Displayed in churches

Queen Elizabeth I ordered copies of the Ten Commandments, together with the Apostles’ Creed and the Lord’s Prayer, to be painted on boards and set up in all the churches so that the people might have the opportunity of reading them.  This was because Prayer Books were expensive in those days and not many people could afford them.  Today there are plenty of Prayer Books and so you don’t see the Commandments up in many churches now.

SUMMARY

1. My duty to God and my duty to my neighbour means the way I ought to treat God and other people.

2. The Jews were first taught what this was by the Ten Commandments which God gave them through Moses at Mount Sinai.  Jesus explained their full meaning.

Reference

1. Church of England (1662) The Book of Common Prayer.  A Catechism.  Available from: http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/bcp/texts/catechism.html  (Accessed 19 August 2010) (Internet).