All of the ten commandments are in the teachings and commands of Jesus. If we obey the teachings of Jesus, we will find ourselves obeying the ten commandments, or perhaps not realise we are doing so. Ten commandments once written in stone are now written into the teachings of Jesus. The apostles took these teachings and applied them practically to the lives of the believing disciples in homes and churches. We read them when we read the New Testament. Those who receive the Holy Spirit are encouraged by the Holy Spirit to honour these teachings, and to honour the Lord Jesus Christ who taught them.
A commandment is given to have no other Gods before God. We learn from Jesus and his apostles and with encouragement from the Holy Spirit to obediently call Jesus “Lord” making only the Father “God”. Historically most Christians ignored this and instead they tried to avoid allegations of blasphemy and polytheism by inventing a way of having one God the Trinity instead of one God the Father. However, for those converted to obedience, the command to have no gods before God is obeyed by calling the Father ‘God’ and Jesus ‘Lord’. It is not about titles and words. Jesus we honour as Lord. We obey him as our Lord. Only the Father we worship absolutely as God. Our final absolute obedience and worship is to the Father, to God. Even Jesus does this.
