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10 Things You Should Know About The Ten Commandments
If I knew and understood these things earlier on in life, I wouldn't have found myself alone in the darkest nights
When I attended Sunday school as a little girl, the teacher would pick a random verse from the bible and read it to me and the other kids. I didn’t know what happened in the chapter before and after that and how it all came to be.
One random verse at a time didn't really help me understand the universe. I don’t recall being told that I needed to read the bible as a book to truly and deeply understand the universe and who God really is.
I couldn’t put the random verses together and therefore couldn't put the pieces of the puzzle together. I couldn’t comprehend all of it, but I went to church anyway because my mom was going.
Here are ten things I wish I knew about the commandments earlier on in life:
1. Other Gods Are a Waste of Time
“You shall have no other gods before me.”
I was lucky to be brought up knowing that I could have no other gods, but I've seen people pray to certain things and later realize it's not…
