Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

1John 2:3 This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

How do we keep God's commandment(s)? One of the most important question a Christian's can ask themselves, for those Christian's laden by sins laws under the tutorship of man, or an organization, burden with guilt for not meeting all their legal requirements pf membership therein?

There is only one way, and that is as the apostle Paul spoke of:

Rom13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 13:9 For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not give false testimony,"

"You shall not covet,"{TR adds "You shall not give false testimony,"}{Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21} and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."{Leviticus 19:18} 13:10 Love doesn't harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

Yes, by love, love fulfills all of God's commandment(s), do you soberly understand what this means? We cannot keep God's commandment(s) because the Law and the Temple service of the Jews is gone, destroyed, no longer established by animal blood for appeasement for breaking the law. There is no wrath for God's children under the New Covenant, which is the Royal law of love.

So we have a real dichotomy, one cannot keep the law, so if they don't love than we break all the commandment(s). Freedom, comes from not owing any one a signal thing but love. In other words, love fulfills the law, so if it is fulfilled in Christ, and we are no longer judged by it because of God's own love, how can we owe someone, or an organization a debt for breaking one of their laws, or God's law, repaying it by good works of attending meetings, or some other ridiculous requirement?

You see, love fulfills all the commandment(s, for us too keep the commandment(s) we must walk in love, there is no other way left for us to fulfill the commandment(s) of God. So there really is but one commandment for Christian's to worry about, which is the Royal law of love. Christ blood is not for the sin under the Law of Moses for Christian's, subsequently, there is no sacrifice for sin left for Christian's unless they come under the New Covenant in Jesus Christ, and walk in love

James 2:8 However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself,"{Leviticus 19:18} you do well. 2:9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

James 2:11 For he who said, "Do not commit adultery,"{Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18} also said, "Do not commit murder."{Exodus 10:13; Deuteronomy 5:17} Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 2:12 So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom. 2:13 For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

1 Peter 1:22 Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently.

1 Peter 4:8 And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.