We are continuing our series this morning on the Ten Commandments. Why is it so important for us to take a fresh look at this ancient code? After all, some might argue, that was then and this is now. I hope that in this series we see that there is a timelessness about these principles, which makes them just as relevant today as they were for the Hebrews centuries ago. They are not just a set of social mores that had their day but have long since faded away.

A page from the 1905 Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church stated that, along with smoking, the clergy should abstain from drinking Coca Cola. It went on to enumerate the detrimental effects that such stimulants could have upon the body. This view was stated after cocaine was outlawed in 1902 and removed from Coca-cola. Well…