The Ten Commandments - How Are We Doing?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Inspired by Veyasen's "Does God Hate Me" thread, I thought I'd check in and see how well Apolyton's doing with God's Law. Me, I've made it to the ripe old age of 40 managing to keep only numbers 2, 6, and 9 (and maybe 1; technically, I haven't put any other gods before God, but it's not like I pay a lot of attention to Him, either). How 'bout you?

Oh, and I know the Commandments vary from text to text; I'm using the King James Bible here, because that's what God gave Charlton Heston.

[Spiffor]

I never killed, never commited adultery, never stole (well, I have "extensively borrowed" but there was no stealing intent), never bore false witness as far as I can tell, and I didn't exactly covet for my neighbour's 80yearold wife

[Kuciwalker]

EDIT: n/m

[St Leo]

I am the LORD thy God...thou shalt have none other gods before me.

Have fun being digested in the Bottomless Pit hiding behind Cthulhu's MAW.

Thou shalt not make thee any graven image...thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them

Sorry, I like to doodle.

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain

Actually, I do my best to follow this one. No sense in giving falsehoods free advertising.

Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it

Don't tell me what to do and I won't tell you what to do.

Honour thy father and thy mother

Make me.

Thou shalt not kill

This one's rather hard. Either my immune system murders bacteria or bacteria murder my immune system. Very hard to avoid killing.

Neither shalt thou commit adultery

I'll be as adult as I want and you can go join the infantry for all I care.

Neither shalt thou steal

I don't think I've ever stolen, but the RIAA is bound to disagree on that.

Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour

I've never borne false witness and I will never bear false witness. Oh, crap. Now, I am doomed to only be able to break nine out of ten islamojudeochristian commandments.

Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's

Go 1984 yourself, thought cop.

For I am the LORD thy God; come, tally me banana

No, I am the LORD thy God; prove me wrong.

[Nubclear]

1
2
3
6
7
10

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Well, I haven't managed to keep any of them, except for killing. Since I became a Christian more than 6 years ago, I've done a lot better job of keeping these commandments. For the last year or so, I've been staying clean as far as 7 of these commandments are concerned. I'm still working to improve on three of them; I won't say which three, but I am making great progress!

[Jon Miller]

I try to keep them all

my views on keeping the Sabbath have changed, but I am wondering if I am still keeping it properly?

I have not murdered anyone

but I have gotten angry in the past (not so much now days)

anyways, I am not sure what to say

Jon Miller

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Mr. Nice Guy
I'm still working to improve on three of them

My money is on respect to parents, adultery, and coveting the neighbour's possessions

[Nubclear]

And the ten commandments are pretty nice, BUT....

I don't believe God sent them. Sorry

[aneeshm]

I'm not Christian(I'm Hindu , BTW) , but I try to follow those commandments that apply to all .

[Thoth]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
And the ten commandments are pretty nice, BUT....

I don't believe God sent them. Sorry

What? If God didn't send them, how did Moses the Mason get them carved onto stone tablets?

[Starchild]

What definition of killing are we using for number 6?

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Thoth


What? If God didn't send them, how did Moses the Mason get them carved onto stone tablets?

I didn't know we had found the "original" tablets.

[nato]

Generally, this list of commandments comes in one of two types:

1. Incredibly obvious, like don't kill or steal. If you need special rules from god to help you on basics like this, you're in trouble.

2. Incredibly silly, like honor something called "the sabbath" or don't covet your neighbor's ox or ass. If you find such obscure anachronisms helpful, again you're in trouble.

So as a guideline for how to act, the ten commandments are essentially useless. You might as well consult the magic eight ball.

But thats about all you can expect if you're taking cues from a mythology created thousands of years ago in a place thousands or miles away. It is too far seperated in time, culture, and reality to be helpful.

[uh Clem]

I've never understood keeping the Sabbath; does it go bad?

Like Jimmy Carter, I've committed adultery only in my heart. Of course, I was helped by the fact that none of my marriages has ever lasted long enough for me to have an affair.

Also, I haven't killed anybody, even when I was in the Army and we were at war. And even if I did have a god, I doubt that I'd make a graven image, so I'm okay on #2. No false witness that comes to mind, but don't hold me to that. Other than those, I flunk.

If your neighbor were J Lo, would it be okay to covet her ass?