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The First Commandment:
You are to have no other gods.
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| We are to fear, love, and trust God above all things. |
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The Second Commandment:
You are not to misuse the name of your God.
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| We are to fear and love God, so that we do not curse, swear, practice magic, lie, or deceive using God's name, but instead use that very name in every time of need to call on, pray to, praise, and give thanks to God. |
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The Third Commandment:
You are to hallow the day of rest.
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| We are to fear and love God, so that we do not despise preaching or God's Word, but instead keep that Word holy and gladly hear and learn it. |
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The Fourth Commandment:
You are to honor your father and your mother.
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| We are to fear and love God, so that we neither despise nor anger our parents and others in authority, but instead honor, serve, obey, love, and respect them. |
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The Fifth Commandment:
You are not to kill.
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| We are to fear and love God, so that we neither endanger nor harm the lives of our neighbors, but instead help and support them in all of life's needs. |
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The Sixth Commandment:
You are not to commit adultery.
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| We are to fear and love God, so that we lead pure and decent lives in word and deed, and each of us loves and honors his or her spouse. |
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The Seventh Commandment:
You are not to steal.
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| We are to fear and love God, so that we neither take our neighbors' money or property nor acquire them by using shoddy merchandise or crooked deals, but instead help them to improve and protect their property and income. |
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The Eighth Commandment:
You are not to bear false witness against your neighbor.
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| We are to fear and love God, so that we do not tell lies about our neighbors, betray or slander them, or destroy their reputations. Instead we are to come to their defense, speak well of them, and interpret everything they do in the best possible light. |
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The Ninth Commandment:
You are not to covet your neighbor's house.
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| We are to fear and love God, so that we do not try to trick our neighbors out of their inheritance or property or try to get it for ourselves by claiming to have a legal right to it and the like, but instead be of help and service to them in keeping what is theirs. |
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The Tenth Commandment:
You are not to covet your neighbor's wife, male or female servant, cattle, or whatever is his.
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| We are to fear and love God so that we do not entice, force, or steal away from our neighbors their spouses, household workers, or livestock, but instead urge them to stay and fulfill their responsibilities to our neighbors. |
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What then does God say about all these commandments?
God says the following: "I, the Lord your God, am a healous God. Against those who hate me I visit the sin of the fathers on the children up to the third and fourth generation. But I do good to those who love me and keep my commandments to the thousandth generation." |
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God threatens to punish all who break these commandments. Therefore we are to fear his wrath and not disobey these commandments. However, God promises grace and every good thing to all those who keep these commandments. Therefore we also are to love and trust him and gladly act according to his commands. |
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