Ten Commandments (1972)_b.pdf - Herbert W. Armstrong

The First Commandment 17
God should be served and worshiped and obeyed above
'EVERYTHING in hea~nor-on earth!---..----·~···---
.-----THIS IS THE LESSON THAT ALL THE NATIONS AND PEO­
PLES OF THIS EARTH NEED DESPERATELYTO LEARN!
If we would really serve and OBEY the God of the
Bible, then all troubles and wars would come to a screeching
halt! But as nations and as individuals, we put not one
but MANY "gods" before the true God of creation - the
God revealed in your Bible!
We need to repent of this and to quit serving FALSE
GODS!
The First Commandment and YOU
Now. that we have seen the power and might with
which God revealed Himself when He spoke the Ten Commandments
from Mount Sinai, let us see how each one of
them - beginning with the first commandment - applies
to you, personally. For if you make any claim to being a
Christian, remember that Jesus Christ, the founder of
Christianity, said that you shall live by EVERY word of
God (Matt. 4:4). And certainly - through God's help ­
you must walk according to the commandments of
Almighty God if you would enter into eternal life (Matt.
19:17).
How, then, does the first commandment apply to
you?
"I am the Eternal thy God," the Creator states. Is the
God of creation, the God of Israel, the God of the Bible,
really your God whom you serve and obey? Or have you
conjured up your own FALSE "god" or "gods"? Or are you
falsely worshiping according to the "traditions of men,"
which Jesus said would cause you to worship God in vain?
(Mark 7:7.)
These are things you need to consider!
To the Christian, God says that He is the One who
has "brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the
house of bondage." Throughout the Bible, Egypt is used as
a type of SIN. All unconverted men are held in slavery to
the organized, paganized system of this world, and to
their own personal lusts.