Jesus Christ, the Son of God, declared:
“The words that I speak unto you I speak not out of myself. I have not spoken of myself, but the Father which sent me, He gave me a commandment what I should say and what I should speak. If any man will do my Father’s will, he shall know of the teaching, whether my words be of God or whether I speak of myself.”
Following this declaration one of the lawyers representing the Pharisees then asked Jesus a question to test whether the words which Jesus spoke were indeed in harmony with the Law of Moses, who also long before claimed to be a spokesman of God:
Please help me understand, was it TEN COMMANDMENTS OR ONE? “Master, which is the greatest, the supreme, the most high commandment in the complete Mosaic Law?”
Jesus answered the lawyer:
This is the first, greatest, supreme, most high commandment in the Mosaic Law: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. And the second and greatest, supreme, most high commandment is: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (John 14:10, 12:49, 7:17, Matt. 22:35-40)
These were not two separate commandments; it was only one commandment with two sides. It was only one commandment written on two indestructible ‘tablets of stone’. According to Jesus’ answer to the lawyer, there were only five words on the first tablet, commanding: Love God heart, soul, mind.
And according to Jesus, on the second tablet there were also only five words commanding: Love thy neighbor as thyself.
Therefore according to Jesus the original Law of God was only about love thy God and love thy neighbor.
Nothing about graven images, simulacra, idols and other objects of worship.
Nothing about sacraments, feasts of remembrance, holy days and religious ceremonies.
Nothing about holy garments, rituals of celebration and sacrificial slaughtering of animals.
Nothing about slavery, mastery and the abuse of power and authority.
Nothing about the significance of numbers, the burning of candles, the waving of colored flags, the blowing of ram’s horns and shofars.
Nothing about faith in the magical powers of olive oil as chrism, or about Gentiles becoming “spiritual” Jews by eating kosher foodstuffs. CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN THIS?