Gospel.com Topics Feed - The Ten Commandments 2009-09-20T16:50:44-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/the+ten+commandments/ The Ten Commandments - a Christian perspective http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2020:1-17&version=NIV 2009-09-20T16:50:44-05:00 God laid out ten rules for the ancient Israelites to follow, known as the Ten Commandments. These commandments are still used today as benchmarks of the type of life God desires from His followers. "Honor your father" in the Bible: Exodus 20:12 http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exod.20.12&version=NIV 2009-07-17T10:43:56-05:00 Honoring your father and mother is part of the ten commandments given to God's people through Moses. What many people forget is that the injunction promises that by honoring their fathers and mothers, the Hebrews were securing their place in the promised land.