Playground - Week One: You're it!

Why did God give us rules, and why in particular the Ten Commandments?  Looking at Exodus 20, it becomes clear that the Ten Commandments were not give as condition of a relationship with God but rather as confirmation of a relationship He had already established with the nation of Israel.  We, too, can establish a relationship with God, not by following rules, but by trusting in HIm, as the first commandment (Exodus 20:3) encourages us to do.