“KAITAIA MARCHES AGAINST VIOLENCE”

“Beat burglary,” you can read on the side of the police car.

The Ten commandments come to my mind, when I read about burglary. The Ten commandments begin like this in the Bible:

“‘I am the LORD your God,  who brought you out of Egypt, the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods beside me.'”

What a challenge! How do we beat burglary? How do we overcome burglary.

“‘Saver Communities Together'” is also written on police cars. What can we do to make our communities saver?

The Collins Concise Dictionary says that burglary is “the crime of entering a building as a trespasser to commit theft or another offence.”

“‘You shall not steal,'” is one of the Ten Commandments. How do we stop stealing in our community?

Another of the Ten Commandment says, “‘You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything …'” How do we stop worshiping idols?

“‘You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, ….'” is one more of the Ten Commandments. How do we stop misusing the name of the LORD?

“‘Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,'” is also one of the Ten Commandments. What are we going to do about keeping the Sabbath holy?

Another of the Ten Commandments says, “‘Honor your father and mother, …'” How are we going to do that in our community?

Another of the Ten Commandments says, “‘You shall not murder.'” How do we stop people from murdering each other in our community?

“‘You shall not commit adultery,'” is another of the Ten Commandments.

“‘You shall not  give false testimony against your neighbor,'” is also one more of the Ten Commandments.

And here is the last one: “‘You shall not covet your  neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbors wife, or his manservant …'”

What is the answer to all those questions? What makes us obedient to the commandments of the Lord?

WE MUST COME OUT OF EGYPT.

WE MUST COME OUT OF THE LAND OF SLAVERY.

You are intelligent and you know what that means. Read also more posts on this blog!