The issue of Personal Commandments has been floating around recently, and I would like to comment for the sake of the faithful disciples of Messiah.
There are many dangers in this world, and many deceptions that are prevalent and even almost convincing, but we must remember why we are here: To overcome the world! This is what the Saviour taught us, to overcome the world, as He has done. We are to follow Him.
From the beginning, when Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, the promise was made to them, that a Saviour would be sent to show them the way back into the presence of the Tree of Life. This Saviour is Yeshua, chosen and annointed by the Father to show us the way back into the presence of the Father. It is Yeshua that we are to follow, if we would ever like to return to our Father in Heaven!
Yeshua, Son of the Father, came to earth to Walk the path of the Father, to show us the way back into the presence of the Father, so all who will, may proceed into the presence of the Father. This path which Yeshua walked is the Strait and Narrow Path of keeping All the commandments of the Father. Yeshua proved that a mortal man could, and did, keep All the commandments of the Father. The Father witnessed to all creation that Yeshua was truly walking the correct way, by granting unto Him the Spirit and power of God.
Yeshua fulfilled the commandments of God, and asked us to follow Him, in which we would also walk that same path, in keeping all the commandments of the Father. Just because the Messiah told us that He had fulfilled the commandments, does not mean that we do not have to keep the commandments. The commandments had an end in the Saviour, meaning he fulfilled them, to the end they were created, which was to walk back into the presence of the Father. And accordingly, as we follow this chosen Saviour, in keeping all the commandments, fulfilling the law the same as the Saviour did, the commandments will have an end in us, or in other words, produce the same results for us: We will walk back into the presence of the Father! This is the promise of the Saviour, the fulfillment of the Promise of the Father to Adam and Eve, for them and their descendants.
The danger presented to us, by those who have arrested the scriptures, is that we no longer have to keep the commandments, that God will give us only those commandments that are just for us, and that we can ignore the remainder of the commandments. This of course is false, and is totally refuted by scripture multiple times, by multiple prophets. Yet, the fallacy prevails.
The Father giving personal commandments, is when He asks a person to go and do a job for Him, such as when He has sent out a prophet, or disciple, to go and do a specific work. Personal commandments are not that the Father is telling anyone that it is okay to break any of the commandments. In fact, keeping the commandments is a prerequisite to being called, and having the power of God manifested through a person.
The Father does not contradict Himself, for He is the same today, as yesterday, and will be tomorrow. It is still Yeshua Messiah, the Son of the Living God, which we are to follow in Walking the Strait and Narrow Path, back into the presence of the Tree of Life.
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
~ 1 John 2:3-6
So, to the faithful Disciples of Yeshua, do not be discouraged, nor fooled, for Father will not be upset at you keeping all of the commandments. You can maintain your standards. You can maintain your integrity. You can keep your honour. May God bless you to continue to live in virtue, love, light, and truth!
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This is how we can know if a person is on the straight and narrow path and doing the will of the Father. A person will not only manifest the virtues of God in his life; also known as Fruits of the Spirit, but he will have the Power of God in his life also, exactly as Jesus exemplified among the people through miraculous ways and in service.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to watch the confusion in the Christian world as they break simple commandments like the Sabbath, and justify it by saying Christ fulfilled the law.
You explain it so amazingly simply, a child can understand. This truth rings clear as a bell and resonates in my heart.
Now it is time for me, myself, to fulfill the law exactly as Jesus did. He clearly showed the way.
I love how you explain how the law will also have an end in me as I live and fulfill all the commandments; the end being when I walk back into the presence of the Father! This is the end for me, too, for which the law was created! Amazingly clear and simple.
I never could figure out what all these phrases meant when Christ said: The law hath an end in me, etc. People have high-jack these phrases to justify not keeping commandments that are no longer convenient for them by saying: Well, Christ fulfilled the law and it had an end in Him. See? He just said it!
And thereby they just inverted the true meaning, allowing the people to justify picking and choosing which commandments to keep, or not.
And again I’ve heard them say: Well, we aren’t perfect so we don’t have to keep the commandments strictly or all the time. We are good people, mostly. Father knows we have weaknesses. Christ paid the price for our sins already through the atonement, which covers us in our desires and weaknesses. Right? We are covered in the Blood of the Lamb. That’s the beautiful part! We have already received the saving ordinances of the Lord. Don’t deny His gift.
It doesn’t take long until people who want to justify the easy way are lead carefully down the primrose path, easing themselves into worldly ways, having fun and at the same time forgetting the needs of others around them.
I have heard these concepts you talk about explained in different ways, but they always left me feeling empty inside. Thank-you for these powerful insights. You hit the bullseye!