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Nailing The Ten Commandments To The Cross Is Demonic
I have on several occasions encountered the attitude or teaching that the ten commandments in part or in whole have been nailed to the cross, a very disturbing concept. I am not the least bit interested in knowing where or how this teaching started but am very interested in putting it to an end. From what I can gather it stems in the misunderstanding or misinterpretation of Colossians 2:14.
First of all notice what the scripture says:
He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, 14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us and which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Colossians 2:13-14
There is no mention here of the ten commandments. What was nailed to the cross was the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us and which was hostile to us. I cannot with authority tell you what that certificate is but I can tell you with certitude what it is not. It is not the ten commandments. The ten commandments are a help and guide to loving God and your fellow man.
The proponents of this teaching seem to converge on two favorite scriptures, here is one:
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:37-39
They claim that this annuls any other commandments. They do not pay any attention to the following verse, verse 40:
On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets. Matthew 22:40
The Law referenced to in this verse is in part the ten commandments. The first five teach us how to love God and the last five how to love your neighbor. I have heard many teach that the fifth commandment belongs in the second grouping but I disagree. As a child your parents are like Gods to you. They supply you with all your needs. They feed you, protect you and teach you. You learn respect from them. This concept seems as plain to me as having five fingers on each hand.
If the commandments are nailed to the cross can you then love your neighbor by stealing from or for him, by lying to or for him, by murdering him or his enemy, by committing adultery with his wife or by coveting his possessions? What hypocrisy! How evil, wicked and demonic!
If the commandments are nailed to the cross, can you then worship any manner of God that you can conjure up and call Him any name that might tickle your fancy. Can you blame God and curse Him for anything and everything that displeases you. Can you worship objects and pretend that they have supernatural powers. Can you abandon the Sabbath or replace it with any day you choose for whatever reason you choose. Can you show abject disrespect for your parents and figures of authority. Absolute lunacy! A formula for death. The spirit of anti-Christ.
The other favorite scripture that comes to mind is:
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16
They teach that ALL you have to do to obtain eternal life is to believe in Him, the commandments are nailed to the cross. What a simplistic and unrealistic concept. They teach this as if it were the only verse in the Bible, throw the rest away it is not necessary even useless. They put more weight on this verse than on any other, by what authority?
Jesus taught: If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. John 14:15. but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments. Matthew 19:17. You know the commandments, Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother. Mark 10:19. This makes it clear to me that the ten commandments are not what was nailed to the cross. I hope that it is evident to you.
One final point in this expose:
Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and so teaches others, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:19-20
Jesus was speaking to the people of His day, the Jews, when He said that your righteousness must surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees. I say that you must undoubtedly surpass the righteousness of the Pastors and Priests of today.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men^s bones and all uncleanness. 28 Even so you too outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Matthew 23:27-28. Much like the professing Christians and clergy of today.
2007 Jacques Gauvin
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