The First Commandment

Chassy Barrett

 

Today let’s talk about the Ten Commandments and how to understand them from my point of view, a ten year old Christian girl.

 

Let’s start with the first one from Exodus 20:1-6:

 

EX 20:1 And God spoke all these words:

 

    EX 20:2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

 

  EX 20:3 "You shall have no other gods before me.

 

  EX 20:4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

 

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In other words DON”T WORSHIP FAKES! If you do this you shall be punished for your sin.

 

 

When you don’t have time to pray, read your Bible, or anything relating to the worship of GOD, but you have time for your favorite singer, movie star, activity, making money, playing the computer, etc.  Then you have put something above GOD, which means that is your GOD or your idol.  Some idols that people worship:

 

Elvis Presley

 

Britney Spears

 

Money

 

John Wayne

 


Garfield