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The commandments reveal the will of God and guide the believer to live a life aligned with His purpose.
In Christ, grace does not eliminate obedience, but empowers us to fulfill it and grow in holiness.
The Ten Commandments, together with the two great commandments of love, fully show how to love God and one’s neighbor according to the divine will.
Our Calling In Christ
God has called us to be saved, but salvation is not only a momentary event.
Salvation is a continuous experience that culminates in the final experience.
It can be understood in three stages:
We were saved,
We are being saved,
We will be saved.
The Christian life is a spiritual journey, not an immediate point of arrival.
The Reality of Spiritual Conflict
By saying “yes” to Christ, spiritual resistance begins.
The believer passes into the kingdom of light, recognizing the real existence of the kingdom of darkness.
Temptations and remnants of past darkness may still appear.
There is a constant spiritual war between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness.
The Christian fights for his soul and to remain firm in the territory gained by the Holy Spirit.
God’s Purpose: To Be Like Christ
God has called us to be holy as He is holy.
His purpose for our new life in Christ is that we be made into the image of His Son (Romans 8:28–29).
We were not predestined to resemble the world, but Christ.
The believer’s calling is to continually grow in his relationship with Christ.
The Two Great Commandments
Jesus summarizes the law in two commandments (Matthew 22:34–40):
To love God with all the heart, soul, and mind (vertical commandment).
To love one’s neighbor as oneself (horizontal commandment).
These two commandments offer a complete vision of what it means to obey God.
All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.
The Law, Love, and Obedience
Jesus teaches that loving Him implies keeping His commandments (John 14:15).
Love is the source that motivates obedience.
The commandments exist to align our life with the will of God.
To live outside that will is to live in sin.
Grace and Law According to Romans 6
To be under grace does not mean to live without obedience.
Grace gives us the ability to obey God.
Paul teaches that sin must not reign in the believer.
Grace empowers us to present our life as an instrument of righteousness.
The Law as the Will of God
The word “law” means will or what God desires to happen.
To oppose the law is to oppose the will of God Himself.
God expects obedience from His children—not immediate perfection, but an obedient walk.
Holiness Through Obedience
Peter exhorts believers not to conform to former desires, but to live in holiness (1 Peter 1:14–16, 22).
Obedience purifies the soul and produces sincere love.
The secret of holiness is constant obedience.
Grace accompanies every commandment to perfect us.
The Ten Commandments
In Hebrew, “law” means instruction.
The Ten Commandments reveal the will and expectations of God.
They were given in Exodus 20 and reiterated in Deuteronomy 5 before entering the Promised Land.
They are the foundation of Christian morality.
Relationship Between the Ten Commandments and the Two Commandments
The first three commandments teach how to love God.
The last six commandments teach how to love one’s neighbor.
The Ten Commandments, together with Christ’s two great commandments, present a complete vision of the will of God.
