A Believer & The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are part of the Mosaic Law, consequently, along with the other 603 commandments, they have been done away with. We are now under the Law of the Messiah, and we are required to obey only the commands of the Law of the Messiah. We must obey whichever commandments are found in the Law of Moses that are also found in the Law of the Messiah. But those Mosaic commandments that are not found in the Law of the Messiah, we have no obligation to obey. We may choose to if we so wish, but there is no longer any requirement to obey the Law of Moses as such.
Of the Ten Commandments, nine of them are also part of the Law of the Messiah; therefore, only nine of the ten are obligatory for believers.
The first commandment, which is against having other gods, is found in the Law of the Messiah in Acts 14:15.
The second commandment, which is against images made to be worshipped, is found in 1 John 5:21.
The third commandment, which is against taking the name of the Lord your God in vain, is taught in James 5:12.
The fourth commandment was: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. This commandment is nowhere repeated in the Law of the Messiah. That is why the believer has no obligation to keep the Sabbath today.
The fifth commandment was to honor your parents, and this is also taught in Ephesians 6:1.
The sixth commandment, which is against murder, is taught in 1 John 3:15.
The seventh commandment, which is against adultery, is found in 1 Corinthians 6:9–10.
The eighth commandment, which is against stealing, is found in Ephesians 4:28.
The ninth commandment, which is against bearing false witness, is found in Colossians 3:9.
The tenth commandment, which is against coveting, is found in Ephesians 5:3.
Nine of the original Ten Commandments are found in the Law of the Messiah, and that is why we must obey them. But the commandment relating to the Sabbath is not found anywhere in the Law of the Messiah.
Excerpt from Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum:
MBS137 THE SPIRITUAL LIFE AND THE BELIEVER’S RULE OF LIFE: Pg 14-15
