The Decalogue?: by Rev. Kelly Smith

The Decalogue?
By Rev. Kelly Smith

The Heart of Theology
Theology has two parts
– First, Man is sinner
– Second, God is the Savior of Man
All Theology is centered around these two parts

– For, if man is not a sinner, man does not need a savior
– If God is not the savior, then there is no hope
What is Sin?
Sin is that which goes against
God's Word or Decrees
It is also a condition that we
are born with called original sin
Psalm 51:5
Well how did Sin come about?
Let's open to Genesis 3
Any other consequences
Rom 5:12
Blaming your Parents
Because its true, they gave
sin to you
What we see is that at our
point of Origin, Sin
contaminated us
Effects of Original Sin
No fear of God
Don't trust God
Don't love God
Actually we hate him
Open to Romans 8:7
How do we know what Sin is?
● Read Romans 7.7
● So what is God's Law?
– It is anything which places a demand upon YOU
● Where do we find it?
– The Word of God
– Written on our Hearts, Romans 2.15
● This is called the Natural Law
3 Uses of the Law
● Mirror
– Shows us our sinfulness
– Brings Light to those in Darkness
– Shows us the corruption of our
thoughts and the intentions of our
heart
3 Uses of the Law
● Curb
– Meant to Keep you on the
straight and narrow
– By Threats of violence, disaster,
and loss of goods it hopes to stop
sin
– In short consequences
3 Uses of the Law
● Rule/Guide
– Shows us how we should
live
– How we should speak
– How we should even think
Law
So what are the Widely known
laws?
– Exodus 20
Though they are written on
everyone’s heart, this is the
most concise reading
So lets start at 1
● Thou shalt have no other gods
● WDTM?
– We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
What is a god?
A god means that from which we are to expect all good

and in which we are to take refuge in all distress. So, to
have a God is nothing other than trusting and believing
Him with the heart. -Martin Luther, Large Catechism
Faith – Trust
Whatever our heart trusts that is our god.
If our faith is in the true God, then our faith is good
If it is in anything else, then we have an idol

What are some old school gods?
Greeks VS Vikings
Modern gods
Toughest Commandment
This means there is a God, and I’m not Him
What is the difference between a God and

– A boss?
– A president?
– A king?
Why do we listen to and obey the Bible?

How tough is this to keep?
Consider that while Moses is up in the presence of the
God on Sinai, the people are in the valley like this...
One Final Note
Before you break any of the commandments, you must
first break this commandment.
– Because to break any other commandment, you must first
determine that you know better than God, and that it is ok to
ignore the commandments.
The Duo of Deka or what really is a
bad word...
nd
2 Commandment
Thou shall not use the name of the Lord thy God in vain
WDTM?
We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear,
use satanic arts, lie, or deceive by his name, but call upon it in
every trouble, prayer, praise, and give thanks.
Lets do some defining
● Dictionary.com defines a curse word as
– a profane or obscene word, especially as used in anger or for
emphasis.
– any term conceived of as offensive.
● Well that doesn't help...

● So let's use some MATH to help us with this!
Algebraic Swearing
Lets say, 'A', represents anger at a
situation in life or the World
But 'A' by itself is not verbal, its just a
feeling, so to express this we must give
it a voice, or a motion, let's call this 'B'
So we are saying, A = B
There is a conversion of feeling into

language
But what words, can't I say???
If I text, omg, and I mean it to mean Oh my Gosh, am I

swearing?
Lets do the Math!
Lets say, C = ”oh my gosh!”
B = ”oh my G__!” What else do we know?
A=?
A = The Surprise, anger,
or desired emphasis C=?
So if, C = B, and B = A, what does C equal?

Now this surprises folks
But what comes through How many have fallen
the Law? short of God’s glory?
– See Romans 3:20 Being justified by His
grace, i.e. nothing we have
done, it is considered
Then why would God save what?
you, if you are a sinner?
Are we justified by works
– Let’s read on….
or by faith?
Using Satanic Arts
● What's the first question
we got to answer
– Is Satan Real?
● Luke 4
– So do Demons exist?
● Mark 1.23
– Can Demons enter
Churches?
– Can Satan enter Heaven?
● Job 1.6
Satanic Arts
Seances
Psychics
Horoscope
Ouija Boards
Witchcraft
Palm Readers
But it's just fun...
Let's talk about the Movie the Exorcist

Deceiving by His name
This is done by teaching False doctrine, that is

lying about what the Bible says,
or
Pretending to be a Christian when you aren’t
False Doctrine
The Road to Hell is paved with Good Intentions
There are a great number of problems in the world, the

greatest is false doctrine
False doctrine changes who or what God is
False Doctrine
Which is more important?
Right Living or Right Doctrine
Consider for a Moment

You want to have good (chocolate chip) pancakes
But you don't care about ingredients...
Bugs in the Flour are fine, rotten eggs, curdled milk, and rancid butter
YUM!
False Doctrine
How can we expect to have Good Works(right living), if we
don't have the right ingredients, (right doctrine)
This is why it is a Church members duty to make sure that

the Pastor’s preaching is in keeping with the Scriptures,
because if the Pastor is allowed to go on preaching falsely,
he is leading the congregation to an idol, even if he means
well.
Capt. Picard
Villains who twirl their

moustaches are easy to
spot. Those who clothe
themselves in good deeds
are well-camouflaged.
– Picard,
The Drumhead (S4E21)
How are we to use God's name?
Every time we run into trouble that we turn to him first,
knowing that since we bear the name of God He will keep
us safe
Every prayer trusting that when we pray in the name of
Jesus that our prayers are answered
Praise Him not just one day a week, but with our whole
lives
Give thanks, for all that He has given to us, most especially
His name.
God Bless
Any Questions?

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By Rev. Kelly Smith

All Theology is centered around these two parts

A god means that from which we are to expect all good

If our faith is in the true God, then our faith is good

If it is in anything else, then we have an idol

What is the difference between a God and

Why do we listen to and obey the Bible?

● Well that doesn't help...

There is a conversion of feeling into

If I text, omg, and I mean it to mean Oh my Gosh, am I

So if, C = B, and B = A, what does C equal?

Let's talk about the Movie the Exorcist

This is done by teaching False doctrine, that is

The Road to Hell is paved with Good Intentions

There are a great number of problems in the world, the

Consider for a Moment

This is why it is a Church members duty to make sure that

Villains who twirl their

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