The Ten Commandments, also called “the Decalogue,” are arguably the most famous words in the Bible. The Hebrew Bible presents ...

Since he wasn’t, I’ll recap. In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus converses with religious rulers interested in entrapping him to find out what he thinks is the greatest commandment.

When it comes to Biblical inspiration, even Jesus passed over the Ten Commandments as his top picks. It’s ironic that those fighting to display the Old Testament rules in public classrooms are ...

These Commandments were a covenant given by God and were designed to lead the Israelites to a life of practical holiness. By Jesus’ time, most people were looking at the law in the wrong way.

Guest Commentary Would Jesus vote for lawmaker’s proposal to display Ten Commandments in schools? | Opinion By Joel Mathis Regular opinion correspondent Updated December 24, 2024 12:55 PM ...

But Jesus’ commandment also has some flaws. It sounds more than a little narcissistic to say that the measure of your love for others should be yourself.

Even Christian tradition is ambivalent about how central the Commandments are. In the Gospels, Jesus cited other Bible passages when asked about the most important laws.

Jesus took the sixth commandment to a new level. He said, “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder,’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the ...

The Supreme Court has not ordered the immediate removal of all Ten Commandments displays from government buildings, or from the lawns outside those buildings. In fact, its ruling Monday in two cases ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A man arrested for decapitating a church lawn statue of Jesus Christ says he did it because "the second or first commandment" forbids public displays of men and women, police in ...