Jesus was born in the flesh to do for us what we could not do for ourselves because of man’s fall in the garden of Eden. Because of our inherited sin nature, none of us can keep God’s commandments fully; only Jesus, the God-man, perfectly kept and fulfilled the law of God. As God’s children all Christians have the duty to strive to obey their heavenly Father in all things, although they will do so imperfectly in this life. 

What do the Ten Commandments listed in the book of Exodus mean for Christians today?

The Ten Commandments Are a Summary of God’s Law That He Gave to the People of Israel from Mount Sinai

The Ten Commandments are divided into two parts, the first teaching us how to live in relation to God (1-4) and the second teaching us the duties we owe our neighbor (5-10):

And God spoke all these words, saying,

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work,but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates.

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