Comments on: Ten Commandments, Fourth Command http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/04/ten-commandments-fourth-command.html The Blog of Leader, Pastor, and Church Planter Ron Edmondson Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ron http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/04/ten-commandments-fourth-command.html#comment-1725 Ron Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:00:22 +0000 http://www.ronedmondson.com/?p=1634#comment-1725 Teri, you always have great questions. I think the concept of all the commandments changes somewhat in the New Testament. Like I spoke about Sunday, we are freed from the legal requirements of the Law, since Jesus fulfilled it. Now we the law becomes a witness for us and principles for holy living to help guide us, not to "Lord" over us. That doesn't, however, give us freedom to sin, just as the dilemma over grace and truth that Paul continually dealt with, it does, however, add a new perspective on holy living. Now its not a matter of keeping the letter of the law, it's becoming like Christ, which is even holier than the law. Not only can we not murder, but now, according to the Jesus standard, we can't even hate in our heart. The same applies to the OT law to tithe. Now we aren't just responsible for 10%, but 100% of all we are given. Teri, you always have great questions. I think the concept of all the commandments changes somewhat in the New Testament. Like I spoke about Sunday, we are freed from the legal requirements of the Law, since Jesus fulfilled it. Now we the law becomes a witness for us and principles for holy living to help guide us, not to “Lord” over us. That doesn’t, however, give us freedom to sin, just as the dilemma over grace and truth that Paul continually dealt with, it does, however, add a new perspective on holy living. Now its not a matter of keeping the letter of the law, it’s becoming like Christ, which is even holier than the law. Not only can we not murder, but now, according to the Jesus standard, we can’t even hate in our heart. The same applies to the OT law to tithe. Now we aren’t just responsible for 10%, but 100% of all we are given.

]]> By: Teri http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/04/ten-commandments-fourth-command.html#comment-1724 Teri Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:09:55 +0000 http://www.ronedmondson.com/?p=1634#comment-1724 Along with the commandment to keep the Sabbath holy, there is a whole long laundry list of what is or is not "work" for the Jewish people. One is not striking a fire... which is why there is no cooking on the Sabbath, no using autos (spark plugs...) and so on. So where do Gentiles fit in on this? How do we observe the Sabbath? WHY don't we observe it as the Jews... being we hold the commandment as holy? Is the Sabbath supposed to be just for "resting"? Where does the "keep it holy" fit in? Along with the commandment to keep the Sabbath holy, there is a whole long laundry list of what is or is not “work” for the Jewish people. One is not striking a fire… which is why there is no cooking on the Sabbath, no using autos (spark plugs…) and so on.

So where do Gentiles fit in on this? How do we observe the Sabbath? WHY don’t we observe it as the Jews… being we hold the commandment as holy?

Is the Sabbath supposed to be just for “resting”? Where does the “keep it holy” fit in?

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