2. God has always given commands and expected man to obey (Genesis 2:16-17)
Satan has always been successful in convincing man God’s commands are barriers to keep man from good (Genesis 3:15)

3. God has always given commands and expected man to obey (Genesis 2:16-17)
Satan has always been successful in convincing man God’s commands are barriers to keep man from good (Genesis 3:15)

4. “You also say, ‘Oh, what a weariness!’ and you sneer at it”
Malachi 1:6-7, 11-13
“You also say, ‘Oh, what a weariness!’ and you sneer at it”

5. Attitudes Concerning God’s Commands
“What a weariness!” (Malachi 1:13)
“How I love Your law!” (Psalms 119:97)

6. Why Did God Command… “love your enemies” ? (Matthew 5:43-44)
“forgive”? (Matthew 18:21-22)
Because it is right.
Because God loves His enemies.
1 John 4:8; Ephesians 2:4-5; Romans 5:8
Because God continues to forgive Psalms 103:8; 1 John 1:9

7. God Gave Us Commands So We Can Learn To Be Like Him
Matthew 5: “that you may be sons of your Father in heaven”
Ephesians 4:32-5:2 - “be imitators of God as dear children”
2 Peter 1:2-4 - “through these you may be partakers of the divine nature”