Question

Do the Ten Commandments generally require people to take action or refrain from certain actions?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Ten Commandments can be described as a series of religious and moral ethics which are a moral foundation. The Ten Commandments are a part of the Covenant which are offered by God to the Israelite.  

The Ten Commandments show ten actions of restraining which are forbidden by God upon mankind.  Hence, the Ten Commandments generally require people to take refrain from certain actions.

Some of these actions are:

1) To abstain from associating partners with Him.

2) abstain from making of idols.

3) do not commit a murder of another person.

4) abstain from stealing.

5) do not bear false witness

6) do no covet

All these commandments show refrain.