The Book, the Blood and the Blessed Hope

Jesus summed up the entire law in two powerful commandments:

“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
— Matthew 22:37–40

And Revelation reminds us of the blessing attached to obedience:

“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life…”
— Revelation 22:14

King David declared the beauty and power of God’s law:

“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul… making wise the simple.”
— Psalm 19:7

Even in more recent history, leaders have recognized the grounding force of God’s moral law. Herbert Hoover spoke directly about the Ten Commandments in a September 17, 1935 address on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. In this speech, he emphasized that America's foundational liberties were obvious and self‑evident — “as clear as the Ten Commandments.”

How true that rings in our present society.

Though I seldom reference Hollywood, this example is worth noting. The profits from the classic film The Ten Commandments were dedicated to philanthropic causes. Director Cecil B. DeMille said: “We cannot break the Ten Commandments. We can only break ourselves against them—or else, by keeping them, rise through them to the fullness of freedom under God.” In the same speech DeMille argues that law is not the opposite of liberty and that God’s commandments “keep [man] free.” DeMille partnered with/encouraged the Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE), whose Ten Commandments monument campaign—begun in the 1950s—was explicitly connected to combating juvenile delinquency.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon—the “Prince of Preachers”—spoke of God’s law with profound reverence:
“There is not a commandment too many; there is not one too few; but it is so incomparable, that its perfection is a proof of its divinity.”

Moses, the great lawgiver, reminded Israel:

“The LORD commanded us… for our good always, that he might preserve us alive.”
— Deuteronomy 6:24

And Jesus Himself made it unmistakably clear:

“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”
— John 14:15

Some might even ask, Who Is This Jesus?

Some may still ask: Who is this God?

• He is the great God and our Savior.
• He is THE WAY, friend. THE TRUTH. THE LIFE.
• Demons tremble at His name.
• He is Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer, Judge, and Justifier.
• He is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent—the Alpha and the Omega.

The cross of Christ is the great magnet that draws heaven and earth together, sending a divine current through the story of Scripture until both Testaments sing the same song of redemption.

Hallelujah!

Through the ages—past, present, and future—the righteous, risen, redeeming truth of Jesus stands unshaken.

Jesus saves. Jesus is Lord.

Sources:

Cecil B. DeMille -

Commencement Address, Brigham Young University, May 31, 1957