The First Commandment – Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods
Exodus 20
Written across the Ten Commandments should be written “I need Jesus”
The Person of This Commandment
God spoke these commandments
Breaking of this commandment – Romans 1:18-32
Immorality immediately follows idolatry
Until we see God’s person with the commandments God’s work will not be done in our lives
The Place of This Commandment
No other commandment can be broken until this one is broken
Before “in my sight”
The Purpose of This Commandment
To reveal who God is
Romans 3:9-20 – The law reveals sin
I Samuel 15:23 – Any time you want your way, you become an idolater
Discerning “gods” in our life
Could we do without it?
Has it begun to rule us?
Does it stir us to urgency?
Is it for me, or for the Lord?