The Ten Commandments

On the ten commandments

These are the ten words of God.

They are two aspects here, the first is man’s duty to God , the second is man’s duty to man.

The commandments were given to Israel to identify them as the people of God.

In order to get the full impact of them you need to start with Exodus 20:1 “And God spoke all these words, saying:” and include verse 2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”
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My son, Luke

Psalms 1 “1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the
wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of the
mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law
he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by the streams
of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not
wither. Whatever he does prospers. 4 Not so the wicked! They are like
chaff that the wind blows away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand
in the judgment, nor the sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6
For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the
wicked will perish.” (NIV)
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Perception vs. Perspective Part II

How do you perceive yourself? How does others perceive you? Are you in agreement with how you and others perceive yourself, themselves and others? Good question…..”How does others perceive you?” CF said by definition that perceive means to understand on an earlier blog. Can or do others actually “understand” us, I wonder?

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