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1 Timothy 1:5-10 - Why Keep The Commandments?

1 Timothy 1:5-10 (NKJV) "Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith, from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk, desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm. But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine."

COMMENTARY PEARL

   An Amazing Fact: In the days when many public schools in America displayed the Ten Commandments, a higher percentage of the population was familiar with them. Now, according to one poll, less than 60 percent of Americans know the commandment regarding murder and only 34 percent are familiar with the Sabbath commandment.
   Paul said, "The law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly" (1 Timothy 1:9). The Ten Commandments show people who are sinning where they are going wrong.
   "Now the purpose of the commandment is love," he adds. The Ten Commandments show us how to live in a way that reflects the love of our Creator.
   Since "the law is not made for a righteous person," does this mean that morally upright people don't need to bother with keeping the law? of course not. It means they are already keeping it!
   God wrote the Ten Commandments on stone to signify their unchanging nature. While He was on Earth, Jesus always upheld the commandments as a reflection of His character of love; they were part of His teaching. And He says to all His disciples, "If you love Me, keep My commandments" (John 14:15). [Moving Mountains by Amazing Facts]

CLOSING THOUGHT

The Scriptures weren't written to satisfy our curiosity, they were written to change our lives. Just knowing what the Bible teaches isn't enough. We must go beyond knowing it to living it, which means showing love that "comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith" (1 Timothy 1:5). Our spiritual growth can't be measured in terms of sermons heard, services attended or activities performed. The issue is changed lives - ours and the lives of others. The character qualities of Jesus that are in our lives measure how much of what we know has become part of who we really are. [NIV Once A Day Bible re 1 Ti. 1:3-7]

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