The commandment not to steal was given to command respect of others and their property. This is an important element in maintaining a good and stable society. God provides for our needs when we are faithful to Him. There is no excuse for...

To protect the sanctity of home and marital relationship, the holy covenant of marriage should not be violated by sexual unfaithfulness. God intends for marriage partners to be fully faithful to each other according to His ways, and to...

To help preserve society and because people are made in God’s image, no one is to take another person’s life by murder.  God, the giver of life, clearly commands us not to take the life of another by murder, and not to commit murder...

To honor your parents implies respect, obedience, and submission to their authority.  It is the only commandment accompanied by a stated promise.  Those who honor their parents are promised God’s blessing.  Honoring our parents is...

Drawing on the fact that God Himself created in six days and rested on the seventh, we have been provided with the gift of a day to observe and focus on the worship of God and rest.  This day is not be burdened with all kinds of manmade...

There is more to taking the Lord’s name in vain than curse words, as many people think.  Understanding the original context can help us avoid breaking the third commandment in other ways as well.  The Bible has much to say about what...

Idols in Old Testament accounts seem easy to identify, but what about idols today?  There are numerous idols presently existing that are a threat to our relationship with God.  These idols can be many different things found today.  We...

God created us in His image and intends for us to be in faithful relationship with Him above all else.  We were made to worship God, but are we worshiping God or other gods in our life?  Sometimes we may not identify those as other gods....

During the Exodus God promised the people blessings if they were obedient to Him.  The people promised obedience saying, “Everything that the Lord has spoken we will do.”  In his letter, James urges people to be doers of God’s word...

Our world is such that we may often feel we cannot make a difference.  So much seems to be out of our control and influence.  However, Jesus taught his followers to be agents of change through their witness as “salt and light” in the...