ten commandments

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. (Exodus 20:7) 7. In vain. The word thus translated means “iniquity,” “falsehood,” “vanity,” “emptiness.” To inculcate reverence is the chief purpose of the third...

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, 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...

Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Exodus 20:3) 3. Thou shalt. Though the covenant was made with Israel as a whole (Exodus 19:5), the use of a singular verb shows that God addressed each individual of the nation and required of him obedience to the law. Collective obedience was not...

When I was growing up in mid-20th century America, the ten commandments were the standard of morality for Christians. My Southern Baptist grandmother often asked me to mow her lawn (about an acre). But she would never allow me to do it on Sunday. Lately, I'm hearing more and more about a...

There seems to be disagreement between some groups of believers in how the gospel should be shared. One group says that we need to show that God is a God of love, give them Bill Bight's Steps to Peace With God, and everything will be all right after saying just a little "sinners" prayer...