CATHOLIC FAITH

  Image of Moses with the ten commandments     By Edward Matulanya Here are scriptural, catechism, historical development, theological and significants of Ten Commandments of God in Roman Catholic Tradition. 1. Scriptural Origins of God's Commandments  The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, originate in the Hebrew Scriptures, primarily in Exodus 20:1–17 and Deuteronomy 5:4–21. They were revealed by God to Moses on Mount Sinai as a covenantal guide for Israel after the Exodus from Egypt (Holy Bible, New Revised Standard Version, 1989). Within the Roman Catholic tradition, these commandments are regarded as both divine revelation and expressions of the natural moral law (Catechism of the Catholic Church [CCC], 1997, §§2052–2074). 2. The ten Commandments of God in Catholic Catechism  Learn the Ten Commandments of God as taught by the Roman Catholic Church; clear, faithful guide to moral law, worship of God, and love of neighbor. 2. 1. You Shall Have No Other Gods Be...