Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20

The Ten Commandments were given by Yahweh to Moses. Their numbering has some variations between the Christian and Jewish traditions, this list follows the Jewish tradition.

First Commandment

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery

The First Commandment sets the foundation for the relationship between God and man.

Theology

God is Holy. This means, that God is always true to His own nature. God was Holy before Creation, and there was perfect harmony between the members of the Holy Trinity. Holiness is therefore a necessary attribute to the character of God. After God created beings other than himself, who were endowed with free will, became the possibility of rebellion and sin.

After sin, God must be Holy and true to His own nature. He cannot deny his own nature, which is the standard of Good. If God were to forgive, meaning, not punish sin, He would accept rebellion against Himself. Therefore, God must punish every sin.

Lordship

Lordship means that the person in question is the highest legal authority, who can give laws and punish criminals, up to capital punishment.

This concept is clear to all historians, secular Kings and Emperors have had this power in their own nations.

God is the Lord, which means He is the highest legal authority. The world belongs to God, not man. Man shall not worship himself, he shall worship God and live under God's terms. Man must accept, that God has the right to punish him for his sins, and that He will do so.

Penal Substitutionary Atonement

All of those, who believe in Penal Substitutionary Atonement, deny the First Commandment. They deny, that God is their Lord, and that God will punish them for their own sins. They, in their own insanity, believe, that God

• Does not punish the guilty
• Does punish the innocent
• These two evils combined is the Gospel, or Good News

The remedy to this insanity is to understand, that the Lordship of Jesus means that

Jesus punishes you for your own sins

Second Commandment

You shall have no other gods before me

Third Commandment

You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name

Fourth Commandment

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy

Fifth Commandment

Honor your father and your mother

Sixth Commandment

You shall not murder

Seventh Commandment

You shall not commit adultery.

Eigth Commandment

You shall not steal

Ninth Commandment

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor

Tenth Commandment

You shall not covet