Much like the commands against idolatry, this is a commandment that goes against the grain of modern society. Most can appreciate the wisdom in a command not to kill or to take a day of rest, but the command not to commit adultery seems to be...

But in the context of redemption, we see God first (Commandment 1), God alone to be worshiped and served (Commandment 2), with no perversion in the form of misrepresentation (Commandment 3). The culmination of the requirements of the first three...

One of the great things about the third commandment is that it is extremely practical when properly understood. It can serve as a measure of how well we understand and apply the first two commandments, as we seek to avoid other gods and worship the...

Last week’s response had to do with exclusive loyalty expressed through a rejection of all other “gods” – whether those are literal gods (in other religions) or figurative gods (in competing priorities). This week, the response looks at that same...

It might seem paradoxical to say that exclusive loyalty to the one true God can lead to more freedom than a license to worship or follow whatever or whomever we want. In a democratic society, the “free practice of religion” seems to trump all else...

“All that the Lord has spoken we will do” (Exodus 19:8). How many of us can even recite the ten commandments from memory, let alone take a good hard look at how well we keep them? Equally, we as followers may build a resistance to the Ten Commandments...