What is man? Utterly sinful and unable to save himself.

People are basically sinful. People do bad things because they are sinners. Each person has sinned against a holy God. Each one of us have broken God's Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17)

I. "I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me." (Exodus 20:2)

Anything (ambition, career, plan, money, possession, self, other people, etc) which takes our focus away from God is an idol.

II. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven 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: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments." (Exodus 20:3-6)

III. "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." (Exodus 20:7)

Using God's name as a guarantee in vows, oaths and promises and not fulfilling them dishonors God; irreverent use of God's name brings dishonot to His character or ways.

IV. "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy." (Exodus 20:8)

V. "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee." (Exodus 20:9)

Lack of respect, obedience and gratitude, failing to take care of them in their old age is a sin.

VI. "Thou shalt not kill." (Exodus 20:13)

Being angry with your brother or sister without a reason is sin. "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. (Matthew 5:21-22)

VII. "Thou shalt not commit adultery." (Exodus 20:14)

Looking at another person with lust is sin. "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. (Matthew 5:27-28)

VIII. "Thou shalt not steal." (Exodus 20:15)

IX. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." (Exodus 20:16)

X. "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s." (Exodus 20:17)

Covetousness is the mental attitude or mindert of envy for what others have; this shows lack of satisfaction with what we have.

The law brings knowledge of sin.

"Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." (Romans 3:19-20)

Whoever breaks one law breaks the whole law.

"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law." (James 2:10-11)

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