Whatever belongs to God's kingdom is universal and unlimited, for what God creates is for the benefit of His entire universe. His creation is for the benefit not only of those individuals who know and understand Him, but also of those who do not know Him, and even of those who claim He is nonexistent. Neither time, space, geography, race, nor nationality affects God's impartiality, for He knows nothing about physical and human limitations.
The Ten Commandments were given to Moses as he listened to God on Mount Sinai. They represented some of the indigenous laws of God's kingdom, translated into humanly understandable terms. Although the Commandments were for the immediate use of the children of Israel, succeeding generations of peoples of varying religious beliefs, races, and nationalities have considered them theirs also. The universality of the Decalogue is not doubted by these peoples because its derivation is not questioned, for "the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven" (Ex. 20:22).
Centuries later, Christ Jesus gave to the world the Sermon on the Mount, an exposition of the Christian ideals for human conduct. Although the Master was addressing his disciples and the others who had followed him to the base of the mountain, these ideals were not destined for those ears only; they were for eternity, "for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes" (Matt. 7:29).
