The Ten Commandments

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Words from the Heart, to the Heart, For the Heart
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Hear, O Israel The Lord our God, the Lord is
One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your
strength. (Deut 64-9)
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These commands I give you today are to be on
your hearts. Impress them upon your children.
Talk about them when you sit at home and when you
walk along the road, when you lie down and when
you get up. (Deut 64-9)
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Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them
on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes
of your houses and on your gates. (Deut 64-9)
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• You shall have no other gods before me.
• You shall not make for yourself an idol.
• You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your
  God.
• Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

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5. Honor your Father and Mother 6. You shall not
murder. 7. You shall not commit adultery.
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8. You shall not steal. 9. You shall not give
false testimony. 10. You shall not
covet. (Deut 56-21)
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Commandment 7 You shall not commit adultery
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NOTICE that the first four commands orient us
properly towards God and the remaining commands
orient us properly towards others.
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Of the remaining SIX commands. The first three
deal primarily with close and/or family
relationship. The last three deal with others.
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MORALITY is not doing something wrong. CHARACTER
is doing something right!
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What does this reveal about God, me, and my world?
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What does this reveal about God?
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• God created the relationship of man with woman
  to reveal His love for us.
• God places tremendous value upon the foundation
  of marriage.
• Gods nature as one who is love is offended
  by adultery.

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What does this reveal about us?
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• We are intended to have ONE deep and trusting
  relationship.
• Our destiny is to reflect the pattern of Gods
  love.
• We tend to allow self-love to eclipse agape
  love.

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What does this reveal about my world?
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• Our world is suffering under a plague of
  divorce/living together.
• Our world tends to divorce for convenience or
  financial reasons.
• Our world has lost its grip on Gods destiny.

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Why does God hate adultery?
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Because
He knows the value of people and what the spirit
of adultery does to destroy and devalue them.