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For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if <\/strong><\/span>there is<\/em><\/strong><\/span> any other commandment, are <\/span>all<\/em> <\/span>summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Fully paying our love debt fulfills the second table of the Law.<\/p>\n \u201cCommit adultery<\/span>\u201d is from moicheu\u014d<\/em><\/span>, which refers to \u201csexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her lawful spouse.\u201d<\/p>\n The word \u201cmurder<\/span>\u201d is from the Greek word phoneu\u014d<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cto intentionally take the life of another person without due process of law.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSteal<\/span>\u201d is from the Greek verb klept\u014d<\/em><\/span>, which means \u201cto take that which does not rightfully belong to you.\u201d It is the word from which we get our English word kleptomaniac (someone who habitually steals).<\/p>\n \u201cBear false witness<\/span>\u201d is translated from pseudomarture\u014d<\/em><\/span>, which is made up of poseudes<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cuntrue\u201d and marture\u014d<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cto give testimony as a witness.\u201d<\/p>\n The word \u201ccovet<\/span>\u201d is translated from epithume\u014d<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cto have an overly strong desire or lust for something.\u201d<\/p>\n In the previous verse Paul told us that we are indebted to each other, a debt that we should always be striving to pay. This debt is a debt of love. He ended the previous verse with, \u201cfor he who loves another has fulfilled the Law.\u201d He now proceeds to explain what he means by that expression. You will notice that the five commandments that Paul refers to in this verse correspond to five of the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses. The Ten Commandments are often separated into The First Table (commandments 1 \u2013 4) dealing with our relationship to God and The Second Table (commandments 5-10) dealing with our relationship to others. The commandments that Paul references in the current verse are all from the second table, the commandment to honor our parents having been omitted. These commandments encompass all that is included in our relationship with our fellow man.<\/p>\n Paul\u2019s point is that all of these can be summed up in, \u201cYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.\u201d In fact, when Jesus was challenged by one of the scribes to proclaim which is the greatest commandment in the Law, here\u2019s what He said:<\/p>\n \u201cYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.\u201d This is the<\/em> first and great commandment. And the<\/em> second is<\/em> like it: \u201cYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.\u201d On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”<\/span> (Matthew 22:37-40<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n If we were constantly paying our debt of love to those around us, then we would be living as God intended all of mankind to live. In doing so we would be fulfilling the second table of the Ten Commandments. Unfortunately, as beings with a sin nature, we are not able to behave this way all the time. However, that should not stop us from trying to do so.<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\nTruth to Learn<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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