1. The Heart behind the 10 Commandments

2. 1 Corinthians 9:21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law.

3. Romans 8:1-2 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

4. The Heart behind the 10 Commandments

5. 1. Exclusive Claims of Relationship a. No other gods

6. Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before me

7. 1. Exclusive Claims of Relationship a. No other gods b. No image of God

8. Exodus 20:4-6 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.

9. Exodus 20:4-6 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the L ORD 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.

10. 1. Exclusive Claims of Relationship a. No other gods b. No image of God c. No misuse of God’s name

11. Exodus 20:7 You shall not misuse the name of the L ORD your God, for the L ORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

12. 1. Exclusive Claims of Relationship 2. The Sovereignty and Freedom of God

13. Exodus 20:8-11 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 L ORD your God.

14. Exodus 20:8-11 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 L ORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the L ORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

15. Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the L ORD your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the L ORD your God.

16. Deuteronomy 5:12-15 On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor the alien within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest, as you do.

17. Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the L ORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the L ORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

18. 1. Exclusive Claims of Divine Relationship 2. The Sovereignty and Freedom of God 3. Relationship among God’s People a. honor in the family

19. Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the L ORD your God is giving you.

20. 1. Exclusive Claims of Divine Relationship 2. The Sovereignty and Freedom of God 3. Relationship among God’s People a. honor in the family b. value for human life

21. Exodus 20:13 You shall not murder.

22. 1. Exclusive Claims of Divine Relationship 2. The Sovereignty and Freedom of God 3. Relationship among God’s People a. honor in the family b. value for human life c. keep marriage holy

23. Exodus 20:14 You shall not commit adultery

24. Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

25. 1. Exclusive Claims of Divine Relationship 2. The Sovereignty and Freedom of God 3. Relationship among God’s People a. honor in the family b. value for human life c. keep marriage holy d. respect the dignity of property

26. Exodus 20:15 You shall not steal.

27. Exodus 23:4-5 If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him. If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help him with it.

28. 1. Exclusive Claims of Divine Relationship 2. The Sovereignty and Freedom of God 3. Relationship among God’s People a. honor in the family b. value for human life c. keep marriage holy d. respect the dignity of property e. value truth

29. Exodus 20:16 You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

30. 1. Exclusive Claims of Divine Relationship 2. The Sovereignty and Freedom of God 3. Relationship among God’s People a. honor in the family b. value for human life c. keep marriage holy d. respect the dignity of property e. value truth f. find peace in contentment

31. Exodus 20:16 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.

32. Matthew 22:37-40 ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”