Understanding How To Apply God's Law Today

Understanding How To Apply 10 Commandments

The Lexham Bible Dictionary Introduction

The title “the Ten Commandments” does not come from the two passages that list the commandments, but from three other references (Exod 34:28, Deut 4:13; 10:4). The Hebrew in these verses translates literally as “the 10 words,” from which the term “Decalogue” is derived.

The 10 Commandments: Exodus 20

New Testament upholding “The Law” beyond the 10 commandments that came down to Moses on two tablets.

Romans 13:9 “For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.””

Here Paul is pointing Leviticus 19:18 “‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.”

The 10 Commandments are in

Example of New Testament expanding the use the “commandments” from purely literal, to principal application.

Romans 13:9 “For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.””

Taken from Leviticus 19:18 “‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.”

Matthew 19:19 “Honor your father and mother; and You shall love your neighbor as yourself.””

Categories of Law

You’ve head people say “you pick and choose the Bible anyway, because you mix fabrics.” They get that from ___

Temple Law

Food Law

Moral Law was not removed, but was reinforced

Cultural Law

Which Categories were removed, how and why

Temple law was removed, for one because there is no temple to worship in.

This was prophesied by Jesus in ___

Historically, we know that the temple was destroyed by the Romans in ___

BTW, this passage in __ is widely regarded as being a prediction of the destruction of the temple. Sometimes you’ll see this being applied to todays time, as if to say that it’s a miniature version of the book of Revelations. But that’s generally regarded as bad __ (reading of the text).

Food law was removed by the Holy Spirit, through the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 10

Also, by Paul when he scolded Peter

Cultural law was removed when Paul scolded Peter for curcumsion

Moral law was reinforced by Jesus and the apostle’s writings