Category: 2017 – Ten Commandments

This month’s focus remains on the 10^th Commandment—No Coveting—and my study of Rick Shepherd’s The Ten Commandments:  The Heart of God for Every Person and Every Relationship provides helpful perspective.

Cultures have changed, styles have changed, ways of work and warfare have changed, but the heart of man has not changed in the least.

No society in the history of civilization has faced the degree of temptation that this generation does when it comes to turning goods into gods.  From billboards to TV commercials to Internet pop-up ads to radio plugs, it never seems to end.

Godly contentment is rare today.  Liberation from material longing is a huge spiritual step forward.

Click here to learn how you can take that step.

This month’s focus remains on the 9^th Commandment—No False Witness—and my study of Rick Shepherd’s The Ten Commandments:  The Heart of God for Every Person and Every Relationship provides helpful perspective.

In our world, unfortunately, honesty is more remarkable than lies.  God devotes two of His Ten Commandments to the topic of honesty.  He calls us to be honest in our actions: “You shall not steal.”  He also commands us to be honest in our words: “You shall not give false testimony.”

As Bill Hybels notes in The Laws that Liberate, “False advertising, emotional hype, exaggerated promises, untrue claims, and countless other dishonest practices lead to stealing and distrust between people.  Deception is often just a sophisticated way of stealing people’s money and attaining their property.  God forbids it.”

Hybels goes on to point out that one of the best ways to serve people in your life is to live with honesty in your words and actions.

Click here to learn more about the Bible’s view of treasuring truth in every relationship and circumstance.