Sunday, July 28, 2013

Didache: The Second Commandment

The Second Commandment: Gross Sin Forbidden

 "And the second commandment of the Teaching; You shall not commit murder, you shall not commit adultery, (Ex 20:13-14) you shall not commit pederasty, you shall not commit fornication, you sha
ll not steal, (Ex 20:15) you shall not practice magic, you shall not practice witchcraft, you shall not murder a child by abortion nor kill that which is begotten. You shall not covet the things of your neighbour, (Ex 20:17) you shall not forswear yourself, (Matt 5:34) you shall not bear false witness, (Ex 20:16) you shall not speak evil, you shall bear no grudge. You shall not be double-minded nor double-tongued; for to be double-tongued is a snare of death. Your speech shall not be false, nor empty, but fulfilled by deed. You shall not be covetous, nor rapacious, nor a hypocrite, nor evil disposed, nor haughty. You shall not take evil counsel against your neighbour. You shall not hate any man; but some you shall reprove, and concerning some you shall pray, and some you shall love more than your own life."

~from The Didache or The Lord's Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations. (c. 100)