10 Commandments Youth Bible Study "have Not Other God Before Me"

Youth Bible Study 2009 The Ten Commandments “You Shall Have No Other God’s Before Me” Background Particulars -The law…Rules to follow…The law came in the time of Moses, before Jesus Christ, therefore, before the gospel as we know it. It was these commandments that guided the Christian life. -10 commandments (rules) that encompasses every ethical decision to be made…this is done with a broad and narrow approach….discuss later -Written by GOD HIMSELF as a guide for His people…shows God’s character and love for His people

10 Commandments Duty to God…First Four

Love Your God Parallels Matthew 22:36-40

Duty to man…Remaining Six

Love Your Neighbor

Personal Thoughts. Christians are told all their lives to live according to the ____________. If you or someone has a question, then you or they are told that they should your ______________ and see what the _______________ has to say. But where do you look and how can everything be in there. The ____________ doesn’t have topics on politics, modern science or movies and it can’t tell me if watching a rated R movie is bad….or can it? Most don’t know it but when they say read your Bible ___________ they really should day study the ________________ for these give an account for EVERY ethical decision that you can or need to make.

Broad and Narrow All Ethics (applied theology) Can Be split Into 10 Commandments. All one needs is the 10 Commandments to make proper biblically sound decisions. Narrow Meaning _______________________ Honor Your Father and Your Mother Broad Meaning _________________________ So What Does This Mean God did not give just 10 rules to follow…He gave an ethical system to study and adhere to. Man LOVES rules and structure People in same seats on Sundays You have to write a paper or project you have never done before Start something new (school, career, job) rules tell you what to expect and how to study

“You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me” What is the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear or read this commandment?

Narrow Meaning (Author’s Intent) ______________ Your Shall Have No Other God’s Before Me Broad Meaning (God’s Intent) __________________ Narrow Meaning Baal Moloch Chemosh Astarte Zeus Hera Apollo

Broad Meaning The forbidding of any competition at all with the true god for our allegiance, obedience, and affection. The first commandment is a matter of LORDSHIP. We should recognize that God is Lord of all things and that therefore he will tolerate no rivals…..HE IS A SUZERAIN!!!! Pg 409

What could some implications of the BROAD MEANING be? What could take one’s allegiance? _______________, _______________, _______________, _______________, ___________________ Qualities in First Commandment Love -Jesus says that loyalty to him is a higher obligation than loyalty to your parents..Matt 10:34-37 -Jesus should be more important to us than our own lives…Matt 16:24-27….Phil 3:7-8 -Story of the Rich Young Ruler….Matthew 19 Separation The first commandment implies a teaching of separation, of exclusion, of denial…It tells man to say no….but what are we suppose to say no to? False Gods-Narrow teaching from above God-Substitutes Our own power………………...Hab 1:11 Money………………………….Matt 6:24 Possessions…………………….Luke 12:16-21 Politics………………………….Dan 2:21 Pleasure and Entertainment……..2 Tim 3:4 Food …………………………Phil 3:19 What the First Commandment Deals With In Modern Day The Occult One must know something about the claims of the wicked, even in order to reject those claims and to expose them to the Christian public for what they are…..2 Cor 2:11 Secret Societies False Religion in Church In my view, the breakdown of the one, true church of the apostles into a plethora of denominations testifies to the vast extent of sin in the church. For when people leave one denomination to start another, sin is always involved, either in those who leave or in those who force them to leave or more likely on both sides.