Lesson 13 6th Commandment,7th Commandment

Review:

1-3 4-10

1. At Mt. Sinai, God gave the written law to the: Jews.2. Given on what? Number of? Applying how?

Ceremonial – How Israel worshiped

Civil- How Israel governed

Commandments – The Moral law applied specially to Israel

The 6th Commandment:

God’s Gift of Marriage and Family

What God Wants Us to Know

Genesis 1:271. The Creator-God made both man and woman; sex is his good gift to be used in marriage.

Genesis 2:18; 22-242. Marriage is established by God, is good, and to be used as He teaches us.

If Adam had not sinned and remained in the Image of God, he would perfectly reflect God’s will. Then marriages would be perfect, holy and flawless.

Leavecleave

weave

Diagram (to draw in the front of back of your book)

Leaving

Cleaving

Weaving

companionship

God-pleasing sex

children

Diagram (continued)

Marriage is a life-long union between 1 man & 1 woman to live as one by leaving, cleaving

and weaving.

Add next to your diagram this definition of marriage:

A Christian will not want to

Now, back to our book…

1 Cor 6:9-101. Commit sinful acts

In the joy of forgiveness, let us work at keeping our bodies pure, living in the Image of God restored through faith in Christ.

Sexual relations with someone not your spouse

Adultery

Sexual relations between unmarried persons

fornication

Same sex sexual relations

Homosexuality

Eph 5:3-42. Speak improperly of sex and marriage (dirty jokes, unclean talk)

In the joy of forgiveness, let us keep our speech pure, living in the Image of God restored through faith in Christ.

3. Think improper thoughts (lust, day-dreams, pornography)

Your Friend Jesus died and rose to be with you forever!

A Christian will want to

1. Think, speak and act as if

Jesus were

with you.

2. Have no sexual relations

before I am

married

publicly.

3. Make it a priority to marry a believer that

shares my

faith.

4. Be faithful in marriage until

death.

5. Glorify Jesus

in how I care

for and use

my body.

1 Cor 6:19-20

Squish this in at the bottom of your page.

What is the highest love?

What is the highest Love ?

Highest: agape

Lowest: eros (erotic)

Better: philos (Philadelphia)

Agape Love Marriage supplement

John 3:16 God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son...Romans 5:6 When we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly [wicked].

Agape Love Marriage supplement

Romans 5:8 God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 Cor 5:14 Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all.

7th Commandment

The 7th Commandment:

God’s Gift of Possessions

What God Wants Us to Know

“You shall not steal.”

1. God owns everything, and loans them to us.

Psalm 24:1

2. We are stewards (managers) of our possessions.

A Christian will not want to:

1. Take what is not mine (robbery, theft)

2. Get things dishonestly (fraud, cheating, gambling with greed)

A Christian will want to:

1. Thank God for what we own, and use it faithfully for:

1 Tim 5:8

1 Cor 16:2

1 Jn 3:16-18

… the work of the church

…and the poor and needy.

A Christian gives to the Lord:

1.Gospel in Word

1.Gospel in Sacrament

2. Faith in Christ

= 100% Saved

3.

4. Thank-apples

Triune God

1. Gladly and willingly.

2. Regularly

3. A percentage of income.

What about the tithe?

The tithe was the requirement for Old Testament believers to give 10% of their income as an offering.

Time Line Moral Law Honor God with your money!

Tithe = give 10%

Christ ended the tithe. Now

we’ve Moral Law’s “honor God.”

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What is coveting?

“Being unhappy because of what you don’t have.”

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What is it to be content?

“Satisfied with what you have, you eagerly maximize it to

God’s glory.”

A Christian does want to:

2. … generously

Phlp 4:19

Gambling

Welfare

laziness

communism

In your catechism, look at the blue Questions 100 -103, and then study the diagram on p. 102. When does each the following topics become breakage of the 7th commandment?

Note: this diagram is also available with a narrated explanation under the

“Class Diagram” section of our Catechism Web page.