Question 126. What is the general scope of the fifth commandment?

 

Question 126. What is the general scope of the fifth commandment?

Answer. The general scope of the fifth commandment is the performance of the duties which we owe one to another in our mutual relations as inferiors, superiors, or equals.

Romans 12:1-2 “Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God—your spiritual worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Before discerning the will of God, there is a passage that says, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” A believer cannot discern the will of the Lord without being transformed. It is not something that can be accomplished by memorizing passages. Also, before being transformed, the Bible first says, “Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.”

On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended like tongues of fire. They became one, their fear disappeared, and they boldly preached the gospel. New believers want to receive the Holy Spirit and speak in tongues.

The reason the Holy Spirit descended strongly in the Bible is because of the preaching of the gospel. However, without anyone saying anything, they laid all their property at the apostle’s feet. This was done because the Holy Spirit of God descended on them. It was because the saints wanted to meet each other’s needs.

However, today, if this happens, it is almost considered heresy, and most people find themselves bound to capitalist thinking. Reading the Bible and paying attention is something I am interested in, and the reality is that I do not pay attention to areas that I am not interested in.

There is only one reason why a saint lives in this world. To seize the opportunity to fulfill the Lord’s will. To seize the opportunity to have the Lord’s will fulfilled through me. The death of the flesh means that this opportunity ends. No one knows where we will end our lives. We must seize the opportunity to fulfill the Lord’s will until the end. This is leading lost souls. The Apostle Paul expressed that the spiritual sacrifice to God is evangelism. There can be no true worship without preaching the gospel to lost souls. As we live, we realize that we can discern what the Lord’s will is, but we cannot.

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