THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
by Giuseppe Monno Protestants accuse Catholics of omitting the second commandment, namely the one that forbids the worship of images. They maintain that the prohibition against worshipping other gods and that against making and worshipping images (Exodus 20:3–5; Deuteronomy 5:7–9) are two distinct commandments. One may reasonably ask: where in Scripture is it stated that […]
Numbering of the Ten Commandments
The Scriptures tell us that there were Ten Commandments, but do not indicate how they were divided. The Protestant division follows rather Ex. 20:2-27, while the Catholic follows Deut. 5:6-21. The Catholic division is older and more logical. We hold that desire for another man’s wife and desire for another man’s property are essentially two […]
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Murder is prohibited in the Decalogue (Ex. 20:15; Dt 5:18). God established the commandment, “thou shalt not kill,” in order to protect all human life, the greatest of His creations. This must be understood as not only concerning the life of the body, but also of the life of grace, which […]
How is the use of images restricted by the first commandment? Cite instances in which God Himself commanded the use of images in Old Testament times? How do we know that the first Christians made pictures and statues of Christ and the saints?
The first commandment of God says: “You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve them” (Exodus 20:4-5). This would […]
The Ten Commandments of God
See CCC §2055, 2056 – (De Fide.) – Exodus 20:1-17. Victor R. Claveau, MJ “What good deed must I do, to have eternal life?” “If you would enter into life, keep the Commandments” (Matthew 19:16-17). Christ – through the example of his own life and by his preaching – attested to the permanent validity […]
The Ten Commandments:
With Positive Calls to Love and Freedom Introduction During a U.S. House of Representatives session in 1999, members of Congress were arguing the merits of allowing schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. During the argument, one Representative demanded to know “whose Ten Commandments” would be posted: the Catholic, […]
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
1. I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD: YOU SHALL NOT HAVE STRANGE GODS BEFORE ME. COMMANDS: faith, hope, love, and worship of God; reverence for holy things; prayer. FORBIDS: idolatry; superstition; spiritism; tempting God; sacrilege;attendance at false worship. 2. YOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD YOUR GOD IN VAIN. COMMANDS: reverence in speaking about God and holy things; the keepingof oaths […]
“DECALOGUE”–The Ten Commandments Today
Fr. Hal Stockert Copyright © Fr. Hal Stockert All Rights ReservedImprimatur: Most Rev. Michael J. Dudick, D.D., September 1992 I – THE FIRST COMMANDMENT “I am the Lord your God; You shall have no other gods except Me.” In light of the foreword, how should a Christian view the first of all the Commandments? “I am […]
The Ten Commandments
GRACE MACKINNON Add Post Dear Grace, My son and I were discussing the importance of the Ten Commandments and how they are to be used as a guide. He says they are part of the Old Testament and therefore we need not focus that much on them. His attitude towards them is that they are […]
EXPLANATION OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS I. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shall not have strange gods before Me. Thou shall not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the […]