2. Rules and Regulations 1913 – 400 pages 1939 – 504 pages 1945 – 8,200 pages 1995 – 40,500 pages 2004 – 60,044 pages 2013 – 73,954 pages

3. 613 “Old Testament” Commandments “Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners. And you shall have the tassel…and that you may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy for your God.” (Numbers 15:37–40).

4. The Law is Not Made for the Righteous Person “knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,” (1 Timothy 1:9–10).

5. Which Is the Greatest Commandment? Matthew 22:36ff Love God. Deut. 6:5 Love your neighbor. Lev. 19:18 “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”” (Matt. 22:40).

6. Requirements: Wiped Out “And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

7. Requirements: Wiped Out Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.” Colossians 2:13–17

8. The Christian’s Goal “Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,” 1 Timothy 1:5 “Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,” 1 Timothy 1:5 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” Galatians 5:22–23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” Galatians 5:22–23

9. The Commandment In Action Philippians 2:3-4 James 1:25-27 Galatians 6:2 John 13:34-35

10. The Judge’s Final Word Hungry, thirsty, stranger, naked, sick, imprisoned….And the King will answer and say to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.” Matthew 25:34-40