The

Ten Commandments
Prepared by: Ms. Resanille Mae Timbal
 Objectives:
distinguish the Ten Commandments
reflect on how they practice the Ten Commandments in
their lives
construct examples of why the Ten Commandments are
relevant in today's society
 What is the
purpose of the
Ten Commandments?
 The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a list of
moral laws that, according to passages
in Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy
5:6-21, were divinely revealed to Moses
by God and engraved on two stone
tablets. They are also called the
Decalogue.
Who wrote the Ten Commandments?
The original Ten Commandments were written
with the “finger of God” on two stone tablets.
Moses destroyed them in his anger against the
Israelites who had fallen into sin while he was up
on Mount Sinai for 40 days receiving them. The
Lord rewrote the Ten Commandments on a
second set of stone tablets to replace the first.
 What do the Ten Commandments
oblige us to do?
“Since they express man’s fundamental duties towards God and
towards his neighbor, They are fundamentally immutable, and
they oblige always and everywhere. No one can dispense from
them. The Ten Commandments are engraved in the human
heart. (CCC, 2072)”
In other words, the Ten Commandments:
Are the original, most basic and fundamental of God’s
expectations for us.
Are serious commands of God. They are not suggestions or
guidelines; they are commands.
They will never change.
They bind all people, always and everywhere, whether or
not they are Catholic, whether or not they believe in God.
God “programs” all human beings with an inborn knowledge
of the Ten Commandments, even though an individual
might call them something different.
 The Ten Commandments
I) I am the Lord your God: you shall not have strange gods before me
II) You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain
III) Remember to keep holy the LORD’s Day.
IV) Honor your father and your mother.
V) You shall not kill.
VI) You shall not commit adultery.
VII) You shall not steal.
VIII) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
IX) You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.
X) You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods
I am the Lord your God: you shall not have strange gods before me
The First Commandment
Worship the one, true and living God
Willful doubt, incredulity (disbelief), heresy (rejection of part of the faith),
apostasy (abandonment of the gaith), and schism (separation of a church
from Christ’s Church) all break this commandment
You cannot worship false gods or idols, or any creature whatsoever the honor
which belongs to God alone
The first Commandment forbids dealing with the devil and superstitious
practices, such as consulting spiritualists and fortune-tellers, and trusting to
charms, omens, or dreams.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain
The Second Commandment

The Second Commandment prescribes respect for the Lord’s name.

“The Lord’s name is holy.” For this reason, man must not abuse it
We are commanded to speak with respect and reverence of God and all holy
persons and things
It forbids swearing false oaths, blasphemy, cursing, and the irreverent use of
the names of God, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary and the saints
 Remember to keep holy the LORD’s Day
The Third Commandment
Respect the Lord’s Day
Our Lord wants us to have a day of rest. A day when we can put aside our
work and just think of how much we are loved by God. That special day is
Sunday
We go to church on Sunday to spend time with our God. We listen to God's
Word at church and pray for each other
We are commanded to keep the Sunday holy by attending and participating
at Mass and by resting from our labors and business concerns
 Honor your father and your mother
The Fourth Commandment
Respect your parents
God gives you life but He shares that gift He has given with your Father and
Mother. He wants them to show you how to love by the love they give to you
and each other
We are commanded to love, honor, respect, and obey our parents and to
assist them with their spiritual and material needs
 You shall not kill
The Fifth Commandment
Respect Life
God gave us life. He gave each of us this special gift and we should treat our
lives and the lives of others with care and respect
We are commanded to treat all human life as sacred from the moment of
conception to natural death and to avoid anything that could harm or
endanger any human life
It forbids all intentional killing, abortion, euthanasia, suicide, aggression,
cruelty, anger, quarrelling, hatred and revenge and words that injure
 You shall not commit adultery
The Sixth Commandment
Respect the Sacrament of Marriage
This is mostly for married people. When two people get married, they
promise to share their love only with each other. They must keep that
promise
When people aren't married, this commandment reminds us to honor
ourselves and be sincere with our friends. We should be a true friend and not
break promises and not lead our friends to break their promises
 You shall not steal
The Seventh Commandment
Respect other’s property
We all have things that are special to us. Perhaps we have worked hard and
earned it or perhaps it was a gift for Christmas or a birthday. Whatever the
reason, we would never want what is ours to be taken from us
To just take what is not ours is wrong. It is selfish and harmful. Everyone has
a right to what belongs to them
When we cheat, it's the same thing. When we are cheating to win a game, to
get the right answer, whatever we cheat on, it's taking what is not ours
 You shall not bear false witness against
your neighbor
The Eight Commandment
Respect other’s reputation
The truth makes us happy and lies make us so sad. Lies hurt other people
and they hurts us. There are times when we lie to get out of trouble. There
are times when a lie seems to help. That isn't true. A lie always hurts the
respect we have of ourselves and it usually hurts another person. A lie brings
shame on us. A lie makes us sad.
When you tell other people's secrets, even if it’s true, that hurts them. When
we make them hurt, we hurt ourselves
 You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife
The Ninth Commandment
Be grateful for the gift of family
Marriage is a special gift from God. Gifts always make us happy. This gift of
marriage is very special between a man a woman and God doesn't want any
other man or woman to take this gift away
It commands us to purify our hearts and practice temperance and modesty
It forbids lust and preoccupation with carnal thoughts and desires
You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods
The Tenth Commandment
Be grateful for your possessions
Many times, other people have really neat things. We might even wish that it
was ours. Many people are good in sports or have really wonderful clothes
To want nice things for ourselves is okay. When we become mean or nasty
to others that have what we would like to have, that's wrong. When we are
unhappy and sulk because the other person is better in sports or wears
better clothes than we wear, that's wrong
 Matthew 6:5
“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites,
who love to stand and pray in the synagogues
and on street corners so that others may see
them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their
reward.”