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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Baloo: [QB] [The 10 commandments are not just observed (scrupulously or otherwise) by Christians, but also Jews, and even other faiths (although not all others, and not necessarily all of the commandments). What follows (in the italics) is an informed, but admittedly inexpert opinion:] [list=1] [*]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. [i]God made you free and intended that you would always be so. He guarantees your freedom, but only if you guard it carefully. Don't enslave yourself.[/i] [*]Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. [i]If you do enslave yourself (to some manufactured god, principle, addiction, or anything else), you will really screw up your life. There's a lot of important stuff you need to be paying attention to, such as your own welfare and that of your family and neighbors. Don't put anything in a higher priority. If you do, you, your children, and their children's children will suffer the consequences of your own foolishness, and it will be all your fault. Don't blame anybody but yourself. If you follow this advice, you will be free and your descendants will benefit also.[/i] [*]Thou 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. [i]Don't cite God to lend credence to anything that isn't true. Don't try to use God's authority to enslave your fellow man. If you do, God will be pissed, and you will certainly suffer the consequences.[/i] [*]Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. [i]God took a break, so you ought to make sure you don't wear yourself out either, and the recommended interval is no less than one day in seven. Don't reserve this right only for yourself. You are all equal and if you don't extend this right to the people who work for you, strangers in your midst, or even your animals, then you are abusing them.[/i] [*]Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. [i]Give credit where credit is due. They might not be perfect, but neither were you when you were growing up. They tried (and if they didn't I think God will deal with them for it). Note that you can honor someone without making yourself their slave.[/i] [*]Thou shalt not kill. (Also translated: "Thou shalt not murder.") [i]Don't take someone's life just because you want to. God knows that some people can be a pain in the butt, however, this doesn't mean you have to kill them. If they severely violate your freedom, you might be justified, however (see leviticus for examples).[/i] [*]Thou shalt not commit adultery. [i]It's hard enough to forge a loving, lasting, monogamous relationship without outside interference. Find your own mate. If you've already got one, work on your own relationship and quit trying to sabotage it and/or someone else's.[/i] [*]Thou shall not steal. [i]Just as you want to keep what you have and manage it according to your plans, so does the other guy. Taking what isn't yours infringes on the other guy's right to his property.[/i] [*]Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. [i]Don't lie about what someone else did. If you do, you are damaging him as well as yourself.[/i] [*]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. [i]Have a look at numbers seven, eight, and nine above. If you don't cultivate a desire for your neighbor's stuff, you won't be tempted to infringe his rights. To do otherwise is to seek power or control over that which is not yours.[/i] [/list] --Baloo [/QB][/QUOTE]
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