Ten Commandments (Exodus 20: 1 – 17; Deuteronomy 5: 4 – 21
- Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image.
- Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD the GOD in vain.
- Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- Honour thy father and thy mother.
- Thou shall not kill.
- Thou shall not commit adultery.
- Thou shall not steal.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
- Thou shalt not covet.
My colleagues and I who are professionals in education have been rendered with “false witness against thy neighbor.” By whom? Rick Scott and many who proclaim they “have Jesus!” Plus others who don’t.
My grandmother said, “judge not lest you be judged.” So, Nanna, when false judgments are hurled at me and my professional colleagues, am I to remain stalwart in following what you advised me to do?
I COULD make some judgments here, after having false judgments passed on me. I did not pass judgment on Rick Scott at the beginning, just made certain I got my butte to the voting booth, recognizing, unlike many who did not and are now complaining, the importance of voting. But later, when I listened to Rick Scott’s friends lambast faculty at Palm Beach State College, I could not resist in joining the crowds who insist Rick Scott has also thumbed his nose at Commandment number 8. Has he? As with the lawyers of Jesus Christ’s days, we face manipulation of the truth. I suppose Jesus Christ had no basis for calling these people “hypocrites?” I guess I should say no more and plead the fifth!
Hypocrites and deception fall under, when you remove the sex part, Commandment number 7. Adultery IS deception. Our sex-crazed world gets too tied up with the sex part and cannot recognize the deception part. Rick Scott does not measure up well with Commandment number 7, either – with regard to DECEPTION and NOT speaking about sex.
We hope the man did not commit an offense contrary to Commandment number 6.
OK. Sometimes I am not so good with Commandment number 3, even when I think I am getting away with something when I say, OMG! Or GD – the worse! Then again, is GD like saying, “Gee whiz” or “golly gee!” or “darn it all?” I know nothing about how Rick Scott handles this commandment.
Commandment number 2. Society does too much of this one and Rick Scott is no exception. The same can be said of number 10. Materialism and “keeping up with the Joneses!” Envy, jealousy, pride. 1 Timothy emphasizes the “love of money” as the “root” of “evil” or “all kinds of injurious things.” Is this not like making a “graven image?” Worship of money rather than GOD? I think so. Where does Rick Scott, the man who BOUGHT his election, stand on this one?
Also Commandment 1. “No other gods.” Rick Scott and his tea party “gods” of the Koch brothers and others. Fleshly “gods” are more important to Rick Scott than the true God. More important than the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Whoops! There I go… making a judgment. Sorry Nanna!
Douglas Cornwell
Tioga Herald
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Ten Commandments (Exodus 20: 1 – 17; Deuteronomy 5: 4 – 21
My colleagues and I who are professionals in education have been rendered with “false witness against thy neighbor.” By whom? Rick Scott and many who proclaim they “have Jesus!” Plus others who don’t.
My grandmother said, “judge not lest you be judged.” So, Nanna, when false judgments are hurled at me and my professional colleagues, am I to remain stalwart in following what you advised me to do?
I COULD make some judgments here, after having false judgments passed on me. I did not pass judgment on Rick Scott at the beginning, just made certain I got my butte to the voting booth, recognizing, unlike many who did not and are now complaining, the importance of voting. But later, when I listened to Rick Scott’s friends lambast faculty at Palm Beach State College, I could not resist in joining the crowds who insist Rick Scott has also thumbed his nose at Commandment number 8. Has he? As with the lawyers of Jesus Christ’s days, we face manipulation of the truth. I suppose Jesus Christ had no basis for calling these people “hypocrites?” I guess I should say no more and plead the fifth!
Hypocrites and deception fall under, when you remove the sex part, Commandment number 7. Adultery IS deception. Our sex-crazed world gets too tied up with the sex part and cannot recognize the deception part. Rick Scott does not measure up well with Commandment number 7, either – with regard to DECEPTION and NOT speaking about sex.
We hope the man did not commit an offense contrary to Commandment number 6.
OK. Sometimes I am not so good with Commandment number 3, even when I think I am getting away with something when I say, OMG! Or GD – the worse! Then again, is GD like saying, “Gee whiz” or “golly gee!” or “darn it all?” I know nothing about how Rick Scott handles this commandment.
Commandment number 2. Society does too much of this one and Rick Scott is no exception. The same can be said of number 10. Materialism and “keeping up with the Joneses!” Envy, jealousy, pride. 1 Timothy emphasizes the “love of money” as the “root” of “evil” or “all kinds of injurious things.” Is this not like making a “graven image?” Worship of money rather than GOD? I think so. Where does Rick Scott, the man who BOUGHT his election, stand on this one?
Also Commandment 1. “No other gods.” Rick Scott and his tea party “gods” of the Koch brothers and others. Fleshly “gods” are more important to Rick Scott than the true God. More important than the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Whoops! There I go… making a judgment. Sorry Nanna!
Douglas Cornwell
Tioga Herald
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