RELIGION D

Seth G. Trinidad
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What if there
are no rules?
What is the
importance
COMMANDME
COMMANDMENT
• "word" (dabhar) as the ten words of God (ex 34:28)
• king's "command" (es 1:12);
• "precept" (mitswah) of God (de 4:2), of a king (2ki 18:36);
• "mouth" or "speech" (peh) of God (ex 17:1), of pharaoh (
2ki 23:35). They
• express theocratic idea of morality wherein the will or law of
God is imposed upon men as their law of conduct (2ki 17:37).

The ten commandments are a summary of the

immutable moral law. 2
1http://www.internationalstandardbible.com/C/commandment-the-new.html

https://christiananswers.Net/dictionary/commandmentstheten.html
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• The Ten Commandments

• Deka logoi (Greek) – “Ten Statements”
THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT
 An expert in the law, tested him with this
question: “Teacher, which is the greatest
commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your
soul and with all your mind.’ This is the
first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: ‘Love your
neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the
Prophets hang on these two
commandments.”
 An expert in the law, tested
Two Main Divisions of The him with this
question: “Teacher, which is the greatest
10 Commandments
commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your
Love for God
soul and with all your mind.’ This is the
first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: ‘Love your
neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the
Lovehang
Prophets for onOthers
these two
commandments.”
LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR
HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL AND
WITH ALL YOUR MIND
(Love for God)
I. I am the LORD your God: you shall not
have other 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.
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
(Love for Others)

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
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
(Love for Others)

IX. You shall not covet your neighbor’s

wife.
X. You shall not covet your neighbor’s
goods.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE ARRANGED
IN ORDER
The first three comprise our duty to God as
our supreme Ruler.

1st - worship and fidelity

2nd – reverence
3rd – service
 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE ARRANGED
IN ORDER
The remaining six commandments contain our duties to
our selves and to our fellow-men.
4th – duty towards God’s representatives on earth
5th – protection of life
6th – purity
7th – property
8th – honor
9th & 10th – domestic life of one’s neighbor.
THE PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH
The Precepts of the Catholic Church are a
description of the absolute minimum actions
required of Catholics regarding the Church.
The Church uses these precepts remind us that
Christian life requires a commitment to prayer and
active participation in the liturgy and sacraments. If
we fall below this bare-minimum level, we can’t
rightly consider ourselves to be in full communion
with the Catholic Church.
 THE PRECEPTS
1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of
obligation and rest from servile labor.
Holy Days of Obligation in the Catholic
Church

1.January 1: The Feast of Mary, the Mother

of God
2.40 days after Easter Sunday:
Ascension Thursday
3.August 15: Assumption of Mary into
heaven
4.November 1: All Saints’ Day
 THE PRECEPTS
1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of
obligation and rest from servile labor.
2. You shall confess your sins at least once a year.
3. You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at
least during the Easter season.
4. You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence
established by the Church.
Fasting is reducing the amount of
food you eat below normal levels.
Abstinence means not eating
meat (fish is not considered meat
in this case).
 THE PRECEPTS
1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of
obligation and rest from servile labor.
2. You shall confess your sins at least once a year.
3. You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at
least during the Easter season.
4. You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence
established by the Church.
5. You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church.
6. Observe the Church’s marriage laws
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