We need to be anchored in CHRIST, rooted and grounded in the faith...
(Matthew 7:20, 21; Isaiah 8:20; Mark 13:21, 22; Luke 21:8; 10:2-5; John 15:10; 1 John 2:4)
John 15:10
"If ye keep MY commandments, ye shall abide in MY love; even as I have kept MY FATHER'S commandments, and abide in HIS love."
John testifies of the professed children of GOD: “He that saith, I know HIM, and keepeth not HIS commandments (Matthew 22), is a liar, and the TRUTH is not in him.”
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▶▶ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets ◀◀
Matthew 22:40
Matthew 22
34 But when the Pharisees had heard that HE had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked HIM a question, tempting HIM, and saying,
36 MASTER, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 JESUS said unto him, Thou shalt love the LORD thy GOD with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the FIRST and great COMMANDMENT.
39 And the SECOND is like unto it, Thou shalt LOVE thy neighbour as thyself.
40 ON THESE TWO COMMANDMENTS HANG ALL THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS...
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Commandment:
COMMANDMENT (מִצְוָה, H5184,commandment; etc.; ἐντολή, G1953,commandment, etc.) An authoritative word or series of words from God or man expecting obedience on the part of the hearers and readers.
Of the several OT Heb. words which convey the idea of commandment are such as דָּבָר, H1821, speech, word, used for the Ten Commandments (Exod 34:28; Deut 4:13) and the law book of Joshua (24:26);חֹק, H2976, meaning something prescribed, and employed for the statute of Joshua (24:25) and the commandment for the Passover (Exod 12:24); פֶּה, H7023, meaning mouth, but then conveying the idea of commandment (of the Lord) as inExodus 17:1 and Numbers 3:16.
Psalm 19:7-9 gives a series of interesting synonyms for commandment: תּﯴרָה, H9368,law or code of law (Exod 24:12; Josh 24:26); עֵדוּת, H6343, testimony, used for the two tables of testimony in Exod 31:18, or as God’s law (Ps 119:88); פִּקּוּדִים, H7218,precept (Ps 103:18); יִרְאָה, H3711, fear (of the Lord) meaning reverence for the law inPs 19:9; מִשְׁפָּט, H5477, judgment, ordinance(Josh 24:25); and מִצְוָה, H5184,commandment. Mīzwâh is the most frequently used OT Heb. word forcommandment, being used for the Ten Commandments (Exod 24:12), the general commands of God (20:6), etc.
Often OT references to the commandments of God refer back to the Ten Commandments and the Torah.
In the NT, although there are other words for commandment, as ἔνταλμα, G1945, (Matt 15:9), and ἐπιταγή, G2198, (Rom 16:26; 1 Tim 1:1), the main word used for the concept is ἐντολή, G1953, (as in Luke 23:56; Matt 5:19). There is emphasis, too, in the NT on the OT Ten Commandments with Jesus summarizing the meaning of them in Matthew 22:37-40 (Mark 12:29-31;Luke 10:27). They are also referred to inRomans 13:8-10 and James 2:8-11. The law of God is to be in the hearts of His people (Heb 10:16) and the believer is to exhibit them in Christian love (John 13:34,35).
Matthew 22:40:
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets
Matt 7:12
John 1:17
Rom 3:19-21
Rom 13:9
1Ti 1:5
1 Jo 4:7-11
1 John 4:19-21King James Version (KJV)
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
James 2:8
☆ Reciprocal:
Lev 19:18 - thou shalt
Matt 5:43 - Thou
Acts 24:14 - in the law
Rom 13:8 - Owe
Rom 13:10 - love is:
Gal 5:14 - all
Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
John 14:15
If ye LOVE ME, keep MY commandments.
1 John 2:3
And hereby we do know that we know HIM, if we keep HIS commandments.
1 Thessalonians 4:2
For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord JESUS.
1 John 5:2
By this we know that we love the children of GOD, when we love GOD, and keep HIS commandments
John 14:21
He that hath MY commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth ME: and he that loveth ME shall be loved of MY FATHER, and I will love him, and will manifest MYSELF to him.
Matthew 19:17
And HE said unto him, Why callest thou ME good? There is none good but ONE, that is, GOD: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of GOD, that we keep HIS commandments: and HIS commandments are not grievous.
Revelation 12:17
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of GOD, and have the testimony of JESUS CHRIST.
Revelation 14:12
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of GOD, and the faith of JESUS.
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are they that do HIS commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
John 13: 34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you
