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The Ten Commandments Are... by Mark Atherton
Exodus 20:1-20:17
---THE TEN(DER) COMMANDMENTS
Exodus 19:3-6
---ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS
Ex. 20:1-17
---A COMPASS
--- that shows us the way
Isaiah 30:21
---that leads to blessings
Psalm 19:7-11
---that guides to Jesus Christ
Romans 3:20-24

The Ten Commandments are the ten(der) commandments. Ron Mehls book by
the same title will help you her. These are not a list of "THOU SHALT NOTS" that
are a set of boundaries set down by a loving a protective Father who wants the
best for his children.
If you see them as a set of rules or as a ball and chain that weigh you down,
youve missed the very heart of God.(I used a powerpoint slide of one of outreach
marketings postcards that depict the Christian life as a ball and chain) Lving
parents set down curfews, they set down boundaries. Thats not because they are
trying to spoil the life of their child. Its becasue they know best and they want
what is good for their kid. Exodus 19:3-6 will help you here. That verse dosent
sound like a ogre of a god, it sounds like a Father.

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The Ten Commandments are all about relationships. The whole Bible can be
boiled down to one word--relationships. Two types of relationships--ours with God
and others with other people. From Genesis to the end of the Revelation the Bible
focuses on how to have a close, intimate relationship with a holy God and our of
that relationship who we can have healthy and holy relationships with others. If
that is the focus on the Bible it is no surprise that the 10 Commandments are all
about relationships as well. The first four have to do with our relationship with
God and the last six deal with our relationship with others.
The Ten Commandments are a compass. This compass shows us the way we
should go. Is 30:21 says thatGod says "this is the way, walk ye in it" Do we want
to know how to please God. The 10 commandments are a good place to start.
This compass leads to blessing as well. Ps. 19:11 says in keeping God statues
there is great reward. We all want to know have to have the blessing of God on
our lives. Hes told us right here how to do that. Finally, the most important thing
that this compass does is guide us to Jesus Christ.
Romans 3:20 says that no man will be made righteous in His sight by observing
the law. Rather through the law we become conscious of sin!!!! The law makes us
aware of our sin and because of that we know that all have sinned and fallen
short of the glory of God and are freely justified by his grace that came thru the
redemption made possible by Christ. When we come to Jesus by faith we are
under the new covenant. Jeremaih prohisied about this when he said the law will
be written on your hearts and put into your minds. Jesus does that for us.

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