Which religion are the ten commandments important to?

Answer 1

The Ten Commandments belong Judaism and Christianity. However, the Jews, Catholics/Orthodox, and Protestants count the commandments differently.

Answer:

The Ten Commandments were given by God to the Israelites (Judaism). They were adopted by the Christians also, thirteen hundred years after they were given to the Israelites. Simply stating "Judaism and Christianity" together may be misleading.

Answer 2

The Ten Commandments are particularly significant in the Jewish and Christian faiths. They are central principles that guide moral behavior and are found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) as well as the Christian Bible.

Answer 3

A:

The Ten Commandments are similar in concept to many ancient relgious codes, and still have some relevance today, although ony in the most general terms:

• The first three commandments are essentially different ways of saying to worship no other god, rules which are still important to believers.
• The next commandment says to do no work on the Sabbath, nor to require or request others to do so or even allow an animal to do so, and is almost never honoured.
• The fifth commandment is to honour your father and your mother, a useful social rule usually observed out of filial love rather than by bringing to mind a commandment. In any case, whether we honour our parents is not something that can usefully be enforced by commandment unless we return to stoning children to death for striking their fathers.
• The sixth commandment, do not kill, is too general to be the foundation for modern law. It is the law that ensures we do not kill others, not the commandment, so this is no longer important.
• The seventh commandment,do not commit adultery, is too ill-defined. For example, in Old Testament times it was adultery for a man to have sex with the wife of another Jew, but not with a single woman, widow or prostitute. The commandment was intended to protect the property rights of Jewish men and is not important today unless we redefine it to suit modern norms.
• The eighth commandment, do not steal, is too general to be the foundation for modern law. It is the law that ensures we do not commit robbery offences, fraud, tax evasion and so on, not the commandment, so this is no longer important.
• The ninth commandment, do not bear false witness against your neighbour, would have originally been intended for some situations now seen as perjury, but has not formed the basis of our criminal law in respect to perjury. It is also commonly seen as a commandment against telling lies, but would only be important today if it affected behaviour, which is doubtful.
• The tenth commandment says not to covet that which belongs to your neighbour, including his wife and slaves. Wives are no longer thought of in Western society as a man's property and slaves are no longer permitted, thus reducing the importance of this commandment.

Answer 4

The ten commandments is important to the Jewish people.

Answer 5

All branches of Christianity. The commandments are the basic code of behavior for Christians. Other religions have similar principles, but not as the 10 commandments