No other document
The Book of Exodus states
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
“You shall have no other gods before me.
“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
“Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
“You shall not murder.
“You shall not commit adultery.
“You shall not steal.
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” Exodus 20:2-17
No document ever put together by Atheist or any other secular group has ever put together a more important document than is written here in Exodus.
The ten commandments tells how man is to act both with respect to God and with respect to his fellow man. It lays the groundwork for a well ordered society.
Without the ten commandments as the base for our moral code, society would run the risk of falling into anarchy or worse.
I do not only believe these laws were just written in the book of Exodus. I believe they are written into the hearts and minds of everyone who has ever lived by God Himself.
As such they are the basis for all laws in every well functioning society around the world. Which is one of the reasons I believe in God.
Please think about it.
The Book of Exodus states
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
“You shall have no other gods before me.
“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
“Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
“You shall not murder.
“You shall not commit adultery.
“You shall not steal.
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” Exodus 20:2-17
No document ever put together by Atheist or any other secular group has ever put together a more important document than is written here in Exodus.
The ten commandments tells how man is to act both with respect to God and with respect to his fellow man. It lays the groundwork for a well ordered society.
Without the ten commandments as the base for our moral code, society would run the risk of falling into anarchy or worse.
I do not only believe these laws were just written in the book of Exodus. I believe they are written into the hearts and minds of everyone who has ever lived by God Himself.
As such they are the basis for all laws in every well functioning society around the world. Which is one of the reasons I believe in God.
Please think about it.
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