The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images. 

3. Though shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain.

4. Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. 

5. Honor thy Father and thy Mother. 

6. Thou shalt not kill.

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8. Thou shalt not steal. 

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness. 

10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, wife or possessions.

Exodus 20:2-17

I don't know about you, but as a follower of Christ, a Christian, somehow who is constantly striving to be more Christ like.. 

I have to think. 

What are my sins? 

We don't very easily see sins in ourselves, but VERY easily can point fingers at other people. 

What would happen if we pointed the finger in the mirror. 

1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

um.. Facebook much? Instagram? Work/Job? other people? 

while all these things can be good things, they can also VERY easily cause us to stumble. we should not put other people before God. of course people are important AND important to Him! but if we don't put Him first and learn from Him and follow His example, how are we going to have good relationships with other people? how are we going to be a blessing to other people if we don't first cling to our Father?

2. so.. other gods. in these times (old testament) they literally made for themselves idols.. but guess what guys; we.. do.. too. 

we make idols because we need something to see to believe in. it's VERY VERY hard for us, as humans, to believe in something we can't see. so we build homes, and worship them; we build friendships, and worship them; we make idols of our children, we made idols of ourSELVES. these are physical idols!! ouch. 

3. taking the Lord's name in vain. 

anybody here ever say "oh my God"? hands up? 

"oh my God".. unless you are literally talking to God, using this phrase, you are using His name.. in VAIN. "futile, vain, fruitless mean producing no result. futile may connote completeness of failure or unwisdom of undertaking. resistance had proved so futile that surrender was the only choice left vain usually implies simple failure to achieve a desired result." 

So we are using His name... in a futile way. It means nothing. 

I'm sorry.. God means nothing? 

4. The Sabbath day- our Sunday. 

Seventh Day Adventists believe Saturday is the Sabbath. That's ok. 

We celebrate Sabbath on Sunday, as Christians. 

What do you do with your Sunday? Sleep in? Do nothing? 

Sabbath is Holy. This is why we have congregations; church; a place to meet as a gathering of believers. This is what Sunday morning is for. 

We don't work on Sundays because we are supposed to use it as a day of rest.. God rested, after all He had made. We are to follow suit. 

Now, I don't know what he DID to rest.. maybe took a nap, maybe played with some of the animals he had just made, maybe watched the stars dance around.. 

Growing up, we didn't even do laundry on Sunday. We read books, we napped, we enjoyed some peace and quiet.. after church. 

Now, as a family (myself, husband and three daughters) we reserve this day as Family Time. We make sure to spend time with each other. Whether it's video games, coloring, talking, taking a walk.. it's family time. 

5. Honor your father and mother. 

First thing that came to mind.. kids these days. 

It's on youtube, it's on Facebook, it's all over the place, people taking VIDEOS of kids being absolutely completely ruthless to parents. 

Excuse me.. who died and made you king?! 

We have GOT to show and teach and learn and project HONOR on our elders! Even if you don't have a parent anymore, honor is a major thing! 

honor, homage, reverence, deference mean respect and esteem shown to another. honor may apply to the recognition of one's right to great respect or to any expression of such recognition.

Bring it back! Respect! Recognize the authority! 

6. killing.. self explanatory. 

Don't take another human life. God made each and every one of us. We are taking the power away from God, the human beings perfectly planned life, and pretending WE are in control of it. We are not in control of our life or anybody else's life! That's God's place. 

7. adultery.. it's written in another verse, actually, that you commit adultery with someone just by thinking it in your mind. If you're going to think about cheating, you already have. Your mind has already gone there. we are ALL guilty of this one. 

Father.. we are so not worthy of your perfection. 

8. thou shalt not steal. 

this should be a no brainer.. it's not yours. even if it's not in a store with a price tag, if it's in someone else's house.. if you do not own it and you have to sneak to take it, IT IS STEALING.

9. ok earring false witness... LYING. 

um.. yeah.. i know i have. 

10. coveting someone else's house or wife or possessions. 

They have a nice car.. *sigh. 

Omgosh I love their dog, i wish i had one like that. 

You're hair looks so good, I wish mine looked like that!

complimenting is not a bad thing! it's when you make it about you and what you want and selfishness sneaks in.. that's sin. that's covetous. 

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go ahead and write your thoughts on these biblical principles down below. :) 

Be blessed!