The Ten Commandments

The  Ten Commandments is a summary of God's Law for us. And how each of us need to live. God's Law is called the natural law. It is the main focus and foundation of all human laws, both moral and civil.
On Mount Sinai, God gave Moses the Ten Commandments. The these commandments give us a clearer view and a better understanding of what God's Law is about.




"The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue (decalogue: ten words), constitute the ethical code by which the human race is guided, on the one hand, to believe in the true God, and, on the other hand to sustain the godly society in the attainment and application of God's will on earth. The Ten Commandments were kept undefiled and handed down to us as a treasure and monument of Christian civilization. The Christian Church has embodied the Ten Commandments as a basic moral code of, discipline toward God and toward men. "There is probably no human document which has exercised a greater influence upon, religion and morals than the Ten Commandments"."

http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith7115

The Ten Commandments:

1. I am the Lord your God: you shall not have other gods before me.
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain.
3. Remember to keep the Lord's Day.
4. Honor your father and 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.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods.

The Decalogue

The Decalogue is another name for the Ten Commandments. Decalogue means "ten words". The Ten Commandments or the Decalogue were given to the Israelites and to all people of all nations. The Decalogue is the foundation and beginning of our lives with God and with everyone else. The Ten Commandments are what build a person's character. We all have an obligation to follow these Ten Commandments. Not only with our minds, but with our hearts.

How does the Ten Commandments guide and nourish the spiritual well being of Catholic believers?

The Ten Coomandments guide us and tell us what is good and bad in the eye's og God. We are to follow these commandments so we can live a better and happier life. (A life with God.)

They tell us not to kill or covet our neighbor's good or wife. We  must listen. They are our Catholic laws.