Sep. 12, 2026

IF YOU LOVE ME — THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS & THE TEN COMMANDMENTSWhat did Yahusha mean when He said, **“If you love Me, keep My commandments” **?Are the Ten Commandments still relevant for followers of Yahusha? Did Yahusha come to abolish the Law—or did He come to fulfill it?In this powerful teaching, *Pastor Joe Christmas* examines the connection between the *Ten Commandments* and the *Two Great Commandments* found in Matthew 22:37–40, Mark 12:28–31, and Luke 10:25–28.We will explore how the first commandments teach us what it means to **love Yahuah**, while the remaining commandments reveal what it means to **love our neighbor**.But the teaching goes even deeper.In Matthew 5:17, Yahusha declares:*“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.”*What does “fulfill” mean?How does Matthew 5 connect to the Ten Commandments?Why did Yahusha take the commandments beyond outward actions and address the **condition of the heart**?And what does genuine love have to do with obedience?This teaching brings together the Law, the Prophets, the words of Yahusha, and the practical covenant walk of the believer.THE FIVE WORDS OF THE COVENANT WALK:*HEAR → BELIEVE → LOVE → OBEY → REMEMBER*The goal is not merely to know the commandments.The goal is to allow the Word to move *from the page into the heart and from the heart into our lives.*THE MESSAGE IN ONE SENTENCE:**THE TEN COMMANDMENTS SHOW US WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE WHEN LOVE IS LIVED OUT IN COVENANT WITH YAHUAH AND WITH ONE ANOTHER. **If you love Yahusha, what does that love look like in your life?Let's study the Word together.*Pastor Joe Christmas* *The Vine Community Church*IF YOU LOVE ME — THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS & THE TEN COMMANDMENTSWhat did Yahusha mean when He said, **“If you love Me, keep My commandments”**?Are the Ten Commandments still relevant for followers of Yahusha? Did Yahusha come to abolish the Law—or did He come to fulfill it?In this powerful teaching, *Pastor Joe Christmas* examines the connection between the *Ten Commandments* and the *Two Great Commandments* found in Matthew 22:37–40, Mark 12:28–31, and Luke 10:25–28.We will explore how the first commandments teach us what it means to **love Yahuah**, while the remaining commandments reveal what it means to **love our neighbor**.But the teaching goes even deeper.In Matthew 5:17, Yahusha declares:*“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.”*What does “fulfill” mean?How does Matthew 5 connect to the Ten Commandments?Why did Yahusha take the commandments beyond outward actions and address the **condition of the heart**?And what does genuine love have to do with obedience?This teaching brings together the Law, the Prophets, the words of Yahusha, and the practical covenant walk of the believer.IN THIS TEACHING:• The Two Great Commandments • The Ten Commandments and their connection to love • Matthew 22:37–40 • Mark 12:28–31 — “Hear, O Israel” • Luke 10:25–28 — Knowing and doing • Matthew 5:17 — “I did not come to destroy” • What Yahusha meant by “fulfill” • Love Yahuah with all your heart • Love your neighbor as yourself • Love and obedience • The Law reaching the heart • Legalism vs. lawlessness • Romans 13 — Love fulfills the Law • John 14:15 — “If you love Me, keep My commandments” • The covenant relationship between grace, love, and obedience • The Two Ways — life and death • What the commandments reveal about Yahuah • Practical application for the believer today • *Final Thoughts: “I Did Not Come to Destroy the Law”*THE FIVE WORDS OF THE COVENANT WALK:*HEAR → BELIEVE → LOVE → OBEY → REMEMBER*The goal is not merely to know the commandments.The goal is to allow the Word to move *from the page into the heart and from the heart into our lives.*THE MESSAGE IN ONE SENTENCE:*THE TEN COMMANDMENTS SHOW US WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE WHEN LOVE IS LIVED OUT IN COVENANT WITH YAHUAH AND WITH ONE ANOTHER.*If you love Yahusha, what does that love look like in your life?Let's study the Word together.*Pastor Joe Christmas* *The Vine Community Church*