Ten Commandments

• Exodus 20:3: '“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”'
• God wants what is best for you.
• If you put something else before Him in your life, it’s harder for him to bless you.
• Exodus 20:4: '“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.”'
• Anything you worship more than God is a “graven image.”
• Cars, clothes, sports, even our jobs are dangerous things to worship because they can go away.
• God will never go away, and that’s why it’s best for us to only worship Him.
• Exodus 20:7: '“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”'
• This can mean using God’s name like a swear word.
• This can mean saying you are a Christian but not living or acting like Jesus would want you to act.
• Exodus 20:8–10: '“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”'
• Sunday, or the Sabbath day, is a day we can all go to church, worship God, and learn how to be better people and Christians.
• Keeping it holy means doing our best to remember Him throughout the day.
• Exodus 20:12: '“Honour thy father and thy mother.”'
• It’s important to show our parents respect.
• This might look different for everyone, but we should always try to love and care for those who cared for us first.
• Exodus 20:13: '“Thou shalt not kill.”'
• A simple but important rule for anyone.
• Exodus 20:14: '“Thou shalt not commit adultery.”'
• Men and women make promises to each other when they are married.
• These promises are important, and breaking them causes deep sadness.
• Keeping those promises help men and women have happy marriages and happy lives.
• Exodus 20:15: '“Thou shalt not steal.”'
• It is important to God that His children are honest with each other.
• Taking anything that doesn’t belong to you is stealing, and is against His commandment.
• Exodus 20:16: '“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”'
• This one is about honesty.
• If you lie to someone, you are “bearing false witness,” and may cause harm to yourself and to others.
• Exodus 20:17: '“Thou shalt not covet.”'
• To covet means to be so jealous of something someone else has that you want it desperately.
• Coveting makes a person miserable and keeps them from putting God first.
• This commandment helps keep you from falling into this bad habit.
• The Ten Commandments can be found in the New Testament in Exodus 20.
• The significance of the 10 commandments is important in Christian teachings, as they guide us to live and inherit eternal life.
• This is the reason why Jesus makes so many references to the Ten Commandments throughout the bible, as they are important for Christians to follow.
• The Ten Commandments served as a moral compass for Christians, as they assisted Christians in how they should behave, and making ethical judgments.
• The Ten Commandments teach us how to effectively respond to social issues, as it teaches us to be good neighbours, and trust God.
• The Ten Commandments also teach us how we should be living with each other, which was also used to create laws, still known today.