October 04, 2026By Sonia Callegaro
What Does âNo Other Gods Before Meâ Mean?
The first commandment sounds easy to keep in a world without idols. Look closer and it turns out to be the one all the other nine are quietly protecting.
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October 04, 2026By Sonia Callegaro
You Shall Not Commit Adultery: What It Means
Why the Bible treats adultery as breaking a covenant, how Jesus took it to the heart, and what it means today for lust, emotional affairs and forgiveness.
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What Does âYou Shall Not Stealâ Mean?
Two words in Hebrew, wider than burglary: unpaid wages, rigged scales, unreturned loans. What âyou shall not stealâ forbids, and what the Bible asks instead.
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Bearing False Witness: Is All Lying a Sin?
What âbearing false witnessâ meant in court at Sinai, why the Bible widens it to every lie, and how Christians answer the hard cases, from Rahab to gossip.
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Remember the Sabbath: What It Means Today
Is the Sabbath Saturday or Sunday, and do Christians still have to keep it? What the commandment meant at Sinai, what Jesus said about it, and how to rest now.
Read More âOctober 02, 2026By Sonia Callegaro
Thou Shalt Not Kill â or Murder?
Is it âthou shalt not killâ or âyou shall not murderâ? What the Hebrew means, how it applies to self-defense, war and the death penalty, and what Jesus added.
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Why Did Moses Break the Tablets?
Moses came down Sinai carrying tablets written by God, then smashed them. Why he did it, who wrote the second set, and where the tablets of the law are today.
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What âHonor Your Father and Motherâ Means
Honor is not the same as obedience, and it never means staying in harmâs way. What this commandment asks of children, of grown children and of the hurt.
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What Does Taking the Lordâs Name in Vain Mean?
Is saying âOh my Godâ a sin? The command is wider than swearing. Here is what taking the Lordâs name in vain meant at Sinai, and what it asks of us today.
Read More âOctober 01, 2026By Sonia Callegaro
Catholic vs Protestant Ten Commandments
Catholics, Protestants and Jews read the same Exodus 20 but number it three ways. See all three lists side by side, and why the lines fall where they do.
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