“Jesus seems to be teaching that...”
How so? Why should we not take it literally? Is there not a danger of sliding into gnosticism if we assume what things mean? Why, if people can do that, would they not assume that other parts of the Bible are non-literal?
“Each commandment cover sins in that category.”
I’m don’t think you can find that in the Bible, that the 10 commandments are the superclasses of sins, and other sins come under those.
“How so? Why should we not take it literally? Is there not a danger of sliding into gnosticism if we assume what things mean? Why, if people can do that, would they not assume that other parts of the Bible are non-literal?
“Each commandment cover sins in that category.”
I’m don’t think you can find that in the Bible, that the 10 commandments are the superclasses of sins, and other sins come under those.”
We should take it literally.
To understand the ten commandments as a summarization of all the 600 plus case laws in Scripture is not much of a stretch. There are numerous examples of God’s law being expanded so.
When asked what was the greatest law, Jesus further summarized the law, saying, “Love the LORD your God with all your might, with all your mind, and with all your soul (paraphrase) and added that the second greatest was like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” He stated that on these two laws hang all the commandments.
Summarizations are perfectly normal methods of communication and by no means teach us that God’s word shouldn’t be taken literally - far from it.