十戒

　　十誡：「我是耶和華你的神，曾將你從埃及地為奴之家領出來。
　　
　　1. 除了我以外，你不可有別的神；
　　2. 不可為自己雕刻偶像；
　　3. 不可妄稱耶和華你神的名；
　　4. 當記念安息日，守為聖日；
　　5. 當孝敬父母；
　　6. 不可殺人；
　　7. 不可奸淫；
　　8. 不可偷盜；
　　9. 不可作假見證陷害人；
　　10. 不可貧戀人的房屋，也不可貪戀人的妻子，仆婢，牛驢，並他一切所有的。」

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“除了我以外，你不可有別的奴隸主。”

    “不可為自己雕刻偶像，不可跪拜那些像，也不可侍奉他……”

    “愛我、守我誡命的，我必向他們發慈愛，直到千代。”

    “當記念安息日，守為聖日。”

    “當孝敬父母，使你的日子在你神所賜你的地上得以長久。”

    “不可殺人。”

    “不可奸淫。”

    “不可偷盜。”

    “不可作假見證陷害人。”

“不可貪鄰居的房屋，也不可貪鄰居的妻子、仆婢、牛驢，和他一切所有。”

問題：什麽是十誡？

回答： 十誡是聖經中的十條律法，神在以色列民族剛離開埃及之後賜給他們的。十誡基本上是對舊約律法中六百多條戒律的總結。前四條誡命是關於我們跟神的關係。後六條誡命是如何處理我們彼此間的關係。十誡紀錄在聖經出埃及記20：1-17和申命記5：6-21，如下文：

（1）“除了我以外，你不可有別的神。”這條誡命反對敬拜除了真神以外的其他神。所有其他的神都是假神。

（2）“不可為自己雕刻偶像；也不可作什麽形像仿佛上天、下地和地底下、水中的百物。不可跪拜那些像；也不可侍奉它，因為我耶和華你的神，是忌邪的神。恨我的，我必追討他的罪，自父及子，直到三四代；愛我、守我誡命的，我必向他們發慈愛，直到千代。”這條誡命反對製造偶像，用偶像代替神。我們製造不出任何能精確描繪神的像。造偶像代表神就是敬拜假神。

（3）“不可妄稱耶和華你神的名；因為妄稱耶和華名的，耶和華必不以他為無罪。”這是一條反對妄用主名的誡命。我們不要輕慢神的名。我們提到神時要充滿尊敬和榮耀來表示我們對神的敬畏。

（4）“當記念安息日，守為聖日。六日要勞碌作你一切的工，但第七日是向耶和華你神當守的安息日。這一日你和你的兒女、仆婢、牲畜，並你城裏寄居的客旅，無論何工都不可作，因為六日之內，耶和華造天、地、海和其中的萬物，第七日便安息，所以耶和華賜福與安息日，定為聖日。”這條誡命是要守安息日（星期六，一周的最後一天），作為獻給主的日。

（5）“當孝敬父母，使你的日子在耶和華你神所賜你的地上得以長久。”這條誡命是孝順和尊敬父母。

（6）“不可殺人。” 這條誡命反對預謀殺害他人。

（7）“不可奸淫。”這條誡命反對與除配偶之外的人發生性關係。

（8）“不可偷盜。”這條誡命反對未征得別人的許可不能拿走任何不屬於我們的東西。

（9）“不可作假見證陷害人。”這條誡命反對為別人做不真實的見證。實質上是一條反對撒謊的誡命。

（10）“不可貪戀人的房屋；也不可貪戀人的妻子、仆婢、牛驢，並他一切所有的。”這條誡命反對要求得到不屬於你的東西。貪婪可導致上麵誡命所說的：謀殺、奸淫、和偷竊。如果做某件事是錯的，那麽有做那件事的欲望也是錯的。

What are the Ten Commandments?

Question: "What are the Ten Commandments? What is the Decalogue?"

Answer: The Ten Commandments (also known as the Decalogue) are ten laws in the Bible that God gave to the nation of Israel shortly after the exodus from Egypt. The Ten Commandments are essentially a summary of the 613 commandments contained in the Old Testament Law. The first four commandments deal with our relationship with God. The last six commandments deal with our relationships with one another. The Ten Commandments are recorded in the Bible in Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21 and are as follows:

1) “You shall have no other gods before me.” This command is against worshipping any god other than the one true God. All other gods are false gods.

2) “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.” This command is against making an idol, a visible representation of God. There is no image we can create that can accurately portray God. To make an idol to represent God is to worship a false god.

3) “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.” This is a command against taking the name of the Lord in vain. We are not to treat God’s name lightly. We are to show reverence to God by only mentioning Him in respectful and honoring ways.

4) “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” This is a command to set aside the Sabbath (Saturday, the last day of the week) as a day of rest dedicated to the Lord.

5) “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” This is a command to always treat one’s parents with honor and respect.

6) “You shall not murder.” This is a command against the premeditated murder of another human being.

7) “You shall not commit adultery.” This is a command against have sexual relations with anyone other than one’s spouse.

8) “You shall not steal.” This is a command against taking anything that is not one’s own, without the permission of the person to whom it belongs.

9) “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” This is a command prohibiting testifying against another person falsely. It is essentially a command against lying.

10) “You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” This is a command against desiring anything that is not one’s own. Coveting can lead to breaking one of the commandments listed above: murder, adultery, and theft. If it is wrong to do something, it is wrong to desire to do that same something.

Many people mistakenly look at the Ten Commandments as a set of rules that, if followed, will guarantee entrance into heaven after death. In contrast, the purpose of the Ten Commandments is to force people to realize that they cannot perfectly obey the Law (Romans 7:7-11), and are therefore in need of God’s mercy and grace. Despite the claims of the rich young ruler in Matthew 19:16, no one can perfectly obey the Ten Commandments (Ecclesiastes 7:20). The Ten Commandments demonstrate that we have all sinned (Romans 3:23) and are therefore in need of God’s mercy and grace, available only through faith in Jesus Christ.