The Advent Truth.
POV: You remind someone that the Ten Commandments are still God’s moral law—and suddenly you’re told you’re denying grace, rejecting Jesus, trying to “earn salvation,” or putting Christians back under the Old Covenant.
But Scripture presents a very different picture.
The same Bible that says we are saved by grace also says:
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.” — John 14:15
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” — 1 John 5:3
“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” — Romans 3:31
Grace does not turn sin into righteousness. Grace forgives the sinner AND transforms the life.
And what is sin?
“Sin is the transgression of the law.” — 1 John 3:4
Here’s the strange part: most Christians have absolutely no problem saying we should have no other gods, reject idols, honor our parents, not murder, not commit adultery, not steal, not lie, and not covet.
But mention the FOURTH commandment—
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” — Exodus 20:8
—and suddenly keeping God’s commandments becomes “legalism.”
Why is the commandment that begins with REMEMBER the one Christianity has worked hardest to forget?
Jesus never abolished the Sabbath. He declared Himself “Lord also of the sabbath” (Mark 2:28). He said it was “made for man” (Mark 2:27). Isaiah describes Gentiles keeping it (Isaiah 56:6-7). Jesus told His disciples to pray concerning the Sabbath decades after the cross (Matthew 24:20). Revelation identifies God’s final people as those who “keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:12).
We don’t keep the commandments to GET saved.
We keep them because Christ HAS saved us, writes His law upon our hearts (Hebrews 8:10), and produces loving obedience in the surrendered life.
The gospel doesn’t save us in rebellion against God.
It saves us from rebellion against God.
And yes—that includes the commandment that says REMEMBER.
POV: You remind someone that the Ten Commandments are still God’s moral law—and suddenly you’re told you’re denying grace, rejecting Jesus, trying to “earn salvation,” or putting Christians back under the Old Covenant.
But Scripture presents a very different picture.
The same Bible that says we are saved by grace also says:
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.” — John 14:15
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” — 1 John 5:3
“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” — Romans 3:31
Grace does not turn sin into righteousness. Grace forgives the sinner AND transforms the life.
And what is sin?
“Sin is the transgression of the law.” — 1 John 3:4
Here’s the strange part: most Christians have absolutely no problem saying we should have no other gods, reject idols, honor our parents, not murder, not commit adultery, not steal, not lie, and not covet.
But mention the FOURTH commandment—
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” — Exodus 20:8
—and suddenly keeping God’s commandments becomes “legalism.”
Why is the commandment that begins with REMEMBER the one Christianity has worked hardest to forget?
Jesus never abolished the Sabbath. He declared Himself “Lord also of the sabbath” (Mark 2:28). He said it was “made for man” (Mark 2:27). Isaiah describes Gentiles keeping it (Isaiah 56:6-7). Jesus told His disciples to pray concerning the Sabbath decades after the cross (Matthew 24:20). Revelation identifies God’s final people as those who “keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:12).
We don’t keep the commandments to GET saved.
We keep them because Christ HAS saved us, writes His law upon our hearts (Hebrews 8:10), and produces loving obedience in the surrendered life.
The gospel doesn’t save us in rebellion against God.
It saves us from rebellion against God.
And yes—that includes the commandment that says REMEMBER.
The Advent Truth.
POV: You remind someone that the Ten Commandments are still God’s moral law—and suddenly you’re told you’re denying grace, rejecting Jesus, trying to “earn salvation,” or putting Christians back under the Old Covenant.
But Scripture presents a very different picture.
The same Bible that says we are saved by grace also says:
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.” — John 14:15
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” — 1 John 5:3
“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” — Romans 3:31
Grace does not turn sin into righteousness. Grace forgives the sinner AND transforms the life.
And what is sin?
“Sin is the transgression of the law.” — 1 John 3:4
Here’s the strange part: most Christians have absolutely no problem saying we should have no other gods, reject idols, honor our parents, not murder, not commit adultery, not steal, not lie, and not covet.
But mention the FOURTH commandment—
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” — Exodus 20:8
—and suddenly keeping God’s commandments becomes “legalism.”
Why is the commandment that begins with REMEMBER the one Christianity has worked hardest to forget?
Jesus never abolished the Sabbath. He declared Himself “Lord also of the sabbath” (Mark 2:28). He said it was “made for man” (Mark 2:27). Isaiah describes Gentiles keeping it (Isaiah 56:6-7). Jesus told His disciples to pray concerning the Sabbath decades after the cross (Matthew 24:20). Revelation identifies God’s final people as those who “keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:12).
We don’t keep the commandments to GET saved.
We keep them because Christ HAS saved us, writes His law upon our hearts (Hebrews 8:10), and produces loving obedience in the surrendered life.
The gospel doesn’t save us in rebellion against God.
It saves us from rebellion against God.
And yes—that includes the commandment that says REMEMBER.
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