T.M. Moore
T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
Books by T. M. Moore
The First Commandment Fear the Lord
“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD, which I am commanding you today for your good?”
The First Commandment Fear the Lord
“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD, which I am commanding you today for your good?”
The First Commandment Fear the Lord
Deuteronomy 10:12-22
“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD, which I am commanding you today for your good?”
The First Commandment Fear the Lord
1.1 Be holy to the Lord
The precepts and statutes in this section are designed to teach and reinforce devotion to the Lord. God’s people are called to discipline their hearts to love and fear Him, their consciences to prefer and choose Him, and all their practices to serve Him. Thus would they be a people holy to the Lord, separated unto Him for the praise of the glory of His grace.
Exodus 20.3; Deuteronomy 5.7
“…You shall have no other gods before me.”
The Intent of the First Commandment (3)
Exodus 20.3; Deuteronomy 5.7
“…You shall have no other gods before me.”
Exodus 20.3; Deuteronomy 5.7
“…You shall have no other gods before me.”
The Intent of the First Commandment (2)
Exodus 20.3; Deuteronomy 5.7
“…You shall have no other gods before me.”
The First Commandment The Source of the Law (3
Exodus 20.2, 3
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.”
The First Commandment The Source of the Law (2)
Exodus 20.2, 3
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.”
The Tenth Commandment
The Commandment
Covetousness is unlawful desire, and is a gateway to all other sin. We must guard against covetousness and not allow it any place in our hearts.
The First Commandment - No other gods
No other gods
God, by virtue of His exclusivity and uniqueness, and the grace He has exercised toward those He has created and redeemed, commands their exclusive devotion and service.