#TenCommandments

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Must One Honor Abusive Parents?

There are many kinds and levels of abuse, and different people can cope with and tolerate different situations and relationships.

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The Ten Commandments: Introduction

Still the Best Moral Code Humanity has everything it needs to create a good world. We've had it for 3,000 years. It's the Ten Commandments; ten basic, yet pr...

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1. I Am the Lord Your God

God Wants Us to Be Free Although the First Commandment (

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2. No Other Gods

There Are More Idols than Ever Today, the idea of idol worship feels ancient and remote to many people. Thus, the Second Commandment,

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3. Do Not Misuse God’s Name

The Worst Sin You Can Commit Not all sins are equal. Some are worse than others. The worst of one of all? Committing evil in the name of God. This commandmen...

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4. Remember the Sabbath

Don’t Be a Slave Setting aside a day of rest each week was a revolutionary concept when it was first introduced as the Fourth Commandment. But this Commandme...

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5. Honor Your Father and Mother

Even if You don’t Feel Like It Children owe their parents one thing. And no, it's not love. The Fifth Commandment understands that sometimes it's difficult o...

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6. Do Not Murder

You Can Kill, but You Can't Murder If asked to state this Commandment, most people would say

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7. Do Not Commit Adultery

The Best Way to Protect the Family Why do the Ten Commandments single out adultery as particularly harmful? Because adultery can destroy the foundational uni...

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8. Do Not Steal

Keep This and You’ll Keep Them All There is one commandment that, if followed by all of humanity, would instantly create a peaceful world: Do not steal. The ...

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9. Do Not Bear False Witness

Lying Is the Root of Evil The most important ingredient to building a moral society is truth, both inside and outside a courtroom. The prohibition against

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10. Do Not Covet

The One Thought You Should Never Have There is only one Commandment that prohibits a thought, and it is this:

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Archaeologists unearth set piece from 'Ten Commandments'

Archaeologists finished their race Monday to excavate a sphinx from the set of Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 epic silent film "The Ten Commandments" the director left buried in the Guadalupe