Which commandment summarizes the last seven commandments?

Are the ten commandments addressed to males and females equally?

The ten commandments were for both male as well as female. But what concerns the last commandment addressed to men only, please see discussion.

Which 3 of the ten commandments do we keep by following Jesus' first commandment?

The first Four Commandments were summed up by Jesus as the proper way of loving God and putting Him first and foremost. The last Six Commandments were summed up by Jesus as the proper way of loving our fellow man (neighbor) as God instructs.

What Christian teachings explain why Christians should help people?

It is primarily found in the two great commandments given to us by Jesus. The first is to love God above all else. The second is to love your neighbor as yourself. The two great commandments are, essentially, a summation of the 10 commandments. The first 3 commandments correspond to the first great commandment and the last 7 commandments correspond to the 2nd great commandment. Please see the following biblical passages for the scriptural evidence of the 2 great commandments: Matthew 22:34-40 Luke 10:25-28 Mark 12:28-34

What does the last of the 10 commandments mean?

The last of the ten commandments is "You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor." This means that we should respect the property of others, and should not yearn for or attempt to steal others' possessions. As is the case with all ten of the commandments, we should remember that this commandment was only meant to govern the people of Israel. It was meant to be taken literally. It was not, as some Christian churches believe, meant to be a deeper, broader commandment for our lives that transcends to all cultures and time periods. Thus, the last commandment means only that the ancient Israelites should not long to own what is owned by others, seeing as disputes over properties can undermine the continuity of a culture. It is just another measure that the Israelites took to keep their society from falling apart.

Why are the first three commandments on separate tablets?

We don't actually know how they were divided up on the originals. But generally, the first three commandments refer to our relationship with God and the last seven refer to our relationship with each other. The first five commandments were on the first tablet. The latter five commandments were placed on the second tablet. It is not indicated anywhere else in the Bible that there were three contemporaneous tablets or that any tablets bore only one commandment.

How many of the 10 Commandments are about honouring God?

The first Four Commands are to honor and love God while the last six are to honor and love mankind. There are other interpretations that the say that the fifth commandment, honoring your father and mother, is about honoring God in that when you are young, your parents protect you and sustain you as if they were God. In that case, it would be five commandments concerning God and five commandments concerning Man.

What happens when Christians do follow the Ten Commandments?

The first three commandments are essentially different ways of saying to worship no other god, and almost all Chrstians follow this commandment. The exceptions are people in countries where Christianity is not well understood and belief is only superficial. There is no apparent difference in outcome, at least in this world, for people who do follow these commandments. 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. Most Christians would find it inconvenient and socially demanding to follow this commandment. The fifth commandment is to honour your father and your mother, a useful social rule usually observed by Christians out of filial love rather than by bringing to mind a commandment. A son who strikes his father, even lightly, is no longer required to be condemned to death. The last five commandments define some important moral ideals, although only stated in general terms: do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness against your neighbour, do not covet that which belongs to your neighbour, including his wife or slaves. The commandment against false witness is a commandment against lying, and some of the early Church Fathers demanded absolute obedience to this commandment, even while bending it themselves. A Christian who decided never to lie, even to save others from unnecessary suffering or to prevent a crime, would need to consider the consequences. The recognition in the tenth commandment of the rights of slave-owners is something not relevant in most societies today.

What are 2 scripture passages that uphold the teaching of the 5th commandment thou shall not kill?

Other scriptures to support this are Genesis 9:6 and Deuteronomy 5:17Please note, as this is in The Bible, and Old Testament AND Catholicism, there is some confusion. The Fifth Commandment is "Thou Shall not kill". After Martin Luther broke from the Church, he renumbered the Commandments, combining the last two, and breaking number one into two commandments (so that he would still have ten), thus the confusion with the numbering noted below.A:The Fifth Commandment is: "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." (Ex.20:12)

Which of the Ten Commandments are still laws in the US?

As far as I know there are only two of the Commandments that are still laws, 1. Do not kill and 2. Do not steal The other Commandments are not technically "illegal" having adultery is not a wise decision if you are married (it would be retreating from your wedding vows) and would be grounds for divorce but you cannot get arrested for it. The first four Commandments specifically deal with Christianity while the last six deal with how we interact with one another

What are the contributions of the Ten Commandments to the rise of democratic ideals?

The first commandment, to have "no other gods but me", the second commandment, not to make carved images or any likeness of anything and not to worship that image if you do make it, and the third commandment, not to take the name of the Lord in vain, are religious instructions unrelated to democratic ideals. 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, once again a religious instruction and almost never honoured. The fifth commandment is to honour your father and your mother, a useful social rule, but arguably little to do with the rise of democracy. The last five commandments define some important moral ideals: do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness against your neighbour, do not covet that which belongs to your neighbour, including his wife or slave. Although only stated in general terms, they provide a foundation on which moral guides can be built. What they do not do is encourage the notions of equality, freedom, or rule of the people by the people - the ideals of democracy. The fact that the tenth commandment acknowledges the rights of a slave-owner can hardly be seen as encouraging either equality or freedom. Democracy rose independently, or even in spite of the Ten Commandments. That democracy only began to take root in the modern world some two and a half thouand years after the Ten Commandments were written in the Bible is evidence that they did not contribute to the rise of democratic ideals.

What are some places in the bible that speak on coveting?

One place in the Bible that speaks on coveting is Exodus 20:17, the last of the ten commandments. The tenth commandment is "You shall covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

How can the Decalogue influence one's behaviors?

The first four commandments* of the Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are religious instructions. The fifth commandment is a useful social rule, but arguably not a moral guide. The last five commandments are moral guides. The four religious commandments are central to the Jewish and Christian religions. They influence belief, but arguably not behaviour. The fifth commandment is to honour your father and your mother, although the meaning of this may be unclear. The early Jews imposed the death penalty on a son who even struck his father or mother. Arguably it was the penalty that affected behaviour more directly, not the commandment. Nowadays, the fifth commandment probably has little real effect on behaviour. The sixth commandment prohibits unlawful killing. We are probably more constrained by cultural abhorrence of murder and by the secular laws, than by this commandment. The seventh commandment, "Thou shalt not commit adultery", is not as obvious as it seems. It does not prohibit conduct such as paedophilia, polygamy, premarital sex or mistresses. We are constrained by the secular laws against paedophilia and bigamy. Otherwise, evidence in the news from time to time demonstrates that even the most pious believers seem to be uninfluenced by this commandment. The next commandment, "Thou shalt not steal", should be interpreted as including equivalent behaviour, such as tax evasion, fraud, petty theft, fare evasion or any unfair financial advantage. The widespread evidence of petty theft, fare evasion, tax evasion and related crimes suggests that it is only the risk of being caught that really influences behaviour, even in strongly Christian countries such as the United States. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour" is a very narrow definition of lying, protecting only the reputation of others. I prefer to see this as an admonition against all forms of lying, as do many scholars. There are probably many instances where lying is justified, and everyone tells lies, but I doubt whether they stop for a moment to think about the Decalogue before doing so. The tenth commandment requires us not to even covet, or secretly wish for, what belongs to another man - his goods, his wife or his female slave. Hopefully no one we know keeps slaves any more, but other than that this is possibly the commandment that most likely influences the behaviour of some. Overall, it appears that, while religion may overall have an influence on our behaviour, the Ten Commandments can probably have little real influence. * There are slight differences in the ordering of the Catholic and Protestant Ten commandments, but the wording is unchanged.