Lesson 4:The First Commandment

Built On A RockUnit 1

Getting to Know God

The First Commandment

You shall have no other gods.

What does this mean?

We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.

1. How does God want us to treat him?

1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 10:31

1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Glory: Honor or praise given to someone

1. How does God want us to treat him?

God wants us to give him GLORY.

Psalm 130:3-4 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.

Psalm 130:3-4

Psalm 130:3-4 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.

Psalm 130:3-4 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.

Psalm 130:3-4 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.

Psalm 130:3-4 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.

Proverbs 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

Proverbs 8:13

Proverbs 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

Proverbs 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

Psalm 86:11 Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

Psalm 86:11

Psalm 86:11 Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

Psalm 86:11 Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

Fear: To treat God with reverence and awe

1. How does God want us to treat him?

God wants us to give him glory.

That means: he wants us to fear (revere or respect) him above all things,

Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”

Matthew 22:37

Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”

Love: To be devoted to someone, to live for them

1. How does God want us to treat him?

God wants us to give him glory.

That means: he wants us to fear (revere or respect) him above all things,

to love him more than anything,

Psalm 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

Psalm 73:25

Psalm 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

Psalm 124:8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 124:8

Psalm 124:8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Trust: To depend on someone, to have confidence in their promises

1. How does God want us to treat him?

God wants us to give him glory.

That means: he wants us to fear (revere or respect) him above all things,

to love him more than anything,

to trust him more than anything else.

2. How do we break this commandment?

Exodus 20:4-5 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

Exodus 20:4-5

Exodus 20:4-5 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

Idol: A false god/anything or anyone who takes God’s place in our hearts

Idolatry: Worshipping any false god.

2. How do we break this commandment?

We break this commandment if we worship an idol or belong to a false religion.

Isaiah 42:8 I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.

Isaiah 42:8

Isaiah 42:8 I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.

1 John 2:23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

1 John 2:23

JESUS!!!

1 John 2:23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

JESUS!!!

Open idolatry: Worshipping a false god or not worshipping the entire Trinity

2. How do we break this commandment?

We break this commandment if we worship an idol or belong to a false religion.

We break this commandment if we don’t worship the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as God.

Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

Luke 16:13

Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

Matthew 10:37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

Matthew 10:37

JESUS!!!

Matthew 10:37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

JESUS!!!

Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD.”

Jeremiah 17:5

Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD.”

Secret idolatry: Loving or trusting something or someone more than we love or trust God

2. How do we break this commandment?

We break this commandment if we worship an idol or belong to a false religion.

We break this commandment if we don’t worship the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as God. We break this commandment if we love or trust something or someone more than we love or trust God.

3. Have we ever broken this commandment?

1 John 1:8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

1 John 1:8

1 John 1:8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

3. Have we ever broken this commandment?

Yes, we have broken this commandment. We have loved and trusted other things more than God.

Romans 5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

Romans 5:19

JESUS!!!

Romans 5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

JESUS!!!

Romans 5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

JESUS!!!

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit,

1 Peter 3:18

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit,

3. Have we ever broken this commandment?

Yes, we have broken this commandment. We have loved and trusted other things more than God. But Jesus kept it perfectly for us and he died to pay for our sins. God has forgiven us.

Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Colossians 3:17

Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

3. Have we ever broken this commandment?

Yes, we have broken this commandment. We have loved and trusted other things more than God. But Jesus kept it perfectly for us and he died to pay for our sins. God has forgiven us. Now God calls us to fear, love and trust in him above all things.