The Eleventh Commandment

During the first college break for this year, I and my other friends went the Theology Camp, which was held in Pattaya, Thailand. One early morning, some students and faculties and I went out to the sea shore to have short morning worship. After the worship, I was sitting there and sarcastically smiled to this girl and she threw a small stone toward me. That stone hit my forehead and as a reflexive action I threw words to her saying, “You see how much she loves me!” during that time her guardians were there too. They are faculties in my college. They heard what I said and both of them responded to me by telling me that, “these girls have eleventh commandment, do you know what that eleventh commandment is?” And they added, “It is…. thou shall not fall in love”. They were also telling me that these girls are not allowed to love any guys. (I hope they kept this commandment as they said {grin}).
This is only an illustration came from my life experience. The faculty who told me that these girls have an eleventh commandment is our Theology Professor. I wonder that day, How could a person who knows the primary essence of Ten Commandment could tell that there is eleventh commandment which says, “Thou shall not fall in love”.
The primary essence of Ten Commandment is Love. That’s what Jesus emphasized in Matthew 22:36 – 40:

“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”43 22:37 Jesus44 said to him, “‘Love45 the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’46 22:38 This is the first and greatest47 commandment. 22:39 The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’48 22:40 All the law and the prophets depend49 on these two commandments.” NET Bible

We can say many things, but at the end without love there is no heaven and earth. Even God talks about love and He is called LOVE. It was funny to hear that this professor said eleventh commandment is not to fall in love, while, the whole Ten Commandments is talking about LOVE. All I want to say here is that there are many people are still ignorance in what they are saying and acting. They are saying something but not acting according to what they said. BUT God in other hand He did and still doing what He said and Promise to us. He said that He loved us even before the foundation of the world and because of that he gave his only begotten son (Jesus Christ) that none should perish but have eternal life. He still loving us and will be loving us forever.

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I got this story from my friend... So I would like to share it with readers...

A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day,Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray. Just then the back door opened,a man came down the aisle,The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while.His shirt was kind a shabby and his coat was worn and frayed, the man knelt, he bowed his head,Then rose and walked away.

In the days that followed,each noon time came this chap,each time he knelt just for a moment, A lunch pail in his lap.Well, the minister's suspicions grew,with robbery a main fear,He decided to stop the man and ask him,"What are you doing here?"The old man said, he worked down the road. Lunch was half an hour.Lunchtime was his prayer time,For finding strength and power."I stay only moments, see, because the factory is so far away; as I kneel here talking to the Lord,This is kind a what I say:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD, HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. SO, JESUS, THIS IS JIM CHECKING IN TODAY."

The minister feeling foolish, told Jim, that was fine.He told the man he was welcome to come and pray just anytime.
Time to go, Jim smiled, said "Thanks."He hurried to the door.The minister knelt at the altar, he'd never done it before.His cold heart melted, warmed with love, and met with Jesus there. As the tears flowed, in his heart, he repeated old Jim's prayer:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD, HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP
AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN.n I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY."

Past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Jim hadn't come.n As more days passed without Jim, he began to worry some. At the factory, he asked about him, learning he was ill.The hospital staff was worried,But he'd given them a thrill.The week that Jim was with them, Brought changes in the ward.His smiles, a joy contagious. Changed people, were his reward.The head nurse couldn't understand why Jim was so glad,when no flowers, calls or cards came,Not a visitor he had. nThe minister stayed by his bed, He voiced the nurse\'s concern:No friends came to show they cared.He had nowhere to turn.Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up and with a winsome smile;"the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know, that in here all the while \neveryday at noon He's here, a dear frie! nd of mine, you see,He sits right down, takes my hand,Leans over and says to me:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM, HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP, AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN. ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY, I THINK ABOUT YOU EACH DAY, AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS CHECKING IN TODAY."

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