Kathy
(1 Jan 2013)
"Keeping the
commandments"
I try not to argue with people about this but I just can't
believe how some people think you are not to keep
commandments. First of all, our beloved Savior said "If
you love me, you will keep the commandments.". Please show me,
from our Savior's words, where He says you don't have to keep
them. Don't give me Paul's words. Paul is very hard
to understand unless you look at him from a practicing Hebrew's
point of view, which most Christians can not do. Next, you are
not saved by grace, you are saved by the blood! The Savior
said "many will come to me saying Lord,Lord . . But I did not
know them!". Many people believe that grace is a license to
sin. Before you tell me it's not, then which commandments
do you not follow and which ones do you try to follow?
Telling people you're saved by grace and we do not have to
follow the commandments is giving a person a way out.
Let's go back to my question. Which commandments can you
not follow? We are not talking about man made laws by the
Jewish leaders about which shoe to put on first or how far to
walk on a Sabbath. We are talking about true commandments
that our Creator gave us to follow. Do you really think
you are going to see your Creator but you don't have to love and
honor Him. That's one of the commandments and I think out
of love you would do that. Remember, you do it out of love
not because your going to win a bigger, better prize. How
about murder. In your heart you think you can walk up to
people and end their lives and that's okay? You're saved
by grace so it won't matter, right? Wrong, with the love
of the Savior, your heart tells you it's wrong. I think
people who think you are not to follow Commandments get them
mixed up with all the many man made laws that the leaders
created to control the people and to lift themselves up.
My Savior, Yahushua, said we are to write the commandments in
our heart, not on stone. We are to love our Creator,
Yahuwah, will all our heart and soul and to treat our fellow man
with love and respect. These sum up the commandments, and
yes we are to follow them!