9th Commandment AWANA
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So we continue with the 10 commandments
If you will recall the purpose of the law was to point us to a relationship with Christ
These are just some ancient text that we have no use for today
The law still to this day points us to a right relationship with Christ
It reveals to us our sin, and by following it we are being obedient to Christ
19 Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made. 20 Now a mediator is not for one party only; whereas God is only one. 21 Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law. 22 But the Scripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. 24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.
See the purpose of the law was to point us to Christ
It reveals to us that we are in need of a savior
Church I know it sounds weird but some people don’t believe they are in need of a savior
They don’t believe that what they are doing is sin
And church some of that comes back on us the church because for sometime the church has been soft on sin and allowed sin to go unchecked
The law convicts us of sin in our life
Our response is to run to Jesus and flee from sin
Remember the law is broken into 2 tablets that Jesus confirms when He answers the the question about the greatest commandment
36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 “This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 “The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 “On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
Remember the first commandment deals with the first 4 commands from the 10
They deal with your relationship with God directly
The next 6 deal with your relationships with Other directly and God indirectly
So what are the 8 Commandments?
What are the first 7 commandments?
Have no other Gods before me
Have no idols
Do not take the Lords name in vain
Keep the Sabbath and keep it holy
Honor your Father and Mother
You shall not Murder
You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal
And that brings us to today’s commandment
16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Much like stealing this seems just as simple
in a nut shell we are to not lie
Why is that so hard
Its because we like to see how close we can get to the line
Honesty church is always the best policy but sometimes it is not always nice
That is where we struggle
We don’t like the hard things and sometimes the hard thing to do is to be honest in our dealings with people
But why is that so hard
When you lie you are not loving people as you love yourself
When you lie you are not honoring your father and mother
In the OT I believe when God gave this to Moses that was the idea
Those people you deal with since you are a new nation
Since you will be strangers walking through other nations to get to your land
I need you to be a honest people
Then when Jesus comes on scene
Remember He came to fulfill the law
Make it a matter of the heart
Jesus came and now it is a matter of the heart
And it is not just the people who you do business with
It is not just the people you live next to
Why is that
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
The reason it is not just the people you do business with
It is not just those who live next door to you
But it is everyone you come into contact with
Everyone and everywhere you go church you are to be honest
Why because you are a chosen people
If you have a relationship with Christ
You no longer represent yourself but now you represent Christ because it is Christ who lives in you
We are to be honest with anyone and everyone because we are a holy people
Because we represent Christ
