Some scripture references/categories courtesy of Open Bible. If a verse or topic does not belong, please contact us. Topics and verses are auto-generated from user searches. Romans 6:15 - What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.ĭeuteronomy 4:13 - And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.ġ John 2:3-6 - And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (Read More.)Įxodus 34:28 - And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. Matthew 5:17-22 - Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. Leviticus 22:31 - Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 22:36–40, NASB).Exodus 20:3-17 - Thou shalt have no other gods before me. New Testament believers are freed from the bondage of sin, which allows them to freely live out the Ten Commandments, summarized by Christ this way: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. While it is true that Christ fulfilled the law on our behalf (see Matthew 5:17), the New Testament is clear that believers should not violate God’s moral law because of their standing in grace (Romans 6:15). Such thinking is likely not caused by an antinomian mindset, but instead stems from the principle that Christians are not under the law but under grace (Romans 6:14). To be clear: Thou shalt not obey the Ten Commandments” (p. For example, in his book Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World, Andy Stanley says, “The Ten Commandments have no authority over you. Some Christians believe the Ten Commandments are not binding upon believers today. The commandments reflect the unchanging character of God, so they-like God-are eternal, timeless, universally applicable, and immutable. Because it summarizes the moral content of God’s law, the Decalogue can be used as a mirror to show people their sin. The Ten Commandments help unbelievers in any age recognize their imperfections. Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, has become for us our Sabbath rest, according to Hebrews 4:1–11.)ĥ) Honor your father and your mother (Ephesians 6:1–2)Ħ) Do not murder (Romans 13:9 1 Peter 4:15)ħ) Do not commit adultery (1 Corinthians 6:9–10)ĩ) Do not give false testimony (Revelation 21:8) In fact, Colossians 2:16 releases the believer from the Sabbath rule. But there is no direct or indirect command for believers in the church age to observe the Sabbath as a day of rest or of worship. The Ten Commandments 20 And God spoke all these words, saying: 2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of abondage. (There are many references to the Sabbath day in the New Testament, including the assumption that Jews under the law in the time of Christ would be observing the Sabbath. Here are the Ten Commandments and where they are found in the New Testament:ġ) Do not worship any other gods (1 Corinthians 8:6 1 Timothy 2:5)ģ) Do not misuse the name of the LORD (1 Timothy 6:1)Ĥ) Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. Other times, he references them implicitly, like in 1 Timothy 1:8–10: “But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching” (NASB). Sometimes, he is explicit in reciting some of the commandments, as he does in Romans 13:9. Paul references the Decalogue a number of times in his epistles. In Scripture the phrase used to designate the Ten Commandments is the Ten Words (Exodus 34:28 Deuteronomy 4:13 Deuteronomy 10:4). The only commandment not repeated in the New Testament is the fourth one, the one about Sabbath-keeping. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. For example, in giving a summary of our moral responsibilities to one another, Jesus repeats four of the Ten Commandments to the young ruler in Mark 10:17–19. 'holy' AND 'commandments' primary search results are listed below along with dictionary aides, FAQs, and Lexiconc. Nine of the Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20:1–17 are repeated in the New Testament numerous times in different ways.
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