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Sins We Don't Realize Are Sins

ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.' That also means that spending too much time on things like computer, video games, and TV is a sin. (Time just really flies by fast for me when I'm on these things.) FOUR: 'R…
I Know The Truth And Keep Sinning

There were many a myths propagated in my Sunday school. Many of which I am finally figuring out, now that I don't attend that church anymore. It is a revelation everytime I realise that there are so many things that hav…
Covet Not, Suffer Not: Consummerism & Self-Inflicted Pain

The Ten Commandments are a series of basic rules which God gave to the Israelites via their deliverer Moses. I memorized all Ten Commandments sequentially in CCD and grade school. I haven't bothered with them too much s…
'Thou Shalt Not Kill' or 'Thou Shalt Not Murder'?

A lot of opponents to non-violence correct me when I say, "Thou shalt not kill," because the best translation is, "Thou shalt not murder." I thank them, because I am all about translational accuracy when possible. Howe…
The Sanctity of Private Property - The Christian Advantage

John Adams, one of American's Founders, very eloquently stated: You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments: rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legislator…
Does God Get Disillusioned?

by Sharon Hodde Miller This week my pastor preached about Exodus 32 and the Israelites’ betrayal of God. While Moses was on the mountain receiving the Ten Commandments, the Israelites felt abandoned. They couldn’t feel…
The Ten Commandments: A Text of Bad Morals?!

Last Saturday, my wife and I joined a friend of mine in visiting the Dead Sea Scroll exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto. The lineup to get tickets to see the exhibit went around the block. Thankfully,…
Freedom Positively Understood

Freedom is a major theme in Christianity. The First Commandment begins with the words, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery." The Israelites' Liberator did not…
Should Christians Work on Sundays?

I recently read an engaging debate about whether or not Christians should work on Sundays. The writer in favor of Christians working on Sundays pointed out that there are some responsibilities that must be carried…
Who Wants 20 Grand to Name the Ten Commandments?

No kidding, there's a guy out there who is offering to pay out $20,000 to someone who can recite the 10 Commandments in a short period of time. Darrel Rundus, a self-made millionaire, was rather bothered when he learne…