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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 555
us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and
twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and
were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured,
and were destroyed of the destroyer. (1 Corinthians 10:6-10)
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another,
and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ
forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the
bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which
also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in
you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And
whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God and the Father by him. (Colossians 3:12-17)
Being perfect involves keeping God's commandments. Jesus instructed us: “If ye love
me, keep my commandments.... He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that
loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will
manifest myself to him.” (John 14:15, 21) “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my
love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I
spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” (John 15:10-
11)
The Commandments of God
God spoke the Ten Commandments to Moses and later God permanently engraved them
in stone with His own finger. The Ten Commandments are unending, they are an expression of
the Holiness of God and they are meant to protect us. Jesus said: “verily I say unto you, Till
heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle [punctuation mark] shall in no wise pass from the
law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and
shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do
and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:18-19)
Since heaven and earth have not passed away, neither has the law of God. But since
heaven shall never pass away, neither will the law ever pass away. Lets take a look at God's Ten
Commandments which are found in Exodus 20.
1.
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3)
2.
“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is
in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am
a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and
fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them
that love me, and keep my commandments.” (Ex 20:4-6)
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