Does the New Covenant Teach the Law? or is it Done With?

Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before me.

Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever!

Exodus 20:4-6 You shall not make for yourself an idol.

Colossians 1:13-20 : In Christ we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Exodus 20:7 You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

Hebrews 13:15 Let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise– the fruit of lips that confess his name.

Exodus 20: 8-11 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God.

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Exodus 20: 12 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

Exodus 20: 13 You shall not murder.

Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Exodus 20: 14 You shall not commit adultery.

1 Corinthians 6:20 You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

Exodus 20: 15 You shall not steal.

Ephesians 4:28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his hands, so that he may have something to share with those in need.

Exodus 20: 16 You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.

Exodus 20:17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Philippians 4:11 I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.

Did Jesus Teach the Law? or is it Done With?

This week will be taking a look at Natural Law throughout the Bible. Something I believe the American Evangelical Church has simply lost in the 20th & 21st century. Today let’s take a look at Jesus Christ own words from the Gospels.

Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before me.

Matthew 4:10 It is written: “Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.”

Exodus 20:4-6 You shall not make for yourself an idol.

John 4:24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.

Exodus 20:7 You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.

Matthew 5:34-37 “Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool. . . . Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’, and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.”

Exodus 20:9-11 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy…

Mark 2:27-28 The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.

Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and your mother.

Matthew 5:4 For God said, “Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.”

Exodus 20:13 You shall not murder.

Matthew 5:44-45 Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.

Exodus 20:14 You shall not commit adultery.

Matthew 5:28 Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Exodus 20:15 You shall not steal.

Matthew 15-19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery . . . theft . . . . These are what make a man “unclean.”

Exodus 20:16 You shall not give false testimony.

Matthew 12:34 For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. . . . For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.

Exodus 20:17 You shall not covet.

Luke 12:15: Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.