Ten Commandments 1 – 1st Commandment
Today’s bible passage, Exodus 20:1-3
“Then God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [a]slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods [b]before Me. ”
Dear brothers and sisters, There are a few fundamentals that you need to know once you become a Christian.
Amongst them is the Lord’s Prayer, Apostles Creed, and the Ten Commandments. Jesus taught His disciples the Lord’s Prayer to teach them how they should pray. It’s a representation of how Christians should offer their prayers to God. The Apostle’s Creed is a typical statement of faith of believers. The Ten Commandments is an important fundamental to remember as these are the commandments God had given to the Israelites through Moses.
All God’s words recorded in the 66 books of the Bible were condensed into ten and they’re like the main pillars of the Bible. Though it impossible to memorize all the 66 books in its entirety, it’s important to at least memorize and abide by the Ten Commandments as God’s children. These are the basic practices in faith. This is why the process of baptism includes the declaration of keeping the Ten Commandments.
However, you can only keep the commandments properly when you understand its spiritual meanings. For example, the commandment of “You shall not murder” has a deeper spiritual meaning than simply not killing. There would be many who think they’re keeping this commandment as they’ve never murdered a person. But, once they find out the spiritual meaning, they would realise that they are not. May you realise God’s love in the giving of the commandments through the Ten Commandments sermon series. I pray in the name of the Lord that you will embed their spiritual meanings deep in your heart and fully keep them.
Dear brothers and sisters, Those who accept Jesus Christ as the Savior receive the status of being a child of God and receive heavenly citizenship. Just like the world has laws, there are also laws to keep as God’s children. If you are a citizen of heaven, it’s important to live by God’s laws.
