Q. Do You Have To Obey the 10 Commandments to Be A Christian?
Join Anna in this episode to discover what the 10 Commandments are for, whether you have to obey them to be a Christian, whether it is good to obey them and what they tell us about the nature of God.
If you believe in Jesus and have repented for your sins then you are a Christian and as Christians we want to live our lives pleasing God because we are thankful that he saved us.
Many people think being a Christian means obeying heaps of rules.
Long ago, God told Moses 10 rules, called the Ten Commandments, and wrote them on 2 stone tablets for him and told everyone to obey them.
Bible Reading: Exodus 20:1-17
Last episode I talked about other religions and how they have to do good things to get to their version of heaven.
Do we have to do good words to get to Heaven?
Isn’t that what the 10 commandments are all about?
This episode is about why God gave his people these rules and what it means for us.
These rules show us that we fall short and are sinful.
If there were no rules at school then you would never know if you were doing anything wrong.
God knew that no one could keep all these rules perfectly
It brings us to repentance once we realise we need saving from our sins
So Do You Have To Obey the 10 Commandments to Be A Christian?
No, it is impossible.
What does Jesus say about the 10 Commandments?
Bible Reading: Mark 12:28-34
Jesus summarises the 10 Commandments by saying we are to LOVE GOD and we are to LOVE OTHERS.
Bible Reading; John 14:15
Jesus says that if you love him and do what he commands and what he commands is The Ten Commandments. We only need to try to obey these if we love Jesus.
So should we still try to obey the 10 Commandments today, 3000 years later?
Yes.
But remember that you will fail and God will forgive you. He know that and just wants us to do our best to show him that we love him, to show him we are thankful for his salvation.
Discussion Questions:
How do you feel about rules? Are they necessary or could you live without them? Why/why not?
What do you think about God’s 10 Commandments?
What would you say to someone who said to you that being a Christian is just about following commandments?
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