ccf commandments

I am the Lord your God, you shall not have any other gods before Me.

First Commandment

ISRAEL HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS GOD’S PEOPLE PRECISELY FOR A MISSION: TO SPREAD BELIEF IN THE ONE TRUE GOD TO THE WORLD.

First Commandment

Directs us to place God at the center of our lives.

First Commandment

You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain

Second commandment

Remember to keep Holy the Sabbath Day

Third commandment

Sabbath is observed on a Sunday in honor of Christ’s resurrection

Third commandment

Honor your father and mother

Fourth commandment

It is the only commandment that contains a promise

Fourth commandment

Thou shall not kill

Fifth commandment

You shall not commit adultery

Sixth commandment

FORBIDS A PERSON FROM ENTERING INTO SEXUAL UNION WITH ANYONE OTHER THAT HIS OR HER SPOUSE

Sixth commandment

You shall not steal

Seventh commandment

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor

Eighth commandment

Upholds the value of truth not only by prohibiting lying in court but also by positively commanding us to respect the good name of others.

Eight commandment : You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor

Truth in this issue is not merely “telling the truth” but recognizing the truth that persons have dignity and a right to a good name

Eight commandment : You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor

You shall not covet your neighbors wife

Ninth commandment

PROHIBITS A PERSON FROM ENTERTAINING IMPURE OR LUSTFUL THOUGHTS AND DESIRES

Ninth commandment : You shall not covet your neighbors wife

You shall not covet your neighbors goods

Tenth commandment

THWARTS THE INNER TEMPTATION TO CRAVE FOR SOMETHING THAT BELONGS TO OTHERS

Tenth commandment : You shall not covet your neighbors goods

THESE COMMANDMENTS ARE ABOUT RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS - A RELATIONSHIP GOVERNED BY PEACE AND JUSTICE

7 & 10

AIMS TO PROTECT THE FAMILY AND THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE

6 & 9