Can you name the ten commandments?

Can you name the ten commandments?

1. God is first
2. You're not allowed to make idols
3. You're not allowed to take God's name in vain
4. Remember the Sabbath day; you must rest in Christ
5. Honor your parents
6. You're not allowed murder; don't hate
7. You're not allowed to commit adultery; don't lust
8. You're not allowed to steal
9. You're not allowed to lie
10. You're not allowed to covet


If you could not already name them before you read the list, you need to hide them in your heart. Go ahead, try to name them without looking at the list. Were you able to do it? The ten commandments are a great tool given to us by God to show the unbeliever that he or she cannot cling to his or her "good" works, but must forsake their sin and trust in the goodness of the savior Jesus!


Romans 3:19-20
"Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin."


Mr. Perfect: I'm a great person; I pay my taxes, help my neighbors, and go to church.
Evangelist: That's wonderful but have you kept God's law?

Mr. Perfect: Yep.
Evangelist: Let's go through a few of the commandments and make sure. The 9th commandment is you should not lie. Have you ever told a lie . . .

Every Area of Life



Source

For the past 100 years or so, especially for Christianity in fundamental circles, the trend is to withdraw from the world as if God is not concerned about it--but that God is only concerned about "Christian" things (e.g. church, evangelism, gospel music, religious activities, etc.). And if it is not a direct religious activity, somehow the thought is that the activity must be converted to be overtly "Christian" in nature. This is a great misconception. Resulting from this thinking is a view that promulgates escapism, leaving other areas of life that belong under God's domain in the control of unbelievers. Below is a snippet from a blog post that brings out an interesting point about the Christian life:

Van Til once said that if there were one place on creation's radio dial where nonbelievers could tune in and not hear God, that is where everybody would have their radio set, all the time. His point was of course that God broadcasts, all the time, on every channel. But often, believers make a similar mistake, that of thinking that God broadcasts on only one channel, and then they do their level pious best to keep their radio tuned to that one channel. But then the time comes when the rest of your family and friends tire of hearing the Haven of Rest Quartet 24-7, and so life elsewhere begins to wither and dry up. And sanctifying the rest of the channels does not consist of making them into "religious broadcasting."

Click here for the full article on Piperian Hedonism 3.0