Live the Commandments

Mt 5:  17-19

The Fulfillment of the Law

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. ¹⁸ For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. ¹⁹ Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus summed up the Ten Commandments in the Two Great Commandments:  Love of God and Love of Neighbor.  Here he challenges us not only to put them into practice, but to teach them to others. We can do this by word of mouth, or even more effectively, by LIVING them  Elsewhere he says, "by their fruits you will know them" (Mt 7: 20) Nothing like putting words into action to convince others.  As we continue through Lent, let us make a conscious effort to make our good deeds speak louder than our words!

Bro. Rene