• Decalogue principle 5 – respect for God
    March 10, 2025

    So far, we’ve covered respect for life, property, family and truth. But there is one more principle that serves as the moral foundation of law: Respect for God. “Wait[...]

  • Decalogue principle 4 – respect for truth
    March 3, 2025

    When we think of the 10 Commandments and respect for truth, our minds go to the command, “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor” (Exodus 20:16). The[...]

  • Decalogue principle 3 – respect for family
    February 24, 2025

    Before God ordained the divine institutions of church and state, He established the institution of the family (Genesis 2:18-24). The family is the most basic of all divine institutions,[...]

  • Decalogue principle 2 – respect for property
    February 17, 2025

    The 10 Commandments are the moral foundation of law, embodying the basic principles upon which Western law is based. Last week, we saw that an underlying principle of law is[...]

  • Decalogue principle 1: respect for life
    February 10, 2025

    Do the 10 Commandments belong in the church, synagogue or mosque? Of course they do — they are God’s commands, found in His Holy Word. They show us the[...]

  • The 10 Commandments are back by popular demand
    February 3, 2025

    The year was 1980. In the 5-4 Stone v. Graham decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Kentucky law requiring the display of the 10 Commandments was unconstitutional.[...]