问题8：神在十诫中陈明了什么律法？
答：除我以外，你不可有别的神。不可为自己雕刻偶像，也不可做什么形像，仿佛上天、下地和地底下水中的百物。不可跪拜那些像，也不可事奉它。不可妄称耶和华——你神的名。当纪念安息日，守为圣日。当孝敬父母。不可杀人。不可奸淫。不可偷盗。不可作假见证。不可贪心。
儿童版：除我以外，你不可有别的神。不可为自己雕刻偶像，你不可妄称耶和华——你神的名。当纪念安息日，守为圣日。当孝敬父母。不可杀人。不可奸淫。不可偷盗。不可作假见证。不可贪心。

Question 8: What is the Law of God Stated in the Ten Commandments?
Answer: You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below—you shall not bow down to them or worship them. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Honor your father and your mother. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. You shall not covet.
For Kids: You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Honor your father and your mother. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. You shall not covet.


歌谱 Lead Sheet

经文

《出埃及记》20 章3 节：

　　除了我以外，你不可有别的神。

注解

约翰·班扬

　　危险不在于打破了这十条中的一两条，而在于触犯了其中的任何一条。正如我们所知，如果一个国王颁布十条特令，臣民必须遵守，不遵守就得死；现在，如果有人违反了这十条中的任何一条，他就是犯了叛国罪，如同违反了全部的特令，并当被判处死刑，就好像他破坏了特令的每一条一样……因为这是一个有关行为的约。关于神的律法，有一些事是明显的：假设一个人确实遵行了十条诫命中的九条，但违反了其中的一条，也必要灭亡，无份于天堂的喜乐，如同他违反了全部的诫命一样……即使你完全地履行了全部的约定，遵行了全律法，长达十年、二十年、四十年、五十年、六十年，但在你死之前还是不小心跌倒，只一次触犯了其中的一条，那么你也是背约的……正如那些在恩典之约下的人必然得救一样，那些继续活在基于行为和律法之约下的人也必受到咒诅。

默想

约翰·叶慈

　　神创造我们、爱我们，并知道什么对我们来说是最好的。祂赐下道德与灵性上的引导，使我们以最好的方式生活。十诫是神赐给我们的爱的礼物，当然整本圣经都是，但我们可以在十诫里找到神带领的核心。《出埃及记》20 章，神对摩西说话，也将十诫传达给了以色列百姓，之后，摩西也重申了十诫。我们必须背诵、深思十诫，并在生活中践行。

　　耶稣为我们讲解、澄清了十诫的深意。当祂在福音书中诠释十诫时，祂把我们所理解的神对我们的期待标准大幅提高了。就像在《马太福音》5 章21 节，祂解释了不可杀人的诫命。祂说：「凡向弟兄动怒的，难免受审判」（参见太5:21-22）。

　　前四诫处理我们和神的关系，耶稣归纳为「你要尽心、尽性、尽意，爱主你的神」。后六诫是论到人与人之间的关系，耶稣用「要爱邻舍如同自己」作为总结。（参见太22:37、39）

　　诫命是我们的宝贝，我们要珍惜，是神所赐下爱的厚礼，它引导我们、提醒我们、保护我们。当我们谨守诫命，我们就反映出神的形像；当我们无法谨守诫命，我们就会伤害自己，使造物主蒙羞。

　　但我们难以谨守十诫，因为人生来就被罪恶捆绑，是自私的，最终我们一定会干犯神的神圣律法。但是，当我们因信在基督里成为新造的人，圣灵就内住在我们里面，我们就从「不得不」犯罪的状态下得了自由，我们因恩典可以谨守神的律法。谨守律法不再是艰巨的任务，而是会帮助我们与神和好、与自己和好、与他人和好。

　　当我们明白这是神赐给我们的礼物时，我们就能学着去谨守十诫。这很像我们学着去说实话。年幼时，有时你觉得必须要保护自己，不得不欺骗别人而撒谎；你长大以后，知道了不应该骗人。说实话是需要学习的，做诚实人也是。

　　这就是为何先知们热爱神的律法，我们也应当如此。谨守十诫，它保护我们，也保护社会。这些原则，神要我们当作生活中的核心。

祷告

　　圣洁的主，祢通过赐下律法表明了祢对子民的爱。愿我们能常常为祢的律法献上感恩。祢让我们知道如何走义路。帮助我们遵行祢的十诫来荣耀祢。阿们。

Scripture

EXODUS 20:3

You shall have no other gods before me.

Commentary

JOHN BUNYAN

The danger doth not lie in the breaking of one or two of these ten only, but it doth lie even in the transgression of any one of them. As you know, if a king should give forth ten particular commands, to be obeyed by his subjects upon pain of death; now, if any man doth transgress against any one of these ten, he doth commit treason, as if he had broke them all, and lieth liable to have the sentence of the law as certainly passed on him, as if he had broken every particular of them. . . . These things are clear as touching the law of God, as it is a covenant of works: If a man do fulfill nine of the commandments, and yet breaketh but one, that being broken will as surely destroy him, and shut him out from the joys of heaven, as if he had actually transgressed against them all. . . . Though thou shouldst fulfill this covenant or law, even all of it, for a long time, ten, twenty, forty, fifty, or threescore years; yet if thou do chance to slip, and break one of them but once before thou die, thou art also gone and lost by that covenant. . . . As they that are under the covenant of grace shall surely be saved by it, so, even so, they that are under the covenants of works and the law, they shall surely be damned by it, if continuing therein.

Devotional

JOHN YATES

Because God created and loves us and knows what’s best for us, he gives us moral and spiritual direction about how to live life in the best way. The Ten Commandments are a love gift to us from God. Of course this is true of all Scripture, but the heart and soul of God’s guidance is found in the Ten Commandments. God spoke the words to Moses, and they were overheard by the children of Israel (Exodus 20). Later, Moses restated the Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5). The Ten Commandments are to be memorized, pondered, and committed to as a way of life.

Jesus taught and clarified the deeper meaning of the Ten Commandments for us. As he explained the Ten Commandments in the Gospels, he raised the bar on our understanding of what God expects of us. For instance, in Matthew 5:21, Jesus explained the meaning of the commandment not to murder. He said that actually anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment.

The first four commandments deal with our relationship with God, and Jesus summarized them as: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” The last six commandments address our relationship with our fellow man, and Jesus summarized them as: “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:37, 39).

The commandments are our treasure. We cherish them. They’re a great gift, a love gift from God. They guide us. They warn us. They protect us. When we keep them, we show others what God is like. When we fail to live them, we bring great harm to ourselves and we dishonor our Maker.

We have a problem keeping the Ten Commandments because man is born in bondage to sin and selfishness. And in the end we cannot help but break God’s holy law. But when we become a new creature by faith in Christ, we receive the indwelling Holy Spirit. We’re freed from having to sin, and we’re given the grace to keep God’s law. Keeping God’s commandments is not onerous but helps us live at peace with God, with ourselves, and with our neighbors.

We can learn to live out the Ten Commandments as we realize that they’re God’s gift to us. It’s like learning to tell the truth. When you’re young, you sometimes feel that you must protect yourself by deceiving others and not telling the truth. You learn as time goes not to deceive others. We learn to speak the truth. We learn to practice honesty.

That’s why the prophets loved God’s law and why we should, too. Keeping the Ten Commandments protects us. It protects society. These principles are at the heart of how God created us to live.

Prayer

Holy God, you showed your love to your people by giving them your commands. May we always give thanks for your law. You have not left us ignorant of how to walk in the way of righteousness. Help us to glorify you by obeying your Ten Commandments. Amen.