Last month, we discussed Commandments one through four that deal with our relationship with God. This month, we will discuss Commandments five through ten that deal with our relationship with each other.
Commandments Five through Ten:
5. Honor your Father and Mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
This commandment contains a promise. If you honor your father and mother, you will live longer. If your parents are still alive, do you see them and talk with them on a regular basis? Do you seek ways to help them emotionally and spiritually?
6. You shall not kill.
This commandment safeguards life. It also applies for example to killing another person’s reputation with gossip or killing a person’s spirit with anger.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
Do we misuse other people for our own self-gratification? Do we look at another person lustfully? Read what Jesus says about that in Matthew 5:28
8. You shall not steal.
Have you ever taken something that is not yours? Have you ever used the company’s stamp machine for a personal mailing instead of paying for your own postage?
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Have you ever talked negatively about someone to make them look bad so you can look good?
10. You shall not covet.
Do we take time to thank God for the blessings he has given us, or do we covet what we don’t have?