What is the 1st Commandment?

What is the 1st Commandment?

• A. You shall not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
• B. Keep holy the Lord's day.
• C. I am the Lord thy God. you shall not have strange gods before Me.
• D. Honor your father and mother.

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is recognizing who you owe ultimate loyalty to. The first commandment announces that there is one true God and requires exclusive worship of Him. It says, in effect, that the Lord is your God and that you should not have other gods before Him. This makes God the starting point for everything else in the Bible’s moral instructions—that relationship with Him shapes how you approach all the other commandments. The other commands talk about respecting God in everyday life (like speaking His name rightly or keeping a day set apart for Him) and about honoring family, but they assume you’ve already acknowledged and dedicated yourself to the one God. So this statement is the best answer because it directly names God and calls for complete devotion to Him.

The main idea here is recognizing who you owe ultimate loyalty to. The first commandment announces that there is one true God and requires exclusive worship of Him. It says, in effect, that the Lord is your God and that you should not have other gods before Him. This makes God the starting point for everything else in the Bible’s moral instructions—that relationship with Him shapes how you approach all the other commandments. The other commands talk about respecting God in everyday life (like speaking His name rightly or keeping a day set apart for Him) and about honoring family, but they assume you’ve already acknowledged and dedicated yourself to the one God. So this statement is the best answer because it directly names God and calls for complete devotion to Him.