Living the Ten Commandments in New Times: A Book for Teens Book

	Foreword	xvii
	For You, and You Alone	xx
	Letter from a Youth Counselor	xxi
	Angels in Our Midst	xxvii
	Acknowledgments	xxix
	God's Ten Commandments--And You	1
	What Do the Commandments Mean to You?	3
	Finding Your Wings: Do You Feel Hopeful, Optimistic and Invincible?	4
	The "Old" Commandments: Still Relevant in "New" Times	5
	Why Did God Enter into a Covenant with His People?	6
	The Commandments--Two Tablets "Inscribed	7
	In Each Commandment, God Guards Something That Is of Great Importance to Our Welfare	8
	Can You Recite the Ten Commandments from Memory?	9
	God's Ten Commandments	10
	Simple Love	12
	Mount Sinai: What Happened on the Mountain?	13
	Mount Sinai and the Ten Commandments	14
	24/7--for Forty Days ... and Forty Nights!	15
	An Outraged Moses Breaks the Tablets ... and God Calls Him Back	16
	A Wooden Chest Overlaid and Lined with Gold Is Created to Store the Stone Tablets	17
	What Happened to the Tablets After Mount Sinai?	17
	The Trick That Didn't Work Out ...	18
	The Ark of the Covenant (Here's Where Indiana Jones Fits into All This)	19
	Ancient Freedom	20
	The First Commandment	21
	Is God's First Commandment Still Relevant Today?	23
	As Christians, We Believe with All Our Hearts That Our Lives Have a Specific Purpose	24
	Is There a Divine Purpose for Your Being, or Is Life Not Much More Intentional Than, Say, a Blade of Grass?	25
	Are You on a Journey--or Chasing After the Wind?	26
	Do You Place God First and Foremost in Your Life?	27
	What Does It Mean to "Revere" God?	28
	What Would You Think, Do or Say If God Dropped In on You ... ?	28
	The Fear and Love of God Are the Strongest Building Forces in Human Life	31
	Revering God--A Word from Your Peers	32
	What Does It Mean to "Love" God?	34
	Loving God--A Word from Your Peers	36
	What Does It Mean to "Trust" God?	38
	Trusting God--A Word from Your Peers	39
	God is Revere-Worthy, Love-Worthy and Trust-Worthy	40
	Your Personal Journal	41
	The Color of My Creator	54
	The Second Commandment	55
	Is God's Second Commandment Still Relevant Today?	57
	Are You "Good to Go" on the Second Commandment?	58
	God Knows Our Nature; He Knows We Need Leadership and Inspiration	58
	What Does God Consider an "Idol"?	60
	"Oh God, I Think Thou Hast Outdone Thyself!"--Edna St. Vincent Millary	62
	What Is Your "Idol of Choice"?	63
	God Is Worthy of Our Worship	64
	Your Personal Journal	64
	The Third Commandment	71
	Is God's Third Commandment Still Relevant Today?	73
	Why Is It So Important to God That We Keep His Name Holy?	74
	What Does God Consider "Misuse" of His Name?	76
	Three Ways We Keep God's Name Holy--A Word from Your Peers	77
	Keeping God's Name Holy	86
	Your Personal Journal	87
	Starving Child	96
	The Fourth Commandment	97
	Is God's Fourth Commandment Still Relevant Today?	99
	Is It a Sin to Work on Sunday (and Is Homework Considered Work)?	100
	Sunday: A Day to Rest and Restore Ourselves	102
	Sunday: A Day for Public Worship	104
	Sunday: A Day for Fellowship	108
	Preserving the Gift of a Day Set Aside	111
	Your Personal Journal	112
	The Crucifix Around My Neck	122
	The Fifth Commandment	123
	Is God's Fifth Commandment Still Relevant Today?	125
	Who Is "Your Father" and "Your Mother"?	126
	Family Leadership: Who "Runs the Show" at Your House?	127
	What Does God Expect of You--Your Parents' Children?	128
	Why Life in the Family IS the "Real World"	129
	What Does God Say About the Responsibility of Your Parents?	131
	Five Ways to Honor Your Parents and God	132
	The "Family" of Government: What Does God Say Is Its Duty to Its People?	137
	What Does the Fifth Commandment Say About Your Obligation to the Government?	139
	Four Ways You Can Honor the "Family" of Government--A Word from Your Peers	140
	What Does God Say About the Obligation of the Church to You--and You to the Church?	142
	Four Ways You Can Honor the "Family" of Church--A Word from Your Peers	142
	Family: A Brand of Love Unparalleled to Any Other	144
	Your Personal Journal	146
	The Sixth Commandment	157
	Is God's Sixth Commandment Still Relevant Today?	158
	The Love Behind the Law: To God, Each Human Life Has Eternal Value	159
	Why Does God Make a Distinction Between Murder and Killing?	161
	God's Word: A Moral Compass for Evaluating Moral Judgments	162
	Suicide: Is It a Sin?	163
	God Expects Us to Love Our Enemy: Is He Serious?	165
	Upholding God's Sixth Commandment--A Word from Your Peers	166
	Keeping God's Commandment	170
	Your Personal Journal	170
	The Seventh Commandment	181
	Is God's Seventh Commandment Still Relevant Today?	183
	Why Does God Ask Us to "Hold Out" on Sex?	184
	Are You Having Sex? God's Definition of Adultery	184
	You Don't Have to Play the "Sex Card"	186
	"Second-Time Virginity": You Can Restore Yourself in God's Eyes	188
	God's Criteria for Finding the "Perfect" Relationship	190
	What Does It Mean to Be "Equally Yoked"?	190
	What Does It Mean to Be "Pure in Mind and Body"?	192
	"You're Very Cute; Do You Believe in God?"	193
	God Knows What Makes Us Happy	194
	Your Personal Journal	195
	The Eighth Commandment	207
	Is God's Eighth Commandment Still Relevant Today?	208
	How Does God Define "Property"?	209
	Is Skipping Class (or Work), or Downloading Music from the Internet, Stealing?	210
	What Belongs to God? His "These Are Mine: Don't Steal Them from Me" Inventory	211
	Protecting God's Abundance	217
	Your Personal Journal	218
	God's Heir	230
	The Ninth Commandment	231
	Is God's Ninth Commandment Still Relevant Today?	233
	Who Is Our "Neighbor"?	233
	What Does "Giving False Testimony" Mean?	234
	The Value of a "Good Name"	235
	Four Ways We Give False Testimony--A Word from Your Peers	237
	If an Attorney Defends Someone Who Is Guilty, Is He or She Breaking the Ninth Commandment?	245
	Speaking God's Truths	246
	Your Personal Journal	247
	The Tenth Commandment	261
	Is God's Tenth Commandment Still Relevant Today?	263
	What Does It Mean to "Covet"?	264
	Why Is Coveting So Dangerous?	265
	Coming to Terms with Greed, Envy and Jealousy--A Word from Your Peers	265
	The Abundance of God Shows Up in His Commandments	270
	Your Personal Journal	271
Appendix A	Abbreviations for Books of the Bible	279
Appendix B	God's Ten Commandments	281
Appendix C	Simple Prayers for Christian Living	283
	Suggested Readings and Resources	289