The first commandment is to have no other Gods. What does this tell us about God? How does it point to Jesus? So now what?

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I am the LORD your God, who
rescued you from the land of
Egypt, the place of your slavery.
You must not have any other
god but me. You must not make
for yourself an idol of any kind
or an image of anything in the
heavens or on the earth or in
the sea.
You must not bow down to
them or worship them, for I, the
LORD your God, am a jealous

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You must not bow down to
them or worship them, for I, the
LORD your God, am a jealous
God who will not tolerate your
affection for any other gods.
- Exodus 20:2-5

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You must not bow down to
them or worship them, for I, the
LORD your God, am a jealous
God who will not tolerate your
affection for any other gods.
- Exodus 20:2-5
what does this part of the
law tell me about god?

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You must worship no other
gods, for the LORD, whose very
name is Jealous, is a God who is
jealous about his relationship
with you . . .
- Exodus 34:14
what does this part of the
law tell me about god?

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. . . lest you make a covenant with
the inhabitants of the land, and
when they whore after their gods
and sacrifice to their gods and you
are invited, you eat of his sacrifice,
and you take of their daughters for
your sons, and their daughters
whore after their gods and make
your sons whore after their gods.
- Exodus 34:15
what does this part of the
law tell me about god?

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Look now; I myself am he!
There is no other god but me!
- Deuteronomy 32:39
what does this part of the
law tell me about god?

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how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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He came into the very world he
created, but the world didn’t
recognize him. He came to his
own people, and even they
rejected him. But to all who
believed him and accepted him,
he gave the right to become
children of God. They are
reborn —
not with a physical birth
howfrom human passion
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law point to jesus?
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or plan, but a birth that comes

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not with a physical birth
resulting from human passion
or plan, but a birth that comes
from God.
- John 1:10-13
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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So the Word became human and
made his home among us. He
was full of unfailing love and
faithfulness. And we have seen
his glory, the glory of the
Father’s one and only Son.
- John 1:14
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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Jesus said to him, “I am the way,
and the truth, and the life; no
one comes to the Father but
through Me. If you had really
known me, you would know
who my Father is. From now
on, you do know him and have
seen him.”
- John 14:6
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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He committed no sin and no
deceit was in His mouth.
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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There is salvation in no one else!
There is no other name in all of
heaven for people to call on to
save them.
- Acts 4:12
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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In Him is no sin.
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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For God so loved the world that
he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him
will not perish but have eternal
life.
- John 3:16
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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Don’t believe me unless I do
miracles of God!
- John 10:37
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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People of Israel, listen! God
publicly endorsed Jesus of
Nazareth by doing wonderful
miracles, wonders, and signs
through him, as you well know.
- Acts 2:22
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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“Well that may be true for you,
but that doesn’t mean it’s true
for me.”
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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“That’s great that you’ve found
something that works, for you.”
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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All Truths are equal and valid
and any belief that claims to be
absolute is at its core exclusive
and intolerant.
- “Relativism”
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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“The message, I gather, is that
we should all be tolerant. Since I
am already tolerant, I don't need
this crap.”
- Joe Sobran
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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And you will know the truth,
and the truth will set you free.
- John 8:32
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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I am the way, the truth, and the
life. No one can come to God
except through me.
- John 14:60
how does this part of the
law point to jesus?

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so what now?

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Even though I am a free man
with no master, I have become a
slave to all people to bring many
to Christ. When I was with the
Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring
the Jews to Christ. When I was
with those who follow the
Jewish law, I too lived under
that law.
- I Corinthians 9:19
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are weak, I share their so what now?
weakness, for I want to bring

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Even though I am not subject to
the law, I did this so I could
bring to Christ those who are
under the law.21 When I am
with the Gentiles who do not
follow the Jewish law,* I too live
apart from that law so I can
bring them to Christ. But I do
not ignore the law of God;
- I Corinthians 9:20
obey the law of Christ.
so what now?
22 When I am with those who
are weak, I share their

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I obey the law of Christ. When I
am with those who are weak, I
share their weakness, for I want
to bring the weak to Christ.
- I Corinthians 9:21
so what now?

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Yes, I try to find common
ground with everyone, doing
everything I can to save some. I
do everything to spread the
Good News and share in its
blessings.
- I Corinthians 9:22
so what now?

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So Paul, standing before the
council, addressed them as
follows: quot;Men of Athens, I
notice that you are very
religious in every way, for as I
was walking along I saw your
many shrines. And one of your
altars had this inscription on it:
`To an Unknown God.'
so what now?

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This God, whom you worship
without knowing, is the one I'm
telling you about.
- Acts 17:22-23
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Slaves must always obey their
masters and do their best to
please them. They must not talk
back or steal, but must show
themselves to be entirely
trustworthy and good. Then
they will make the teaching
about God our Savior attractive
in every way.
- Titus 2:9-10
so what now?

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“It can not be emphasized too
strongly or too often that this
great nation was founded, not by
religious people, but by
Christians. Not on religion, but
on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And
it is for this very reason that
people of other faiths have been
offered asylum, prosperity, and
freedom of worship here.” - Patrick Henry
so what now?

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You must not have any other
god but me.