The Ten Commandments are not rules to obey as personal favor to the father! They are the fundamental principles without which mankind cannot live together. They are not laws– they are The Law. Few people understand the fathers love and patience towards His creation, The father’s disappointment in Adam for not taking care of his wife that He created for him and told him to watch over and care for her. His compassion on Noah and his family to spare them, when he regretted creating mankind. The father heard the cries of His people in Egypt and had compassion on them and raised up a Deliverer for them. Moses Prince of Egypt was the fathers forerunner to his future son, that he would raise up as the Deliverer that would open the path for mankind back to their father and creator. Deut. 18:18 The Ten Commandments would be the guiding conduct that would reunite the children of God back to their father creator which had been separated from the garden of Eden. These 10 guiding principles have been the shortfall of mankind, either in love towards neighbor or strict obedience to their God and father. Since Sinai very few have been able to follow uncorrupted in these governing principles. David was a man after the father’s heart yet he had blood soaked hands. Solomon had wisdom but became corrupted by his wives and abundance. The Pharisees had law, but no love! When the father bore his one and only son Jesus, he brought both law and love. Church leadership was corrupted by doctrines of men and was against Jesus because he threaten their position and power, like we see today giving up power is harder than quitting smoking. Jesus had to temper the apostles by saying he who wants to be a leader must be a servant. Luke 22:24-27 I was talking to an orthodox Jewish man I had meet, when I told him that I kept the Sabbath, He responded how do you keep it? I said Holy! So I ask the question how we keep the Sabbath? Do we keep it holy? This was a great question and deserves much thought as to how we keep it Holy. Like Genesis 1:1 being the most important scripture in the bible, The first and greatest commandment has the same implication for us. Liston to Jesus responds to the scribe in Mark 12:28-34 Hear oh Israel the LORD our God, The lord is One. Well is Jesus a lord? Yes, and the father is a Lord? Yes, well that makes two lords right! Then the scribe perceiving Jesus was not claiming to be God says in 32. For there is one God and there is no other but He.(Singular pronoun) but it’s not over, Jesus gets the last word by confirming this historical definition of Israel’s only God and says 34. So when Jesus saw that he answered wisely(interesting that he would equate wisdom to this confirmation) He Jesus said “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” Interesting in verse 26. Jesus confirms who the great Almighty God of the old testament is! Mark 12:26 “But concerning the dead that they rise have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him saying, “I Am” the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. He is not the God of the dead but of the living You therefore are greatly mistaken.” Brethren there is a wealth of knowledge that has been hidden in the misunderstanding of who God Is. It is clear here from Jesus own words that 1. The God of the old testament is the father only! 2. That He alone is the God of Abraham. 3. It was the father who spoke to Moses in the burning Bush! 4. That the great “I AM” is the father also. Yes brethren we have known of the Ten commandments for all of our lives and maybe we have kept them as well as we were led by the spirit, but with knowledge much increased over the last 20 years isn’t it time we peel back the layers of truth hidden in the scriptures of our bibles. How many times have you heard these passages above but never considered what is really be taught about the First and greatest commandment. Maybe when Jesus says the father is greater than I, John 14:28 and don’t call me good, for there is only ONE who is Good that is God. Luke 18:19 Again separating himself in reverence to His God and father. The father is on the mountain His throne, we are on the ground looking up but need a meditaor between God and men the man Jesus.  ITim 2:5 The second commandment “Thou shall not make for your selves any carved images. A society built on Hollywood Idol’s Music Idol’s even a show American Idol in its 12 season. The automobile is fashioned with hands and look upon with greatness and amazement in some cases. We don’t have to look far to see the second commandment in full Violation. Lets look to our father and our God, and join along with Jesus and worship the creator for He Alone Is Good.