Transcript The Truth About The Ten Commandments

The Truth About
The Ten Commandments
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Introduction
• The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a
list of religious and moral imperatives that,
according to the Hebrew Bible, were spoken
by God to the people of Israel from the
mountain referred to as "Mount Sinai"
(Exodus 19:23) or "Horeb" (Deuteronomy 5:2),
and later authored by God and given to Moses
in the form of two stone tablets. They are
recognized as a moral foundation in Judaism,
Christianity and Islam.
Introduction
• The Commandments
represent the law given
by God to his people by
way of Moses. In
addition to defining
God's idea of
perfection, they provide
a moral code for
governing their lives
Introduction
• So to shortly put in the ten commandments
were/are a list of laws that God gave to his
people. Our question that we need to ask is why
did God find a need to give his people a set of
rules to follow. What was his divine plan behind
the ten set of laws.
• In the following lesson we will take an in-depth
look into what these commandments are, why
they were written, and what they really mean.
Introduction
• Outline
– What is the purpose of the ten commandments
– What are the commandments and what do they
mean
– The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament Teaching
– The 42 Divine Principles of the Goddess Maat
– Do Christians, Jews, or Muslims of today observe
the commandments or any of God’s laws
What is the Purpose
• Exodus 19
– 1In the third month, when the children of Israel
were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the
same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
– 2For they were departed from Rephidim, and were
come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in
the wilderness; and there Israel camped before
the mount.
– 3And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD
called unto him out of the mountain…
What is the Purpose
• So in the third month after the children of
Israel departed from Egypt they into the
wilderness of Sinai and camped before the
mountain of Sinai. Encamped at this
mountain, for the first time God made a
covenant with entire nation of Israel
– This is what’s referred to as the Mosaic covenant
What is the Purpose
• God formalized his relationship with the
Israelites with a suzerain-vassal (subject-ruler)
treaty.
– That is God came to the Israelites as the Great
King and presented to them a binding treaty in
which he would make certain promises to them
and they would have certain obligations as his
servants.
What is the Purpose
• This treaty was not between equals; it was a
treaty between the superior King and his inferior
servants.
• In the treaty God first reminded the Israelites
who he was and how he acted in their behalf. He
was their savior, the one that had snatched them
from their oppressors
– Exodus 19:4
• Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare
you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
What is the Purpose
• God promised to make the Israelites, if they
covenanted with him, his special treasure
– Exodus 19:5
• Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me
above all people: for all the earth is mine:
• He would lavish special attention on them and
make them a holy nation
– Exodus 19:6
• 6And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy
nation.
What is the Purpose
• On one hand, Israel would become holy
– Or distinct and separate from all other nations
because of its special relationship with God
• But on the other hand, Israel in its separation,
was to be the means by which the other
nations would learn of the living God. This
nation of priest would lead others to a correct
worship of the true God
What is the Purpose
• As part of this treaty, God graciously
instructed the Israelites on how they should
live. As a people who had a relationship with
the living God, the Israelites had to act a
certain way, “Gods Way”.
• The law was benevolent instructions from God
himself. It was God’s direction.
– Like an outreached hand pointing out the way one
should take the road of life
What is the Purpose
• The Israelites were in a most enviable position.
God had demonstrated his love for them by
saving them. He had showed his faithfulness to
his promises to their parents, Abraham and
Sarah.
• He had formalized his relationship with them in a
treaty and promised to make them his special
people.
• Finally he even gave them instructions on how to
live.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• So Moses, and Aaron,
comes down off of
Mount Sinai after
receiving instructions
from God to give unto
his people
– Exodus 19:7-25
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• In dealing with the Ten Commandments we
need break them down into their meanings
and what the stand for.
• 1. The First Commandment is about Loyalty.
– Exodus 20:2-3
• 2I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out
of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
• 3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– In this first commandment, God once again
reminds them that is was he who brought them
out of their bondage and slavery in Egypt and as
the Creator of the universe he declares that he is
their God and their deliverer and asks them to
demonstrate their love for Him by having no other
God's.
– The First Commandment is the first of a series of
four that defined their relationship with the
Heavenly Father.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– Establishing, developing and maintaining that
personal relationship with the true and living God
was the most important commitment that they
could have ever make. That is the primary focus of
the first of the Ten Commandments, You shall
have no other gods before Me.
– They were to love, honor and respect Him so
much that He alone is the supreme authority and
model of their lives. He alone is God. They were
not to allow nothing to prevent them from serving
and obeying Him.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• 2. The Second Commandments is about Worship
– Exodus 20:4-6
• 4Thou shalt not make unto 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 water under the earth.
• 5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to 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;
• 6And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me,
and keep my commandments.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– This commandment forbids creation of any
substitutes for God - worship of any kinds of idols,
either physical or imaginary. The commandment
was given when idolatry was mankind's sickness.
– In those times pagans deified all kind of objects innumerable gods and goddesses, heavenly
bodies, animals, birds, reptiles, plants, all kinds of
demonic and grotesque creatures, anything in
which dark superstition saw something
supernatural or unexplainable.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– The God of the Hebrews
loved them so much that
He states that he is
jealous of their love and
did not want to share
their love by them
bowing down to
meaningless idols.
– The Second
Commandment goes to
the heart of their
relationship with the
Creator.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• 3. The Third Commandment is about
Reverence.
– Exodus 20:7
• 7Thou 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.
– This commandment forbids the impious and
disrespectful use of the name of God as, for
example, in meaningless conversations or jokes.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– God asks them to respect His Holy name and not
to use it in vain. The Third Commandment focuses
on showing respect. It addresses the way they
were to communicate their feelings about God to
others and to Him. It encompassed their attitudes,
speech and behavior.
– Respect is the cornerstone of good relationships.
The quality of their relationship with God depends
on the love and regard they had for Him. It also
depends on the way they expressed respect for
Him in the presence of others.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– They were expected always to honor who and
what He is. Conversely, the use of God's name in a
superficial, degrading or in any way disrespectful
manner, dishonors the relationship they were
supposed to have with Him. This can vary from
careless disregard to hostility and antagonism. It
covers misusing God's name in any way.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• 4. The Fourth Commandment is about
Sanctification and Relationship.
– Exodus 20:8-11
• 8Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
• 9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
• 10But 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, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy
cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
• 11For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea,
and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day:
wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed
it.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– God starts off the fourth Commandment with the
word Remember. This is because He knew they
would forget it. God asks that for them to keep it
set apart for Holy purposes so we can draw nearer
to Him.
• Why was it important to God that the Sabbath be set
apart from all other days and what exactly was the
Sabbath and when did it start?
– For this answer we need to go to the creation story
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– Genesis 2:1-3
• 1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all
the host of them.
• 2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he
had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all
his work which he had made.
• 3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it:
because that in it he had rested from all his work which
God created and made.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– So after creating everything that is in existence God
rested
• so in this commandment the Lord God directs them to
labor during six days according to their vocation and the
seventh day of the week to dedicate to Him, either in rest or
in good activities.
• Activities that are pleasing to Him include concern about
saving one's soul, prayer in church and at home, study of the
word of God, enlightenment of mind and heart with
meditation on spiritual subjects, religious discussions,
helping the needy, visiting the sick and the imprisoned,
giving succor to the grieving and other similar acts of mercy.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• 5. The Fifth Commandment is about Respect
for Parental authority.
– Exodus 20:12
•
12Honour
thy father and thy mother: that thy days may
be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth
thee.
– God instructs the children of Israel to show love
for their parents by honoring them. The Fifth
Commandment introduced them to a series of
Commandments that define proper relationships
with other people.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– Here the Lord God enjoins them to respect their
parents, and as a reward for this He promised a
felicitous and long life. To honor one's parents
means to respect their authority, to love them and
under no circumstances to offend them by any
word or action, to submit to them, to assist them
in their work, to be solicitous in their time of need
and especially during illness or old age, and
likewise to pray to God for them during their life
as well as after their death.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• 6. The Sixth Commandment is about Respect
for Human life.
– Exodus 20:13
•
13Thou
shalt not kill.
– God asked them to demonstrate love and not
hate towards others by not murdering. There
were to learn to control their tempers. Taking
another person's life was not their right to decide.
That judgment is reserved for God alone.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– God did not allow them to choose to willfully or
deliberately take another person's life. The Sixth
Commandment reminded them that God is the
giver of life and He alone has the authority to take
it or to grant permission to take it. God wanted
them to go far beyond avoiding murder. He
required that they not maliciously harm another
human being in word or deed.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• 7. The Seventh Commandment is about Purity in
Relationships.
– Exodus 20:14
•
14Thou
shalt not commit adultery.
– God asks them to express and demonstrate their love for
their partner by not committing adultery. Adultery is the
violation of the marriage covenant by willful participation
in sexual activity with someone other than one's spouse.
Since God's law sanctions sexual relationships only within
a legitimate marriage, the command not to commit
adultery covers in principle, all varieties of sexual
immorality. No sexual relationship of any sort should occur
outside of marriage.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• 8 The eighth commandment is about respect for
the property of others
– Exodus 20:15
•
15Thou
shalt not steal.
– Sins against this commandment include theft,
robbery, sacrilege (to misuse that which belongs to
the Church), extortion or bribery (requesting money
or gifts for services which are supposed to be
rendered free of charge), usury (overcharging interest
on loans), fraud (to appropriate someone's property
by cunning).
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– In general, robbery is committed by him who gives
false weight; by him who sells at exorbitant prices; by
him who, for love of gain, adulterates provisions in the
market; by him who deprives his servants of their
wages; by him who pays his employees starvation
wages; by him who misappropriates common funds;
and by him who forfeits paying a debt, conceals a find,
etc.
– God gave his people this commandment to keep them
honest with each other and to teach them a sense
integrity by working for what you need in life.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• 9 The ninth commandment forbids all forms of
lying
– Exodus 20:16
•
16Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
– For instance: perjury in court, false complaints,
slander, gossip, and swearing. In particular, slander
was considered an act of the evil. Mockery magnifies
the shortcomings of another person in a comic and
degrading way in order to humiliate that person. It is a
sign of a proud spirit and a cruel heart, which are so
contrary to what God was teaching his people.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
• 10 The Tenth commandment forbids to refrain
from envy and avoid all sinful desires.
– Exodus 20:17
•
17Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou
shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his
manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his
ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
What are the 10 Commandments and
What do they mean
– While the preceding commandments spoke
preeminently regarding external behavior, this last
one was to turn their attention to their inner world:
• their thoughts, feelings and desires
• It called on them to strive towards spiritual cleanliness
– It is important to understand that every sinful act
starts inside as a sinful disposition of the soul. When a
person lingers on a bad thought, it becomes a desire,
and as that desire strengthens, it draws the will
toward accomplishing the sinful act. That is why, in
order to successfully battle against temptations, it was
important to learn how to overcome them at the very
onset; in their minds.
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• What is the Mosaic Covenant? Or the Mosaic
Law?
– The Mosaic Covenant is a conditional covenant
made between God and the nation of Israel at
Mount Sinai (Exodus 19-24). It is sometimes called
the Sinai Covenant but is more often referred to
as the Mosaic Covenant since Moses was God’s
chosen leader of Israel at that time.
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
– At the time of the covenant, God reminded the people
of their obligation to be obedient to His law:
• Exodus 19:5-6
– 5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all
people: for all the earth is mine:
– And the people agreed to the covenant:
• Exodus 19:8
– 8And all the people answered together, and said, All that the
LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of
the people unto the LORD.
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
– This covenant would serve to set the nation of
Israel apart from all other nations as God’s chosen
people and was as equally binding as the
unconditional covenant that God made with
Abraham because it is also a blood covenant.
• The Mosaic Covenant was the law that tied the Jews to
their God. If they keep they law that God gave to them
for all time then God would open the windows of
heaven and pour upon them blessing upon blessing
because this covenant was his personnel and special
covenant with his people.
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
– The Mosaic Laws were more than just then ten
commandment set that Moses brought down
from the mountain, they were a set of 613 total
commandments of which the “Ten
Commandments” were apart of.
• There are 365 negative commandments, corresponding
to the number of days in a solar year
• And 248 positive commandments, ascribed to the
number of bones and significant organs in the human
body
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• For the complete list of
the 365 negative
commandments and
their corresponding
bible verse; go to the
following web address
• www.sichosinenglish.or
g/general/negative.htm
• For the complete list of
the 248 positive
commandments and
their corresponding
bible verse go; to the
following web address
• www.chassidus.com/ge
neral/positive.htm
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• The 248 are positive commandments are
called positive because they are commands to
perform certain actions. As stated before, the
number 248 represent 248 different
organs/bones in our bodies. The heart, the
lungs, the liver, etc..
– Therefore, practicing each commandment helps a
specific part of our self to remain strong,
physically and spiritually.
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• The 365 negative commandments are commands
to abstain from certain actions. As stated before
the number 365 corresponds to the number of
days in a solar year.
– Therefore, practicing each command, or in this case
negative commandments which instruct to abstain
from certain acts, helps a specific part of our self to
remain strong, physically and spiritually on a daily
basis.
• This is why these commands might start out with “Thou
shalt not”
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• Many Christians are perplexed when they
confront the issue of the Mosaic Law. How
binding is the Law on the Christian? Some
have said that Jesus abolished the Law of
Moses. One would have to disagree, based on
the following passage spoken by Jesus
Himself:
– Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or
the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to
fulfill. (Matthew 5:17)
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• Some have suggested that by "fulfil," Jesus
meant "abolish." Indeed, "abolish" is one
meaning of "fulfil," but it is also the only
meaning of "destroy.“
– So if He had meant "abolish," He might as well
have said, "I am not come to abolish, but to
abolish." We can assume, therefore, that Jesus
meant, "to develop the full potentialities of" when
He said "fulfil."
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• So why then do Christians not observe the
Mosaic Law?
– The answer is that they do observe parts, but not
all of it.
• So the question is who decided what parts to observe
and what exact parts of the Law are they to observe.
• Here’s is how they will answer this question
– The Law was made up of three parts: ceremonial,
civil, and moral.
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• The ceremonial law related specifically to
Israel's worship.
– Since its primary purpose was to point to the
coming Savior, Jesus made it unnecessary. He did
not abolish it, in the sense of destroying it; He
fulfilled it. Nowhere do we read that Jesus
thought that the ceremonial law was wrong. The
principles behind the ceremonial law are still
applicable to Christians today, although most
Christians have no idea what they are or how to
apply them.
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• The civil law prescribed rules for the Israelites' daily
living.
– These laws separated the Jews from the Gentiles, and gave
the Gentiles the example of how a holy people should live.
Since much was given to the Jews, much was expected.
But God gave a new covenant in Christ, and there is now
no distinction to be made between Jew and Gentile. We
are still to follow the requirements of this law as God's
people, but the punishments are not for any nation to
impose on its people, because we are no longer separated
by nations but by God's grace
• Still the question is what laws are you to follow as Christians
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• The moral law is basically the Ten
Commandments.
– Christians are still bound by these laws, (although
most Christians don’t follow any of them but we will cover
this later in the lesson), not for salvation, but to live a
holy life.
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• So still lies the question that if the Ten
Commandment are a part of the Mosaic law
and Covenant and Jesus came to
fulfill/abolish/destroy the law then what are
they supposed of follow. What are they,
Christians, to obey. What is there governing
set of rules of standards.
The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament
Teaching
• The Commandments that Christians are to live by as a rule
of thumb are those given by Christ...The two Greatest
Commandments that fulfill the "entire" Law of God.
– Matthew 22:36-40
36. "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
37.Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind.'
38. This is the first and greatest commandment.
39. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
40. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two
commandments.“
– And of these two commandment most Christians don’t observe
them or try to practice them.
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
• The Goddess Maát
– Symbol of Truth,
Balance, and
Cosmological Order.
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
• Maát is ethical principles collectively
embracing the values of truth, justice,
harmony, balance, order, reciprocity and
righteousness.
– Personified as an Egyptian goddess, Maát is
depicted as a woman wearing an ostrich feather
on her head, a symbol of the principles she
represents.
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
• Controlling the movement of the stars and the
seasonal flooding of the Nile River, Maát also had
codes of tradition and customs. For all Egyptians
to live in a happy, prosperous and peaceful
environment, they had to live within the order
established by Maát.
– The pharaoh, as absolute ruler, was the individual
most responsible to manifest in life, through all his
actions, the entire concept of Maát. Deviation from
the tenets of Maát could prove disastrous for the
pharaoh.
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
• Maát was central to funerary practices in
which if the deceased had been found to not
have followed the concept of Maát during his
life (if he had lied or cheated or killed or done
anything against Maát) his heart was
devoured by a demon (she was called Ammut
-- Devouress of the Dead) and he died the
final death.
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
• If the heart weighed the same as Maát, the
deceased was allowed to go on to the afterlife.
The heart of a person was considered the center
of intellect and memory. This symbolic weighing
of the heart against the feather of truth (Maát)
was performed to established the righteousness
of the deceased. The scale of Maát was balanced
after the recitation of the 42 Declarations of
Innocence or Admonitions of Maát.
– Also known as the 42 divine principles of Maat
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
• - Here we see Anubis (protector of the dead)
leading the Dead to the scales of Maat
- Anubis weights the heart against the feather
to see if he is worthy of joining the ancient
gods in the Field of Reeds (this would be heaven)
– Ammut is also present, a daemon is waiting to
devour the deceased's heart should he prove
unworthy, that meant the end of the soul with no
chance for a further existence.
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
– Thoth
(the patron of Scribes, writing and science, and
was considered the inventor of the hieroglyphs)
pronounced the deeds and sins for the dead
person, standing to the right of the scales, and
recording the results.
- Having passed this test the Dead is now lead by
Horus (god of light and goodness) to meet the King of
the dead, Osiris.
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
• Horus was called the way,
the truth, and the light
and it was only Horus that
could present you to the
Almighty Osiris, and it is
from this Judgment hall
seen that was stolen
when Jesus said
– I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father,
but by me
• John 14:6
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
• One most know, understand, and realize that
this practice was in existence around 10,000
years before the ten commandment or the so
called “Law of Moses” was even thought
about, and that it was a daily way of life and
not a belief system. It was how Africans
conducted themselves in order to be in good
standings with the Creator.
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
• One must also know, understand, and realize
that it is from these 42 divine principles that
the Ten Commandments are derived from.
– One could say that they were taken from, rewritten, and re-introduced to the world trough the
Torah.
• In the world of education today this would be know as
plagiarism and would discounted as false, untrue, or
stolen statements
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
I have not committed sin.
I have not committed robbery with
violence.
I have not stolen.
I have not slain men or women
I have not stolen food.
I have not swindled offerings.
I have not stolen from God/Goddess.
I have not told lies.
I have not carried away food.
I have not cursed.
I have not closed my ears to truth
I have not committed adultery.
I have not made anyone cry.
I have not felt sorrow without reason
I have not assaulted anyone
I am not deceitful.
I have not stolen anyone’s land
I have not been an eavesdropper
I have not falsely accused anyone.
I have not been angry without
reason.
I have not seduced anyone’s wife.
I have not polluted myself.
I have not terrorized anyone.
I have not disobeyed the Law.
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
I have not been exclusively angry.
I have not cursed God/Goddess.
I have not behaved with violence.
I have not caused disruption of
peace.
I have not acted hastily or without
thought.
I have not overstepped my
boundaries of concern.
I have not exaggerated my words
when speaking.
I have not worked evil.
I have not used evil thoughts, words
or deeds.
I have not polluted the water
I have not spoken angrily or
arrogantly.
I have not cursed anyone in thought,
word or deeds.
I have not placed myself on a
Pedestal.
I have not stolen what belongs to
God/Goddess.
I have not stolen from or
disrespected the deceased.
I have not taken food from a child.
I have not acted with insolence.
I have not destroyed property
belonging to God/Goddess.
The 42 Divine Principles Of The
Goddess Maat
– As you can clearly see that the majority of the ten
commandments that we know were outright rewritten from the Principles of Maat.
• The question is why were they taken and why aren't
the Africans who wrote this given their credit.
– Answer: because the truth sometimes is unbelievable. We can
try to preach and teach to our people but if it goes against
what they have been brought up believing then the mind
wont let itself comprehend. The new information is the truth
but the mind cant comprehend it so it becomes unbelievable
although it is the truth.
Do Christians Of Today Observe The
Ten Commandments
• Do Christians of today observe the commandments
or any of God’s laws
• ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.‘
– For the most part most Christians observe this commandment
and will not place another god before their own. They will tell you
that Buddha, Krishna, and Muhammad are all fake and false gods
and that their god is the one true and living savior
•
TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any
likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in
the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'
– You can see this commandment broken everyday as Christians
wear the image of Jesus around their necks, which goes against
what God has told them not to do.
Do Christians Of Today Observe The
Ten Commandments
• THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD
your God in vain.'
• This commandment is about respect for who and what
God is. Do Christians really have respect for God’s
name. I say if they did then they would not go on the
attack on someone that calls God by a different name,
as in Buddha, Krishna or Muhammad, and they would
reverence the name of God regardless of the language
or religion that it is said.
Do Christians Of Today Observe The
Ten Commandments
• FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it
holy.‘
• The Jewish Sabbath day that children if Israel were to
keep holy was the last day of the week. This was the
day when the Lord rested from all his work and he
commanded to all that all will rest on this day. This day
is Saturday and not Sunday. Most Christians don’t
observe this commandment because they don’t know
that in the year 325 A.C.E the Roman Catholic Church
changed the day of worship for all of its subjects from
Saturday to Sunday at the Council of Nicea.
Do Christians Of Today Observe The
Ten Commandments
• FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.‘
• This is a commandment that most Christians will
observe.
• SIX: 'You shall not murder.'
• More people have been murdered in the name of Jesus
Christ then other name in history. From the dark ages
to the crusades to the world wars to the current attack
on the Muslims in the middle east, billions of people
have been killed.
Do Christians Of Today Observe The
Ten Commandments
• SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'
• Although this is preached in every religion can anyone say
that they know of a marriage that has lasted the test of time
and the act of adultery has never occurred. God created one
man for one woman but it is through the mind process of
the Euro-gentile that we think that more is always better.
• EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'
• Will a man rob God?
– Great question that is answered in The Truth About Tithing
presentation
– Not only do Christians rob God; they rob, steal and cheat each
other. Here’s a question for all Christians. If you found 100K
dollars would you turn it in or call it a blessing from God.
Do Christians Of Today Observe The
Ten Commandments
• NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against
your neighbor.
• As the song says; they smile in your face, all the time
they wanna take your place. I haven't met a better
backstabber, false accuser, verbal assassin than the
followers of Christ. You all should ask yourself the
question that you ask to the so-called unsaved. WWJD
or in this case what would Jesus say. Talking down or
against someone can be considered murder. In this case
instead of killing their body you are killing their
character.
Do Christians Of Today Observe The
Ten Commandments
• TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house;
you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his
male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox,
nor his donkey, nor anything that is your
neighbor's.'
• We all want what the other person has but when we
dwell on what our friends have worked hard for and go
after them out of jealousy, then we are wrong, no
matter who we are.
Do Christians Of Today Observe The
Ten Commandments
• So lets ask the question again do Christian of
the world today follow the Ten
Commandments or the Laws of God
– 90% of Christians follow 10% of God’s Laws, Rules,
and commandments and that 10% can differ
depending on what denomination they belong to.
• As a rule of thumb you should never cut and paste
scriptures in the bible. By this I mean a Pastor shouldn’t
take a verse from one book and another verse to back it
up from another book and place them together to fit
and formulate his doctrine.
Conclusion
• What was the purpose
– The purpose of the ten commandments and the Mosaic
laws were to establish a covenant between God and his
chosen people. If they would keep his commandment then
he would make them a special people above anyone else
in the world. He would show favor to them and them
alone.
• How can God tell the Children of Israel this when in Romans 2:11
he says
–
11For
there is no respect of persons with God.
• If God has no respect for persons then how are they above anyone
else. The truth is they aren't special in Gods eyes they’re like
everyone else in the world.
Conclusion
• What are the Ten Commandments and what
do they mean:
– The ten commandments are a list of religious and
moral imperatives that can be found in the Bible,
Torah, and the Holy Quran:
• Exodus 20:2-17
• Deuteronomy 5:6-21
• Quran – Surahs
– (47:19), (42:11), (14:35), (2:224), (17:23), (5:38 - 39), (24:7),
(2:283), (5:32), (17:32), (4:36), (16:124), (62:9)
Conclusion
• The Mosaic Law vs. New Testament Teaching
– Jesus, according to his own words, can to
fulfill/abolish/destroy the Law. And since he did this
by his death then the world is saved by his grace and
not by observing the laws of the old testament. He
gave precise instruction on what commandments he
wanted his followers to observe but for some reason
they continue to do as he not said. Christians make a
decision, all of the Laws of Moses or all of the Laws
that Jesus instructed, but you can mix and match to fit
what you believe.
Conclusion
• The 42 Devine Principles Of The Goddess
Maat
– The way of life that all Africans lived by
personified as a woman.
• As a side note it is the Black woman that has brought
balance to this world. Her intelligence, beauty and
strength can be match by no one. The ancestors know
that is was the woman that brought this balance to the
universe so they deified the supreme being of order in
the world as a Black Goddess.
Conclusion
• Do Christians of the world today observe the
Ten Commandments
– Most black Christians try to live a peaceable life
doing what think is right by God and truth be told
they are doing right by God, they just have been
misinformed on what god is so they are calling the
creator what their former slave masters told them
to call him. Christian try to live by these
commandments but unfortunately they don’t.
Conclusion
• It has been my intent that this lesson has
enlighten you to the real truth about the Ten
Commandments. I implore that you use this
lesson as a tool to equip your mind and to set it
free.
• You don’t need a 10 set of rules and regulations
to guide and govern your life. Use your Creator
given African consciences to guide you on your
path of living an upright life.
Conclusion
•Maat-Hotep