Enviable Positioning
The Ten Commandments of God, as recorded in Exodus 20:3-17, are not declarations of rules or restrictions from God to His people. Rather, they…
To Tell the Truth
Love Letter #9, “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor,” by Carlton P. Byrd Early in my ministry, I stood up at…
Don’t Take What’s Not Yours
Love Letter #8 says, “Thou shalt not steal.” (Exodus 20:15.) Put another way, “Don’t take what’s not yours.” When our Creator gave this command,…
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Love Letter #7 says, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”1 Adultery comes from the Hebrew word, ne’ifa, and the standard interpretation is “intercourse between a…
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Love Letter #6 says: “Thou shalt not kill.”¹ In other words, “you shall not murder.” Despite this admonition from God, the frequency of murder…
The Honor Due Parents
The first four love letters (commandments) that God gives us in Exodus 20:3-11 deal with our love for Him. The final six love letters…
A Date With God
I vividly remember the first date I had with my wife, Danielle. It was at Oakwood College (now University) in the College Skating Rink where…
Mind Your Mouth
The directive, “Watch your mouth,” has been uttered for many years by parents telling their children to watch what they say. If a child…
God’s Love Letters To Humans
In God’s second “Love Letter” to His people as recorded in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3-17), He says, “Thou shalt not make unto thee any…
Put God First
In Exodus 20:3-17, we find the Ten Commandments as written with the finger of God to His people. These directives are not declarations of rules…
