Christianity and the 10 Commandments

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(17th February 2012 03:58)DeistPaladin Wrote:  OK, the Sabbath is a Saturday. It even says so in the Bible. It says Jesus was raised the day FOLLOWING the Sabbath. The entire Christian faith, Catholic and Protestant and all other flavors, have forgotten the Sabbath and don't keep it holy. Ergo, you don't keep the 10 Commandments.

So stop posting them everywhere!

Remembering the sabbath means putting a day aside to worship God. Christians changed that day to honor everything the old testament led up to-- Jesus' resurrection. Jesus himself repeatedly told the pharisees the sabbath was only a day, and that following all the legalistic laws isn't what should be the focus. The Ten Commandments is about abstaining from bad things and doing good instead. Love God and love your neighbor, Jesus said. The sabbath is about loving God. God does not create trivial laws just to test us. Worshiping on a different day is being trivial. If we love the Creator and other people we will naturally follow the Ten Commandments.

Yes, DeistPaladin, we don't keep the 10 Commandments. Since hate is a kind of murder, lust is a kind of adultery, and materialism is a kind of idol, we probably have broken every one... and often. That's why we're Christian, because we're saved by Jesus' sacrifice. We don't need to follow any commandments, but we try to out of love and gratitude.