The Lighted Way

Part 8: The Ten Commandments
In the New Testament
Naturally one could assume, that if Christ's death had - in effect - nailed the ten commandments to the cross, there would be no mention of keeping them in the New Testament. But the first rule of honest Bible study is to assume nothing - rather, let's look for ourselves and see whether or not the 10 commandments are present in the New Testament portion of Scripture.

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For your reference purposes, the 10 commandments can be found in Exodus chapter 20. We recommend that you read the entire chapter and then continue this study.

10 COMMANDMENTS
EXODUS 20

10 COMMANDMENTS
NEW TESTAMENT

Commandment #1:
"Thou shalt have no other gods before Me..."

- Exodus 20:3

Matthew 4:10

Commandment #2:
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images..."

- Exodus 20:4-6

1 John 5:21
Acts 17:29

Commandment #3:
"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain..."

- Exodus 20:7

1 Timothy 6:1

Commandment #4:
"Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy... The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God..."

- Exodus 20:8-11

Matthew 24:20
Mark 2:27-28
Hebrews 4:4, 9-10
Colossians 1:16

Commandment #5:
"Honor thy father and thy mother..."

- Exodus 20:12

Matthew 19:19

Commandment #6:
"Thou shalt not kill."

- Exodus 20:13

Romans 13:9

Commandment #7:
"Thou shalt not commit adultry."

- Exodus 20:14

Matthew 19:18

Commandment #8:
"Thou shalt not steal."

- Exodus 20:15

Romans 13:9

Commandment #9:
"Thou shalt not bear false witness."

- Exodus 20:16

Romans 13:9

Commandment #10:
"Thou shalt not covet."

- Exodus 20:17

Romans 7:7

Having seen the ten commandments listed one-by-one in the New Testament, we can only come to one honest explanation. Obviously, the ten commandments were not done away with on the cross. They are STILL IN EFFECT. It is not hard to accept that we shouldn't kill, or lie, or steal or commit adultry. Why do we have such a hard time with the Seventh-day Sabbath?

Some teach that Colossians chapter 2 will undermine all that we have learned it these 8 studies... Don't you buy into that idea, friend. First, always know that the Bible does not contradict itself. Where a contradiction seems to occur is a place that we must simply study more thoroughly. Studying Scripture upon Scripture, our next study will address the God's truth about Colossians chapter 2.

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