Importance of 10 commandments

 in our daily life:

 These commandments help us to attain the
balance in our everyday life.
 our life as Christians
 Living the Christian life is living a holistic and
righteous life like God.
Commandment 1

I am the Lord your

God, you shall not
have other Gods
beside Me.
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1. I am the Lord your God, you shall not have
other Gods beside me

 “Thou shall have no other Gods before me.”

{Exodus 20:3}
 There is only one Source, one Creation or one
God.

How to value this Commandment?

 Put God first in your life above all.
1. I am the Lord your God, you shall not have
other Gods beside me

 Idolatry
 Do not worship graven images, which are
pictures, photos or idols, which are
objects.

How to value this commandment?

Proper worship is to worship only the one
God, Source or Creation
Commandment 2

You shall not use the

name of the Lord your
God in vain.
2. You shall not use the name of the Lord your
God in vain

 At a practical level, swearing an oath to God

was one of the few ways that society had
and has to assure itself that a person is
telling the truth.
Commandment 3

You shall keep Holy

the Sabbath Day.
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3. You shall keep Holy the Sabbath day

Valuing this commandment:

 Always have time with God

 Always offer the Sabbath day to God.

Commandment 4

Honor your father and

mother.
4. Honor your Father and Mother

Valuing the
commandment
 Respect your parents

 Love them

 Take care of them

Commandment 5 & 7

You shall not kill

You shall not steal
5. You shall not kill 7. You shall not steal

 One of the causes of stealing and killing is

insecurity.
 Be contented
Commandment 6

You shall not commit

adultery
6. You shall not commit adultery

 Adultery - A relationship between a married

person and a person who is not his or her
spouse.
 “But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh

on a woman to lust after her hath committed

adultery with her already in his heart”
{Matthew5:28}
Commandment 8

You shall not bear

false witness against
your neighbor
8. You shall not bear false witness against
your neighbor

 This means that “One should not lie at any

time, about anything, unless it is to preserve
your life or property.”
Valuing
This commandment means one must not
a. Spread false rumors

b. Lie (can be about money, body, oneself and

etc.)
Commandment 9 & 10
You shall not covet your
neighbor’s wife
You shall not covet your
neighbor’s goods
You shall not covet your neighbor’s (9)wife,
(10) goods

 To covet means to want to steal from

another. It does not just mean to envy. This
fascinating Commandment means you
should not seek or desire to take away or
steal that which belongs to others.