The Ten Commandments (Christian Essentials)

A Guide to the Perfect Law of Liberty

Peter Leithart

• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9781683593553
• eBook ISBN:
  9781683593560
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Church

You know them. But do you understand them?

The Ten Commandments have become so familiar to us that we don't think about what they actually mean. They've been used by Christians throughout history as the basis for worship, confessions, prayer, even civil law.

Are these ancient words still relevant for us today? Their outward simplicity hides their inward complexity. Jesus himself sums up the entire law in a pair of commandments: Love God with all your heart, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.

Peter Leithart re-introduces the Ten Commandments. He shows us how they address every arena of human life, giving us a portrait of life under the lordship of Jesus, who is the heart and soul of the commandments.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Series Preface
• Introduction: Father to Son
• Two Tables
• Commandment I: “Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods before Me”
• Commandment II: “Thou Shalt Not Make Thee Any Graven Image”
• Commandment III: “Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain”
• Commandment IV: “Remember the Sabbath Day”
• Commandment V: “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother”
• Commandment VI: “Thou Shalt Not Kill”
• Commandment VII: “Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery”
• Commandment VIII: “Thou Shalt Not Steal”
• Commandment IX: “Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness”
• Commandment X: “Thou Shalt Not Covet”
• Translations Used
• Works Cited
• Scripture Index
• Name Index