Ten Commandments

LET US PRAY; Dear heavenly Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that you open up our hearts, minds and souls to your holy words, so we may hear, understand and see what you want us to know, learn and apply to our daily lives, so that we may Glorify you among the believers and the non-believers in the hope that believers will be encouraged and strengthened in the FAITH and that non-believers may come to your son Jesus Christ in repentance, truth and obedience. Amen

Ten Commandments in Detail

NOTE: 1st set - 4 Commandments are equal to the 1st Greatest Commandment

LOVE GOD - MT 22:37 Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'* 38This is the first and great commandment.

1). (Exodus 20:3) You shall have no other gods before me:

2). (Exodus 20:4-6) You shall not make for your self an idol in the form of any thing in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord Your GOD, am a Jealous GOD, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing Love to a thousand generations, of those who Love me and keep my commandments.

3). (Exodus 20:7) You shall not misuse the name of the Lord Your GOD; for the Lord Your GOD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

4). (Exodus 20:8-11) Remember the Sabbath Day by keeping it Holy; Six days you shall labor and do all your work, But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord Your GOD. On it you shall Not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or your maidservant, nor your animals, Nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, But he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord Blessed the Sabbath Day and made it Holy.

NOTE: 2nd Set - Last 6 Commandments are equaled to the 2nd Greatest Commandment

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR - MT 22:39 And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

5). (Exodus 20:12) Honor your father and your mother so that you may live long in the land the Lord your GOD is giving you.

6). (Exodus 20:13) You shall not murder:

7). (Exodus 20:14) You shall not commit adultery:

8). (Exodus 20:15) You shall not steal:

9). (Exodus 20:16) You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

10). (Exodus 20:17) You shall not covet your neighbors house; You shall not covet your neighbors wife, or his manservant, or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that Belongs to your neighbor.

Brief Teaching

The Purpose of the Law (Ten Commandments) Please Note that the Two Greatest Commandments is a brief summary of the Ten Commandments! The law first off shows us what sin is. As Apostle Paul said; Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. NKJV If was not for the law, we would not what adultery, bearing false witness, Idolatry and etc was. So if we do not know what sin is and then realized of our sins against God? And if we do not realize that we have sinned against God, then how could we realize our need for a savior (Jesus Christ)? And then how can we repent of our sins, if we do not know that we have sinned against God?

As it is written; Galatians 3:24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. NKJV And as it is written: Psalms 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; NKJV

Image From Christ Art And as it is written: Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin ? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, "You shall not covet." NKJV

And then secondly the Law shows us and teaches us oh how to LOVE God and LOVE our neighbor! The Law is LOVE. God does not want us to go against him and hurt him, and neither does God want us to hurt each other (our neighbors) either! IT IS THE LAWS OF LOVE! (Ten Commandments) is a complete summary of the (Two Greatest Commandment's) to which is a brief summary of the (Ten Commandments). And what did Jesus say about the (Two Greatest Commandments)? He said; Matthew 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets ." NKJV So is the law abolished and if it is abolished then is Love also abolished? GOD FORBID, NO! I say NO it is not abolished. And with that are we allowed to bear false witness, commit idolatry, adultery etc? GOD FORBID, No! I say No!

Did Jesus say that he did not come to abolish the law (MT 5:17)? He did not get rid of the law by any means! So didn't Jesus upheld the law by saying the following?; Matthew 7:12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets NKJV So by doing to others (showing love), fulfilling the laws/Prophets of Jesus Christ? As it is written; Galatians 6:1-2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ .NKJV So my friend there is another example of the (law related to showing love) as upholding the "Law of Love"

So friend even though the law it self doesn't save us (Gal 2:16), because all have broken the laws, and sinned against God (Ro 3:23)! (See Ro 7).

So friend because we are saved by grace, and no longer under the law, does that mean we no longer have to show love to God through Jesus Christ and show love to our neighbor? CERTAINLY NOT!

As it is written; Jude 4 They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. NIV