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Living Words: The Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century
The ten commandments—are they a stringent legal code, or are they guidelines for harmonious living? Noting that perfect obedience is beyond our capability, G. Corwin Stoppel proposes that the commandments are a framework for our personal and corporate relationships, and that they give us a glimpse of life as lived in harmony with God’s best hopes for the world. In this engaging book, Stoppel looks to the past and present to examine each commandment, and offers insights into the challenges of applying them to life in the twenty-first century.

It is little wonder that many people treat the commandments with awe and reverence while others dismiss or ignore them.. .. In this swirling vortex of meaning, Christians are enjoined to understand them through Jesus’ words and example. When asked about the commandments, Jesus said that if we so much as think and dwell on something that is forbidden by the Law, we are already as guilty as if we had performed the deed itself. What a formidable task we face!
—from the Introduction
The onus for keeping the Ten Commandments or the Two Great Commandments is on each individual. We are liberated from long laws, meaningless rituals, and a sense of being either inferior or superior people. At the same time, we are to give careful thought, based on prayer, meditation, reflection, and discernment, to everything we do. As we initiate any project, as we open our mouths to speak, we must weigh our actions and words against the Two Great Commandments, asking ourselves: Does this bring glory to God? Is this something that will benefit the other person? So we seek to do the right thing, and that, according to God, is all that is required of us.
—from the Epilogue
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Living Words: The Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century
The ten commandments—are they a stringent legal code, or are they guidelines for harmonious living? Noting that perfect obedience is beyond our capability, G. Corwin Stoppel proposes that the commandments are a framework for our personal and corporate relationships, and that they give us a glimpse of life as lived in harmony with God’s best hopes for the world. In this engaging book, Stoppel looks to the past and present to examine each commandment, and offers insights into the challenges of applying them to life in the twenty-first century.

It is little wonder that many people treat the commandments with awe and reverence while others dismiss or ignore them.. .. In this swirling vortex of meaning, Christians are enjoined to understand them through Jesus’ words and example. When asked about the commandments, Jesus said that if we so much as think and dwell on something that is forbidden by the Law, we are already as guilty as if we had performed the deed itself. What a formidable task we face!
—from the Introduction
The onus for keeping the Ten Commandments or the Two Great Commandments is on each individual. We are liberated from long laws, meaningless rituals, and a sense of being either inferior or superior people. At the same time, we are to give careful thought, based on prayer, meditation, reflection, and discernment, to everything we do. As we initiate any project, as we open our mouths to speak, we must weigh our actions and words against the Two Great Commandments, asking ourselves: Does this bring glory to God? Is this something that will benefit the other person? So we seek to do the right thing, and that, according to God, is all that is required of us.
—from the Epilogue
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Living Words: The Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century

Living Words: The Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century

by G. Corwin Stoppel
Living Words: The Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century

Living Words: The Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century

by G. Corwin Stoppel

Overview

The ten commandments—are they a stringent legal code, or are they guidelines for harmonious living? Noting that perfect obedience is beyond our capability, G. Corwin Stoppel proposes that the commandments are a framework for our personal and corporate relationships, and that they give us a glimpse of life as lived in harmony with God’s best hopes for the world. In this engaging book, Stoppel looks to the past and present to examine each commandment, and offers insights into the challenges of applying them to life in the twenty-first century.

It is little wonder that many people treat the commandments with awe and reverence while others dismiss or ignore them.. .. In this swirling vortex of meaning, Christians are enjoined to understand them through Jesus’ words and example. When asked about the commandments, Jesus said that if we so much as think and dwell on something that is forbidden by the Law, we are already as guilty as if we had performed the deed itself. What a formidable task we face!
—from the Introduction
The onus for keeping the Ten Commandments or the Two Great Commandments is on each individual. We are liberated from long laws, meaningless rituals, and a sense of being either inferior or superior people. At the same time, we are to give careful thought, based on prayer, meditation, reflection, and discernment, to everything we do. As we initiate any project, as we open our mouths to speak, we must weigh our actions and words against the Two Great Commandments, asking ourselves: Does this bring glory to God? Is this something that will benefit the other person? So we seek to do the right thing, and that, according to God, is all that is required of us.
—from the Epilogue

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781561012718
Publisher: Cowley Publications
Publication date: 01/25/2005
Pages: 142
Product dimensions: 5.68(w) x 8.48(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

G. Corwin Stoppel has been the rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Saugatuck, Michigan since 1990. He holds degrees from Morningside College, Duke Divinity School, Nashotah House Episcopal Seminary, and Columbia Pacific University. In addition to his parochial work, he travels extensively whenever possible, and is professor of religious studies at Davenport University. His previous book, Road to Resurrection: Meditations on Walking the Way of the Cross, was also published by Cowley.

Table of Contents

Introduction1
Chapter 1Choosing the One over the Many5
Chapter 2Embracing a Complex God25
Chapter 3So Help Me, God37
Chapter 4Weekly Refreshment for Body and Soul51
Chapter 5Beyond Flowers and Power Tools65
Chapter 6Taking Stock of Taking Life79
Chapter 7From Harmony to Havoc99
Chapter 8Nickel and Diming: Stealing Our Peace111
Chapter 9Honest to God119
Chapter 10A Peaceful Heart129
Epilogue: Keeping It Simple: The Two Great Commandments139
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