Are The 10 Commandments Still In Effect?
(Part 1)
"Truly, I say to you, until the current Heaven and earth pass away, neither the smallest letter nor the smallest stroke of a pen shall be erased from the Law until all things are accomplished. Mat 5:18
Question To Ask Yourself: "Has Heaven and earth passed away yet?"
Ten Commandments
1st Commandment: "I am YAHUAH your Aluah, who brought you out of the land of Matsar, out of the house of bondage. You are to worship no other alahiym besides Me.”
2nd Commandment: "You do not make for yourself a carved image, or the likeness of anything that is in heavens above, or that is on the earth, or that is in the waters of the earth. You do not bow down to them, nor serve them. For I, YAHUAH, your Aluah, am a jealous Al, visiting the crookedness of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing lovingkindness to thousands of them who love Me and guard My Commandments.”
3rd Commandment: "You do not bring the Name of YAHUAH your Aluah, to nothing, for YAHUAH shall not leave the one unpunished who brings His Name to nothing.”
4th Commandment: "Remember the Shabat Day, to keep it Set-Apart. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Shabat of YAHUAH, your Aluah. You do not do any work on it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor a stranger that is within your gates. For in six days, YAHUAH created the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them. Then He rested on the seventh day. Therefore, YAHUAH baruk the Shabat Day, and set it apart.”
5th Commandment: "Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged on the land which YAHUAH, your Aluah, gives you.”
6th Commandment: "You do not murder.”
7th Commandment: "You do not commit adultery.”
8th Commandment: "You do not steal.”
9th Commandment: "You do not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
10th Commandment: "You do not covet your neighbor’s house. You do not covet your neighbor’s spouse, nor their male servant, nor their female servant, nor their ox, nor their donkey, nor anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Understanding
Make sure not to be deceived by someone telling you that the Turah (Law - 10 Commandments) has been done away with. The teaching that the Turah (Law - Commandments) is done away with is a flat out lie and doesn't make sense. Many people are living in deception thinking that Shaul's (sn-Paul) writings in Col 2:14-17 was talking about the 10 Commandments being done away with. This looks confusing to a person who has not studied the Scriptures. Kapa (sn-Peter) wrote that some of Shaul’s (sn-Paul) writings were "hard to understand, which the UNTAUGHT and UNSTABLE distort to their own destruction, as they do with the rest of the Scriptures" (2 Kapa 3:14-16). So, we must always remember that we are to start with the Savior's (YAHUsha- now YAHUAH Mashiyha) Word first and allow the rest of the Scripture to be congruent with His Words. The Savior said that the Turah (Law) would not pass away until "Heaven and earth" have passed away. Now stop right there and just "think" for a second. Has "Heaven and earth" passed away? If you're reading this now, then the answer is NO. So if Heaven and earth haven't passed away, then the Turah (Law - 10 Commandments) has not passed away and still remains.
To clarify what Shaul (sn-Paul) was stating in Colossians 2, let's take a look at a quote out of a book by Lew White called "End of Days - In The Twinkling Of An Eye."
Lew states on pages 81 & 82 of the book:
"'Christians' have taught for centuries that the 'law' has been done away with, and that we now live under 'grace.'"
He goes on to say:
"The ceremonial laws, which were daily sacrifices pointing to Yahusha's one-time atoning death, were brought to a crashing halt, since they served as our temporary covering for sin, and reminded us that we are sinners. Daily, weekly, and annual ceremonial laws had to be performed, because they were impermanent. Yahusha's death ended the need for this ceremonial law. Yahusha fulfilled even the 'drink offerings' by taking sour wine from a sponge as He hung dying, nailed to wood. Each ceremonial law was hostile to us, while the Commandments could never be hostile to us."
Now check out this part of Lew's book which explains it clearly from Scripture:
"This was a 'law' OUTSIDE the Ark, while INSIDE the Ark was the Covenant itself. What was outside the Ark was impermanent, and passing away. Inside the Ark was the Covenant [10 Commandments written on two tablets] which is a lamp for our feet, and a light for our path. The ceremonial law was placed beside [outside] the Ark, not inside it. Dabariym (sn-Deut) 31:26 states:
'He said, “Take this Scroll of the Turah and place it BESIDE [outside] the Ark of the Covenant of YAHUAH, your Aluah, and it will be there as a WITNESS AGAINST you."
Comparing the above text with Qualasiym (sn-Col) 2:14, we can better comprehend which 'law' was taken out of the way:
'He destroyed our record of debt, which was being held AGAINST us. He took it away, nailing it to the stake.'
' ....The ceremonial' law was never referred to as "THE COVENANT," and the Ten Words [Ten Commandments] which are INSIDE the Ark are the Covenant."
So, Dabariym (sn-Deut) 31:26, as quoted above, says to take the ceremonial laws and place them beside (outside) the Ark of the Covenant. Then in Shamut (sn-Exodus) 25:15, Shamut (sn-Exodus) 40:20, 2 Dabariy ah Yimiym (sn-Chronicles) 5:10, and 2 Malakiym (sn-Kings) 8:9 all say that the 10 Commandments (Two Tablets of Stone/Witnesses) were placed INSIDE the Ark of the Covenant. Go read these verses for yourself and the conclusion is easy to see.
When we look at the above quotes from Lew White's book, it should clear up a lot of confusion and "lawlessness" that has taken place over the centuries. The "law" that was done away with was the "ceremonial sacrificial" law. This is quite simple to see when we look at this with a heart to follow the Savior and not man.
Imagine someone saying "the law has been done away with so it's okay to dishonor parents, murder, commit adultery, steal, lie, or covet (be envious of another's possessions which leads to all kinds of crime)." No sensible person would ever think such things would be okay to do. Notice that the six (6) things we just mentioned here are last six (6) Commandments. No one has a problem knowing that you cannot willing and knowingly participate in these activities and belong to YAHUAH the Creator. It's only when the first four (4) Commandments come up that people mention that the "law has been done away with."
The first thing to understand is that if you don't know His Name, then you will not know the first 5 Commandments, because each of the first 5 Commandments contain His Name in them. The first 4 Commandments deal precisely with what the Savior Yahusha (YAHUAH Mashiyha) mentioned as the Greatest Commandment (Matt 22:37). The last 6 Commandments deal precisely with what the Savior YAHUAH Mashiyha mentioned as the next in line to follow (Matt 22:39). If you OBEY the first 4 Commandments then you will fulfill Matt 22:37. If you OBEY the last 6 Commandments then you will fulfill Matt 22:39. It's as simple as that. No confusion.
The first 4 Commandments will surely test your love for the One and only Creator, YAHUAH. Our greatest act of LOVE that we can show our Savior and Creator, YAHUAH, is OBEDIENCE. Now, some call "obeying" our Creator and Savior "legalism." They do this out of not being taught correctly and/or willfully being disobedient, which the Scripture calls "lawlessness." Let's look at what it says in Matt 7:23: "Then I shall say to them, 'Get away from Me. You are workers of LAWLESSNESS. I never knew you'" It couldn't be more plain, those that say the Law has been done away with are "workers of lawlessness." These folks will not see Eternal Life but rather the forewarned wrath of YAHUAH.
If you are going to follow the Truth and have Scripture as your basis of Truth and the way you live, then you will have to learn to Love the Turah (Law). His Law is not burdensome as it says in 1 Yahuhanan (sn-John) 5:3. The Scripture says over and over that we are to keep and guard His Commandments. False teachers have taken one or two of Shaul's (sn-Paul) quotes and DISTORTED them to their own destruction and lead many to destruction with them.
Don't be deceived. Learn His Ways which are outlined first and foremost in His 10 Commandments. Once a person gets and lives the first 4 Commandments, then everything else will fall into place. As they accept His Commandments they will be given "eyes to see." Without accepting His Commandments one will remain "blind to the truth" and will be sent a "delusion so they will believe a lie" (2 Tashlaniyqiym sn-Thess 2:9-12). Folks, this is not our opinion, this is based solely on Scripture.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You cannot be saved by just obeying the 10 Commandments (you can't work your way to Eternal Life). You OBEY, because you are saved and have the power of YAHUAH RUHA (Set-Apart Spirit) to OBEY. Make no mistake about this, you cannot obey and have His Truth in you if you don't first Repent and call on His One and only Name for Salvation, YAHUAH.
To get a full in depth understanding of how to live by Yahuah's 10 Commandments click on the link "True Salvation."
"It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one of the smallest letters of the Law to pass away.”
— Luqah (sn-Luke) 16:17