7Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. (Exodus 20:7, King James Version) I came across a blog called Splintersufer’s Blog. The first article is, “Not another COG-survivor blog… Right?” Well,…
I really liked the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie. It had some pretty neat special effects. However, do you realize that what they were looking for was not the real ark? No, it was a shadow of the real one! 1Now of the things which we have spoken this…
Not long ago, I wrote about what makes “Krishna and Jesus” different. Daniel Hopkinson of Examiner.com wrote a piece about “A different perspective on the ancient mystery religions 1”. He examines the claim that all religions point back to the ancient sun god religions. His point is that mysticism, aka…
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s. ~ Ex 20:17 The 10th Commandment, often abbreviated as “Thou shalt not covet”, is unique among the…
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. ~ Ex 20:26 Technically, this is a commandment against giving false testimony. However, it is based upon a broader principle. First, let’s look at the wording of the commandment. “‘Anah” means to answer, respond, testify, speak or shout. Therefore, there is…
Thou shalt not steal. ~ Ex 20:15 It is estimated that criminals steal $41 billion a year from American stores.1 In a time when more people are getting hit hard by the economy, some are getting twice as hard because of the rise in identity theft.2 Some that are hit…
Thou shalt not commit adultery. ~ Ex 20:14 The word for “adultery” is “na’aph”. It usually refers to an act by a man. It always refers to adultery with another’s spouse, while the English word can also mean cheating on your own spouse. This commandment is right between killing and…
Thou shalt not kill. ~ Ex 20:13, Dt 5:17 The taking of human life is very serious in God’s eyes. When a human arbitrarily takes the life of another human, they are acting as judge, jury and executioner. Some condemn the death penalty, and they appeal to “Thou shalt not…
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. ~ Ex 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go…
And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. ~ Ex 20:1-3 Moses was inspired to write “God spake all these words”….