Are the 1st and 10th Commandments the Same?
As usual, John Piper’s words are used by God as a 2×4, applied directly to my forehead:
I suspect that the reason the Ten Commandments begin with the commandment “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3) and ends with the commandment “You shall not covet” (Exodus 20:17) is that they are essentially the same commandment. They bracket the other eight and reveal their source.
June 25 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments »