June 16 ‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s house…your neighbor’s wife… nor anything that is your neighbor’s.’ — Exodus 20:17

Beware Of Covetousness

We’ve all done it, and yet it has been called the sin no one commits. One priest declared that in fifty years of hearing confessions, not one person had ever confessed to committing this sin. Another minister declared that in decades of leading prayer meetings, no one ever mentioned it. What is this sin? It’s covetousness: desiring another’s possessions, eagerly wishing for what we don’t have. Covetousness is a root... More

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June 15 ‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.’ — Exodus 20:16

To Tell The Truth

The Hare Krishna cult (a form of Hinduism) believes there are five circumstances in which one may lie and remain sinless: in marriage, to gratify lust, to save one’s life, to protect one’s property, and on behalf of Brahma (the highest caste of Hindus). But God is Truth, and He abhors and abominates all lying. The Ninth Commandment forbids lying on several levels. The worst level is perjury—lying about someone in a court... More

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June 14 ‘You shall not steal.’ — Exodus 20:15

Stealing

Some years ago, the state of Delaware opened a new turnpike. Motorists without exact change could pick up an envelope at the automatic toll booth, take it home, and mail the toll to the state at their convenience. During this experiment, which lasted twenty days, motorists took 26,000 envelopes but returned only 582. Some of the returned envelopes had paper and junk in them, but virtually none contained any money. What would you have done... More

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June 13 ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ — Exodus 20:14

Avoiding Sexual Sins

As you well know, we live in a society that laughs at “outdated” ideas about sexual purity and marital faithfulness. Those who live by God’s standards are anomalies, called “old-fashioned” and “narrow-minded.” Pardon me for getting a little personal, but how have our society’s attitudes affected your attitudes? Let’s quickly refresh ourselves on God’s commands regarding... More

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June 12 …[Judas] went and hanged himself. — Matthew 27:5

On Taking Your Own Life

Yesterday we looked at murder; today we look at suicide, the leading cause of death among young people in America today. Suicide is the murder of ourselves, and since murder is wrong according to the Sixth Commandment, suicide is wrong. The Bible makes it plain that we have no more right to take our own lives than to take the life of another. Scripture mentions the sin of suicide just five times. In over four thousand years of biblical... More

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June 11 ‘You shall not murder.’ — Exodus 20:13

Do No Murder

This commandment, though stating a value we all hold, has tipped off some of the most heated debates in our society. For example, people often debate how this commandment applies to abortion. Some contend that abortion can’t be murder because they believe that life doesn’t begin at conception. However, the Bible clearly states that a baby has life the moment he or she is conceived. In fact, unlike our culture, the Bible uses the... More

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June 10 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. — Ephesians 6:4

Godly Dads

Are you a father? If so, how is your relationship with your children? Are you enjoying a close, nurturing relationship or tolerating a distant, divided one? Karl Marx once said that in order to take over any nation, one must create a breach between one generation and the next, preventing the transfer of strong values, morals, and beliefs. We saw this in our own nation as the famed “generation gap” between the youth of the... More

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Beware Of Covetousness

To Tell The Truth

Stealing

Avoiding Sexual Sins

On Taking Your Own Life

Do No Murder

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