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“I“HI HAAVEVECHCHOOSESNEN “THE COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD DEDIOSENIIOFSGTNDIFHNTGTIDVHEHNETIIVEDHEDESIUEDKUDSTBUIOKAUTNJBILOAENGGJCLLEDGOGTACLODOSVWTAOMESVWSRMESNRN
“I“HI HAAVEVELPsALPalsAImaDlI.mD1B.1E1B91FE:9O3F:0O3R0EREMME.E”.” IS PURE, ENLIGHTENING THE EYES.”

Psalm 19:8

Earlier I gave to you this prophetic
visionary verse from Isaiah in which

a full revelation of Jesus Christ is
given. Working from the bottom up,

we find that after the Lord “saves
us,” He becomes “our King” and
consequentially,“Our Lawgiver.”
Jesus, as King over the Kingdom of
God that abides in the heart of the
believer, has laws (commandments)
designed to govern the conduct of

His subjects.

God’s commandments, whether they be the ten than governed the Old Covenant (Deut. 4:13), or the 1,500
found in the New Testament, were never meant by God to be considered by His people as “optional”
or “suggestions.” Commandments are absolutes. Let us consider how important obedience to His
commandments are in this life:

“WHOEVER THEREFORE, BREAKS ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE COMMANDMENTS, AND TEACHES
MEN SO, SHALL BE CALLED LEAST IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN; BUT WHOEVER DOES AND
TEACHES THEM, HE SHALL BE CALLED GREAT IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.” Mat. 5:19

“AND WHATEVER WE TTHHEE DDEEGGRREEEE OOFF KKEEEEPPIINNGG OORR BBRREEAAKKIINNGG “HE WHO HAS MY
ASK WE RECEIVE GGOODD’’SS CCOOMMMMAANNDDMMEENNTTSS WWIILLLL DDEETTEERRMMIINNEE COMMANDMENTS, AND
FROM HIM,
BECAUSE TTHHEE BBEELLIIEEVVEERR’’SS EETTEERRNNAALL PPOOSSIITTIIOONN KEEPS THEM, IT IS HE
WE KEEP HIS IINN TTHHEE HHEEAAVVEENNLLYY KKIINNGGDDOOMM TTOO CCOOMMEE WHO LOVES ME…
COMMANDMENTS
AND DO THOSE Mat. 5:19 HE WHO DOES NOT
THINGS THAT ARE LOVE ME DOES NOT
PLEASING IN HIS WWHHY KEEP MY WORDS…”
SIGHT.” TTHHE CCOMMANDDMMEENNTTS
1 Jn. 3:22 Jn. 14:21,23
AARRE IMMPPORTANTT “FOR THIS IS THE LOVE
OF GOD, THAT WE KEEP
1 John 3:22 John 14:21,24 HIS COMMANDMENTS.”
KEEEEPPIINGG GOD’’SS 1 John 5:3 2 John 6
COOMMMMANDMMEENNTTSS 1 Jn. 5:3
IIMPPAACTT AANSWERS KKEEEEPPINNG GGOODD’’SS
TO THE BELIIEVEERR’’S CCOMMANDDMENNTS
PPROVE WHETHEERR
PPRAYYERS
WWEE LLOVE GOD
OR NNOT

Obviously, the keeping or breaking of God’s commandments by His own people has ramifications in this

life as well as in the one to come. ““TTEEAACCHHEERR,
Which of God’s commandments are most important? WWHHIICCHH IISS TTHHEE GGREAATT CCOMMANNDDMENTT IINN TTHHEE LLAAW?

Jesus was asked that very question, and this was His ‘‘YYOOUU SSHHAALLLL LLOOVVEE AND THE SECOND IS LIKE IT:
answer: TTHHEE LLOORRDD YYOOUURR GGOODD ‘‘ YYOOUU SSHHAALLLL LLOOVVEE
WWIITTHH AALLLL YYOOUURR HHEEAARRTT,,
Using the original Ten Commandments, the WWIITTHH AALLLL YYOOUURR SSOOUULL,, YYOOUURR NNEEIIGGHHBBOORR AASS YYOOUURRSSEELLFF..’’
first four describe what is the VERTICAL AANNDD WWIITTHH AALLLL YYOOUURR MMIIGGHHTT..’’ OONN TTHHEESSEE

relationship the believer has with His God. THIS IS THE FIRST TTWWOO CCOOMMMMAANNDDMMEENNTTSS
If we love Him, we obey His AND GREAT HHAANNGG AALLLL TTHHEE LLAAWW

commandments.The second group COMMANDMENT. AANNDD TTHHEE PPRROOPPHHEETTSS..’’ ””
containing the last six commandments
WHHAATT AARREE MMaatt.. 2222::3366--4400
depict the believer’s HORIZONTAL
TTHHEE MMOOSST IMPOORRTTAANNT
CCOOMMMMAANNDDMMEENNTTSS??

FIRST LOVE GOD LOVE OTHERS LAST
FOUR SIX

relationship with others.

We cannot love God only.

Jesus issued this new commandment: Luke 9:23

“A NEW COMMANDMENT I GIVE TO YOU, THAT YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER,
AS I HAVE LOVED YOU, THAT YOU ALSO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

BY THIS ALL WILL KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES, IF YOU HAVE LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER.” Jn. 13:34-35