The 10 Commandments:
And God spoke all these words:
2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 "You shall have no other gods before me."
4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 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 generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 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 maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. 11 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.
12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
13 "You shall not murder."
14 "You shall not commit adultery."
15 "You shall not steal."
16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor."
17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
Sunday, February 15, 2009
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Recently my husband brought up the issue of the removal of the 10 Commandments from public places. Apparently, he was listening to a Sunday sermon on the radio- and the point was made that many Christians are outraged that the commandments are being removed from public view. Then came a question that stirred our thoughts. How many of these outraged Christians have the 10 commandments on display at their home? Well, we didn't. I'm sure some do, but we were not among them. Needless to say, after discussing the matter, reflecting on the facts, and accepting our conviction- We made it our mission to find and purchase not one, but two wall hangings to proudly display in our home (one for each entrance. Sometimes our enormous love of God and our desire to readily defend Him, blinds us to the little things we can do when the world publicly rejects our beloved Lord and Savior- as the Bible predicts they will. Change what you can change and have faith that the rest will be taken care of when Jesus returns.
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