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Ten Commandments

• The Ten Commandments are a set of religious and moral principles.
• They are central to many religious traditions.

First Commandment

• The first commandment is the most important.
• Observing it well helps us observe all the others.
• Loving God above all things is the foremost aspect and the only thing that truly matters.
• It centers other commandments.
• Found on the First Tablet of the Law.
• It helps us keep the great commandment of loving God by instructing us to adore God alone.
• Knowing and loving God is essential.
• The first commandment promotes worship, adoration, prayer, sacrifice, love, honor, respect, faith, hope, and charity.

Idolatry

• Idolatry is the divinizing of something that is not God.
• It is substituting someone or something for God.
• The Golden Calf is an example of idolatry.

Divination/Fortune Telling

• Divination or fortune-telling is the art of foretelling the future.
• It also involves discovering hidden knowledge through supernatural means.

Superstition

• Superstition is the deviation from religious feelings and practices.
• It involves irrational, ingrained belief in magical effects.
• It links actions and rituals to good or bad luck.
• Examples include not walking under open ladders or avoiding black cats.

Prohibitions

• Several actions are forbidden by religious doctrine.

Sacrilege

• Consists in desecrating sacraments, liturgical actions, people, and places dedicated to God.
• It constitutes a severe sin, particularly when committed against the Eucharist, a Christian sacrament where the body of Christ is present for us.

Simony

• Simony involves the buying or selling of spiritual things.
• It is an important prohibition in religious teaching.

Graven Images

• The divine injunction prohibits the creation of images of God by man.