In the United States, we set aside Memorial Day each year to remember those who gave their lives in the armed forces. We remember those who died on faraway battlefields to bring freedom and democracy to oppressed peoples. We commemorate their actions by honoring them [...]

“You shall not steal” (Exodus 20:15). In other words, don’t take what is not your own. Let’s talk about time in this regard. Time is fixed. It inexorably moves ahead. You cannot box up a quantity of time and save it for later. Oh yes, [...]

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated....” This is the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Do full body scans and full body pat-downs at [...]

“You shall not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14). On the positive side, God requires sexual relations within marriage. This is a Christian duty. “The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority [...]

“You shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13). The Sixth Commandment forbids direct assaults on God’s image bearers. "Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man” (Genesis 9:6). Numbers 35 reveals three elements to murder. [...]

"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you” (Exodus 20:12). Moses restates the command in Deuteronomy 5:16. “Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, [...]

The Fifth Commandment is short and simple: “Honor your father and your mother” (Exodus 20:12). It has to do with institutions ordained by God for the benefit of His human creatures. Once again, Peter is quite clear. “Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every [...]

Put the Ten Commandments in two columns. The first column or table, consisting of commandments one through four, ends with this positive rule, “Remember the Sabbath day” (Exodus 20:9). The second column or table of the Law begins with a positive principle. "Honor your father [...]

Why do we set aside the first day of the week rather than the seventh? Exodus 20:9-10 is quite clear. “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God.” First, the command [...]

"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work (Exodus 20:8-10). We generally focus on the [...]