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Some people say the Ten Commandments are no longer the standard for Christians. But James 2 says the opposite.
James says that if a person keeps the whole law but offends in one point, he is guilty of all. Then he shows which law he is talking about by quoting the Ten Commandments: “Do not commit adultery” and “Do not kill” (James 2:10–11). So when James says we will be “judged by the law of liberty,” he is not talking about a vague idea of love. He is pointing to God’s moral law.
That matters, because the Bible defines sin by that same law. Paul said, “I had not known sin, but by the law,” and then he quoted the tenth commandment: “Thou shalt not covet” (Romans 7:7). John says the same thing plainly: “sin is the transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4).
So the new covenant cannot mean that God’s commandments have been erased. If the law still defines sin, and James says we will be judged by that law, then grace does not remove the standard. Grace brings the sinner back into harmony with it.
That is exactly why Paul says faith does not make void the law, but establishes it (Romans 3:31).
And yes, this includes the Sabbath. The fourth commandment stands in the heart of the same law that says do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, and do not covet. We have no authority to keep nine commandments and quietly remove the one God specifically said to remember.
The new covenant does not abolish God’s law.
It writes it on the heart.
Some people say the Ten Commandments are no longer the standard for Christians. But James 2 says the opposite.
James says that if a person keeps the whole law but offends in one point, he is guilty of all. Then he shows which law he is talking about by quoting the Ten Commandments: “Do not commit adultery” and “Do not kill” (James 2:10–11). So when James says we will be “judged by the law of liberty,” he is not talking about a vague idea of love. He is pointing to God’s moral law.
That matters, because the Bible defines sin by that same law. Paul said, “I had not known sin, but by the law,” and then he quoted the tenth commandment: “Thou shalt not covet” (Romans 7:7). John says the same thing plainly: “sin is the transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4).
So the new covenant cannot mean that God’s commandments have been erased. If the law still defines sin, and James says we will be judged by that law, then grace does not remove the standard. Grace brings the sinner back into harmony with it.
That is exactly why Paul says faith does not make void the law, but establishes it (Romans 3:31).
And yes, this includes the Sabbath. The fourth commandment stands in the heart of the same law that says do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, and do not covet. We have no authority to keep nine commandments and quietly remove the one God specifically said to remember.
The new covenant does not abolish God’s law.
It writes it on the heart.
Let's talk about it.
Some people say the Ten Commandments are no longer the standard for Christians. But James 2 says the opposite.
James says that if a person keeps the whole law but offends in one point, he is guilty of all. Then he shows which law he is talking about by quoting the Ten Commandments: “Do not commit adultery” and “Do not kill” (James 2:10–11). So when James says we will be “judged by the law of liberty,” he is not talking about a vague idea of love. He is pointing to God’s moral law.
That matters, because the Bible defines sin by that same law. Paul said, “I had not known sin, but by the law,” and then he quoted the tenth commandment: “Thou shalt not covet” (Romans 7:7). John says the same thing plainly: “sin is the transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4).
So the new covenant cannot mean that God’s commandments have been erased. If the law still defines sin, and James says we will be judged by that law, then grace does not remove the standard. Grace brings the sinner back into harmony with it.
That is exactly why Paul says faith does not make void the law, but establishes it (Romans 3:31).
And yes, this includes the Sabbath. The fourth commandment stands in the heart of the same law that says do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, and do not covet. We have no authority to keep nine commandments and quietly remove the one God specifically said to remember.
The new covenant does not abolish God’s law.
It writes it on the heart.
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