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Ten Commandments
Moses’ descent from the clouds of Mount Sinai, stone tablets in tow, brought a powerful sense of legal clarity to the Israelites. While the Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, do not directly address all of today’s moral issues, for evangelicals, they point toward the incontrovertible human need for grace. Much of the contemporary conversation regarding the Commandments is not centered on legal interpretation, but rather how they are integrated into public settings: their prominent display in many of America’s public offices and courts—a remnant of the nation’s Puritan heritage—has become a source of national tension.
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Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Blocked in Court
Shall thou display them in thy classrooms? Federal judge orders education officials to not enforce the requirement that schools put up posters with the biblical directives.
What the Pelosi Attack Says About a Post-Truth Church
Some evangelicals are endorsing political violence. It needs to stop.
Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain Without Swearing
Institutions may break the third commandment to excuse their abuse.
There’s No Substitute for Presence. So I Uprooted My Family.
How the conviction to honor my aging parents convinced me to move home.
The Ten Commitments Behind the Ten Commandments
The world’s most famous list of rules is grounded in something deeper than ethical principles.
All God’s Laws Are Equal. Are Some More Equal Than Others?
Why Jesus doesn’t give a straightforward answer to questions about the greatest commandment.
Old Testament Law Is a Gracious Invitation to Intimacy with God
Why believers shouldn’t throw it away out of embarrassment.
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Kevin DeYoung: Stop Feeling So Good About the Sixth Commandment
You and I have a murder problem, even if we’re 100-percent murder-free.
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No Lie: Americans Still Ascribe to the Ten Commandments
Survey ranks the Bible’s Big 10 on relevance, and looks at the morality of nine kinds of lies.
Can We Survive the Visual Tsunami?
Could there be a deeper rationale for the first commandment?