7th commandment Thou shall not commit adultery

The 7th Commandment Thou shalt not commit adultery. So what is adultery? Adultery according to our dictionary definition is Adultery (anglicised from Latin adulterium) is a term of condemnation used to refer to sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than their spouse. Interpretations of what constitutes adultery vary widely, as do the religious and legal consequences of the acts in question.  But what does the Bible and specifically Jesus say about the subject of adultery.

Exodus 20:14 "Thou shalt not commit adultery"
Leviticus 20:10 "And the man that committeth adultery with his neigbours wife the adulterer and adulteress shall surely be put to death"
Deuteronomy 5:18 "Neither shalt thou commit adultery"
Need another one? Ok how about Ezekiel 16:32 "A wife that committeth adultery which taketh strangers instead of her husband"

I know this is where someone says "but thats Old Testament...that doesn't apply today obviously as Jesus did away with stoning and death for adultery?"
John 8:3-5 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, ⁴ they say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. ⁵ Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
You are correct Jesus did do away with death and stoning as a form of punishment for adultery and every sin for that matter but he did not abolish the law of adultery and it continuing to be a sin in any way.

Let's take a look at New Testament specifically and what Jesus says in the area of adultery.  Jesus actually takes the commandment and ADDS to it: HE states that not only is the act itself considered adultery but to even look at another with lust is considered adultery as well.
In Matthew 5:27 "thou shalt not commit adultery ; but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart"  This is not meant to make things harder to follow but put simply, it opens pathways to start sinful behaviour. Have respect for your spouse, for every other human being and for God himself.

Were you aware that Jesus also addressed 'divorce' and 'remarriage' in relation to the topic of adultery? It is often overlooked  in organizational religions and denominations. What does the Bible say in this area?

Matthew 5:32 but I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Matthew 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Mark 10:11-12 "And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. ¹² And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery." 
Luke 16:18  "Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery."
These scriptures make it very clear that each person in the marriage is responsible for his/her own actions and one cannot push their sin onto another. Marriage was a covenant that you both made in front of God "in sickness and in health til death due you part" and God takes very seriously. There should be no issues that can't be resolved other than the ones that Jesus specifically lists as acceptable reasons for divorce. 

Scriptures also make it very clear there are no differentiating between the sins and that even though you may think that adultery only affects you and your spouse it greatly affects God. Adultery is just as wrong as murder according to Gods standards.

 Matthew 19:18 "He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,"

Luke 18:20  "Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. " 

 

Romans 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 

After reading this scripture thoroughly I have to admit this one stopped me long enough to make me question what I already knew to be true. It was only briefly Thank God xo but nonetheless I questioned the truth for a second. The devil he's a sneaky one! So I did some research in this area to help make it clear for all of us so you aren't temporarily deceived as well. This scripture at first glance made me stop and question....did Jesus Christ, the Chief Apostle (Heb. 3:1), teach ALL of the Ten Commandments? And Did He command His apostles to do the same? Or did he just simply address some commandments as some denominations think? When we look at the first four of the Ten Commandments it is clear that it teaches man how to love God. “You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make unto you any graven image…You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain…Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Ex. 20:3-8).In Matthew 22:37-38, Christ summarized all four of these, saying, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment”  He does however address each of the commandments separately so there is no confusion throughout the biblical cannon.
 When Satan tried to tempt Jesus while He fasted in the wilderness, Christ quoted the First Commandment: “Get you behind Me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve” (Luke 4:8; Matt. 4:10).In John 4:24, Christ was speaking about the Second Commandment when He taught that men cannot use physical objects, images or “aids”—in other words, idols—to worship a spiritual God. God is a Spirit, His followers must are to worship Him in spirit.Paul also taught the Second Commandment in his teachings. “Neither be you idolaters, as were some of them as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play” (I Cor. 10:7).
In Matthew 15:18-19, Christ again teaches against breaking several of God’s commandments, including the third. “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders  adulteries , fornications, thefts , false witness [Ninth Commandment], blasphemies [Third Commandment]”. In other words, taking God’s name in vain.

The Fourth Commandment—observing the seventh day Sabbath—is the one most professing Christians refuse to obey. Most assume that men have the authority to change the Sabbath to whatever day is most convenient.Yet Christ kept the Sabbath on the seventh day. “And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read” (Luke 4:16). Paul followed Jesus' example. He taught in the synagogues on the Sabbath (Acts 17:2). And not just to the Jews, but also to the Gentiles.  (Acts 13:42, 44). There no evidence that he led them to keep Sunday and there is no evidence that the Jews accused Paul of not keeping the Sabbath indicating that he must have held to the original and only correct day; Friday sundown to Saturday sundown. When correctly translated, Hebrews 4:9 should read, “There remains therefore a keeping of the Sabbath to the people of God.”

Christ also says that He “is the same yesterday, and today, and forever” (Heb. 13:8) meaning He will not change now or in the future. New Testament observance of the seventh-day Sabbath is established in Hebrews 4:9.

The last six of the Ten Commandments instruct man on how to love his fellow man. “Honor your father and your mother…You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. You shall not covet…” (Ex. 20:12-17).
Centuries later, Christ said that anyone who wants to enter eternal life must keep these same commandments: “You shall do no murder [Sixth Commandment], You shall not commit adultery [Seventh Commandment], You shall not steal [Eighth Commandment], You shall not bear false witness [Ninth Commandment], Honor your father and your mother [Fifth Commandment]” (Matt. 19:18-19). Christ summarized these as “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” the second greatest commandment (Matt. 22:39).Years after Christ’s sacrifice (which most religious leaders claim does away with the law), Paul taught these same commandments to Gentiles in Rome. “For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Rom. 13:9).In Ephesians 6:2, Paul commanded Christians to obey the Fifth Commandment by honoring their parents. He commanded them to obey the Ninth Commandment: “Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor” (Eph. 4:25). He observed the Tenth Commandment, saying, “I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, You shall not covet” (Rom. 7:7). The Apostle James also warned about the dangers of breaking the Tenth Commandment. “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death” (James 1:14-15).   So how about now? Is there still any confusion in this area? ALL of the Ten Commandments were preached throughout the New Testament and Jesus wants us to follow them all.
No wonder the Apostle John wrote, “By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous” (I John 5:2-3).

What are people talking about when they speak of A New Commandment?

After all these biblical proofs, some will still believe that the Ten Commandments were abolished and some claim that the Ten Commandments were “replaced” by a “new commandment”. But what is this “new commandment”? Does keeping the new commandment then negate keeping the Ten Commandments?In John 13:34-35, Christ said, “A new commandment I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one to another.”In Matthew 22:37-39, Christ said we must love our neighbors as ourselves. Christ however gives us  a new and higher standard to live by—to love others as Christ loves us not what we think constitutes loving our neighbours as ourselves. Only those with God’s Holy Spirit dwelling in them can love people the way Christ does. “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his…For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God” (Rom. 8:7-9, 14). This is talking about true BELIEVERS!When Christ said, “love one another, as I have loved you,” He was talking to His disciples. They, later on, were baptized and received the Holy Spirit (see Acts 2), becoming the New Testament Church. Only true BELIEVERS–those with the Spirit of God in their minds—can hope to love others as Christ does. Carnal man cannot.But what about the “new commandment” in I John 2:8? “Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in Him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shines.” What is it that is both “true in Christ” and in BELIEVERS?The answer is in John 16:13-15, It is the Holy Spirit—the “Spirit of truth”—that is “true in Christ,”. This same spirit sets God’s people apart from the world.  The Holy Spirit empowers a BELIEVING mind, enabling us to love the way Christ and God do. Without it, no human being can perfectly fulfill I Corinthians 13:4-8: “Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, does not behave itself unseemly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil; Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails”In II John 5-6, John wrote, “And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk after His commandments. This is the commandment, That, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.”

After some research,some soul searching and asking God for guidance it is crystal clear this scripture does not replace or do away with the Ten Commandments. Instead, it reinforces them.

The Ten Commandments existed before Moses from the time of Creation. All ten were taught throughout the New Testament. They are still in effect today.

God Bless xo

6th Commandment 10 COMMANDMENT CHALLENGE

The 10 COMMANDMENT CHALLENGE:  The 6th Commandment Thou Shalt not Kill. The more modern versions say Thou shalt not Murder. Ok lets start there.
Websters Dictionary defines Murder and Kill as

the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought

2a : something very difficult or dangerous <the traffic was murder>

b : something outrageous or blameworthy <getting away with murder> and 

Kill is defined by  (transitive verb)1a : to deprive of life : cause the death of

b (1) : to slaughter (as a hog) for food (2) : to convert a food animal into (a kind of meat) by slaughtering

2a : to put an end to <kill competition>

Wikipedia defines ...You shall not murder sometimes translated as You shall not kill, KJV Thou shalt not kill (LXX οὐ φονεύσεις, translating Hebrew לֹא תִּרְצָח lo tirṣaḥ), is a moral imperative included as one of the Ten Commandments in the Torah,^[1] specifically Exodus 20:13 and Deuteronomy 5:17.
The imperative is against unlawful killing resulting in bloodguilt. The Hebrew Bible contains numerous prohibitions against unlawful killing, but also allows for justified killing in the context of warfare, capital punishment, and self-defense.

Ok so everyone has this one covered right? Never killed or murdered anyone so Im good? We all think this one is a done deal ...but is it as simply put as we understand it??

Taking a look back in the Bible The 1st death is seen in the very first book of  the bible. It was the slaughter of a lamb used for clothing Adam and Eve, after their disobedience and banishment from Eden.  The first murder however, which is a very different event, was the fight between Cain and Abel. Cain let his jealousy get the better of him and he slay(murdered) his brother.

"In The Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin viewed the purport of this commandment as the safety of all being entrusted to each person. All violence and injustice, and every kind of harm from which our neighbor’s body suffers is thereby prohibited. Christians are therefore required to faithfully perform that which is within their power to defend the life of their neighbor, be vigilant in warding off harm, and assist in removing danger when it comes. Calvin asserts that the same rule must also be applied in regulating the mind against anger, arguing that since God sees the heart and mind, the commandment against shedding innocent blood also prohibits murder of the heart and requires a sincere desire to preserve our brother’s life. The hand does not commit the murder unless it is conceived by the mind under the influence of wrath and hatred. According to Calvin, where wrath and hatred dwell, there is an inclination to do mischief, quoting the Bible, “whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer”(1 John 3:15) and “whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgement” (Gospel of Matthew 5:22).^[79]"

Not only is it made very clear it is to be adhered to as it is one of the 10 commandments but it is also spoken of in Leviticus 24:17-18. It simply states in very clear terms that If someone kills a man he should be put to death.  If he kills a beast, it is a beast for a beast. It is repeated again in Leviticus 24:21 lines later almost exactly.
Sidenote: This helps one to understand the hierarchy of animals in the chain of Gods order as well.

Matthew 5:21-22 Talks of those who have anger in their heart( murder in their heart)are in danger of the judgement.
If you are angry with someone you are in danger of judgement.  You cannot control another's actions but you can control your reaction.

But is there significance in the original bible saying Thou shall not Kill and newer versions substituting the word Murder? Murder is defined as taking a life either in anger, or accidental with malice in your heart while killing someone or something is pretty restrictive to taking a life at all in any circumstance. So what is the answer?

Some Christian denominations think it is acceptable that we defend ourselves come the time of the tribulation specifically when referring to the End times, while others think what Jesus meant when he said that we are to turn the other cheek means not to ensue in any violence at all.Did he include self defense in the "no violence"? He didn't defend himself and He healed the guard who Peter injured while arresting Jesus..Is that because Jesus fully knows that God is in control of everything at all times?  Make no mistake, He is in full control at all times but what is the answer? What do you think? 


Now what about on a more day to day basis?
If the true meaning once translated meant Kill rather than Murder then does this commandment also include what we do to ourselves on a daily basis as well? Would He include what we drink (alcohol, soda pop, energy drinks), smoke(cigarettes) and what we consume as food(fast food and junk) as us killing ourselves a little at a time? The Bible does mention that our body is a temple and that we should not desecrate it, that life is a gift from God and not to be taken advantage of and that we are to eat a proper diet which is listed in Leviticus. Contrary to popular Christian opinion, it is meant for True Believers in Jesus and the Bible again, not just the Jewish. It is in no way a punishment. It all makes sense when you understand how unhealthy we all eat now that we don't follow Gods advice and instruction.

In the terms of abortion and euthanasia, well....never meaning any disrespect, but its part of what we have all been doing so wrong for so long... it really seems pretty self explanatory. Life is a gift from God that we all take for granted. I think when we start trying to decide the fate of the very gifts that He gave us ,we show what little faith we have in our Lord. It is a slippery slope we need to be careful of.

So what do you think? Did the original text and Jesus teach us that we are to never kill anyone under any circumstances or is it permissible to take a life in the case of self defense, warding off danger and in defending the life of a neighbour as the Christian Institute understands it??

CHALLENGE: Start living healthy today. Start eating properly, work toward quitting smoking/drinking/overeating, cut your favourite junk food out of your diet.  Start realizing your body is the temple that God gave you. Look after that temple to the best of your ability. Keep it clean like you would the engine of a vehicle to avoid disease and illness. Increase your mental health. Clean your life of any negative and distracting items that keep you from being healthy both mentally and physically.  I'm not saying do everything all at once but do try and keep trying until you get it ;)  You will get it. We all will if we try and we just follow the path God laid out for us. Read Leviticus again to see what our diet is to consist of :) It was not done away with only the sacrifices were ;) Let's start living the way God wanted. 

God Bless

The Fifth Commandment HONOUR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER

Good afternoon all ;)  The Blog topic today is in continuing with our 10 Commandment Challenge and is the 5th Commandment  Honour thy Father and Mother.  We don't honour our parents anymore. We don't honour people anymore. Not so long ago we were still honouring in this country as God has commanded. In some other countries honour is still big but on the Western side of the world we have lost the relevance of honouring someone.  We use to honour our elders for their knowledge and the expertise they could offer, now we put so much emphasis on youth and our looks and staying young that our elders are left to be seen as more of a burden and nuisance in their latter days and because of that we are disregarding what God has told us. 
1Timothy 5:17 "Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine"
Today most families need to work full time so there is no one to stay at home with the elder parent but the costs to house our elders are exceedingly expensive as well.  This was done intentionally in the grand scheme of the plan.  Don't get angry. I'm not judging anyone. Everyone is in their own situations financially and that may or may not have been before you really gave any of this any thought.  It may also be that like the rest of us you also got caught up in the trap set by Satan to make us break this commandment as well. We should be honouring our parents by caring for them in their old age like they cared for us as children.That is the way God would want it but instead we get carried away with our own stresses and personal financial obligations and think we can't afford to have them live with us. We get so wrapped up in money and its ripping tearing grip it has on everything that we forget about faith? We all too often forget that in the big picture HE tells us to listen and to follow him and his ways and the Lord will take care of us. HE knows what we need long before we know what we need.

If we just listen to Him then how could we go in the wrong direction? ;)

The Bible is filled with examples of children and parents and the topic of honouring them.  Matthew 15:4-9 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
⁵ But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
⁶ And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
⁷ Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
⁸ This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
⁹ But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

So what is honour? To give something value and dignity. Do we ever stop to say " wow my parents were of great value to me?" Well some of us have just realized how it all fits into Gods plan myself included.  I have recently sent both of my parents writings to tell them how much I honour the both of them and value what they have taught me.  Some people may say "well my parents were horrible parents, they don't deserve honour."  I'm not in anyway going to say that all parents were cut out for the job and some of them did an awful job whether intentionally or for lack of knowledge but the Bible is very clear that we are still to obey the Lord and honour our parents. It does not say "just the good ones"  :) He actually isn't really asking either....he actually commands it of us to honour our parents.  This does not mean in anyway that as an adult you have to do whatever your parents tell you but keep in mind when Mary told Jesus that he should make wine at the wedding in John 2:4 and he replied "Woman what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come" Mary follows by saying "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it."  In his statement he gently states that this is not his concern reiterating that he is the Saviour of the World with a very different purpose and it is ultimately God he takes his orders from.  However; Jesus still honoured his mother and turned the water into wine for the wedding. 

There are too many cases of elder abandonment or elder abuse going on in our systems today. Nursing homes were not how God intended it. The government system for Old age security and CPP and  retirement accounts have allowed us to be changed and sadly not for the better. Definitely not in Gods eyes. Children should care for their parents.  1Timothy 5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

1Timothy 5:16 
If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.  Simply put let not the church look after your relatives to leave room for the church to look after the true widows, the ones with no families.

Honouring scripture references: Proverbs 20:20 "Whoso curseth his father or mother, his lamp shall be put out in the obscure darkness."

Proverbs 30:11-17 ¹¹ There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
¹³ There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
¹⁴ There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
¹⁵ The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
¹⁶ The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
¹⁷ The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

We are supposed to work together as a family unit not as individuals as we have been mislead to believe. There should be no social systems family should help family and since God says we are all family then we effectively should always be helping each other all the time.

1Timothy 5:4  But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

CHALLENGE: Call/Write your parents today, doesn't matter whether they are alive or dead  and let them know that you honour them and that you appreciate everything they did for you. Even the bad in your life has brought you here- to this very moment and everything that happened was meant to happen. Its all part of Gods plan and even though we don't know what that is necessarily is, HE does and he'd never steer us wrong ;) Take that next step along with me and my family in honouring God starting by fully understanding his Commandments. 
God Bless

The fourth commandment of 10 commandment challenge- HONOUR THE SABBATH AND KEEP IT HOLY ..."GOD doesn't call the Qualified...HE Qualifies the CALLED!"

I have already done a blog on the truth of the fact that we should honour the weekly Sabbath he speaks of here but also the other Holy Days and Sabbaths mistakenly believed to be only for the Jewish religion.

The Fourth commandment ... Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Many claim that we are no longer to honour the Sabbath since Jesus' death on the cross but right away my first question than is this...Why did Jesus tell his disciples to pray their flight would not be in winter or on the Sabbath day if the Sabbath day was not to continue? Matthew 24:20 " But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day"Why did the disciples even after Jesus' resurrection still keep the Sabbath?Why were  gentiles in the synagogues with the Jews listening to Paul preach on every sabbath if it ended?  Why does Jesus tell the last generation to pray that the tribulation doesn't come in the winter or on the Sabbath day proving it to be the weekly sabbath he was referring to? Christ was definitely talking about a future event that would not take place until way after his death burial and resurrection and he could only have been talking about two flights here which was the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD and the Great tribulation which we are about to enter or BOTH. This simple warning and statement does not allow for any 'rapture' either.  Jesus' true followers will have to FLEE at the onset of the Tribulation to escape the revived political entity and the False Prophet that heads up a fraudulent 'christianity' when they think they will be doing God service by murdering those heretics True Christians that keep the Sabbath.
Looking down through time,-Christ knew His true followers would be keeping the 4th commandment, the Sabbath, and not the day of the SUN god Baal. He wants us to pray that when we do have to flee it will not happen on a Sabbath Day nor in the winter time because He knows that the true believers would be honoring God on that day.   He also doesn't want to see us suffer the perils of winter.
Jesus as was His custom observed the Sabbath. It was never done away with and in fact it was a Law since creation thousands of years before any Jew was born. "Christianity" adopted the pagan day of the sun to gain pagan converts to their religion and hence is not based upon Biblical authority.
Either way Christ is expecting his true followers to be keeping the Sabbath during these flights Thus saith the Lord. Does anyone want to disregard the very words of Christ himself? ……
 Did Jesus not mean what he said when he said if you break even the least of the commandments and teach others to do so that you will be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven? Was that not true? I don't believe Jesus to be a liar..do you?Don't worry about anyone who belittle you by calling you all sorts of names for doing what GOD TOLD YOU TO DO. Just keeping doing his will. Stay true to your faith and don't be afraid.. "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7 ..and pray for those who don't understand.. "Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." Romans 8:7
 It is made very clear that the law was not done away with and is not only for the Jewish people Isaiah 56:6-7 Also the sons of the stranger,that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants everyone that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for ALL people" The use of the word ALL is usually ignored by false teachers.

Of course some will ' not get it' and think that simply talking about love and peace and accepting the Lord is all that is required of them. Man has made the mistake for eons thinking that we can invent our own religions and  honor God with their fabrications but God is not impressed or pleased. Continue to keep the commandments of GOD. Do not be discouraged. There are many that claim to know GOD but they have very little understanding regarding the things that he wants us to do even though they are right in our face in the bible. Keep up the good work, And never forget the 4th commandment. GOD BLESS

Please refer to my other blogs on this topic. One is titled "Sunday - A violation of Sabbath?" and " The Holy Days we are to honour"

Tammy Lynn

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The Fourth Commandment—observing the seventh day Sabbath—is the one most professing Christians refuse to obey. Most assume that men have the authority to change the Sabbath to whatever day is most convenient.Yet Christ kept the Sabbath on the seventh day. “And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read” (Luke 4:16). This is JESUS we are talking about here. Jesus kept the correct Sabbath day and yet we think we are supposed to change it to Sunday? Hmmm... What example did Paul follow? Jesus or himself?

Paul followed Jesus' example. He taught in the synagogues on the Sabbath (Acts 17:2). And not just to the Jews, but also to the Gentiles(those out of covenant). (Acts 13:42, 44). There no evidence that Paul led them to keep Sunday and there is no evidence that the Jews accused Paul of not keeping the Sabbath indicating that he must have held to the original and only correct day; Friday sundown to Saturday sundown. It was changed by the Roman Catholic church under their own authority and still in their documents going back to when Roman empire and Christianity were deceptively intermingled. When correctly translated, Hebrews 4:9 should read, “There remains therefore a keeping of the Sabbath to the people of God.”Christ also says that He “is the same yesterday, and today, and forever” (Heb. 13:8) meaning He will not change now or in the future. New Testament observance of the seventh-day Sabbath is established in Hebrews 4:9.xo
Don't take my word for it...Look it up xo
Sabbath is today until sundown not Sunday like you have been tricked into believing. This may not seem important now but it will once it becomes a Divider amongst believers and non believers alike.Peter 5:8 Be sober be vigilant because your adversary the devil walketh about seeking who he may devour" And has many deceived

Challenge: Start to honour the true Sabbath day of our Lord as he intended. Do not Work on Sabbath. The day was meant to build a relationship with HIM and to begin to understand his true purpose for you. You can spend your time with family doing bible study and learning about God, KEEP IN MIND THAT if you aren't working then he would want no one working....so no buying anything this day either. No shopping at all! make sure you have everything you need before Friday at sundown until Saturday at sundown showing you put some thought into spending the time with him and putting him first. Save all your chores for another day....there are 6 other days to do that and yes I AGREE  society has made it VERY  difficult to follow Gods instructions in this area as Saturday is one of the  busiest days of the week for shopping and as someone who is self employed IT IS VERY TOUGH but you have to have faith that if you are holding to Gods commandments he will look after you. You are never to fear anything but God himself and we would be better people to remember that xoxoxo
We need to start to think the God intended us to think. If everyone held to the truth and Gods word on Sabbath,  then everything would already be closed on Saturday and wouldn't be an issue  but that unfortunately is not the case....It is however what he expects of us. WHEN YOU FEEL ALONE ON THIS PATH Remember Daniel and praying in the window contrary to public acceptance  and Shadrack, Meshack and Abendego. What was their reward for holding true?? ;):)
 REMEMBER....
"God doesn't call the Qualified ....HE qualifies the CALLED"  Author unknown  XOXOXOX

The Third Commandment- of the 10 commandment challenge :)

Good morning. For today's blog we will continue on with the 10 Commandment challenge.

Deuteronomy 4:1-6 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.

² Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
³ Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
⁴ But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.
⁵ Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
⁶ Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

 The Third Commandment says this "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold guiltless that taketh his name in vain"

Ok so the third commandment in plain terms says to not take the Lords name in vain and that we will be held accountable for doing so.
 First lets address that Gods actual name  in Hebrew is Yahweh and Jesus' name  is Yeshua. There is an deceitful argument that some use to say that misusing Jesus name or putting gods name in front of 'dammit" does not break the 3rd commandment as we are not saying Yahweh or Yeshua while cursing.?? Can we really sit comfortably with that interpretation? Do you think God would condone us cursing at all, let alone using whatever language we speak to swear in his name? If this wasn't meant to be an integral part to be understood and followed even today it wouldn't be one of the 10 commandments which is referred to numerous times throughout the Bible to be followed always.
Many curse while using Jesus' name or yell out obscenities when injured or upset.  We may not realize just how horribly defiant and disrespectful that is. To actually use the Lords name in a negative context at all makes total sense that God would not be happy.
It is getting so used today that most may not even realize that they are taking the Lords name in vain or breaking the commandment. Even saying "Oh my G--" is not acceptable within Gods standards. I used to be famous for this one. Most think that they are only words and that it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things but YOU would be as wrong as I was as God says differently.
To non chalantly use Gods name even innocently enough as a act of surprise or genuine upset is still being disrespectful.  If we don't mean anything by it and it is meant to be somewhat flippant why would you use HIS name at all in the sentence?  It absolutely shows God He is not first in our life if we can be that flippant about using his name at all in any circumstance. It shows a lack of honour and obedience for our Lord and his commandments.

Start ANY Hollywood movie and you will hear the Lords name being taken in vain repeatedly and usually within minutes of the production beginning. This is done intentionally throughout Hollywood as Satan wants us all to break the commandments as often as we can.  If he can get us to disregard the commandments or think that if said innocently enough or just as a random curse word then whats the big deal? Well God says it is a big deal and when we sit down to really think about it, it should be a huge deal.

Did Jesus not mean what he said when he said if you break even the least of the commandments and teach others to do so that you will be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven? Was that not true? I don't believe Jesus to be a liar..do you?

It sounds like a pretty big deal to me and should be a big deal to you and your family as well.

Activity to do to honour the 3rd commandment:  We will be setting up a swear jar in our home. This will help us to become more aware of the language we use in order to stop it altogether.  God would not want us to continue on this path and is patiently waiting for us to all figure it out. Will you and your family be taking part in joining me and my family in honouring God by following ALL of his commandments? 

The Second Commandment

Exodus 20:4 "Thou Shalt not make unto thee any graven image or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of they that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments"

First we need to recognize the two separate commands in the second commandment.  Lets start by looking at what God means when he says 'Graven image'.  Man likes to redefine things we dont understand fully to suit our own interpretations but we must again be aware that in doing so we are then changing Gods meaning.
Man has been taught that a graven image means something we have to bow down to but what does scripture specifically say? If we read the scripture listed above in Exodus 20:4 again, Thou shalt not MAKE unto thee any graven image..... The term 'make' is used which is very different from the term "worship" or "bow down to" in the beginning of this commandment.  Later on in the scripture however, it does then talk of not bowing down or worshiping idols or statues. But they are separate statements.  He made sure to state these separately and for that reason we should stop to ask why?

In the Exodus scripture it says we are not to make any images of anything in heaven, in earth or in the waters but then if we read Deuteronomy 4:16-18 it gives more description and an even clearer explanation of what things we are not to make graven images of.  Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female. The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air. The likeness of any thing that creepethon the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth.

If looked up in the version I use which is the Authorized King James version 1839 Dictionary or Concordance says that "Graven" is something that is "carved or cut out"   And that same concordance shows that the term "image" means a drawing, picture, or statute of something; a copy or something very like another"   A few examples are Man in his own image Gen 1:27, Not make any graven image Exodus 20:4

Graven images then would be any three dimensional drawing picture or statues of anything male or female that represents anything in heaven, anything in the earth including beast, bird, creeping thing  and then anything in the sea below including fish in the waters below. It then later goes into more detail explaining how we are not to worship any of these things. 


Does this constitute anything we collect as well then? One of the consequences of collecting things as a innocent hobby later become idols of the heart as we become attached to our collections of figurines, dolls toys etc. We may think its innocent enough nevertheless it teeters as a form of idolatry and it draws our attention away from God and our families. 

Deuternonomy 7:26 "Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing"

With this being said does giving our childrens dolls, toys and stuffed animals then also break the second commandment? I know your first reaction is the same as mine ...."ok a little neurotic now maybe", but think about that for a second. We have already agreed that we interpret scripture the way we want in order to fit our lifestyle right? Stay with me for a second.... if He says there is to be no 3D images of anything in heaven or earth or the waters below and we buy our child a stuffed dolphin not thinking we are doing anything wrong....is that not an image of something in the seas? Again we go back to the fact that the second commandment doesnt mention that these things have to be worshipped in order to qualify as a graven image right? I know ....again I see the logic that still sounds innocent enough correct? Now take it one step further. When we give these items to our children most become attached to at least one specific item throughout their childhood.  That item usually follows them into their adolescent years in some cases and becomes a source of comfort for the child.  Who in reality should the child turn to in times of sorrow or distress for comfort and peace? Have we unknowingly been placing an inanimate stuffed object as a false sense of security and protection for our children to believe in rather than teaching them that their true saviour and protector is Jesus Christ?
It is made clear that ALL Graven images and idols are forms of abominations. Throughout history we have been told that they were used to attract spiritual demons and curses quite openly and still continue today in other countries in the form of voodoo and medicine men. They do this using dolls. Children were not to even touch the dolls as they were known to carry "magical" healing powers and today we give them innocently as gifts we think.
Did you know that Egyptians were buried with dolls so they would have spirit friends/servants in the spirit world ?
So maybe there is something more to dolls than we know but God is fully aware of....

The Second Commandment also then clearly states that we should not reduce God to a likeness of a physical object.I believe that the devil will use the false imagery of Jesus to trick mankind into worshiping him instead of God.  God is a living God not a statue or a picture. Yahweh does not need us to make statues,idols or images to worship Him or to sell or promote his kingdom. When we make images it distorts and limits our perceptions of Him.  Bowing down to pay homage to ones own image of God may appear as an act of devotion only until you understand Gods true purpose for us. All that is required is simple obedience to his teachings. God expects those who worship him to demonstrate their love by following his commandments not by following rituals in front of a statue.  Acts 17:29-30 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver o stone graven by art or mans device. And the times of this ignorance God winked at: but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness..."

God is far greater than anything we can see or even imagine! He has left us specific instructions or commandments that he wants us to follow. It is not neurotic or fanatical to do what God commands of us. Was Daniel a fanatic when he refused to follow the crowd and bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar? Was Shadrack, Meshack and Abendigo fanatical to listen to God and stand for what they believed in? 

In my house will be removing anything that is not of God in our home. I have done a walk through and have a few little statue items. I was a collector of unicorns(oops) when I was young but nothing as an adult really. If God showed up and told you to get rid of all the collectibles you own, all the figurines all the stuffed toys and dolls and gave you eternity in exchange would you resist ? It really isn't as hard or as big of a sacrifice as you would think. ;) 

THE10 COMMANDMENT CHALLENGE ;)

Good afternoon everyone. I'm going to try something a little different and a little interactive with the blog starting today. If you have already been reading my blogs then you will understand when I  start this blog out with a controversial statement. "Religion is simply organized rules whereas KNOWING The God Of Israel TRULY is a Relationship."  Anyone can simply follow rules and although tedious in nature as well as unnecessarily burdensome they are do-able for a while. What typically seems to happen with most who have lapsed their faith, as if BY pattern,  have had bad "religious" experiences and then incorrectly condemn and dump GOD because of it. We often quickly condemn God for the actions of people!  Now out of fairness for a moment I stopped and thought of how I would feel if someone dumped me as a friend, wife, mother etc because of something someone else did that I had no control over......I would  by no means, be cool with that.

An actual relationship with God requires a lot more effort,patience and discipline and a lot less pride, arrogance and selfishness on our parts.  It truly is the greatest gift on the planet!  In order to strengthen a relationship with Him you first must be obedient to His word. ALL OF THEM.... So that is where we are going to start.  One of the most famous bible scripture known to man worldwide are  the 10 Commandments. These commandments are the foundation for the Bible and Gods word.  It is the very structure that your relationship with God  is based on. My family and I are going to start a 10 commandment journey and you are more than welcome to join us. We will go through every commandment and dissect each one for its true meaning. We will then effectively take the required steps to make changes in our lives that will please God according to his instructions laid out in the 10 commandments:):):):)

The 1st commandment:
Exodus 20:2-3 Thou Shalt have no other Gods before me.  This would count all things we put before God- Money included.  The Lord is a jealous God and we are to be obedient.  If God says we are to have no other gods then we would do well to listen. We are to put our faith in our Creator not in money or in any other object or being. We are to be following the 10 commandments as a starter,  but what does the first commandment actually mean really?
I don't worship Buddha or have a Krishna statue or any other pagan deity in my living room, but does that mean that you are correctly holding to the first commandment?

First what is considered 'pagan' and what is considered 'holy'?  Pagan would be anything that is not of God's ways directly and takes you in a path away from God either toward another false deity or altogether in more of an atheist path. Holy would be anything "of God"  If we look back in scripture to the days the Lord considers "Holy Days" are we honouring these days God speaks of? He gives very specific instructions as to the days we are to honour in his name, but do we recognize them as a society?  Do we instead celebrate  pagan rituals such as Easter and Christmas which are not mentioned anywhere in the Bible and is not of Gods instruction? What most don't realize, by celebrating these holidays you are actually paying homage to another deity or more correctly Fallen angel(demon(s) and blatantly disobeying Gods instructions.  This exactly constitutes  'worshipping other Gods' which is the very thing he tells us not to do.

1st Exercise:  Rid the home of any ritual pagan symbolism. Get rid of all Christmas Easter Halloween decorations. All pagan holiday items to be removed and destroyed. For obvious reasons if its pagan for you and your family you should not be giving it away to anyone else to use. That would effectively be encouraging this holiday.

2. Go through a life cleaning as to family/individual thoughts toward Money OR ANYTHING CAUSING STRIFE IN THE HOME...video games,facebook, television. Anything that keeps you from spending time with God and your family. Don't let these things cause a wedge in the family and give them no power.  
Most families fight in times of financial stress. I know I've been there too. This will only worsen the situation. Jesus tells us to have faith and follow him no matter what. We should have the "We wont be shaken" mentality.  As families these are the times we need to pull closer together not be torn apart. We can accomplish much more together than we can apart and  the tough times coming up financially are going to be a testament to that. The families that work together with each others and the communities interest at heart will be the ones who succeed in this type of world.

The Creator, The God of Israel made all that exists.  Only the Creator has the power to be God, looking to anyone or anything else is a dead end journey.  This includes anything you think is 'more important' than worship right now. "Being brought out of slavery and bondage" doesn't just mean the Israelites out of Egypt but also our own struggles on a daily basis with evil and dark forces.  It promises the release of slavery of sin. Moses was the physical deliverer of the physical Israelites and Jesus is the spiritual deliverer of the spiritual Israelites.

To be a true believer or "Israelite" however one would have to first submit to and obey our Creators demands in exchange for the grace given by his covenants. If we continue to hold up to our end of the bargain just as the tribes of Israel did then should we be confused when we hear the story of them having to wander the desert for 40 years for disobedience ? And if they were made to wander the desert for 40 years what does he have planned for our generation for disobedience keeping in mind the other signs?
The first step is to start doing the correct thing by obeying his word. We as a family are starting with the 10 commandments and making sure we have them right....what about you and your family...Won't you join us? ;)

The next blog with cover the 2nd commandment and steps to take to be on board with Gods plan, the way we should be- not what we have been tricked to believe ;)

GOD BLESS XOXOXOXOX