The Big One

Exodus 20:2-3

There are several hundred in the Torah, but the are found here in Exodus 20.

The Ten Commandments have served as the of most every civil society for more than three thousand years.

We all should understand the importance of and in our daily lives.

are a part of our everyday life.

Some examples:

If we get the commandment right, all the others have a way of falling into .

The first 4 = !

The last 6 = !

Principles Of The Christian Life Found In The 1^st Commandment

#1 – God is !

Did you notice: “ ”

Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?”  And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
Exodus 3:13-14

God is ever , from eternity past to eternity .

For a brief 33 year span of history, He stepped out of into our realm.

He is still the great “ ”.

#2 – God is !

“I Am the Lord your God.”

God desires a – on – relationship with you.

The Christian life is about .

 For whoever keeps the whole Law, yet stumbles in one point, has become guilty of all.
James 2:10

Therefore the Law has become our guardian to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
Galatians 3:24-25

The Law teaches us how we all fall , and how much we need a .

#3 – God is !

“brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”

Here in this 1^st Commandment God is encouraging us to what awesome things He has done for us in the .

When we do remember – we can have power in the and confidence in the .

#4 – God is !

“You shall have no other gods before Me.”

God is – He demands “preeminence”.

Allowing Him to our life is our top priority.

And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment.  The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 22:37-40

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you.
Matthew 6:33