Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.  
You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.  
You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work - you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.  
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.  
You shall not murder.  
You shall not commit adultery.  
You shall not steal.  
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.  
You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

In the best selling book The Shack by William P. Young, the Ten Commandments are discussed. God asks the question, "Why do you think we came up with the Ten Commandments?" The reply given by the main character in the book is "I suppose, at least I have been taught, that it's a set of rules that you expect humans to obey in order to live righteously and in your good graces." God responds that, "If that were true,. . .then how many do you think lived righteously enough to enter our good graces?" The only one ever succeeding in living out the commandments was Jesus. All of the rest of us fell short. We cannot do it on our own. "There is no mercy or grace in rules, not even for one mistake. That is why Jesus fulfilled all of it for you."

Because Jesus took upon himself our burdens, our shortcomings and our sins, we are free of the consequences of our sinful nature. We live within, to the best of our ability, the framework God has established for us, the Ten Commandments. By doing this, we show our love for God, our trust in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Messiah, and our dependence on the power of the Holy Spirit to guide our lives. Live the Ten Commandments to the best of your ability, but know you will fall short of these rules and expectations God has for us. But know, always know, your forgiveness in breaking these commandments is just a prayer away.