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The Ten Commandments

The Second Commandment: You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the LORD Your God

Luther’s explanation: “We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie, or deceive by His name, but call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise, and give thanks.” I don’t know about you, but growing up as I thought about this commandment, I would be ever conscious…

September 10, 2016 in Series, The Ten Commandments.

The First Commandment: You Shall Have No Other Gods

Luther’s explanation: “We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.” We will see the necessity to fear, love, and trust in God throughout all of the commandments in Luther’s explanations. We will see that doing so is vital in keeping these commandments. Trusting God can be described in the term we Lutherans…