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And God spake all these words, saying,
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
thy neighour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.
Isn't God's law perfect? Just ten commandments to regulate man's conscience are better than a multitude of government rules, federal laws, state laws, international treaties, etc. Mankind makes new laws everyday, but is unable to enforce them. Those who claim they are able to enforce man-made laws consistently usually are called tyrants, dictators, etc. Those who say that the Ten Commandments are "anachronistic" or "outdated" are basically saying that stealing, killing, lying, dishonoring the sacred, etc. are alright. Those who say the "Ten Commandments" are too "old-fashioned" or too "absolute" are basically sending invitations to every burglar to come to their house and help himself. Those who scoff and mock the Ten Commandments are basically giving their moral approval to the serial killer, the flood of divorces, predatory behavior, the exploitative cheap labor culture that does not know a sacred day of rest, etc. If God gives you a commandment, what makes you think you don't have to obey it?
Mount Sinai
- God
These ten authoritative instructions from God Almighty lead you to a happy and good life, if taken to heart and applied. But when you disrespect God's commandments, your life ends up in misery and disappointment. Without God, your life is full of darkness. Make a choice now to do what God commands. He has created you and He knows what is best for you. So it must be your will to do God's will. When God says "Thou shalt", you respond to Him "Yes, I will!" Make it your choice now to obey Him, and you will "lead a quiet and peacable life in all godliness and honesty." (I. Timothy 3:2)
The Ten Commandments have also been instrumental in creating the freedom that the western world knows. These commandments that God gave us establish discipline in a society without the threat and violence of tyrannical governments. Obediene to the Ten Commandments promote self-government instead of totalitarianism. James Madison, the chief architect of the US Constitution, said, "We have staked the future of our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."
The Ten Commandments that are first mentioned in the Old Testament (Exodus 20 and Deutoronomy 5) are also perfectly incorporated into the New Testament. Not only did Jesus on His earthly journey instruct us on several occasions, "If ye love me, keep my commandments," (John 14:15), but it is written there that the great commandment to love our neighbor can be expressed through the keeping of the Ten Commandments. It says in Romans 13:9, "For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." Thus, if I really want to love my neighbor the way God intends it, then I have to keep those Ten Commandments in my heart and on my mind. The Ten Commandments are not a dry, legalistic, outdated code of law, but they are an expression of divine love. Amen and Amen.
Doing them makes all mankind rejoice!
They are not just a plaque!
They should be obeyed!
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