Principles of Moral Behavior

Principles of Moral Behavior

Introduction

Human's behavior is regulated by a few rules and regulations as prescribed in the Holy Bible. He is judged based on these principles. Religion sets a few rules for regulating human behavior. The divine laws are to be strictly followed by its believers in order to succeed in earthly life and the life hereafter. To be prosperous, the participants of a certain religion are required to follow the rules as they are stated in their Holy Book. God has prescribed a few rules for every religion (www.ourladyswarriors.org). Moral behavior is to be conducted according to the rules that are sent in their Guidance Book. Humans shall be judged according to their acts of behaviors on the final day.

The Holy Bible describes principles of Moral Behavior on the basis of which a man's attitude towards his religion and his community are recorded and judged. Moral behavior includes strictly following the ten commandments of God. It is all about being good to each other and not engaging in any action that may hurt the people in the society (www.bible-knowledge.com). A man is born with a few contributions to the society; one is conducting good modes of behavior with the people residing in a society. One has to develop love for his God and pray earnestly to Him as He fulfills the demands of His people. This paper revolves around the ten commandments of God which regulate the moral behavior of human beings (Potapov, n.d).

Discussion

Decalogue, the Ten Commandments is a book of principles that describe the rules related to ethics, behavior and worship in Judaism and Christianity. The principles guide the different aspects of moral behavior and set instructions about worshipping God only and prohibiting any form of illegal activity like theft, murder or adultery. Western culture and the American Constitution are based on these Ten Commandments (www.bible-knowledge.com).

God revealed these principles to Moses on Mount Sinai. These principles were the basis of regulating the behaviors of the human race. It is the basic foundation to code of conduct and the legal system in the Western civilizations that are Catholic. Even the architecture of the United States Supreme Court reflects the foundations of these principles (www. webcache.googleusercontent.com). The commandments are recorded both in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy.

"He proclaimed to you his covenant, which he commanded you to keep: the Ten Commandments, which he wrote on two tablets of stone." (Deuteronomy 4:13)

Ten Commandments are the most important laws of God regulating human behavior. They were written thousands of years ago when there was diminished authority and social conditions were drastically different (www.ourladyswarriors.org). As our lives are tied with confusions about what is regarded as wrong and what is regarded as right, therefore we need to have clear thoughts about the laws that are regulating our behaviors. These commandments reflect the behaviors which are right and should be observed by the human beings to their utmost belief in order to have a peaceful worldly and heavenly ...