The 10 commandments are given lip service, but they are largely ignored, except for the easy ones.
The first commandment forbids the worship of any god but Yahweh, punishable by death. Killing nonbelievers and worshippers of other gods was the rule for centuries but it is rarely done outside of third-world areas today.
The second commandment forbids graven images. Carving, engraving and drawing are done all the time by christians. You could try to narrow it down to merely worshipping images, but that is not what it says and that falls into the first commandment, making the second redundant.
The third forbids taking the lord's name in vain. This one holds up because few people ever say "Yahweh" or "Jehovah" because a majority of people do not know the name of the Abrahamic god.
The fourth forbids work on the sabbath. This one is ignored two ways. Most western christians work five days a week and have weekends off, though this commandment demands they work six. Also, the sabbath varies between saturday and sunday among differing denominations. They can't make up their minds and forgot the sabbath.
The fifth, sixth and eighth are easy for the average person. Don't sass your mom, don't steal things and don't kill anyone. Granted, Jesus himself told his followers to hate their family and love him more, but that's only one of many contradictions. It's also worth mentioning that murder has a very cloudy definition here, given that all of the commandments are punishable by death, so somebody has to do some murdering to enforce them.
The seventh is somewhat practiced. Divorce rates among christians are within the average but sometimes frowned upon.
The ninth is a source of frustration. People lie a lot. People lie without knowing they are lying. People frequently lie to promote christianity.
The tenth is completely ignored. To covet is to want something. Wanting things is what drives our economy.
They certainly are pertinent to Christians and non-Christians alike in today's society.
Why? Because if you really look at them you will find that in one form or another they are encompassed in the laws and regulations we have in society today. The wording may be different but the sentiments are captured in our laws/regulations which, in one way or another, all stem from the original 10.
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The 10 commandments are given lip service, but they are largely ignored, except for the easy ones.
The first commandment forbids the worship of any god but Yahweh, punishable by death. Killing nonbelievers and worshippers of other gods was the rule for centuries but it is rarely done outside of third-world areas today.
The second commandment forbids graven images. Carving, engraving and drawing are done all the time by christians. You could try to narrow it down to merely worshipping images, but that is not what it says and that falls into the first commandment, making the second redundant.
The third forbids taking the lord's name in vain. This one holds up because few people ever say "Yahweh" or "Jehovah" because a majority of people do not know the name of the Abrahamic god.
The fourth forbids work on the sabbath. This one is ignored two ways. Most western christians work five days a week and have weekends off, though this commandment demands they work six. Also, the sabbath varies between saturday and sunday among differing denominations. They can't make up their minds and forgot the sabbath.
The fifth, sixth and eighth are easy for the average person. Don't sass your mom, don't steal things and don't kill anyone. Granted, Jesus himself told his followers to hate their family and love him more, but that's only one of many contradictions. It's also worth mentioning that murder has a very cloudy definition here, given that all of the commandments are punishable by death, so somebody has to do some murdering to enforce them.
The seventh is somewhat practiced. Divorce rates among christians are within the average but sometimes frowned upon.
The ninth is a source of frustration. People lie a lot. People lie without knowing they are lying. People frequently lie to promote christianity.
The tenth is completely ignored. To covet is to want something. Wanting things is what drives our economy.
They certainly are pertinent to Christians and non-Christians alike in today's society.
Why? Because if you really look at them you will find that in one form or another they are encompassed in the laws and regulations we have in society today. The wording may be different but the sentiments are captured in our laws/regulations which, in one way or another, all stem from the original 10.
Absolutely. But us Gentiles are not bound by the Jewish dietary or clothing laws.