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What is a commandment?

What is a commandment? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (archaic) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
  2. (obsolete) The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
  3. (law) The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
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The third commandment also historically shaped American law and jurisprudence.
They are so structured that acceptance of the relationship created by the first commandment entails obedience to all the rest.
We have not retained the commandment against making graven images because it is no longer relevant.
Now he doesn't tell people that these images are gods, per se, but he clearly violates the commandment against graven images.
It was the minority view that the appeal to the fifth commandment instead of to Chapter 31 of the Westminster Confession was incorrect.
The minimum that one can give to fulfill this commandment is one-third of a shekel per year.

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