Did Jesus teach that loving God and our neighbors REPLACES the Ten Commandments? Why or why not?

Honestly2018-04-02T09:36:09Z

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The 10 commandments were given to ancient Israel in support of the laws of love. They are practices that, if observed, help us become more Christ like.

"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matthew 22:37-40

harpertara2018-04-04T20:05:25Z

He said they were the Greatest Commandment and that all other commandments were contained within these two. Take that to mean what you wish.

Hogie2018-04-04T18:02:13Z

Love "fulfills" the law. Living by the law is to merely comply with it, despite the heart. You can refrain from murdering someone, thereby keeping the law, yet still hate someone; the spirit of murder. Love goes way beyond the law. Love renders the 10 Commandments obsolete.

hillbilly2018-04-03T02:48:10Z

No, because 9 of the 10 commandments were carried over to the New Testame3nt. The missing one is the 9th, to keep the Sabbath Holly.

Yellow Canary2018-04-03T01:34:57Z

We are told at Matthew 5:17+18 Jesus' words: "Do not think I came to destroy the Law (Ten Commandments) or the Prophets. I came, not to destroy, but to fulfill. Truly I say to you that sooner would heaven and earth pass away than for one stroke of a letter to pass away fro the Law until all things take place." By loving God, our fellow believers, our neighbor and even our enemies, we prove to be automatically obeying all laws everywhere. LOVE covers everything in our lives. (Matthew 22:37-40; John 13:34+35 and Romans 12:17-21) I invite you to look into the international website, jw.org and Bible Teachings > Bible Questions Answered. Jehovah's Witnesses are now preaching the blessings of God's Kingdom in 240 countries and more than 10 million people of all nationalities, religious backgrounds and cultures are studying the Bible "coming to an accurate knowledge of truth." (1Timothy 2:1-4) I invite you to watch videos such as Does God have a Name/ ( Exodus 6:3; Judges 6:24 and Psalms 83:18) What is God's Kingdom? (Daniel 2:44; John 18:36 and Revelation 11: 15) Why did God Create the Earth? (Genesis 1:26-30; Psalms 37:11+29; Psalms 115:16 and Matthew 5:5) Why did Jesus Die? (John 3:16; Romans 5:11+18 and 1John 4:10) and Why Study the Bible? (Isaiah 48:17+18 and 2Timothy 3:16+17) If you believe what you learned, you can request your free personal Bible study online, or from the next witness who knocks on your door or by visiting your neighborhood Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Thank you so much for this question.

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