Friends

Tonight at the younger hub we'll be watching an episode of Friends. It's the one where Chandler crosses the line. Julian is pretty set on doing the Ten Commandments with the younger Hub group. I'm more ambivalent, but if we are going to do them, I want to make sure that we set the context right. Hence Friends.
Every relationship has certain "rules" that define the terms of that relationship. Most times we don't think about those rules. For example, it's appropriate to slap your teammate's backside after he scores a goal, but it's not appropriate to slap your boss's backside, no matter how great a job she's done. In the case of tonight's episode, Chandler has broken the golden rule of friendship - you don't kiss your best friend's girlfriend.
The Ten Commandments are God's way of defining expectations in his relationship with Israel. It's key that he begins Exodus 20 by saying "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage." It's in the context of this love relationship, in which God has brought freedom to Israel, that he gives the commandments.

I'll let you know how the talk does.