If you do not follow the 10 Commandments, god says you hate him and he will punish your children to the third and fourth generation, because he is so jealous:
Exodus 20:5-6 (New International Version)
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
First Commandment
Exodus 20:3 “You shall have no other gods before me.
New Testament:
Matthew 4:10
Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.
1 Corinthians 8:6
yet for us there is but one God, the Father,
from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one
Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we
live.
Second Commandment
Exodus 20:3-6
3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
New Testament:
1 John 5:21
Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.
Acts 17:29
“Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we
should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or
stone—an image made by human design and skill.
Third Commandment
Exodus 20:7
You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
New Testament:
1Timothy 6:1
All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.
Mark 3:28-29
“Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
Matthew 12:31-32
“And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.”
Luke 12:10
“And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.”
Fourth Commandment
Exodus 20:8
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
New Testament:
Mark 2:27-28
Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.
Hebrews 4:4
For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “On the seventh day God rested from all his works.
Hebrews 4:10
for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.
Colossians 1:16
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
Fifth Commandment
Exodus 20:12
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
New Testament:
Matthew 19:19
honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.
Sixth Commandment
Exodus 20:13
You shall not murder.
New Testament:
Matthew 19:18
“Which ones?” he inquired.
Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony,
Romans 13:9
The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Seventh Commandment
Exodus 20:14
“You shall not commit adultery.”
New Testament:
“You shall not commit adultery … ” (Matthew 19:18, Romans 13:9).
Eighth Commandment
Exodus 20:15
You shall not steal.
New Testament:
“You shall not steal … ” (Matthew 19:18, Romans 13:9).
Ninth Commandment
Exodus 20:16
You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
New Testament:
“You shall not bear false witness … ” (Matthew 19:18, Romans 13:9).
Tenth Commandment
Exodus 20:17
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
New Testament:
Romans 7:7
What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.
