Spiritual commandments

[Sparrowvision]

How do we get that? Repent & OBEY the gospel! "A good understanding have all they that DO His commandments." There are hundreds and hundreds of spiritual commandments in the New Testament Scriptures. You must OBEY those commandments. All of my writing are designed to help people better understand this commandments. That's why God has teachers. I personally try to obey ALL OF GODS SPIRITUAL COMMANDMENTS in the New Testament". What do you think Ray meant by 100's and 100's of "spiritual commandments"? I've seen lists of "The commandments of Christ" but they don't seem in the hundreds and hundreds. This quote is found in emails to Ray "I need guidance" Thanks

[Dave in Tenn]

I'm pulling this up from a "a study" I did a while back.  These aren't '100's and 100's' either, but these are just some of the 'do nots' and 'be nots' I found.

I was thinking about the 'doing' of the word and thought I'd look up references concerning what NOT to do, seeing that there is a lot  about what not to do/how not to be.  The basic tenor and tone of these struck me.
Those who understand, remember two things:
1.  Not all these verses are complete thoughts.
2.  No Scripture is its own interpretation.
Also, this is not a complete 'list', though it may be a worthwhile thing to do to compile one.  Is this part of what makes the new covenant 'new'?
Anyways, here's what I have.  Feel free to add verses that tell us what NOT to do/be.
Mat 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 6:2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mat 23:3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
Joh 5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
Col 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Jas 1:16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
Mat 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mat 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Mat 6:16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mat 17:7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
Mat 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Mat 14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Mat 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Mat 28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Mar 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Luk 12:4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
Luk 21:8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Luk 21:9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
Joh 6:20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
Joh 20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
Act 18:9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Rom 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Rom 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
1Co 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1Co 7:23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
1Co 14:20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
1Co 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Gal 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Gal 5:15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Eph 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Eph 5:7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Eph 5:17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Eph 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Col 3:19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3,4 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
2Th 3:13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
1Ti 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
2Ti 1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
Heb 6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Heb 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Heb 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
Jas 3:1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
1Pe 3:14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
2Pe 3:8,9 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Rev 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

[Jeff]

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:15-16 | NIV | life

I searched the interweb for "spiritual commandments" and gave up after 5 pages of "The 10 Commandments - spiritized."

1 Corinthians 2:16 "For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."

I don't mean this to be a response to anything other than Sparrowvision's priginal post.  Not a rebuttal - we have the mind of Christ.

[rick]

Jesus also said, be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. And He also said I can do nothing on my own.

How do we do all these thing ? We don't, only the Spirit of God can do these things in us.
But the desire to do them is a good desire.

I like that scripture that says the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak but remember in our weakness He is strong.

Wisdom says wait on the lord.

God bless.

[Kat]

Here's a few Scripture for your list Dave.

Mat 5:39  But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Mat 20:25  But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
v. 26  It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,

Mark 10:43  Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.

Luke 6:37  "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

Acts 10:28  Then he said to them, "You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Acts 23:5  And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"

1Cor 2:5  that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

1Cor 5:6  Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?

1Cor 5:11  But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.

1Cor 10:6  Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.

James 2:1  My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.

James 4:11  Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

[Jeff]

I was thinking about this thread today.  I searched the internet for spiritual commandments, as I mentioned previously, and found next to nothing, which is both exciting, and disheartening, but do you think that God gave physical Israel just 10 commandments, because they didn't have the Holy Spirit to guide them?  (The physical being much more burdensome) Whereas we have God's Spirit working in us, making us capable of understanding so much more?

[Kat]

I was thinking about this thread today.  I searched the internet for spiritual commandments, as I mentioned previously, and found next to nothing, which is both exciting, and disheartening, but do you think that God gave physical Israel just 10 commandments, because they didn't have the Holy Spirit to guide them?  (The physical being much more burdensome) Whereas we have God's Spirit working in us, making us capable of understanding so much more?

Concerning ancient Israel, what they were given was the law of Moses. The content of the Law is spread among the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, and then reiterated and added to in Deuteronomy (deutero-nomy is Latinised Greek for "Second reading of the Law").

This includes:
-the Ten Commandments

-Moral laws - on murder, theft, honesty, adultery, etc.

-Social laws - on property, inheritance, marriage and divorce,

-Food laws - on what is clean and unclean, on cooking and storing food.

-Purity laws - on menstruation, seminal emissions, skin disease and mildew, etc.

-Feasts - the Day of Atonement, Passover, Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Feast of Weeks, etc.

-Sacrifices and offerings - the sin offering, burnt offering, whole offering, heave offering, Passover sacrifice, meal offering, wave offering, peace offering, drink offering, thank offering, dough offering, incense offering, red heifer, scapegoat, first fruits, etc.

-Instructions for the priesthood and the high priest including tithes.

-Instructions regarding the Tabernacle, and which were later applied to the Temple in Jerusalem, including those concerning the Holy of Holies containing the Ark of the Covenant (in which were the tablets of the law, Aaron's rod, the manna). Instructions and for the construction of various altars.

-Forward looking instructions for time when Israel would demand a king.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Moses)

Moses' laws to Israel is the old covenant and they were required to follow the physical 'letter of the law,' it was about their actions, not what was in their heart. Now we have what Christ taught which is on another level than the physical 'letter of the law,' we are to obey the spirit of love that is behind these law.

Matt 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.
v. 18  For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
v. 19  Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
v. 20  For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
v. 21  "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'
v. 22  But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.

Matt 5:27  "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
v. 28  But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matt 5:31  "It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
v. 32  But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
v. 33  "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.'
v. 34  But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
v. 35  or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
v. 36  And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
v. 37  Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil.
v. 38  "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'
v. 39  But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
v. 40  And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.
v. 41  And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
v. 42  Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
v. 43  "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
v. 44  But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
v. 45  so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
v. 46  For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
v. 47  And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
v. 48  You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

[Joel]

I like;

Micah 6:8-He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Mark 12:30,31-And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Joel