The Ten Commandments are perceived by most as only prohibitions but they are also boundaries for our own good. Imagine a culture that did not condemn murder, stealing, lying, coveting and had total disregard for father and mother! How long would we make it? Bedlam, chaos, disaster, and self-destruction would be immediate, if God's laws were completely abandoned. Society as we know it may not last a day without these boundaries.
On a positive note, willingly following the 10 Commandments and Jesus' teaching of the Sermon with the Mount (Matthew 5,6,7) give us the foundation for living at the highest level as an entire globe. Are the 10 commandments more about prohibition or boundaries? What do you think?
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So when thinking about this question I decided to look up the word prohibition. I thought the definition that I got from Answers.com was very interesting
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[L. prohibition: cf. F. prohibition.]
(1. The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict.
The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists mostly of prohibitions.)
In the explanation of definition, the example was of God's law. To me if you look at a law as a boundary, by definition it's a limit. But there are degrees of limitation. To Prohibit something would leave no room for errors. I think that God's laws are absolute, with no degree of limitations.
My vote is Prohibition.
Interesting insight on the meanings of each word!
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