what rules do you follow?

@savypat (20216)
United States
January 29, 2009 1:26pm CST
Do you follow the 10 commandants? Or do you find that you need to amend them as you go about your daily lives?
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GemmaR
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 Jan 09
Hello :) I do try to follow the ten commandments in my life, but as many people will know, it isn't always easy. I do try my best though, and I guess that's all any of us can do. Try our best. God will know that we've tried.
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savypat
@savypat (20216)
• United States
29 Jan 09
I think these are good rules to follow,to bad more people don't Thanks for your response
redhotpogo
@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
29 Jan 09
I follow the one commandment of the new testament given by Jesus. The ten original commandments given to the old jews are of the old covenant.
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savypat
@savypat (20216)
• United States
29 Jan 09
Does that mean they aren't any good anymore? And which commandment of Jesus do you follow? I can think of three right now.
redhotpogo
@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
29 Jan 09
One. Love. As long as you follow that commandment you are following all the commandments, because you will not harm or disrespect your fellow man, as long as you love.
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mothershaveneedstoo
@mothershaveneedstoo (21)
• United States
29 Jan 09
Before that Jewish man that you call a god was born, a Jewish sage named, Hillel, stated: "All of the Torah (Old Testament) can be put into one sentence: Don't do unto others what you wouldn't want to have done to yourself. All the rest is commentary." If you follow the 10 Commandments, you will follow the rules of love and "doing unto others" or rather Not doing unto others.
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Ravenladyj
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
30 Jan 09
The only "rules" I follow are ones that actually serve a purpose in my life...and they all basically boil down to being kind and compassionate and living mindfully on all levels possible..
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savypat
@savypat (20216)
• United States
30 Jan 09
That sounds good to me. Thank you
zandi458
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
30 Jan 09
As a catholic I try to follow the 10 commandments as close as possible. But as humans we never fail to commit sin. When I break any one of the commandments I will have to go for confession to be pardoned.
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mothershaveneedstoo
@mothershaveneedstoo (21)
• United States
29 Jan 09
The 10 Commandments were given to the Jews (and are included in the total 613) and we don't believe that non-Jews are responsible for following these laws. We hope & pray they will follow the 7 laws that were given to Noah. By doing so we consider them "Righteous Gentiles" and they are afforded a place in "Olam HaBa" or the World to Come (Heaven). For more info on the Noahide Laws, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Laws_of_Noah
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mothershaveneedstoo
@mothershaveneedstoo (21)
• United States
29 Jan 09
They are almost completely different laws - the 7 Noahide laws and the 10 commandments. Check it out more thoroughly on the link I copied above. There are some groups who call themselves B'Nai Noach (Sons of Noah) who follow these laws. Here's a yahoo group for B'Nai Noach: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Noachide/ Here's a website that gives a list of books on the subject: http://www.noach.com/emmanuel/catalog/books.htm
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savypat
@savypat (20216)
• United States
29 Jan 09
I'm interested, which 3 didn't Noah get?
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jakill
@jakill (835)
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30 Jan 09
I rather like the idea of Mrs Do-as-you-would-be-done-by from Charles Kingsley's book, The Water Babies. I think that, as a philosophy, probably encapsulates the 10 Commandments anyway.
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Chiang_Mai_boy
@Chiang_Mai_boy (3882)
• Thailand
31 Jan 09
Since I am not a Christian and am not Jewish the Ten Commandments are not very relevant to me. I find that if I live a life in which I try to be compassionate towards all living things and observe the one rule of, "Do no harm" things seem to work out well.
savypat
@savypat (20216)
• United States
31 Jan 09
Do no harm seem like an all inclusive rule to me, but could get complicated when one has to choose between two wrongs?
Springlady
@Springlady (3986)
• United States
30 Jan 09
I try and follow God's Commandments. I am a Christian and love the Lord and want to obey and follow Him. How rewarding it is when I do that!! He is good ALL the time! Read the Bible, God's Holy Word, and you will learn all about God and how you should live your life to glorify and praise Him! There is no life like it! God bless!
Luvandpower
@luvandpower (2048)
• United States
29 Jan 09
I don't believe you can change or corrupt what the mosaic laws say. If it was to kill someone of course I am going to feel guilty, and probably be found out and arrested, and hopefully an eye for an eye would happen.
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