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Do You Believe? You know them. But do you understand them? The Ten Commandments have become so familiar to us that we don’t think about what they actually mean. They’ve been used by Christians throughout history as the basis for worship, confessions, prayer, even civil law. Are these ancient words still relevant for us today? Their outward simplicity hides their inward complexity. Jesus...

Like Proverbs, they’re a Father-son talk. The ten new-creative words are designed to form Israel into an image of his Father. The Decalogue is about Israel’s mission. When Israel obeys the Ten Words, his common life becomes a living, filial icon of the heavenly Father among the nations of earth. Hearing the voice from Sinai, Israel takes up Adam’s vocation of imitating and imaging his Father. Many complain about the negativity of the Ten Words. There are two positive commandments—remember the Sabbath
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