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MUST CHRISTIANS TRY TO KEEP THE 10 COMMANDMENTS TO GET SAVED ... AND/OR STAY SAVED?
By: Norm Rasmussen
The answer to the above question is clearly: "No".
And here is WHY:
1: There would have been no reason for Jesus Christ to die on the cross and the New Testament to be written (New Covenant to be established) if people are SAVED FROM THE PENALTY OF THEIR SINS by trying to keep the 10 Commandments.
2: Even so, the practice of trying to keep the 10 Commandments NEVER saved anyone ANYWAY, because no one (except Jesus Christ) kept the 10 Commandments perfectly. Hence the need for the Jewish Priests to offer up animal blood sacrifices as a temporary means for the sins of the people prior to the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
3: NOW we do NOT have to try to keep the 10 Commandments to GET saved from the penalty of our sins, or try to keep the 10 Commandments to STAY SAVED from the penalty of our sins.
What NOW saves us from our sins is BELIEVING that the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross paid the penalty IN FULL for all of our past, present, and future sins.
4: Trying to obey the 10 Commandments does NOT get us saved, nor KEEP us saved from our sins. However, Christians are NOW empowered by the Holy Spirit in their attempts to keep the 10 Commandments much easier than the people were able to keep them prior to the pouring out of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, as is recorded in the Book of Acts, because the 10 Commandments are certainly holy and pleasing to God when we endeavor to try to keep them.
5: Is God DELIGHTED that Christians work diligently at trying to OBEY the 10 Commandments? ABSOLUTELY! The attempts on our part of trying to diligently obey the 10 Commandments will be rewarded on the Judgment Day ... and very likely God will make certain FAVOR will come to us in this life as well in various degrees.
6: NEVERTHELESS ... the book of Galatians warns Christians to be careful about letting anyone fool (persuade;trick; deceive) you into believing that attempts to keep the 10 Commandments will get you MORE saved -- or KEEP you more saved.
7: Christians are NOT saved BY "their good works" (i.e.; keeping the 10 Commandments and/or practicing other spiritual disciplines). Christians ARE saved to do good works of righteousness, which they will be rewarded for ... but just because they do good works of righteousness pleasing to God STILL does not get them saved from their sins, nor keep them saved from their sins.
Hebrews 10:11-14 clearly says so:
And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
But this Man (Jesus Christ), after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God (The Father), from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.
For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
BELIEVING that the ONE sacrifice of Jesus Christ (who was none other than God HIMSELF) was/is completely -- totally -- pleasing and acceptable to God the Father to pay FULL PENALTY for our past, present and future sins is the ONLY thing that gets us saved and ultimately keeps us saved from the penalty for those sins.
(If the above highlighted sentence in yellow was found to be untrue (which will never happen) ... then the New Testament (New Covenant) can be thrown away and completely discarded, which would then mean no one can have assurance that they are saved from the penalty of their sins at all. Furthermore, the death of Jesus Christ would have been a totally wasted sacrifice on His part, and the heart of the Christian message (That message being: That Jesus Christ paid full penalty for our sins) would be the greatest spiritual deception ever to be introduced to the human race).
Though this isn't part of the question asked, it should be mentioned, because ANOTHER important question comes up: "How does a Christian get forgiveness for their sins that they are PRESENTLY committing, or might commit years from now?"
The answer: By BELIEVING and OBEYING 1 John 1:8-9:
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
By: Norm Rasmussen
The answer to the above question is clearly: "No".
And here is WHY:
1: There would have been no reason for Jesus Christ to die on the cross and the New Testament to be written (New Covenant to be established) if people are SAVED FROM THE PENALTY OF THEIR SINS by trying to keep the 10 Commandments.
2: Even so, the practice of trying to keep the 10 Commandments NEVER saved anyone ANYWAY, because no one (except Jesus Christ) kept the 10 Commandments perfectly. Hence the need for the Jewish Priests to offer up animal blood sacrifices as a temporary means for the sins of the people prior to the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
3: NOW we do NOT have to try to keep the 10 Commandments to GET saved from the penalty of our sins, or try to keep the 10 Commandments to STAY SAVED from the penalty of our sins.
What NOW saves us from our sins is BELIEVING that the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross paid the penalty IN FULL for all of our past, present, and future sins.
4: Trying to obey the 10 Commandments does NOT get us saved, nor KEEP us saved from our sins. However, Christians are NOW empowered by the Holy Spirit in their attempts to keep the 10 Commandments much easier than the people were able to keep them prior to the pouring out of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, as is recorded in the Book of Acts, because the 10 Commandments are certainly holy and pleasing to God when we endeavor to try to keep them.
5: Is God DELIGHTED that Christians work diligently at trying to OBEY the 10 Commandments? ABSOLUTELY! The attempts on our part of trying to diligently obey the 10 Commandments will be rewarded on the Judgment Day ... and very likely God will make certain FAVOR will come to us in this life as well in various degrees.
6: NEVERTHELESS ... the book of Galatians warns Christians to be careful about letting anyone fool (persuade;trick; deceive) you into believing that attempts to keep the 10 Commandments will get you MORE saved -- or KEEP you more saved.
7: Christians are NOT saved BY "their good works" (i.e.; keeping the 10 Commandments and/or practicing other spiritual disciplines). Christians ARE saved to do good works of righteousness, which they will be rewarded for ... but just because they do good works of righteousness pleasing to God STILL does not get them saved from their sins, nor keep them saved from their sins.
Hebrews 10:11-14 clearly says so:
And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
But this Man (Jesus Christ), after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God (The Father), from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.
For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
BELIEVING that the ONE sacrifice of Jesus Christ (who was none other than God HIMSELF) was/is completely -- totally -- pleasing and acceptable to God the Father to pay FULL PENALTY for our past, present and future sins is the ONLY thing that gets us saved and ultimately keeps us saved from the penalty for those sins.
(If the above highlighted sentence in yellow was found to be untrue (which will never happen) ... then the New Testament (New Covenant) can be thrown away and completely discarded, which would then mean no one can have assurance that they are saved from the penalty of their sins at all. Furthermore, the death of Jesus Christ would have been a totally wasted sacrifice on His part, and the heart of the Christian message (That message being: That Jesus Christ paid full penalty for our sins) would be the greatest spiritual deception ever to be introduced to the human race).
Though this isn't part of the question asked, it should be mentioned, because ANOTHER important question comes up: "How does a Christian get forgiveness for their sins that they are PRESENTLY committing, or might commit years from now?"
The answer: By BELIEVING and OBEYING 1 John 1:8-9:
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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God bless you!!!!
i think one thing people miss is that a person doesn't have to start out as a 'false' christian...and so people may be encouraged by older vids... the problem is, is that the older & perhaps 'good' vids are all around the newer tainted ones and so the vexation is 'all good' or 'all bad'.... (i was in a cult an defended error w/ any excuse imaginable, but the only thing we can defend anything with is the Word of God)
to not take each and every msg alongside the Word is the trap. True, you can take the good and spit out the bones... not everyone is perfect... but a proven track record of error, rejection of correction.... msgs become defiling and rubs off onto the hearers. in our disobedience to line all next to the Word... we will then share in the judgment and mirror the bad fruit of what we ingest.
you can't use a person that's fallen off track as a reference point any more because it could cause the weaker & less discerning to go off track too.
The bible is only a guide book on how we are suppose to live but we are not meant to worship it, we are meant to know Jesus 'cause he is the whole truth. You can't just read about him to be saved.
Also, the churches today are corrupt and are worldy, they are apart of the system..not the kingdom of god. They just want your money and to give you a false sense of security.
Watching finalcall has opend my eyes and have made me want to become a christian. He is a good man and if you think that making videos "exposing people" is righteous, then you are wrong. You have no right to judge anyone
Hey, here's a couple verses I just happened upon that prove the eternal security of the believer! I never noticed them before:
"The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever." 2 John 1:1-2
All they that have known the truth, the truth shall be with us for ever.
Much love,
Sava