So, I read an article recently about a megachurch ‘pastor’ who says the Ten Commandments no longer apply to modern-day Christians.
Dear friends, if you are attending a church where this type of belief system is being preached from the pulpit..don’t walk…RUN out the door and never look back.
The Bible says in 2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,”
Did you catch that, it says ALL SCRIPTURE, not just the New Testament, ALL of it.
The Bible also says in Matthew 5:17 – “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”
Yes, that is Jesus speaking, not just some disciple. The Law required a blood sacrifice; Jesus fulfilled that by his death and resurrection on the cross. Jesus did NOT do away with the 10 Commandments (the Law), he gave us the remedy for redemption of our sins, because we cannot keep the Law without His help.
This ‘pastor’ says that we are no longer required to obey the Law, which means, if you truly follow his logic, according to him it’s okay to rape, murder, steal, lie…whatever the Law forbids no longer applies.
MADNESS!
What this man is doing is appealing to man’s fleshly desire for no judgment, no restriction, a sort of greasy Grace that will allow people to slip more easily into hell (Proverbs 14:12) instead of pointing them towards heaven.
We MUST be careful of who we allow to speak into our lives. Sound doctrine is crucial to our salvation and spiritual growth. God warns us repeatedly in Scripture to avoid false teaching, to learn to recognize false teachers so that we will know when we are being led down a path that God did not intend.
How do we do that? We take what someone preaches, or teaches us, back to the Word of God. Holding their words, beliefs, actions up against the light of the Gospel will reveal whether they are leading us down the narrow road of salvation, or steering us down the wide road that leads to destruction. (Matthew 7:13-14)
For further reference, please see the following Scriptures:
Ezekiel 13:9 | Jeremiah 23:16 | Luke 6:26 | Matthew 24:24 | Matthew 16:11-12 | 2 Timothy 4:3-4 | Acts 20:28-30 | 2 Peter 3:14-18 | 1 John 4:1-6 | Matthew 7:15-20 | 2 Peter 1:12-21 | Titus 1:6-16 | 2 Peter 2 | Matthew 23:1-29