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Beyond Because I Said So
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"Because I Said So"
OT Commandments
God Gave 613 Commandments
None were pointless
- Circumcision on the 8th day (Gen 17:12)
- Don't eat animals that die naturally (Lev. 7:24)
- Don't drink blood of any animal (Deut 12:23-24)
- Only eat cloven hove animals that chew cud (Lev. 11:3)
- Only eat fish with scales and fins (Lev. 11:9-12)
OT Commandments
Exodus 15:26
26 and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.”
Why do people hate Christianity?
Because it is restrictive. You can't do anything you want.
But we NEED rules
NT Commandments
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
What are the purpose of God's NT commandments?
Commandments For Us
Have A Good Attitude
- Be Glad (Matt 5:12)
- Be Thankful (Col. 3:13
- Be Patient (1 Thess. 5:14)
- Have a Good Conscious (1 Tim. 1:19)
- Be Hopeful (Heb. 6:18)
- Be of Good Cheer (John 16:33)
Have A Good Attitude
*Not an exhaustive list
Deal Well With Others
Deal Well W/Others
- Treat Others as you would be treated (Matt 7:12)
- Do No Violence (Luke 3:14)
- Avoid Troublemakers (Romans 16:17)
Don't Make Your Life Harder
- Don't be anxious (Phil. 4:6)
- Don't be lazy (Heb. 6:12)
- Have Confidence (Heb. 3:6)
The Christian Life Is Better
You don't have to be a Christian to have morals.
The Christian Life Is Better
You do have to follow Christian Values.
Western Civilization was based on Judeo-Christian Values.
Commandments That Aid Faith
Family
Titus 2:4; Eph. 6:2; Rom 12:10
- The Church Universal
- The Local Church
- Friends in the Church
- Extended Family
- Nuclear Family
Family is how God intended for us to view Him & His Church
Family
Family is our support system
A good support system has layers
Fellowship
Rom. 12:10; Eph. 4:32; Rom. 12:16; 2 Cor. 13:11; Phil 2:2; 1 Peter 3:8
Why did God command us to come together to worship Him?
Fellowship
Strength
Sobriety
Titus 2:6; 1 Peter 5:8
Romans 6:19
I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.
Sobriety
This could fit in the last category
Humility
1 Peter 5:5
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Humility
Pride leads to sin
How can you go before God prideful?
How can you decide you need to change
Study
2 Tim. 2:15
Matt 7:15
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Study
So you can share with others
Commandments For Others
- Be genital to all people (2 Tim. 2:24)
- Be apt to teach (2 Tim. 2:24)
- Do all to God's Glory (1 Cor. 10:31)
- Be an evangelist (2 Tim. 4:5)
- SPREAD GOD'S WORD (Matt 28:19-20)
Commandments For God
Love (1 Cor. 13:13)
Matt 22:37
Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Worship
- Sing (Eph. 5:19)
- Pray (Matt 7:7)
- Teaching (Matt 28:16-20)
- Collection (1 Cor. 16:1-2)
- Communion (Acts 20:2)
Be Baptized (Acts 2:38)