Live Free: Ten Commandments
God does not leave people to decide right and wrong alone. He gave the Ten Commandments to His rescued people, revealing His own character and exposing the sin that runs deeper than outward behaviour. Every person breaks these commands. Jesus obeyed them perfectly and bore the punishment that lawbreakers deserve, so forgiveness is real and available. He also writes His law on willing hearts through the Holy Spirit. These commandments are not a burden designed to crush but a guide to a free life that honours God and loves others well.
God gives His rescued people commandments for freedom that expose sin, and Jesus kept the law they break and bore sin's consequences.
God begins His command with Israel’s rescue from slavery, grounding undivided love not in bare demand but in His own prior, saving love.
Created things promise joy and security, but they become masters. Faith in Christ breaks their grip, filling the heart with God's lasting love.
God gives His people His name and guards its honour. Careless speech and hypocritical lives stain the Saviour's reputation, though His name alone saves.
God freed enslaved Israel and gave His people Sabbath rest, pointing beyond a weekly day to the promised lasting rest Jesus secures.
Jesus submitted to parents who did not understand Him, then obeyed His Father to the cross, covering His people's disobedience with righteousness.
Jesus traces murder back to anger and contempt, exposing guilty hearts. At the cross, the murdered Saviour offers mercy and a transformed life.
David's lingering rooftop gaze grows into adultery, deceit and murder. His confession shows God can wash guilty people clean through His forgiveness.
Jesus dies beside thieves for people guilty of stealing. His grace breaks possessions' grip and produces honest work, repayment and generous sharing.
False witnesses condemn Jesus, the faithful and true witness, while His cross bears the curse of lies and offers forgiveness to guilty hearts.
God's command scans beneath good behaviour, exposing desires that distrust His care. Restless hearts find lasting contentment in Christ, not more things.