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The Catholic Ten Commandments are a summary of "the conditions of a life freed from the slavery of sin" (Catechism, 2057). They must be understood in relation to the "law of love": Love of God and love of neighbor summarize all of Catholic morality.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 1. I AM THE LORD THY GOD: THOU SHALT NOT HAVE STRANGE GODS BEFORE ME. COMMANDS: faith, hope, love, and worship of God; reverence for holy things; prayer. FORBIDS: idolatry; superstition; spiritism; tempting God; sacrilege; attendance at false worship. 2. THOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN VAIN.
May 6, 2019 · There are two versions of the Ten Commandments. While both follow the text found in Exodus 20: 1-17, they divide the text differently for numbering purposes. The version below is the one used by Catholics, Orthodox, and Lutherans; the other version is used by Christians in the Calvinist and Anabaptist denominations.
The Ten Commandments are series of religious and moral imperatives that are recognized as a moral foundation in several of the Abrahamic religions, including the Catholic Church. As described in the Old Testament books Exodus and Deuteronomy , the Commandments form part of a covenant offered by God to the Israelites to free them from ...
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The Ten Commandments are precepts bearing on the fundamental obligations of religion and morality and embodying the revealed expression of the Creators will in relation to mans whole duty to God and to his fellow-creatures.
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With the help and grace of the Holy Spirit, we can choose ways to act to keep us close to God, to help other people, and to be witnesses to Jesus. The Ten Commandments guide us in making choices that help us to live as God wants us to live.
SUMMARY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. These are the ten precepts to which Our Lord referred when He said: "If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments" (Matt., xix. 17). There are two main principles of all the Commandments, namely, love of God and love of neighbor.
Jun 24, 2024 · The Ten Commandments. 1. I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me. 2. You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain. 3. Remember to keep holy the Lord's...
Catechism of the Catholic Church 496 Part Three The Ten Commandments I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me.
As charity comprises the two commandments to which the Lord related the whole Law and the prophets . . . so the Ten Commandments were themselves given on two tablets. Three were written on one tablet and seven on the other. 27
