The Ten Commandments
The most positive and influential document ever written. More than 3000 years of history that engender
• respect for the Divine Creator, which saves us from the arrogance of our humanity as we enjoy and make use of his creation
• respect for the Divine character, which saves us from misplaced trust in the frivolous and transient gods of our age
• respect for the name of God, which teaches us humility and service
• respect for the spiritual nurture of our soul, because we are more than an accident of nature
• respect for family and especially parents
• respect for life, seeking to nurture and value all people, including the weak, the marginalised and the displaced
• respect for our spouse, for the sanctity of marriage and for the value of commitment
• respect for property and the rights of other people, taking nothing to ourselves that is not ours
• respect for the truth, including the value of rational, scientific enquiry as well as the gospel truth about God and his Son Jesus Christ
• respect for personal integrity and the purity of our hearts’ desires
If that describes a world that you would like to discover, come and join us at Scots’ Church whenever we are open, but especially on Sundays at 11 am or 5:30 pm or Wednesdays at 1 pm, and together we can give thanks to God that he has not left us without guidance and hope in this world.
Oct 4, 2008
The Scots' Church Response to Macnab
Last Wednesday the Session of the Scots’ Church Melbourne has agreed to respond to the St Michael's Uniting Church campaign which argues that the Ten Commandments is the one of the most negative documents ever written (see my previous post). Here is the statement issued by the Session. The whole thing is now posted in front of our church, which is directly across the St Michael's church.
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Thanks for speaking up. I'm a Uniting Church woman and it's good to see you answering your neighbour's dalliance with New Age across the road. Losing the way I reckon. Liberal views and treating parts of Bible as metaphor etc. is fine, but this guy has gone too far. As you say the Ten Commandments have been the basis of law and order and morality in many societies over thousands of years. Jesus updated them of course into loving God and your neighbour.
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