A Word

You have heard it said, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," but I say unto you that what a man cherishes most is his true master.

You have heard it said, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy," but I say unto you that by enslaving others on the day of rest, you yourselves become slaves to your own sin.

You have heard it said, "Honour thy father and thy mother," but I say unto you that by not caring for those who cared for us, a father's child cuts his own life short.

You have heard it said, "Thou shalt not kill," but I say unto you that a man pays another to butcher the innocent when that same man receives lamb as his meal.

You have heard it said, "Thou shalt not steal," but I say unto you that if you look with desire and intent upon what is your fellow man's, you have already robbed your brother within your own heart.

You have heard it said, "Thou shalt not bear false witness," but I say unto you that a man curses the deaf whenever he slanders his brother in secret.

You have heard it said, "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart," but I say unto you that a man wishes death upon the destitute when they leave the poor naked.