition of the Jews. Many of them hold that God’s name should never be pronounced. This belief is evidently based on a misapplication of a Bible law that states: “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.
So how important is the use of Gods name? to leave it on a cliff hanger please read Romans 10:13.
All information was gained from the book entitles "What Does The Bible Really Teach." For your free copy please email me your address and contact details to [email protected] or ask for a copy next time a Jehovah's Witness knocks at your door. It's doesn't cost you a penny but a small donation is accepted if you like. I hope this helped and if you have any queries drop me an email, you can include other subjects as well.
I love verse 20 of this chapter because for me it states clearly what the fear of the Lord is. When the people were afraid and complaining to Moses, he told them that the Lord had done this so that they fear God and not sin. This brings me to the conclusion that the fear of the Lord is not sining. May the Lord help up all to fear him.
Ecclesiastes 12:13," Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God and keep hIS commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man." Exodus 16:28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS and my laws? Exodus 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS. Leviticus 22:31 Therefore shall ye KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS, and do them: I [am] the LORD. Leviticus 26:3 If ye walk in my statutes, and KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS, and do them; Deuteronomy 5:10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS. also ( 1 Kings 9:6; 2 Kings 17:13; Nehemiah 1:9; Proverbs 3:1; Proverbs 4:4; Proverbs 7:2; John 14:15; John 15:10) Matthew 7:21," Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
This is very powerful in today's world despite being under grace. Jesus cam to fulfill the law because he knew we could not. The Old Testament is there for our rememberance. It serves a purpose. We should be grateful and thankful that Jesus is who he is. I love him.
Matilda, I will pray for you and your husband. Whatever you choose to do, do not allow someone to make you a mockery. No man or woman is worth it. Only Jesus. Should he continue, let him go.
Shane,
I may be of some help. To take the LORD's name in vain has nothing to do with titles like god or lord. They are titles. To take the LORD's name in vain is in Proverbs 30:9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. We take GOD's name in vain when we claim to be a follower but do contrary to His word. I hope this gets to you and is of some help. Be blessed my friend. :-)
Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
It's proven from the bible that we could not create image of God.
Some people think that this 10 commandments included in the law that Mosses wrote. Well, it's not. The law is what Mosses write and the 10 commandments wrote by God Himself.
So, in that case we must follow the 10 commandments until now. That's what God want for people to do.
That is what I personally try to do before I read His Holy Word.. Hope this helps :)
3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Hebrews10:16 This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; Romans3:31Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.Romans7:12Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.Matthew5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 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.
19 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.Psalms119:105 Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Proverbs6:23 For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
Jehovah wants us to use his name and have our prayers directed to him NOT any other gods ( Exodus 20:4-6).
As an example lets say you have been married for several years now & your spouse knows your name....and when he/she instroduces you to others wouldn't you like for them to mention your name instead of saying this is my wife/husband, you would like for your spouse to show love & respect in introducing you properly(so if you happen to run into them they can remember your name and call you by that name) " This is MY Wife/Husband ____".... hense..... "MY GOD Jehovah".
Everyone has a name and we are glad when others remember it and use it when asking for us, if GOD would not have wanted us to know his name he would not have revealed it to us.
1 John 5:2-3 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
1 John 2:3-4 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
There are many, many others as well, but you get the idea. In fact, a real clear example is the book of Revelation.
Revelation 12:17 ... And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 14:12... Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Revelation 22:14... Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
The devil (dragon) wages war during the Tribulation Period with those that keep the commandments AND have faith in Christ. The saints are those that keep the commandments AND have faith in Christ. True belief requires BOTH.
I'm hope this helps, and clears up some of the misconceptions about the laws being done away with.
Give ear, O ye heavens,and I will speak;(spiritual leaders)and hear,O earth,(worldly people)the Words of my mouth. My doctrine(teaching) shall drop as the rain,my speech shall distil(purify) as dew,as the small rain upon the tender herb,and as the showers upon the grass: Deuteronomy 32:1,2
For the Lord giveth wisdom:out of his mouth cometh Knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6
God:judge or idol.
His (Jesus) name is called the Word of God.
Revelation 19:13
The Word = Jesus (the Word was made flesh)will judge our hearts.
....the Words that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. John 12:48
The idols (gods)of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hand's. Psalm 135:14,18.
Our life is to be patterned after our Lord Jesus Christ and not after the traditions of men or men. And not after our own hearts desires.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:1-6 ( read )
Surely this scripture contradicts itself, to not take gods name in vain why use a title here "lord" and not his name that is jehovah, psalm 83:18
There seem to be two main reasons. First, many claim that the name should not be used because the original way to pronounce it is unknown today. Ancient Hebrew was written without vowels. Therefore, no one today can say for sure exactly how people of Bible times pronounced YHWH. However, should this prevent us from using God’s name? In Bible times, the name Jesus may have been pronounced Yeshua or possibly Yehoshua—no one can say for certain. Yet, people the world over today use different forms of the name Jesus, pronouncing it in the way that is common in their language. They do not hesitate to use the name just because they do not know its first-century pronunciation. Similarly, if you were to travel to a foreign land, you might well find that your own name sounds quite different in another tongue. Hence, uncertainty about the ancient pronunciation of God’s name is no reason for not using it.
A second reason often given for omitting God’s name from the Bible involves a long-standing tradition of the Jews. Many of them hold that God’s name should never be pronounced. This belief is evidently based on a misapplication of a Bible law that states: “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.
So how important is the use of Gods name? to leave it on a cliff hanger please read Romans 10:13.
All information was gained from the book entitles "What Does The Bible Really Teach." For your free copy please email me your address and contact details to [email protected] or ask for a copy next time a Jehovah's Witness knocks at your door. It's doesn't cost you a penny but a small donation is accepted if you like. I hope this helped and if you have any queries drop me an email, you can include other subjects as well.
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Matilda, I will pray for you and your husband. Whatever you choose to do, do not allow someone to make you a mockery. No man or woman is worth it. Only Jesus. Should he continue, let him go.