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What is the 

Ten Commandments22 

[Lev 18:3-5]

 

/ Ephphatha Discipleship

Training (Basic Course)

 

 

/ By Pastor Priscilla

 

Today's Scripture 

 

 

"You must not do

as they do in Egypt,

where you used to live,

 

 

and you must not do as

they do in the land of Canaan,

where I am bringing you.

Do not follow their practices.

 

 

You must obey my laws

and be careful to follow

my decrees.

 

 

I am the LORD your God.

 

 

Keep my decrees and laws,

for the man who obeys

them will live by them.

I am the LORD."

(Lev 18:3-5)

 

 

The Ten Commandments,

given by God to the people

of Israel through Moses,

are the standard of life

for us believers today.

 

 

Originally, the Israelites

were in slavery in Egypt

for 430 years

(Exodus 12:40-41)

 

 

according

to the covenant

 

 

God made with their

ancestor 'Abraham',

God brought them out

of Egypt to Mount Sinai.

 

 

God gave many words

to them through

Moses on the mountain,

and the core content

of this is the

 

'Ten Commandments',

and believers, who

believe in God, needed

a standard of life.

 

 

Today we are in the

same situation. 

 

 

Before we believed

in Jesus, we lived

in the worldly way of life,

 

 

but now that we believe

in Jesus and have become

the people of the

kingdom of heaven,

 

 

it is natural that

we need standards to

live as God's people.

 

 

Of course, we are not

saved by keeping the

Ten Commandments,

 

 

but now that we

have been saved,

this law is a precious

standard for us.

 

 

(References)

(Gal 2 :16, Rom 7:12)

 

 

There are ten kinds

of commands in the

Ten Commandmentsl,

but they are divided

into two parts.

 

 

1. Commandments to God

 

 

It is very important

for us who believe

in God to know exactly

how to serve God.

 

1) Do not have other

gods before God.

 

 

"You shall have no other

gods before me."

(Exo 20:3)

 

 

2) Do not make for

yourself an idol.

 

 

"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.

 

 

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,

 

 

but showing love to

a thousand generations

of those who love me and

keep my commandments."

(Exo 20:4-6)

 

 

These two commandments

are not to worship other

idols or demons while

saying you believe in God.

 

 

Write down the reason.

(Ex : celebrity idosl,

satan worship,

angel worship,

Maria worship etc.)

 

 

To love more than God l

(Children, material things,

honor, pleasure etc.)

 

 

"Acknowledge and

take to heart this day

that the LORD is God

in heaven above

 

 

and on the earth below.

There is no other."

(Deut 4:39)

 

 

"They sacrificed

to demons, which

are not God--gods

they had not known,

 

 

gods that recently

appeared, gods your

fathers did not fear."

(Deut 32:17)

 

 

3) Do not misuse the

name of the LORD.

 

 

"You shall not misuse

the name of the LORD

your God, for the LORD

will not hold anyone

guiltless who misuses

his name."

(Exo 20:7)

 

 

People also

value their names

and hate to have their

 honor trampled on,

 

 

and when others

trample their honor,

they even report it as

defamation.

 

 

Therefore, the Bible

tells us that believers

in God should not trample

 upon the name of God.

(Ezek 36:23, Philip 1:20)

 

 

4) Keep the Sabbath day holy.

 

 

"Remember the

Sabbath day by

keeping it holy."

(Exo 20:8)

 

 

(1) What did God tell

them to keep holy?

-Sabbath day

 

 

(2) What should they

do for 6 days to keep

the Sabbath?

 

 

"Six days you will

labor and do all

your work,"

 (Exo 20:9)

 

 

(3) Who was told to keep

the Sabbath day?

 

 

"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."

(Exo 20:10)

 

 

(4) Why should we keep

the Sabbath day?

 

 

God made the heavens

and the sea and everything

in them and rested on

the seventh day.

 

 

"Therefore, God blessed

and holy the Sabbath

and made it a sign

between God and them.;

(Ezek 20:12)

 

 

In the present world,

the Sabbath day is the day

we go to God's house

once a week

 

 

and meet God, and it

means eternal rest

 that we will enjoy when

we enter heaven.

 

 

Therefore, believers

must keep the Sabbath day.

 

 

In the Old Testament times,

God created the heavens

and the earth and all things

and kept the Saturday,

when he rested.

 

 

In the New Testament

times, the Sabbath day

is observed on the Sunday

when Jesus Christ died

and rose again.

 

 

God not only told us

to keep this day,

but he also promised

blessings to those who

keep it right.

 

 

"If you keep your feet

from breaking the Sabbath

and from doing as you

please on my holy day,

if you call the Sabbath

a delight

 

 

and the LORD'S holy day

honorable, and if you

honor it by not going

your own way

 

and not doing as you

please or speaking

idle words, then you

will find your joy in

the LORD,

 

 

and I will cause you

to ride on the heights

of the land and to feast

on the inheritance of

your father Jacob."

 

 

The mouth of the

LORD has spoken.

(Isa 58:13-14)  

 

 

2. Commandment

s for Man

 

 

While we live in the world,

we not only serve God,

but we also have

relationships with people.

 

 

God has taught us

how to relate to people.

 

 

1) Honor your parents.

 

 

"Honor your father

and your mother,

 

 

so that you may live long

in the land the LORD

your God is giving you."

(Exo 20:12)

 

 

"Because God is the

Father of our souls,

when believers in God

 

 

do not do right with

their physical parents,

God hates their

wrongdoings."

 (1 Tim 5:8)

 

 

2) Do not murder.

 

 

"You shall not murder.

(Exo 20:13)

 

 

The Lord told us to

love each other

and even to love

our enemies,

 

 

saying that even hating

someone is part of the

sin of murder.

(The Way of Discipleship)

 

 

3) Do not commit adultery.

 

 

"You shall not

commit adultery.

(Exo 20:14)

 

 

The body

God created is holy.

 

 

Also, the home God has

made for us is holy.

 

 

Our bodies and our homes

must not be defiled with

 prostitution and dissipation.

 

 

God forbids these things

because they are what cause

the collapse of society

and the nation.

 

 

God tells us that

He will judge everyone

who commits adultery.

(1 Cori 6:18, Heb. 13:4)

 

 

4) Do not steal.

 

 

"You shall not steal."

(Exo 20:15)

 

 

5) Do not give false

testimony against

your neighbor.

 

 

"You shall not give false

testimony against

your neighbor.

(Exo  20 :16)

 

 

6) Do not covet your neighbor's.

 

 

"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."

(Exo 20:17)

 

 

Many people today

tend not to think of their

neighbors and only think

of themselves.

 

 

So they trample

on others and seek only

their own benefits.

 

 

 

However, this is not

the right path as a person,

and in the end it cannot

be a blessing or happiness.

 

 

 

God wants us to love

our neighbors and rather

sacrifice ourselves for them.

 

 

 

So let's have Jesus,

the Lord, in us.

 

 

-'Love your neighbor

as yourself.' 

 

 

'Love your neighbor

as yourself.'

(Matt 22 : 39)

 

 

- A kernel of wheat must

die to produce many seeds. 

 

 

" I tell you the truth,

unless a kernel of wheat

falls to the ground and dies, 

it remains only a single seed.

 

 

But if it dies, it

produces many seeds."

(John 12:24)

 

 

We should please our

neighbor for our good,

to build us up.

 

 

"Each of us should

please his neighbor

for his good, to

build him up".

(Rom 15:2)

 

 

But this is not just

a heavy duty. 

 

 

We should know tha

t this is our own happiness

and blessing.

 

 

3. Conclusion 

 

 

The Ten Commandments

do not impose a heavy

burden on us, but teach

us how to serve God rightly

 

 

and receive respect  and

blessings from 'people'.

 

 

"Therefore,  if we keep these

commandments in our hearts

and keep them in our lives,

it will be a great blessing.

 

 

Keep in mind that God wants 

His children to fear Him 

and keep His commands

 to be blessed forever.

  (Deut 5:29)

 

4. Summary 

 

1) Through whom did

God give the Ten

  Commandments?

 

-It was given to the

people of Israel through

'Moses' on Mount Sinai.

 

 

2) What are the characteristics

of the Ten Commandments?

 

 

God commanded His people

to follow His laws and

standards of living as

His people.

 

 

3) How can the Ten

Commandments be

 broadly divided?

 

 

(1) Commandments to God

(2) the commandment to man

 

 

4) Say the commandments

about God, and please

explain their meanings.

 

 

(1) Do not worship other gods.

(2) Do not make idols.

 

 

(3) Do not misuse the name

of the LORD your God.

(4) Keep the Sabbath day holy.

 

 

5) Say the commandments

about people, and explain

their meanings.

 

 

 (1) Honor your parents.

 (2) Do not murder.

 (3) Do not commit adultery.

 

 

 (4) Do not steal.

 (5) Do not give false witness.

 (6) Do not covet your

neighbor's.

 

 

6) Why do we keep the

Sabbath day as

Sunday today?

 

 

-Sunday is kept to

commemorate the day

Jesus died and rose

from the dead

 

 

(the day the Holy

Spirit came on)

 

 

7) What is the relationship

between the Ten

Commandments

and salvation?

 

 

-The Ten commandments

are the rules of the

  believers' life of faith.

 

 

Salvation comes

through faith in Jesus.

 

 

(Exa : rich young man)

 

 

"It is easier for a camel

to go through the eye

of a needle than for

a rich man to enter

the kingdom of God."

(Matt19:24)

 

 

______________

 

 

The 2 commandments

are the summary of the

10 commandments

that God taught

through Jesus.

 

 

In other words,

the Ten Commandments

describe the relationship

between God and

me vertically. (1-4)

 

 

and horizontally

the law of the relationship

between neighbor

and myself.

(5-10)

 

 

"I will become a person

who loves and serves God

with all my heart

 

 

and with all my soul

and with all my mind,

and serves my neighbor

as myself.

(Matt 22 : 37)

 

 

 

 

14/06/2021

 

/ By Priscilla