Not sure what your implications are
with the term “binding”. But if, by binding, you mean essential for Christians
to uphold, then according to the New Testament, if we are honest, we would have
to admit what is written in its pages is for our benefit.
And he [Jesus] said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. (Matthew 19:17)And when he [Jesus] was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. (Mark 10:17-21 )There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. (Luke 1:5-6)Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of thecommandments of God. (1 Corinthians 7:19)And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. (1 John 2:3-5 )And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. (1 John 3:23-24)By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. (1 John 5:2)Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled (Matthew 5:17-18)For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:3-4)
Many people talk about being under some law of grace and, because of this, there is no need to keep the commandments of God, or uphold the commandments. Such teaching is contrary to what the New Testament teaches. If a person is genuinely walking with God, that person has eternal salvation and thereby will keep the commandments, which include
- not committing adultery,
- not committing murder,
- not stealing,
- not bearing false witness,
- Honour one’s father and mother,
- not taking God’s name in vain,
- not bowing before images of anything whether in Heaven or on Earth,
- entering God’s rest,
- obeying God’s voice,
- and not coveting anything belonging to one’s neighbor.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:19-20)
The problem for most people is they have little understanding of some basic knowledge when it comes to what is required to enjoy and appreciate life that, instead of having what they could have, they violate the commandments on a daily basis.
When all said and done, I suppose God’s commandments, that He took the trouble to write Himself, are binding on every human being. Those who accept that Lord Jesus Christ has taken the punishment for violating these commandments upon Himself and left an inheritance for all of us to receive by faith, so that the Ten Commandments might be fulfilled in us, uphold the commandments because they now possess eternal life.
Those who say they have eternal life and do not keep the commandments, according to 1 John 2:4 are liars and the truth is not in them.
So how do we obtain salvation? By desiring the inheritance that is ours,repenting from our dead works and exercising faith in Lord Jesus Christ, so we can be baptized in the Holy Spirit. Once having received the Holy Spirit, we are now able to keep the commandments.
Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish [uphold] the law. (Romans 3:30-31)
Evidently, many people seem to overlook that Romans 3:30–31 is written in the Bible—along with many other Scriptures.
Pick and choose and/or mix and match are common practices. At school, children are taught that picking and choosing and mixing and matching is being creative. Playing around with colors in the classroom is one thing; being creative, when seeking the truth, results in people being misinformed and easily deceived.
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