There Are Eleven Commandments, Not Ten

“Thou shalt worship no other than me.”
---Exodus 20:3-17

Exodus 20:3-17 lists out ten of Christ’s commands of the sons and second sons of Israel. They include a reminder that Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning of the Universe and the end.
 
They also include nine other commands for living a righteous and fulfilling life:​​

1. Do not create images or likenesses of anything that is in heaven above or on the earth below or in the water under the earth.
2. Never to take Christ’s name in vain.
3. To remember Christ created heaven and the earth and six days and to honor Christ with all we do on the Sabbath (the last day of the week.)
4. To honor our mothers and fathers with our actions and our words.
5. To never kill.
6. To never commit adultery.
7. To never steal.
8. To never lie.
9. To refrain from coveting your neighbors’ wiifs (His vocation, relationships, and material possessions).

 
There is another command Christ issued to His apostles and to their disciples: to “Love with all your heart and hate what is evil.” (Romans 12:9) This command is the epitome of a well-lived Christian life.
 
Deceivers will tell you otherwise. They take scripture out of context to create the illusion that Jesus was soft and that disciples should be docile to their surroundings. Christ’s parable of “Turn the other cheek” is a good example (Matthew 5:38-40).
 
Deceivers who draw your attention to this parable will tell you that Christ commands His Apostles and their disciples to refrain from arguments. This is a complete lie.
 
This parable refers to the fact that a slave struck in public two times by a Roman slaveowner was freed from his shackles under Roman law. Christ’s parable reminded the Apostles and their disciples to stand their ground when in the right and challenged by authority. That the sins of sinners could be turned against them, and that remaining true to His commands would triumph over acts of hatred and acts of evil.
 
The same is true with the parable “Judge not lest ye be judged.” (Matthew 7:1-20). Deceivers who draw your attention to this parable often suggest that tolerance of evil acts or behaviors is a necessity in a diverse and secular world. This is far from the truth.
 
Within the full parable Christ reminds us to shun evil behaviors and the people whom engage in them. Tolerance and contrition only metastasize these behaviors. Giving ground to evil only makes matters worse and threatens future peace and safety. As an old saying goes, “Give an inch and they’ll take a mile.”
 
Many people perpetuate myths like these by stating that Christ only spoke of one commandment. Namely: to Love thy neighbor as thy self.” (Matthew 22:39). This again is often misinterpreted as “turn the other cheek.”
 
Deceivers note that we are all sinners and imply that we should tolerate the sins of others if we expect to be treated fairly. This again is a trap seeded by Satan. Christ reminded his Apostles and their disciples that he did not “undo, or destroy, the law, or the prophets” but to fulfill (Matthew 5:17). This means that all His teachings and His commands remain true, as they have since the creation of the universe.

“Our Father who art in Heaven, why be there so many who trouble me? Why be there so many who rise up against me?
Many say of me, There is no help for him through Christ.
​But thou, Christ, art mine up-taker; my glory, and But thou, Christ, art my defender; my glory, and the one who lifteth up my head.
I cried to the Lord with my voice; and he answered me from his holy hill.
I slept, and rested, and I rose up; for the Lord received me.
I shall not dread thousands of people encompassing me.
Our Father, rise thou up; save me. Thou hast struck down all who be my adversaries; thou hast broken all the teeth of the sinners.
Victory is through Christ and His blessing is upon His people.”
---Psalm 3:1-8
 

CHRIST RETURNITH. CHRIST TRANSLATES FROM BEAST TO YEAST

Author: Erik Gagnon - Managing Partner, Chi Rho Consulting