Characteristics of Principles

Exodus chapter 20




Today we are walking in: Characteristics of Principles!!!




Today we look to the word COMMANDMENT-- H4687 mitsvah --commandment (of man), the commandment (of God) commandment (of code of wisdom), (which was) commanded, law, ordinance, precept.





The Torah testifies...............



Exodus 15:26



And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, H4687 and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.









The prophets proclaim..................





Ezra 9:10



And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments, H4687







The writings bear witness...........................







1 Kings 2:3



And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, H4687 and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:




Characteristics of Principles

Since a satisfying relationship with The Most High, each other, and the rest of The Most High’s creation is predicated on our obeying His principles in creation, let’s look now at some of the characteristics or properties of principles. Understanding these properties can help us to understand how principles function in our life.

Principles are permanent. When The Most High created human beings, He created them to breathe oxygen. Although many years have passed since The Most High first formed man from the dust of the earth, and man has found many ways to “better” his life experience, man still needs oxygen to survive. In essence, any environment where oxygen is absent is deadly to man.

Principles never change; they remain constant. In the English system of measurement, a yard has been determined to equal 36 inches. Now, you may create a stick that measures 35 inches long and call it a “yardstick,” but this in no way changes the principle that a yard is a unit of measurement equal in length to the sum of 36 inches. In essence, a stick 35 inches in length is not equal to a yard no matter what you call it, because a yard, by the principle of its definition, contains 36 inches. In a similar manner, modifications by our society to The Most High’s standards of conduct do not change The Most High’s law. The Most High’s law is constant, even as He is constant (see Num. 23:19).

Principles work anywhere. One of the laws of nature is that water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (or 0 degrees Celsius). It doesn’t matter whether you freeze water at the north pole or at the equator, water cooled to 32 degrees F (assuming the water is not contaminated with other substances that skew the water’s freezing point) will turn to ice. In the same manner, we can expect that The Most High’s laws apply to us no matter where or when we live. His principles are applicable in all times, cultures, and geographic locations.

Principles protect the product. This characteristic of principles can be illustrated by the care labels that many clothing manufacturers sew into their garments at the collar or a side seam. These specifications by the manufacturer regarding the garment’s care may include requirements concerning water temperature for washing, line drying versus the use of a clothes dryer, and washing in water versus dry cleaning. The manufacturer provides these instructions to protect the clothing from possible harm that could result in shrinkage of the fabric, color loss, premature breakdown of the fibers, or other damage. The Most High’s laws are also intended to protect us from harm. Although they may at times appear to limit our choices, these limitations are always given by The Most High to protect our freedom and well-being.

Principles can never be broken. The laws of gravity state that the mass of the earth, the moon, or another planet will exert a certain pull on objects at or near its surface. This pull will draw the objects toward it. With the invention of airplanes, helicopters, and other modes of air transportation, one might say that the laws of gravity have been broken. Such a statement can never be true because a principle of creation cannot be broken. What can happen is that man devises various means to combat or redirect the forces of gravity. Then, although the principle of gravity is not evident in a particular event or circumstance, the principle itself—that is, the rule that objects at or near the earth’s surface are pulled toward the earth if they are not in some manner prevented from doing so—still holds true.

Principles, when violated, produce destruction. What seems right to you for the use of a product is not necessarily in agreement with what the manufacturer of a product intended. For example, when you buy an iron, the box it comes in contains a little booklet that lists the commandments or laws of the manufacturer concerning its function. These are often called the operating instructions. They tell you how to use the iron so you get the maximum performance from it.

Now you could take that iron, plug it into the wall, and put it into the bathtub with you to heat up the water. Since an iron is supposed to get hot, that way may seem right to you: “The iron is hot and the water is cold, so I’ll just put the iron into the water to make it warm.” Guess what? There’s a way that seems right unto man, but the end of it is a shocking experience! Both you and the iron will suffer damage because of your choice to violate the iron’s operating instructions (principles).




Principles contain inherent judgment. This last characteristic of principles is particularly important. For example, the principle of fire is heat. When you put your hand in fire, you can expect to get burned because fire produces heat. In other words, you don’t get burned because The Most High burns you or the devil burns you. You get burned because heat is a principle of fire. In essence, the judgment—the burn—is inherent in the principle.

Thus, much of what we call “acts of The Most High” are simply judgments that are inherent in The Most High’s principles of creation. For example, The Most High has killed no man. Rather, “the wages [natural result] of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23a). When you play around with sin and start flirting with things you shouldn’t be doing, you don’t have to worry whether someone will find you out, because your own activities will tell on you. Why is this true? Sin contains an inherent judgment. When you violate The Most High’s principle, the principle itself contains your discipline or punishment.





The Most High’s Use of Principles

The verses previously quoted from Psalms 19 and 119 also clearly reveal the necessity of understanding and obeying The Most High’s principles of creation. This is true because only the manufacturer of a product knows what factors are necessary to obtain the maximum operation of the product. In essence, you can’t use a product according to your own ideas and expect it to fulfill what the manufacturer promised it could and would do. If you want a product to work, doing all that the manufacturer said it would do, you have to obey the principles (laws, commandments, instructions, etc.) of the one who designed and made the product.

The Most High’s demands of us are always based on His principles, because He knows we cannot fulfill our purpose and enjoy fulfillment in life unless we operate within the parameters (principles) He has set for us. The effects of His laws cannot be avoided because they are inherent to the law. Therefore, our relationship with The Most High, both our perception of Him and His response to us, is based on how we respond to the principles He has established throughout creation. He is not capricious in His responses to us, but rather is “faithful and just” (see Ps. 111:7 and 1 John 1:9).

We may prefer lawlessness, which is the freedom to do whatever we want to do, but our very creation by The Most High, our Manufacturer and Source, requires that we follow His principles. Should we choose lawlessness—doing what we want, when we want, how we want—we can expect to reap the inevitable results, which include slavery, death, and the loss of privileges or freedom. This is precisely what happened to the man and the woman in the Garden of Eden.




Disregard for The Most High’s Principles Carries Consequences




When The Most High placed the man in Eden, He gave him some instructions that were to govern his life in the garden. One of these instructions concerned what he could and could not eat.

And the Lord The Most High commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die” (Genesis 2:16-17).

Please note that this command contains an inherent judgment. Death is the proscribed consequence for disobeying this principle. Thus, The Most High’s pronouncement to the man in Genesis 3:19, “By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return,” is nothing more than the logical consequence of man’s choice to disobey The Most High.

This physical death that will inevitably claim every person, whether in infancy or in old age, is not, however, the only death man suffered because of his disobedience. The more serious consequence of man’s disregard for The Most High’s principles for life in the garden was his loss of the Holy Spirit and his subsequent separation from The Most High. This spiritual death, as it may be called, is at the root of all the ills that plague us as individuals and as a society. In truth, man cannot and will not live up to the potential and purpose The Most High built into him until the love and intimacy The Most High and man enjoyed in the garden is restored. Because life in the presence of The Most High is man’s ideal environment, The Most High’s presence is also his greatest need. Man cannot truly live until the relationship between The Most High and man is restored.




PRINCIPLES

1. The Most High created man to share His image and authority.

2. The Most High is more interested in relationship than in rules and traditions.

3. Everything The Most High created is governed by principles.

4. Fulfillment of purpose requires obeying The Most High’s principles.

5 Principles contain these inherent characteristics:


Principles are permanent.


Principles never change.


Principles work anywhere.


Principles protect the product.


Principles can never be broken.


Principles, when violated, produce destruction.


Principles contain inherent judgment.




6. The Most High’s Word contains the principles that govern men and women.



7. Disobeying The Most High’s commandments brings natural and spiritual consequences.




Fiveamprayer presents the 613 Principles of the Torah as categorized by the “Ten Commandments.” Each one of the Ten Commandments heads a list followed by the additional Principles that fall within that category. These 613 Torah Principles are listed here in the exact order that The Most High Yah gave them in the Bible-- Genesis through Deuteronomy.


The First Commandment- (Exodus 20:2-3)

“I am the LORD, your God, Who has taken you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.”



“I Am the Lord your God” (Ex. 20:2)


“You shall not recognize the gods of others in My Presence” (Ex. 20:3)


“You shall not mention the names of the gods of others” (Ex. 23:13)


“ Your mouth shall not cause the names of the gods to be heard” (Ex. 23:13)


“You shall worship the LORD your God” (Ex. 23:25)

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