The Ten Commandments Test

2/20/09…No problem, all I have to do is keep the Ten Commandments. Well let me see how I am doing so far over the course of my life…

1. You shall have no other gods before Me.

0 for 1
Why? Success, money, self, golf, etc.

2. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth below, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.

I am pretty sure I have not done this one…
1 for 2

3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.

1 for 3

4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work.

1 for 4

5. Honor your father and your mother.

1 for 5

6. You shall not murder.

Alright, I have not done that.
2 for 6

Oops, I forgot. In Matthew, Christ says “Whoever is angry with his brother without a cause…”
Back to 1 for 6

7. You shall not commit adultery.

1 for 7
In Matthew, Christ says “But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”

Still 1 for 7 Hmmm...

8. You shall not steal.

It’s ok to take home office supplies like paper clips, right?
1 for 8

Is there any hope for me?


9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

1 for 9

10. You shall not covet.

1 for 10



1 for 10, no wonder I need grace…