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The Ten Commandments Are... by Mark Atherton

Exodus 20:1-20:17

---THE TEN(DER) COMMANDMENTS

Exodus 19:3-6

---ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS

Ex. 20:1-17

---A COMPASS

--- that shows us the way

Isaiah 30:21

---that leads to blessings

Psalm 19:7-11

---that guides to Jesus Christ

Romans 3:20-24

The Ten Commandments are the ten(der) commandments. Ron Mehls book by

the same title will help you her. These are not a list of "THOU SHALT NOTS" that

are a set of boundaries set down by a loving a protective Father who wants the

best for his children.

If you see them as a set of rules or as a ball and chain that weigh you down,

youve missed the very heart of God.(I used a powerpoint slide of one of outreach

marketings postcards that depict the Christian life as a ball and chain) Lving

parents set down curfews, they set down boundaries. Thats not because they are

trying to spoil the life of their child. Its becasue they know best and they want

what is good for their kid. Exodus 19:3-6 will help you here. That verse dosent

sound like a ogre of a god, it sounds like a Father.

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The Ten Commandments are all about relationships. The whole Bible can be

boiled down to one word--relationships. Two types of relationships--ours with God

and others with other people. From Genesis to the end of the Revelation the Bible

focuses on how to have a close, intimate relationship with a holy God and our of

that relationship who we can have healthy and holy relationships with others. If

that is the focus on the Bible it is no surprise that the 10 Commandments are all

about relationships as well. The first four have to do with our relationship with

God and the last six deal with our relationship with others.

The Ten Commandments are a compass. This compass shows us the way we

should go. Is 30:21 says thatGod says "this is the way, walk ye in it" Do we want

to know how to please God. The 10 commandments are a good place to start.

This compass leads to blessing as well. Ps. 19:11 says in keeping God statues

there is great reward. We all want to know have to have the blessing of God on

our lives. Hes told us right here how to do that. Finally, the most important thing

that this compass does is guide us to Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:20 says that no man will be made righteous in His sight by observing

the law. Rather through the law we become conscious of sin!!!! The law makes us

aware of our sin and because of that we know that all have sinned and fallen

short of the glory of God and are freely justified by his grace that came thru the

redemption made possible by Christ. When we come to Jesus by faith we are

under the new covenant. Jeremaih prohisied about this when he said the law will

be written on your hearts and put into your minds. Jesus does that for us.

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