God’s Boundaries for Abundant Living Put God First *********************************************** 1. The Ten Commandments are rooted in a relationship with God. Exodus 19:4-6. 2. The Ten Commandments outline our response to the grace of God. Exodus 19:1-5; 20:2. 3. The Ten Commandments move faith from the abstract to the actual by specifying behavior. 4. The Ten Commandments require personal responsibility for the well being of the community. 5. The Ten Commandments illustrate the connection between our vertical relationship with God and our horizontal relationships with each other. Mark 12:30-31