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Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the
LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Deuteronomy 5:6-7
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from
the house of bondage. Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 5:12-15
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath
commanded thee. Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Deuteronomy 5:16
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded
thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 5:17
Thou shalt not kill.
[Note: while forbidding individuals to take human life on their own
prerogative, the Old Testament Law affirmed the right of the government to enforce the death penalty. Click this button to see some examples.]
Deuteronomy 5:18
Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
Deuteronomy 5:19
Neither shalt thou steal.
Deuteronomy 5:20
Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 5:21
Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy
neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's. |
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The titles shown here summarize the Ten Commandments. They are given in detail in two passages
in the Old Testament: Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21. Here, text from Deuteronomy is shown. |
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No. Christians live under the covenant of Grace -- the New Covenant which Jesus began, fulfilling the purpose
of the Law. The Law of Moses contains 613 commandments, not just these ten. Galatians 5:18 says, "If ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the Law." However, both covenants affirm many of the same values ~ love for God, and respect for life, family, truth, and property. The following verses from the New Testament apply the Ten Commandments to Christian living. The numbers on the left represent commandment-numbers. |
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Part Two: Are we still obligated to obey the Old Testament Law?
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Mark 12:28-31 ~ And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and
perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, "Which is the first commandment of all?" And Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is, 'Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.' There is none other commandment greater than these." |
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Second Corinthians 6:16a ~ And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?
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First John 5:21 ~ Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
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First Corinthians 10:7a ~ Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them.
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Galatians 5:19-21 ~ Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: Adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance [contentions], emulations [jealousies], wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. |
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Ephesians 4:29 ~ Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the
use of edifying [that is, building up], that it may minister grace unto the hearers. |
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James 5:12 ~ But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth,
neither by any other oath: but let your "Yea" be "Yea," and your "Nay," "Nay," lest ye fall into condemnation. |
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Acts 20:7 ~ And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul
preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
First Corinthians 16:2 ~ Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God
hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings [that is, collections] when I come.
Colossians 2:16-17 ~ Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or
of the new moon, or of the sabbath days, which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. |
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Ephesians 6:1-2 ~ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor thy father and mother;
which is the first commandment with promise. |
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Matthew 5:21-22 ~ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, "Thou shalt not kill," and
whosoever shalll kill shall be in danger of the judgment. But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, "Raca," [an ancient insult] shall be in danger of the council. But whosoever shall say, "Thou fool," shall be in danger of hell fire.
First Peter 4:15 ~ But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a
busybody in other men's matters. |
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Matthew 5:27-28 ~ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, "Thou shalt not commit adultery."
But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Hebrews 13:4 ~ Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers
God will judge. |
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Ephesians 4:28 ~ Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the
thing which is good, that he may have to give [that is, that he may have something to give] to him that needeth. |
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Colossians 3:8-10 ~ But now ye also put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy
communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him.
Revelation 22:15 ~ For without [that is, barred from heaven] are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers,
and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. |
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First Corinthians 6:9-11 ~ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not
deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind [that is, sodomites], nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. |
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Ephesians 5:3 ~ But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among
you, as becometh [that is, as is fitting for] saints.
Hebrews 13:5 ~ Let your conversation [that is, your lifestyle] be without covetousness, and be content with
such things as ye have, for He hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." |
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Romans 13:8-10 ~ Owe no man anything, but to love one another. For he that loveth
another hath fulfilled the Law. For this -- Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment -- it is briefly comprehended in this statement, namely, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Galatians 3:24-26 ~ Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we
might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. |
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Part One: The Ten Commandments
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The Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai when the Hebrew people
were traveling to the Promised Land. For thousands of years, these ten commandments have promoted true worship of God, respect for human life, the value of truth, the sanctity of marriage, and respect for property. Everyone should know their basic contents. |
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Deuteronomy 5:8-10
Thou shalt not make 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 waters beneath the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments. |
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Deuteronomy 5:11
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. |
