Deuteronomy 4:1-2

1. Deuteronomy 4:1-2

2. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? Deuteronomy 4:1-2

3. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • What do some people say? Old Testament law is still binding upon us today. Only the sacrifices have been done away with. The ceremonial parts of the old law are gone, but the “moral law” is still in force, which includes the 10 Commandments. So who is right?

4. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • Exodus 20:1-2, 22 • Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 13-14 • Hebrews 8:6-13 • James 2:11-12 • Ephesians 2:13-15 • Romans 7:1-6 What does the bible say? OT scriptures NT scriptures

5. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • So what is the short/simple answer? • Some would then contend that: “So since those laws were done away with, no commands with similar attitudes or actions are enforce by God today.” NO!

6. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • God has commanded and in different forms duplicated 9 of the 10 commandments. • Some may say, “Well doesn’t that mean you are following the 10 commandments then?” 18 U.S.C. § 1111 : US Code - Section 1111: Murder (a) Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought. C.C.R.F. Part 2: Section VII: Chpt. 16: Article 105: Murder 1. Murder is the intentional causing of death to another person.

7. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • John 14:6 • Romans 1:21-25, 30 • Acts 4:10-12 John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Rom 1:21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, Acts 4:10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. 11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” 1st Command: Exodus 20:3 (no other gods)

8. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • Acts 17:16,29 • 1 John 5:21 • 1Thess 1:9-10 • Colossians 3:5 Acts 17:16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. 29 Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 1John 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. 1Thess 1:9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. Col 3:5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 2nd Command: Exodus 20:4-6 (no idols)

9. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • Matthew 23:22 • Matthew 6:9 • Colossians 3:8 • James 2:7 • I Timothy 6:1 • 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 • Philippians 2:9-11 Matthew 23:22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it. Matthew 6:9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Colossians 3:8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. James 2:7 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called? 1Timothy 6:1 Let all who are under a yoke as slaves regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. 2Thess 1:11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Phil 2:9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 3rd Command: Exodus 20:7 (take God’s name in vain)

10. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? Col 2:13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. 16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. • Colossians 2:13-17 4th Command: Exodus 20:8-11 (keep Sabbath)

11. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • Ephesians 6:1-3 • Colossians 3:20 Eph 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise),3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 5th Command: Exodus 20:12 (honor parents)

12. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • Revelations 21:8 • I John 3:12-15 • Acts 28:4 • Acts 3:14 & Acts 7:52, Romans 1:32 Rev 21:8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” 1John 3:12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.13 Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you.14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. Acts 28:4 When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” Acts 3:14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, Acts 7:52 Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, Romans 1:32 Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them. 6th Command: Exodus 20:13 (no murder)

13. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • Hebrews 13:4 • Matthew 15:18-19 • 1Corinthians 6:9-10 Hebrews 13:4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Matthew 15:18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. 1Cor 6:9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 7th Command: Exodus 20:14 (no adultery)

14. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • Matthew 15:18-19 • Ephesians 4:28 Matthew 15:18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. Ephesians 4:28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 8th Command: Exodus 20:15 (no stealing)

15. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • Revelations 21:8 • Matthew 15:18-19 • Colossians 3:9-10 • Ephesians 4:25 Rev 21:8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” Matthew 15:18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. Col 3:9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Ephesians 4:25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 9th Command: Exodus 20:16 (no false witness)

16. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • Colossians 3:5 • Mark 7:22-23 • Hebrews 13:5 Colossians 3:5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Mark 7:22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” Hebrews 13:5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 10th Command: Exodus 20:17 (no coveting)

17. Are the Ten Commandments in the New Testament? • So who do you want to be your Father? John 14:15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. Mark 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. John 8:42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. 43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.