Most of us will want a lawyer to argue for our own exemption clause to apply for us when it comes to our need to obey the commandments. Which one or ones should not apply? As a reminder the 10 are: (1) I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me; (2) You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; (3) Remember to keep holy the LORD'S Day; (4) Honor your father and your mother; (5) You shall not kill; (6) You shall not commit adultery; (7) You shall not steal; (8) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor; (9) You shall not covet your neighbor's wife; and (10) You shall not covet your neighbor's goods.
Deacon David Pierce
Most of us don’t need to apply for an exemption because these commandments are easily flaunted with no obvious accountability – at least not in this world, commandments to which we give little thought unless we sense the nearness of the hour of our death. Then there is a sense of urgency and repentance.
Most of us sincerely regret our disobedience. However, many of us don’t give the commandments any thought; for example, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Many of us use social media and our Facebook (if we have one) to slander those we know and even don’t know. We chatter on-line for self-gratification and bear false witness through gossip and meanness.
Many of us covet our neighbors’ goods meaning we are envious of what they have, and we want the same with our going into great debt to copy of neighbor’s house or car or even their spouse. Yes, that’s coveting our neighbor’s wife at the expense of our loved one who for some foolish reason we feel is inadequate for our own needs. That attitude can lead to the breaking of #6.
When we look to Moses on the mountain and see those tablets, we must conform; otherwise, we will find ourselves falling into that burning bush with its fire.
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