FAITH OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

  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  The Ten Commandments, as simplified for catechetical teaching, are presented as follows (CCC, 1997, §§2052–2557). 1. I am the Lord your God: you shall not have strange gods before me. 2. You shall...