Les Feldick Bible Study

Under grace, what counts as a commandment from God?

Under grace, every instruction of God becomes a commandment, not necessarily the Ten Commandments. Once a person is no longer under the Law and is under grace, each directive from God is treated as a commandment. The word commandments in such a context is not limited to the Ten.

Les explains that when the word commandments is used in a place like Ephesians 2, it does not necessarily mean the Ten. He says once we get past being under the Law and get under grace, every instruction of God becomes a commandment. So under grace, it is not just the Ten Commandments that count; all of God's instructions carry the force of a commandment.