If God rewrote the 10 commandments today, what would be different?

Question

What would he add or subtract?

If you don't have faith this happened origionally then it is just a question that you do not need to participate in.

I think:
1) RESPECT THE EARTH

2) RESPECT ANIMALS

3) RESPECT ELDERLY

BCRanger10 · Accepted Answer

I really don't know how much would change. He'd probably say "Okay, let me go through these again and you let me know exactly where I lost you bunch of dumba@$$es. 'Thou shalt have no strange gods before me'? 'Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain'? 'Thou shalt not commit adultery'? Ringing any bells here?"

Regarding yours? "Respect the elderly" is all but unambiguously implied in the Fourth Commandment ("Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother"). If we must honor our parents, then by extension, we ought to honor their parents and all our elders. And it also binds us to all good, right, just, and lawful authority.

"Respect animals"... in what way? God gave man dominion over the earth and all creatures therein. He commanded the ritualistic sacrifice and eating of lambs for the Passover feast (which prefigures the Eucharist in the Catholic Church). You had to eat the lamb. Likewise the slaughtering and burning of other various animals for ritual sacrifice, such as bulls and rams.

If, however, you are referring to legitimate animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect? Animals can be good companions for us, so that would perhaps loosely (very, very loosely) fall under the Fifth Commandment ("Thou shalt not kill").

And as for "respect the earth"? Again, in what way? Being a good steward of God's creation and the home we have? Yes. Using resources morally and responsibly? Again, God gave man dominion over the earth, so again, yes. But all the earth-worshipping and climate change alarmism we see going on now? No.

AMS700CX4u2 · Accepted Answer

I think that between the Beatitudes and the Ten Commandments. covered all that we ne3ed to be aware of if we want to live peacefully with one another. I agree with your additions. Some think that when he told Adam to subdue the earth he meant to use it at his disposal. I believe that is a misinterpretation. Cherish the earth would be a better interpretation. The planet could be auto recycling and an eternally productive home if mankind would recognize it as such. It makes you wonder if profit margins and shock holders shares are helping fulfill His purpose or destroying it. How about respect life. Once the elderly were a resource of knowledge and skill. Those times are gone.

Agape93 · Accepted Answer

Nothing. He's all knowing, so he made them exactly as he would always intend. Just ignore that the originals were much longer and weirder, like not boiling a lamb in its own mothers milk.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

From German cartoonist Martin Perscheid: The Pope finds the 11th commandment: The Pope finds the 12th commandment:   You shall enjoy having sex  ("Shit!")  You shall not vacuum  ("Not again!")

aaron13547 · Answer

I wish to add why we should obey those commandments.

Like thou shall not lie because lying to one self or another creates a fake world that you become trapped in.

Thou shall not steal because to steal from another is to lose the opportunity to achieve what you stole on your own...

I feel like people would be more mindful if they understood causes and effects that are normally hidden by time and our own perceptions. Lying and stealing doesn't feel bad untill you get caught, its cast an illusion of a being beneficial until the punishment.

CalmUntilAbused · Answer

Yeah... Nothing would change. I mean, His word is eternal, there is no need for changes. That or we'd just get the Two Commandments of Love - these were the word of Our Lord Jesus Christ, so they still check out. Anyway, nothing else would change, either. The division of societies would not cease.

Maybe_Maybe_not · Answer

Aside from this obviously blasphemous question and suggestions, for reasons already said by BCRanger10, dominion is dominion. Animals are just tools. Earth is ours. God is all knowing, all seeing and all mighty, so you will not try to substitute for God. Thank you for your cooperation.

genericname85 · Answer

they wouldn't exist. cause god didn't write down the 10 commandments the first time either. moses did. moses isn't god. so god never wrote any commandments to begin with. so as in your example and in moses example: the commandments are just what people want.

OneViewpoint · Answer

As George Carlin once noted, the 10 Commandments can be boiled down to 3 Commandments.

AviatorTom · Answer

They'd be reduced to TWO COMMANDMENTS..

exitseven · Answer

He would have a couple of new ones. One about social media and another about drugs

Joshydavid25 · Answer

He wouldn't change a thing.. The way the Commandments are written are general enough to where you can use aspects of it at all points in society and on all persons..

Kelly6 · Answer

@cherrylove007  Respect the life of people from other faith. Forbid killing. Forbid wars

Miristheiss · Answer

Nothing. He is omniscient. He knows everything. He didn't discover something new about us.

emeraldsaphire · Answer

Replace it with one line. "if it brings harm to none, do as you wilt"

abc3643 · Answer

Thou shall prevent thy Woody Johnson from being owner of thy New York Jets.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

He would perhaps add an 11th comand: be wary about news providers 😆... Like... Thou shalt not believe every shit that's "official"

NathanDavis · Answer

1.- Nevermind... these are not optional, free will is no more...

DarKnight36 · Answer

Protecting forests 
 Opposing high-rise buildings

jshm2 · Answer

Nothing. Hence why they are the commandments, you dufus.

Jennz6 · Answer

@cherrylove007  🍒 God doesn’t make mistakes

Bloodparadise · Answer

God's commands: Thou shall not sin Thou shall not cheat your spouse  Women should bow to men Lucifer's commands: The Truth shall set you free

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Thou shalt do whatever the fuck thou likest! You never paid attention to the first 10 I gave you!!

LiamS95 · Answer

I don't think he'd change anything, God's standard never changes.

AngryCarl3 · Answer

There should only be one commandment. 1. Don't be an asshole.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Nothing. God doesn't make mistakes, besides He gave hundreds of commands to follow beginning with the 1st 10.

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

Handsome Bradys shalt give their #blackboyjoy to buxom blondes !!!

Anonymous · Answer

Why would it be different? God is timeless he exists simultaneously in past present and future.

integrale77 · Answer

1) no one talks about the 10 commandments

Sevenpointfive · Answer

4) EAT YOUR VEGETABLES!

MrChinaski · Answer

Well, the Jews and Muslims would eat pork.

slatyb · Answer

God writing them instead of some desert tribe.

Dargil · Answer

They seem to cover enough.

AgentG111 · Answer

That's hilarious

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permanentem · Answer

Nothing.

LazloValenka · Answer

Only he would know.

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