Living By The Ten Commandments: 05/19/24 PM

Matthew 5:17 ““Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”

Matthew 5:21 ““You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’”

Matthew 5:27 ““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’”

Luke 24:27 “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.”

First, for Christians, the Ten Commandments reveal the extent of Christ’s atonement for us.

1 Corinthians 15:3 “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,”

Romans 3:20 “For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.”

Romans 3:25 “whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.”

2. Second, the more we understand God’s law, the more clearly we view the full extent of Christ’s perfect obedience.

Galatians 4:4 “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,”

Matthew 3:15 “But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.”

1 Peter 2:22 “He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.”

3. Third the law teaches us the perfect righteousness that is imputed to us.

Romans 5:18–19 “Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.”

4. Fourth, the law teaches us the moral beauty of Christ being formed in us—the goal towards which Christians must strive in their sanctification.

Romans 13:8–10 “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”