No document in world history, so change the world for the better, as did the Ten Commandments.

Western civilization, the civilization that developed universal human rights, created

women's equality, ended slavery, created parliamentary democracy among other unique achievements,

would not have developed without them.

As you will see when each of the Ten Commandments is explained, these commandments are as relevant

today as when they were given over 3,000 years ago.

In fact, they are so relevant that the Ten Commandments are all that is necessary to make

a good world, a world free of tyranny and cruelty.

Imagine for a moment a world in which there was no murder or theft.

In such a world there would be no need for armies, or police, or weapons, men and women

and children could walk anywhere at any time of day or night without any fear of being

killed or robbed.

Imagine further a world in which no one coveted what belonged to their neighbor, a world in

which children honored their mother and father and the family unit thrived, a world in which

people obeyed the injunction not to lie.

The recipe for a good world is all there in these Ten sublime commandments.

But there is a catch.

The Ten Commandments are predicated on the belief that they were given by an authority higher

than any man, any king, or any government.

That's why the sentence preceding the Ten Commandments asserts the following.

God spoke all these words.

You see, if the Ten Commandments as great as they are were given by any human authority,

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