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Matthew Henry's "preface" to the Ten Commandments; Ex.20:
"...God speaks many ways to the children of men; by conscience, by providences, by His voice, to all which we ought carefully to attend; but He never spake at any time so as He spake the TEN COMMANDMENTS. This law God had given to man before; it was written in his heart; but sin so defaced it, that it was necessary to revive the knowledge of it. The law is spiritual, and takes knowledge of the secret thoughts, desires, and dispositions of the heart. Its grand demand is Love, without which outward obedience is mere hypocrisy. It requires perfect, unfailing, constant obedience; no law in the world admits disobedience to itself. Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all, James ii. 10. Whether in the heart or the conduct, in thought, word, or deed, to omit or to vary any thing, is sin, and the wages of sin is death." (Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary: Exodus 20; Synopsis: - The preface to the Ten Commandments...)
The great lesson of this life [into which we are all born in ignorance] is to LEARN TO RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER. In order to be given God's gift of Eternal Life... we must learn to "get along peaceably with one another." That's the basis behind God's Ten Commandments. Jesus broke them down into TWO MAIN CATEGORIES:
1. Love God with everything you have [He is the Creator of the universe, making for Himself His future Divine, Immortal Family through mankind created in His image; and everything is His, anyway].
2. Love your neighbor [anyone who isn't you] as you love yourself [and we all know how much we love ourselves].
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