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Concerning His holy and righteous laws, Jesus Christ said to His disciples on what is
called His sermon on the mount:
Matthew 5:17-18 “Do not think that I came to destroy the law or the
prophets (
laws and writings of the prophets in the Old Testament
). I did NOT come
to destroy, but to fulfill (
to do or perform by doing and obeying them
). For
assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle
(
the dotting of an i or crossing of a t
) will by no means pass from the law until
all is fulfilled (
when all of mankind will be
fulfilling it through obedience
).”
Jesus Christ then made known the law of God
had been expanded beyond its literal meaning
in the Old Testament to the highest level of
caring love for one’s neighbor by including
intent, thought, and attitude, as can be seen by
the following Scripture:
Matthew 5:21-22, 27-28
“. . . You have
heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I
say to you that whoever looks at a woman to LUST for her has already
committed adultery with her in his heart.”
Thus the following prophetic Scripture of magnifying the law was fulfilled by Him:
Isaiah 42:21 “The LORD is well pleased for His righteousness sake; He will
EXALT (
magnify
) His law and make it honorable.”
Segmenting the Tenth Commandment
Each part of this commandment is very necessary to understand for to violate any part
of it is to sin. For this reason each one will be touched on with its meaning in today’s
society.
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house”
Exodus 20:17
Why Has God listed HOUSE first instead of the man’s wife? Though some houses are
very beautiful and attract much attention, there is much more to the meaning of house
in this commandment than one might think.
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