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| First
Commandment |
| I
am the Lord, your God, you shall not have any other God besides me |
| Sins
- to set any creature, person or thing as an object of worship or the
source of happiness, truth or moral guide. |
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| Second
Commandment |
| You
shall not take the name of the Lord, Your God, in vain |
| Sins
- to call upon God to bear witness to lie; to use the Lord's name out of
anger; calling down evil on a person, place or thing or wishing bodily
harm; blasphemy (showing contempt for God.) |
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| Third
Commandment |
| Remember
to keep holy the Sabbath Day |
| Sins - missing mass purposely; not keeping Holy Days of Obligation; unnecessary work on Sundays. |
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| Fourth
Commandment |
| Honor your father and your mother |
| Sins - disrespect; unkindness; disobedience, to our parents and all those placed in legitimate authority. |
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| Fifth
Commandment |
| You shall not kill |
| Sins - murder; suicide; fighting; anger; hatred; revenge; drunkenness; reckless driving; injuring someone's soul by giving bad example. |
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| Sixth
Commandment |
| You shall not commit adultery |
| Sins - All impurity and immodesty in words, looks, and actions, whether alone or with others; masturbation; impure conversations; dirty jokes; looking at impure pictures or movies; impurities with others; undue familiarity with the
opposite sex; homosexual activity. |
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| Seventh
Commandment |
| You shall not steal |
| Sins - stealing; cheating; dishonesty; keeping what belongs to others; damaging another's property; accepting a bribe; we are also obliged to repay or restore any stolen goods or their value, when we are able. |
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| Eighth
Commandment |
| You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor |
| Sins - lies, harming the good name of others; rash
judgment; detraction; slander (calumny); telling secrets we are bound to keep. |
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| Ninth
Commandment |
| You shall not covet your neighbor's wife |
| Sins - impure thoughts and desires. |
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| Tenth
Commandment |
| You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor |
| Sins - all desires to take or to keep what belongs to others; to envy the success of others. |
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