10 Commandments

[jayem]

actaully they were given to the israelites...

True, and the 10Cs are really only a fraction of over 600 Biblical laws that the Hebrews are supposed to obey. Obviously, it's humanly impossible to strictly observe all these rules. Conventional Jewish doctrine teaches that the complicated laws are intended to show that no human being can ever live up to God's standards, so we are totally dependent on God's mercy and forgiveness. Which Jews ask for on the Day of Atonement. Christians modify it by teaching that our sinfulness that can only be forgiven by accepting Jesus. The religious skeptic in me says that if the laws were easy to keep, then no would feel like a sinner, and there would no need for priests and religious authorities. They laws were written to be impossible because that maintains the power and control of the priestly class.

It's just like civil law. If laws were simple and easy to understand, no one would need a lawyer. What else would you expect, when most all legislators are attorneys?

 

[ToddNotTodd]

As we all know the 10 commandment were created for humanity to live by. And we also know that if we disobey these rules we have fallen short of the glory of God and must ask for the forgiveness of him . My question is If God created the 10 commandments, then he must have intended for humanity to never ever be able to keep them. I find this troubling why create rules that no one can ever keep. Why not create ones that mankind can keep.

Why didn't God create us so that we would always obey his commandments?

 

[Blackmarch]

Why didn't God create us so that we would always obey his commandments?

that would be problematical for us in a few ways-

If its on the cognitive level then until we could prove something was not God's commandment we'd have to do whatever someone would tell us was Gods command.

Also that would make it so that nothing can be attributed to us, we could do no good nor evil.

It would also be a major obstacle in learning.

If it was much more deeper and ingrained level then we wouldnt be having this discussion .


I also doubt that we'd develop any characteristic in seeing something from the other side... supposing that one could advance to such a point being hindered by not having any ability to choose between choices.

 

[Gracchus]

As we all know the 10 commandment were created for humanity to live by.

We don't all know that. We don't all know that.

And we also know that if we disobey these rules we have fallen short of the glory of God and must ask for the forgiveness of him .

That's still another unfounded assumption.

My question is If God created the 10 commandments, then he must have intended for humanity to never ever be able to keep them. I find this troubling why create rules that no one can ever keep. Why not create ones that mankind can keep.

Assuming the antecedent, it might be because there will thus always be room for improvement.

 

[Gracchus]

As we all know the 10 commandment were created for humanity to live by.

We don't all know that. We don't all know that.

And we also know that if we disobey these rules we have fallen short of the glory of God and must ask for the forgiveness of him .

That's still another unfounded assumption.

My question is If God created the 10 commandments, then he must have intended for humanity to never ever be able to keep them. I find this troubling why create rules that no one can ever keep. Why not create ones that mankind can keep.

Assuming the antecedent, it might be because there will thus always be room for improvement.

 

[Gracchus]

As we all know the 10 commandment were created for humanity to live by.

We don't all know that. We don't all know that.

And we also know that if we disobey these rules we have fallen short of the glory of God and must ask for the forgiveness of him .

That's still another unfounded assumption.

My question is If God created the 10 commandments, then he must have intended for humanity to never ever be able to keep them. I find this troubling why create rules that no one can ever keep. Why not create ones that mankind can keep.

Assuming the antecedent, it might be because there will thus always be room for improvement.

 

[The Nihilist]

I think sin is sin by the nauture of what it is. It is wrong to murder because it is wrong to murder, its just how reality works.

Sounds kind of ad hoc. What about the nature of reality makes murder wrong?

 

[InkBlott]

As we all know the 10 commandment were created for humanity to live by. And we also know that if we disobey these rules we have fallen short of the glory of God and must ask for the forgiveness of him. My question is If God created the 10 commandments, then he must have intended for humanity to never ever be able to keep them. I find this troubling why create rules that no one can ever keep. Why not create ones that mankind can keep.

Hello 6000.

I'm not sure I follow your line of reasoning. There seem to be steps left out. For instance, I'm interested in knowing how it is that you've associated the ten commandments with the glory of God. I have some ideas on that subject myself, but I would like to hear what you have to say first.