Catholic Ten Commandments

[Dave]

You can see each version of the Ten Commandments laid out side by side in the link below.


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"The Roman Catholic revision is obvious: The Vatican eliminates the second commandment against idolatry, and subdivides the tenth commandment against covetousness in order to keep the number of commandments at ten."

19 - What Is the Difference Between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Versions of the Ten Commandments?

The difference reveals the essentially idolatrous nature of Roman Catholicism.

www.teachingtheword.org

You be the judge, are these honest differences in how these commandments were laid out, or is there more going on here?

The bottom line is that Catholics claim that they are not worshipping the images. But bending your knee to an image is considered worship in the Bible.

thoughts?

 

[Arial]

You can see each version of the Ten Commandments laid out side by side in the link below.


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"The Roman Catholic revision is obvious: The Vatican eliminates the second commandment against idolatry, and subdivides the tenth commandment against covetousness in order to keep the number of commandments at ten."

19 - What Is the Difference Between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Versions of the Ten Commandments?

The difference reveals the essentially idolatrous nature of Roman Catholicism.

www.teachingtheword.org

You be the judge, are these honest differences in how these commandments were laid out, or is there more going on here?

The bottom line is that Catholics claim that they are not worshipping the images. But bending your knee to an image is considered worship in the Bible.

thoughts?

A very interesting read.

 

[Rella]

From the Codex Sinaiticus English Translation, considered to be one of the oldest Catholic bibles



If you look at the links HOLY BIBLE: Exodus 20 and HOLY BIBLE: Deuteronomy 5
you can see Exodus and Deuteronomy and what was written on the 10. I had them copied here but it said too many words... even with
just the translated English words.

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[Dave]

@Rella @Arial

I remember asking a Catholic about this difference once, and his reply was that commandment two (Protestant version) was included in commandment one, (Catholic and Protestant version). My reply was that seemed to be an admission of guilt. In other words, if making images and bowing down to them is included in commandment one, that would mean that those actions are considered having other gods before Him, right?

There are passages in the OT used by Catholics to defend these images in their churches, like Cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant, which God commanded Moses, etc. to make.

I think it's important to note that commandment two (Protestant version) is really two commandments. God commands to not make the images and also commands to not bow down to them. This would seem to eliminate the excuse that making the images is ok, but worshiping them is not.

Dave

 

[Rella]

@Rella @Arial

I remember asking a Catholic about this difference once, and his reply was that commandment two (Protestant version) was included in commandment one, (Catholic and Protestant version). My reply was that seemed to be an admission of guilt. In other words, if making images and bowing down to them is included in commandment one, that would mean that those actions are considered having other gods before Him, right?

There are passages in the OT used by Catholics to defend these images in their churches, like Cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant, which God commanded Moses, etc. to make.

I think it's important to note that commandment two (Protestant version) is really two commandments. God commands to not make the images and also commands to not bow down to them. This would seem to eliminate the excuse that making the images is ok, but worshiping them is not.

Dave

Dave,

Also notice the similarities in the Catholic #9 and #10

Seems a little redundant.

[td]9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.[/td] [td]10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.[/td]

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[Dave]

Dave,

Also notice the similarities in the Catholic #9 and #10

Seems a little redundant.

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[td]9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.[/td] [td]10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.[/td]

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Right

They needed to fill in a space created by the removal of number two. So they can have ten.

 

[Soyeong]

You can see each version of the Ten Commandments laid out side by side in the link below.


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"The Roman Catholic revision is obvious: The Vatican eliminates the second commandment against idolatry, and subdivides the tenth commandment against covetousness in order to keep the number of commandments at ten."

19 - What Is the Difference Between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Versions of the Ten Commandments?

The difference reveals the essentially idolatrous nature of Roman Catholicism.

www.teachingtheword.org

You be the judge, are these honest differences in how these commandments were laid out, or is there more going on here?

The bottom line is that Catholics claim that they are not worshipping the images. But bending your knee to an image is considered worship in the Bible.

thoughts?

The structure of the Ten Commandments reveals how they should be numbered because when they are numbered correctly the first five Commandments are based on the same principle as the last five, but are expressed differently when in regard to our vertical relationships without our Creator(s) or our horizontal relationships with our neighbor. For example, the 2nd Commandment against idolatry is to our vertical relationship with God what the 7th Commandment against adultery is to our horizontal relationships with our neighbors.

 

[Dave]

The structure of the Ten Commandments reveals how they should be numbered because when they are numbered correctly the first five Commandments are based on the same principle as the last five, but are expressed differently when in regard to our vertical relationships without our Creator(s) or our horizontal relationships with our neighbor. For example, the 2nd Commandment against idolatry is to our vertical relationship with God what the 7th Commandment against adultery is to our horizontal relationships with our neighbors.

Hey @Soyeong

I never heard that before. Very interesting.

Dave