1- I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.

2- You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments.

3- You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

4- Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

5- Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

6-You shall not murder.

7-You shall not commit adultery.

8- You shall not steal.

9-You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

10-You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's. EXODUS 20:2-17

Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your forefathers to give to them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.  The land you are entering to take over is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you planted your seed and irrigated it by foot as in a vegetable garden. But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven. It is a land the LORD your God cares for; the eyes of the LORD your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end. DEUTERONOMY 11:8-12

 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

  Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.  And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

 Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful .And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. COLOSSIANS 3:5-4:6 

 Just so there is no doubt, no mistake; God makes it very clear what He expects of us.    Sin is sin, God has not changed. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow and our ideas and morals seem so lofty doesn mean God is ok with it.  He is not OK with Abortion, Fornication, blasphemy, Homosexuality.  He not OK with our current attitude of nevermind how others are- let us fill our bellies and toss scraps to the poor, or worse, nothing at all, he not OK with greed, taking His name in vain, not even with coveting, and we all think a little jealousy is no big deal, don we?  Just because we as a people have relaxed our does not mean God has. His definition of Pornography is much broader than ours, when we watch an Adult film, even one with a little nudity or a little violence it is flouting God commandments.  And Surprise; those [woman's] Bodice ripper books, and the romances?  They are just as bad as Hustler.  Why?  Because it causes dissatisfaction with our spouse and God sees it as pornography.

 Even wearing revealing seductive clothing is against God perfect will for your life.

 Killing babies, sodomy, also lesbianism is an abomination in God sight.  He will show His house just what he thinks of these things when He chastens His people, and be not deceived, Judgment begins with us.  He will shake the entire world and punish sinners but he will start in the churches.  If there is any doubt please review the 10 commandments and the for Christian living as written in Colossians. Because when He comes to earth to judge us He will expect us to have cleaned up our act.

  A few more thoughts. God admires humility and expects us to live with Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control as we interact with other people.  Bragging is also pretty much inappropriate as only God is praiseworthy.

The thing is, God has never, nor will ever change, What He told Moses all those years ago, still applies no matter how many states remove the words from the courthouses, even if we pass laws or change our oh-so-liberal minds about what's right and what's wrong in our very evolved ethical minds.

 So, what are we left with?  Well, Michah 6:8 says it pretty well: He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

 Lord, help me to be a worshipper who does worship you in Spirit and truth, to serve you in the way you have set before me and to obey your commands, Show me my heart, search me and know my wicked ways. Correct me, LORD, but only with justice--not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing. And show me your will for my life. In Jesus Name. Amen.

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