Commandments and Laws, Part 2

SIN...what a small word for something that is a BIG thing to GOD. Sin is breaking GODs laws and commandments. And for GOD to forgive us we must repent of sin. I John 3:4 "Everyone who sins breaks the law, in fact, sin is lawlessness. "Fearing the Lord is to have a deep respect and reverence for the authority of GOD, obeying his laws and commandments.
Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 "Now all has been heard, here is the conclusion of the master: Fear God and keep his commandments."
The 10 Commandments: Book of Exodus Chapter 20 Verses 1-17#1: "You shall have no other gods before me" - how does this apply to you personally? Do you live by GODs word, obeying each of His commandments and laws? Do you study His word daily? Do you praise, sing and worship Him daily? Do you rely on GOD for all of your needs?
#2: "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." - This means dont worship the sun, moon, stars, the trees, any animal (cows, eagles, snakes, etc) and dont worship what is in the sea, like whales, dolphins, etc. Do not make an image (a carving, stone, picture) and sit before it or kneel to it or bow down to it. Read also Leviticus 26:1, John 4:23 and John 4:24.
#3: "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your GOD, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name." - Good reference verse's are Matthew 5:34-35, Matthew 23:9 and Matthew 7:21.
#4: "Remember the Sabbath Day by keeping it holy." - this one commandment is worth taking the time to study in depth. do you really know what the true Sabbath day is? Is it Sunday or is it Saturday...you might be surprised at the answer if you study history and the Catholic religion some. A couple of good reference verses are Leviticus 23:3, and Genesis 2:2-3. GOD sanctified and blessed the 7th Day and rested on it...we are to do the same. In Exodus 23: 10-12 is the Sabbath Laws. "For six years you are to sow your fields and harvest the crops, but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove. Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the slave born in your household, and the alien as well, may be refreshed." Do you ever wonder why so many Americans and people of other lands are so stressed and tired all the time? What would it look like for us to follow GODs laws and to truly obey and take the Sabbath that HE created for us?
Check these sites out: http://www.sabbathseventhday.net/ and http://www.sabbathtruth.com/ http://sabbath.org/ and http://www.sabbath-day.net/ and http://www.biblesabbath.org/confessions.html and http://mcdonaldroad.org/bible/sabbath/exam6.html
#5: "Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your GOD is giving you." - good reference verses are: Ephesians 6:1-3. The father is the head of the family and all children need solid walls of discipline and rules to define their world so the character lessons they learn at home will last them all their life.
#6: "You shall not murder." - Jesus spoke of this in Matthew 5:21-22. He takes it further stating that even Anger towards your fellow brethren is a sin. We are to leave also revenge to GOD as it is not our place to correct, or judge or get even with..read Romans 12:19.
#7: "You shall not commit adultery." - good reference verses to this are: Genesis 2:18, Ephesians 5:25-28, I Corinthians 6:18-20. Sex and marriage are ordained by GOD as He created man to be incomplete without woman and vise versa. GOD did not create Adam and Adam, He created Adam and Eve (woman). The marriage union is a Holy union and is likened to the same relationship between Jesus and His bride, the church. There are specific commands given to both husband and wife on how to treat each other, to have a good marriage. The lesson of a good marriage is to teach us faithfulness to Jesus Christ. Even in the marriage vows it says "Let no one take apart what GOD has brought together," so for those who deliberately go out of their way to hurt someone else's marriage either by lies, or wooing one spouse away from the other, or an affair, you are breaking GODs 7th Commandment and are sinning.
#8: "You shall not steal." - Read I Corinthians 6:9-10 for reference. Stealing covers alot of things, theft of property not your own, consficating other humans possessions in the name of communism, shoplifting, cheating on a test or in your business dealings, false advertising and more.
#9: "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor." - read Matthew 5:11 and John 8:44. Be honest in all you do, say and think. Don't talk about a neighbor behind their back with your neighbor next door for what can not be said in front of the one you talk of is in secret and most times what is said in secret is rumor, false words against that one (lies), and only causes the ones talking to sin before their GOD.
#10: "You shall not covet your neighbors house. You shall not covet your neighbors wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." Ever heard of the phrase "keeping up with the joneses," this would fit with the 10th commandment as neighbors for some reason feel the need to compete with each other for shinier, bigger, better material stuff which has no place in the kingdom of Heaven anyway. Dont go out and buy stuff when you dont need it...it is just junk filling up space anyway. You dont need a brand new car/truck...just one that is reliable and does not break down all the time...used is fine as long as it is reliable. Same goes with appliances and electronics...if what you have works...why replace it just because the neighbor went out and bought this really huge big screen TV?!! And the last few words of this verse...notice how it says "or anything that belongs to your neighbor"...that means all and anything that is in that persons home and land, whether that is their spouse, servants, animals, clothing, vehicles, etc.
These same 10 Commandments are repeated in the Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 5, Verses 7-21. If they are important enough for our LORD to have them written down in His word more than once then perhaps it is for our best that we obey them.