The first and most important rule of the Law of God explained the eternal commandment to exclusive worship and honor with wholehearted love and faithful obedience to the living Sovereign LORD God (Yahweh, also known as Jehovah). Also, the living LORD is our everlasting Covenant God and Savior, and He reigns forever as our only faithful King and Good Shepherd. The LORD’s Name must be eternally honored and respected as holy forever and never used with lies, falsehood, magic, disrespect, or vulgar profanity. The eternal Law of God commanded the people never to make, bow down to, or worship any gods or idols, whether gods of silver or gods of gold, because these idols are worthless and cannot bring salvation like the LORD Almighty. Worshiping other gods is idolatry and leads to God’s wrath. Only the LORD is our praise, and we must worship, honor, and call upon Him with our whole hearts, souls, minds, and strength. In fact, the Law of God commanded the people never to worship nor call on the name of any other gods, and not to even speak of their names. The LORD is a jealous God and a consuming fire, and He will not tolerate anyone worshiping, honoring, or serving any other gods, heroes, or idols. Cursed is anyone who carves or worships an idol or god, which is idolatry and covetousness. The LORD deserves FIRST PLACE in our hearts, minds, souls, and desires, and He condemns covetousness (greed, materialism). As the one and true living God of heaven and earth, the LORD (Yahweh) must be worshiped alone because He will not tolerate the worship or dependence upon any other gods, humans, governments, or idols. Only the living Sovereign LORD God has all power over every aspect of creation because the whole earth belongs to Him. The LORD is transcendent, which means the Creator and King of the Universe is distinct from His creation, and the Holy Bible teaches everyone to worship the LORD and not the things of creation. The eternal Law of God declared that the LORD Almighty, who is the Covenant God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, is the only true and living God and Creator of heaven and earth.

Even more important, the Holy Bible explains that Christ Jesus is also God and Lord (Yahweh), and that He is One with His Holy Father—the living Sovereign LORD God. The living Sovereign LORD God with His Son Christ Jesus as One is to receive our exclusive worship as God. The living Sovereign LORD God honors and loves those who love and obey His only begotten Son, Christ Jesus our Lord. Christ Jesus graciously gave His life and shed His blood so that everyone who believes and obeys Him as Lord and Savior receives salvation, redemption, divine peace, righteousness, and new spiritual life from heaven. Jesus is Lord!