The Ten Commandments - Christian Religious Education CBC Grade 6 Revision Notes

• The Ten Commandments and their relationship to Christian living
• Values and skills in the Ten Commandments that enhance Christian living
• Lessons which Christians learn from the Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:3-17
Exodus 20:1-18)

1. Worship no other god but me.
2. Do not make yourself images/idols.
3. Do not use Gods’ name for evil purpose.
4. Observe the Sabbath and keep it Holy.
5. Respect your father and mother so that you may live long on earth.
6. Do not commit murder.
7. Do not commit adultery.
8. Do not steal
9. Do not accuse anyone falsely.
10. Do not covet your neighbour’s property.

The Ten Commandments and their relationship to Christian living

Exodus 20:1-18

• The first four commandments explain how we should relate with God.
• The fifth commandment to the tenth teaches how to relate with each other for harmonious living.

Values and skills in the Ten Commandments that enhance Christian living

• The ten commandments teach different values and skills
• Some of the values are
  
  1. Respect
  2. Purity
  3. Honesty
  4. Contentment
• Some of skills are
  
  1. Decision making
  2. Conflict resolution
  3. Conflict thinking

Lessons which Christians learn from the Ten Commandments

• Christian should obey the ten commandments to promote harmonious living among themselves.
  

  Commandment	Lesson
  1 Worship no other god but me.	God is supreme
  2 Do not make yourself images/idols.	Putting God First
  3 Do not use Gods’ name for evil purpose.	The name of God is holy
  4 Observe the Sabbath and keep it Holy.	God worked for 6 days and rested on the seventh. The Sabbath day is the day of the Lord. God made the Sabbath holy and blessed it. We should not work on the Sabbath day
  5 Respect your father and mother so that you may live long on earth.	God commands us to respect our parents Our parents provide us with basic needs and guidance. God will bless us with long life if we obey our parents.
  6 Do not commit murder	We should not get angry with other people. Hating people lead to murder. We should forgive those who wrong us We should not revenge
  7 Do not commit adultery.	Adultery is a sexual sin which involves in engaging in sex with a person you are not married to. Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has committed adultery in his heart. Adultery destroys families
  8 Do not steal	Stealing is forbidden by God. Stealing shows lack of respect for other people’s property. Stealing causes suffering to people. We should avoid the temptation to steal We should be satisfied with what we have
  9 Do not accuse anyone falsely.	The commandment is not to tell lies. Telling lies shows lack of love for our neighbors. We should not swear but tell the truth always We should not accept bribes to condemn anyone falsely
  10 Do not covet your neighbor’s property.	Desiring other peoples’ property is breaking the tenth commandment. Greed comes from selfishness and lack of concern for others