Did anyone ever compair the 10 commandments in the Catholic Bible, to the 10 commandments in the real Bible, or anywhere else, say like on state parks?
The second commandment has been deleted to promote statue worship. Read the real 2nd commandment....
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them.
2007-10-08 16:32:55 · 8 answers · asked by Rudy P 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are actually three versions of the Ten Commandments, Jewish, Catholic (and Lutheran), and Protestant taken from Exodus Chapter 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy Chapter 5:6-21.
With the new revelations of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit in the early Catholic Church, a slightly different emphasis was placed on different commandments.
Then 1500 years later, the Protestant in objecting to certain Catholic practices, once again changed the emphasis of the Ten Commandments.
+ Jewish Ten Commandments (before 1000 B.C.E.)
1. I am the Lord your G-d who has taken you out of the land of Egypt.
2. You shall have no other gods but me.
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your G-d in vain.
4. You shall remember the Sabbath and keep it Holy.
5. Honor you mother and father.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness.
10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Source: http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Scripture/Torah/Ten_Cmds/ten_cmds.html
+ Catholic (and Lutheran) Ten Commandments (about 100 C.E.)
1. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve them.
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
3. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; in it, you shall not do any work.
4. Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
10. You shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ***, or anything that is your neighbor's.
Source: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt1ind.htm
+ Protestant Ten Commandments (about 1600 C.E.)
1. You shall have no other gods but me.
2. You shall not make unto you any graven images
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
4. You shall remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
5. Honor your mother and father
6. You shall not murder
7. You shall not commit adultery
8. You shall not steal
9. You shall not bear false witness
10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor
Source: http://www.biblicalheritage.org/Bible%20Studies/10%20Commandments.htm
With love in Christ.
2007-10-11 05:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
FACT: Catholics regularly bow down to idols, icons and images of Jesus, Mary and the apostles, kissing the feet of the statues and praying to them.
Historical note:
The Pope deleted the 2nd of the 10 commandments so they could use statues & images in worship. They split the 10th commandment on coveting into two commandments so they could still have 10 in number. Don’t believe this? Look at the list of 10 commandments published by the Roman Catholic church! The issue here is not how the Ten Commandments are numbered, rather the issue is that most published lists of the 10 commandments do not include the words, "you shall not for yourself an idol".
Open your Catholic Bible and look for yourself!
Question #1: Does the 2nd commandment approve of bowing down and kissing idols?
Answer: Exodus 20:4
"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship them or serve them." Exodus 20:4-5
2007-10-08 23:47:19 · answer #2 · answered by dreamdress2 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You know what I always find so funny.....being Catholic, Is how often other Christians will knock us down. We have the same commandments. We believe in the same ones too. BTW, I sometimes go to a Methodist church and they have a picture of Jesus. They also have a statue. But if a Catholic has a picture or a statue all of a sudden we are worshiping idols. Look around did you see a golden calf or some statues of baal in a Catholic church? And I don't worship a statue or a picture. My neighbor who is a Christian has a grecian statue in his garden with a fountain. OOOOOh God might smite him. Do you think??? It's about the heart. If I LOVE my statue and start believing it has powers then I have an idol even if the statue is made in the image of Jesus.
2007-10-09 00:11:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ex 20:4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, 6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.... From the NRSV Imprimatur version.
... and from New American Bible, the most popular modern translation among Catholics:
4 You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth; 5 you shall not bow down before them or worship them. For I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, inflicting punishment for their fathers' wickedness on the children of those who hate me, down to the third and fourth generation; 6 but bestowing mercy down to the thousandth generation, on the children of those who love me and keep my commandments.
... Sure sounds like its there to me. Your claims are pretty bogus.
OK, the text is accurately reported in the Bibles, but the "shorthand" used in graphics may be different. http://www.catholicapologetics.net/images/Ten_Commandments.jpg is a graphic that presents summary information basically as you described... but the Bible does contain all the information of the commandments, so that part of your claim is false.
2007-10-08 23:39:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In History of the World, part 1, Moses brings down 15 commandments, but a tablet slips out of his hand and breaks.
2007-10-08 23:37:49 · answer #5 · answered by Frank B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They also messed up on the 4th commandment, however all the protestant churches follow their example. Even though God clearly shows us the truth from Genesis to Revealations.
2007-10-08 23:43:48 · answer #6 · answered by drehmy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So you're saying that Catholics take away the 2nd commandment??? Wow...not only do they add to the Bible, but they take away from it as well. That is so sad to me.
2007-10-08 23:36:34 · answer #7 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sounds the same as my Bible...i use NRSV
2007-10-08 23:35:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋