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How did the ten commandments impact society and maintain scoial order?
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∙ 13y ago
History shows that the Ten Commandments have had little or no impact on nations and events. There have continued to be murders, theft, adultery and so on, even among the most faithful. When caught out in adultery, prominent evangelists have merely apologised to their families and to their followers, often without visible signs of contrition. When caught out in fraud and financial deception, other religious people merely point to their past acts of charity, while they hire teams of lawyers to find loopholes that prove they did not really transgress.
For reference, here is a list of the Ten Commandments:
1. I am the Lord your God
2. Thou shall have no other gods before me
3. Thou shall not make for yourself an idol
4. Thou shall not make wrongful use of the name of your God
5. Remember thy Sabbath and keep it holy
6. Honor thy father and thy mother
7. Thou shall not murder
8. Thou shall not commit adultery
9. Thou shall not steal
10. Thou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoThere is no impact. Only Christians who really know them will actually follow them.
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The impact cannot be overstated. The Ten Commandments are a pillar of Western civilization. They have improved the conduct of billions of people. These Commandments are so important that God revealed His presence to the entire Israelite nation when He spoke these Commands. And He scribed them in stone (Deuteronomy ch.9); unlike the rest of the Torah, which He had Moses write (Deuteronomy 31:24).
What would Western society look like without these Commandments?
1) "I am the Lord your God..." has shaped the Western beliefs about God. Pantheism and polytheism, which were excuses for immorality, are out.
2) The 7-day week, including a day of rest for everyone, is thanks to the Fourth Commandment.
3) Without the Fifth Commandment, society might still permit abandoning our aged parents to die.
4) Without the Sixth Commandment, we might still be killing our own children. Aristotle, who was among the greatest of the Greeks, and Seneca, the famous Roman, both write that killing one's young babies is perfectly acceptable; and that was the practice in their societies.
The above are just a few examples.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoWhat would Western society look like without these Commandments?
1) "I am the Lord your God..." has shaped the Western beliefs about God. Pantheism and polytheism, which were excuses for immorality, are out.
2) The 7-day week, including a day of rest for everyone, is thanks to the Fourth Commandment.
3) Without the Fifth Commandment, society might still permit abandoning our aged parents to die.
4) Without the Sixth Commandment, we might still be killing our own children. Aristotle, who was among the greatest of the Greeks, and Seneca, the famous Roman, both write that killing one's young babies is perfectly acceptable; and that was the practice in their societies.
The above are just a few examples.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoToday even the courts follow the ten commandments in a way. for example Those who steal , murder, commit adultery are punished.
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