Jesus’ Commands – Other Commands to the Elect (4)

Boo! – Happy Halloween to everyone out there. I am dressing up as Homer Simpson this Halloween. I know, what a stretch of a costume for me. We are coming down the homestretch with the listing of all of Jesus' Commands that are in the Gospels. Today's post is on the Other Commands for the Elect. I have spun off the Warnings against Sin into a fourth and final section, which I hope to post this weekend.

 

1. Other Commands for the Elect:
   
   1. Baptism/Fasting/Prayer/Tithing
      
   2. Beware of/Guard
      
   3. Commands for You;
      
   4. Conscience, guard the light of;
      
   5. Confession of Christ;
      
   6. Faith/Belief in God;
      
   7. Forgiveness;
      
   8. Renunciation of sources of temptation/hate sin;
      
   9. Seeking the kingdom of God
      

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III.    Other Commands for the Elect:

1. Baptism/Fasting/Pray/Tithing – See, Jesus' Commands – Love God Outline;
   
2. Beware of/Guard:
   

Beware of false prophets, Mt 7:15

Beware of leaven, Mt 16:6 Jesus said to them, "Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Mk 8:15 (adds and the leaven of Herod.); Lk 12:1 (he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.)

Beware of scribes, Mk 12:38 And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces ³⁹ and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, ⁴⁰ who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. Lk 20:46

Beware when all speak well of you, Lk 6:26. Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

1. Commands for You:
   

Love yourself, Mt 22:39. (And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.)

Make friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, Lk 16:9. (And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.)

Salt, have in yourselves, Mk 9:50.

Watchfulness, Lk +*21:36. But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."

Watchfulness against covetousness, Lk 12:15. And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Watchfulness against false christs, Mt 24:23-26. Mk 13:21-23. Lk 17:23.

 

1. Conscience, guard the light of, Mt 6:22 The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,
   

Lk 11:34, 35. V. 35 adds - Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness.

1. Confession of Christ, Mt 10:32 (So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven). Mk 5:19 ((a man begged to go w/ Jesus, but He refused), Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."). Confession of Christ forbidden at times, Mt 9:30. Mk 1:44. 8:26.
   
2. Faith / Belief in God – See, Jesus' Commands – Love God Outline;
   
3. Forgiveness
   

Forgiveness, Mt 5:24 (leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.) Mt 6:12 (and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.). 18:21-22 (Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" ²² Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.) Mk 11:25 (And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.). Lk 6:36 (Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.) 17:3, 4 (Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, ⁴ and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him.)

Foot-washing (seek forgiveness of sins), Jn 13:10, :14 (If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.)

Turn the other cheek, Lk 6:29.

1. Renunciation of sources of temptation/hate sin, Mt 5:29, 30 (If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. ³⁰ And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.). 18:8, 9. Mk 9:43-48 (Mark adds - For everyone will be salted with fire. ⁵⁰ Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.")
   
2. Seeking the kingdom of God, Mt 6:33 (But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.). Lk 12:31 (Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.).
   

 

May God be glorified by our increasing obedience to these Commands. /s/Tom