The Lord’s Prayer Our Father Who art in Heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done On earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Lesson two: God’s Laws

Creation Genesis 1 & 2

The Fall Genesis 3

Original Sin Original sin does not have the character of a personal fault. It, like other sins, is more a lack of something than the presence of something. No Grace Grace

God’s Master Plan In the beginning: After the Fall: In God’s image - Distorted God’s image Free will - Free will Rational - Rational Free from sin - Born with Original Sin Preternatural gifts: - Preternatural gifts lost: - Infused knowledge -- Learning - Immortal requires labor - No illness or suffering -- Mortal - Knew good from evil -- Suffering and -- Acting with will illness - Lived in harmony -- Intellect is weakened Supernatural gift: -- Will is weakened to sin -- Grace (God’s life) -- Disharmony with others - Supernatural gift: -- Grace is lost

The 10 Commandments 1.) I am the Lord, your God; you shall not have other gods before me. 2.) You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain. 3.) Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day. 4.) Honor your father and mother. 5.) You shall not kill. 6.) You shall not commit adultery. 7.) You shall not steal. 8.) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 9.) You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. 10.) You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.

Augustine and Origen In Church history, there have been two ways of listing the Ten Commandments. The list preferred by Augustine, and currently the preferred list by Catholics and Lutherans, is the one we’re learning in this class. The list preferred by Origen, and currently preferred by the Orthodox and by most Protestants, involves separating the 1st Commandment and fusing the 9th and 10th Commandments.

Did Catholics remove the 2nd Commandment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s CCC 2084: You shall have no other gods before me. 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.

2nd Commandment Lutherans use the same list of the 10 Commandments as Catholics There are references in the Bible to the use of religious imagery in worship, E.g. Exodus 25:16-22

In the ark you are to put the covenant which I will give you. You shall then make a cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide. Make two cherubim of beaten gold for the two ends of the cover; make one cherub at one end, and the other at the other end, of one piece with the cover, at each end. The cherubim shall have their wings spread out above, sheltering the cover with them; they shall face each other, with their faces looking toward the cover. This cover you shall then place on top of the ark. In the ark itself you are to put the covenant which I will give you. There I will meet you and there, from above the cover, between the two cherubim on the ark of the covenant, I will tell you all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

Activity Book, p. 2 God’s Laws Why did God give us his law? What is a covenant? Write out the Ten Commandment in order.

Activity Book, p. 2 God’s Laws Why did God give us his law? – God gave us his law to show us what is right and wrong – to guide us in every part of our lives. What is a covenant? – A covenant is a solemn agreement. Write out the Ten Commandment in order. 1.) I am the Lord, your God; you shall not have other gods before me. 2.) You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain. 3.) Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day. 4.) Honor your father and mother. 5.) You shall not kill. 6.) You shall not commit adultery. 7.) You shall not steal. 8.) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 9.) You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. 10.) You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.

Homework Read p. 14, paragraph 10

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father Who art in Heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done On earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil. Amen.