Decalogue Intro

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    Ten Commandments

    means through which

    God frees his people from the slavery of Egypt

    God establishes with His people a Covenant (Iwill be your God and you will be my people.

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    The Covenamnt

    Exo_6:7 I will make you my own people, and I will be

    your God. You will know that I am the LORD your God

    when I set you free from slavery in Egypt.

    Lev_26:12 I will be with you; I will be your God, and you

    will be my people.

    Deu_4:40 Obey all his laws that I have given you today,

    and all will go well with you and your descendants. You

    will continue to live in the land that the LORD your God is

    giving you to be yours forever."

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    Ten Commandments

    for the Israelites

    They indicate conditions of life that are

    already free from sin

    They express a true journey towards God

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    Ten Commandmentsfor Jesus

    Luk 10:25-27 A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap

    Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to receive eternal

    life?" Jesus answered him, "What do the Scriptures say? How

    do you interpret them?"The man answered, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your

    heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all

    your mind'; and 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.' "

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    The Dialogue of Jesus with the rich young man

    Teacher, what good must I do topossess everlasting life?(Mt 19:16)

    a question about the full meaning of life the aspiration at the heart of every human decision and action

    the quiet searching and interior prompting which sets freedomin motion

    the echo of a call from God who is the origin and goal of manslife

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    Commandments? What are they?

    help us orient our lives towards the good

    help us concretize our choice ofGod

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    Ten Commandments

    like a fan, an open fan that unveilsinfinite possibilities

    to love

    to live the Ideal

    to contribute to That all may be one

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    Chiara

    Gods law for a newworld

    We have the laws of God, the worldsgreatest Legislator. God gave precisecommands to men and women so that

    the old world could become a newworld. If we want to serve humanity, wemust rediscover these laws, which havebeen buried.

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    2Co_3:6 it is he who made us capable of serving the new

    covenant, which consists not of a written law but of the

    Spirit. The written law brings death, but the Spirit gives

    life.

    1Jn 2:3 If we obey God's commands, then we are sure that

    we know him. If we say that we know him, but do not

    obey his commands, we are liars and there is no truth in us.

    But if we obey his word, we are the ones whose love for

    God has really been made perfect. This is how we can be

    sure that we are in union with God:

    if we say that we remain in union with God, we should live

    just as Jesus Christ did.

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    Ten Commandments

    are not DONOTs

    they are positive

    expressions of love

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    DO NOTs

    the limits that God placed, the boundary

    but between one limit andanother there is much space

    God wants us to remain free,

    not to fall into slavery

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    RESPONSE

    I want to follow God

    I want to respect the Commandments

    not simply because they are laws

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    Lawfulness to be coherent

    to our choice

    the choice of God

    to do His will love and love one another