Most Christians will interpret this as God saying that other gods will not take precedent over him or put another way that you will not worship idols. However, if one thinks about this particular commandment and if one is savvy enough to realize that in John 14:6 Yashua states that he is the only one way to God the Father. If that is true then it would be impossible to break the first commandment because there is only one true God which would mean the Bible would contradict itself.
Now getting to the point that I am trying to make is that the word "god" in this verse was originally "Elohim" by Strong's Concordance #430 which can mean "gods" but can also mean Judges or Mighty men. This by itself is indicative of meaning people which directly means people over you in Governmental positions. It is true that man was never given authority by God to make any law or enforce any law other than which is in the Bible and Given directly by God. Enforcing Gods laws can only be through financial reimbursement or death penalty if it is a capital crime.
Any church that has a 501c3 status is not within Gods law of the first commandment because when they get their tax exemption status they put government in a higher position then God and cannot speak out against Governmental policy. They would be breaking the law at that point. For example the very first Gay couple that asks to get married at any church can have the church shut down if they are denied. It is called "discrimination" and the Bible does tell Christians to discriminate against sexually perverse people of all kinds. One may believe that their pastor is speaking out against this subject, and very well may be for now, but in reality as soon as the Government starts pushing the issue they will start marrying them or the church will close you can bank on it.
If your church is tax exempt then the Government owns the church and you are breaking the first commandment!
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