God gave ten to Moses. Jesus told a lawyer that there were two. So who’s right? And why do we have to follow any of them anyway since we’re born again believers in Christ? Even the word “command” is an imperative. It says forcefully, “You have to do it (or not do it) — OR ELSE! In our modern-day, sensitivity-focused society, commands are still often required to get the job done, be it the military or the workplace.
Aside from our daily dose of functional commands, God’s commands are centered on our relationships. Jesus takes God’s ten and sums them up into two categories: Love God; and love your neighbor
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How true. But as I drove past that particular church, seeing the sign, and knowing something of the doctrine of that particular denomination, I could only shake my head and say, “But they don’t really believe it.”
How could I possibly make that claim? Because their reference to “no one” is, at best, limited, and, at worst, conditional. No one applies only to those who are living in this world. Does God still love any who have rejected him? Sure, they say; God will continue to love them, up until they draw their last breath. But, what happens when they die with rejection still on their lips and unbelief still in their hearts?
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