One of the many questions people who read about Humilism (or Humility) for the first time ask is the meaning of the laws in the Creed of Humilism 3: 3-10. It indeed feels strange to have one's conduct guided by such laws if one doesn't understand and appreciate them. I cannot promise that total justice will be done, but I can supply my understanding of these laws here and now.

The Laws: Creed of Humilism 3: 3-10

³ Do not steal/snatch another man’s God
⁴ Do not tell lies on another man’s God
⁵ Do not cheat another man’s God
⁶ Do not kill an innocent God
⁷ Do not fornicate with the Gods of different men
⁸ Do not sell or buy another person’s God
⁹ Do not hold grudges against another man’s God
¹⁰ Do not make a God for another person. Do not become a god yourself. Maybe you will ascend, maybe you will descend; maybe you will go forever into the silent nothing; maybe you will be back again to reap or to repeat; maybe you will become a God.

These are simple laws if you know what Humilism stems from - the realization that God is a Mystery to me (personalize that). Knowing that God is a Mystery, you do not know that the one whom your neighbor serves is not God. You should therefore not take this God away from them (for example by forcing them to convert to Humilism, among other ways). You are deemed to have told lies on another man's God when you say 'this God did/said this' as though you were witness of that. For example, you cannot say "Jesus walked on water", or "Allah sent a message to Mohammed". Instead, you can only say "the Bible/the Christians say Jesus walked on water", or "The Muslims/Quran says Allah sent a message to Mohammed". Report the matter of the Gods as it is: "the people say...". And do not say 'this God exists' or 'that God does not exist'.

Do not cheat a God by going back on promises made. If you promise anyone anything in the name of their God, do not go back on that promise whether you believe in their God or not. Do not promise a God something and go back on it too; if you prayed (and made a promise) by mistake and in desperation, if things come to pass, pay your debt. (This verse is however large in interpretation).

Do not kill a God who has done you no wrong, and no God can do you any wrong - only the people can do so in the name of the God. You kill a God when tell lies on them, or exterminate all who believe in them because of that belief and purge their records off the land. You also kill a God when say (to others) that the God does not exist. Resist the urge to do these; deal with people if they cross your line, but not because of their belief.

You fornicate with Gods of different men when you massage the egos of different groups, assuring each that their God is true. For example by believing the dangerous creed of tolerance that all men serve the same God. This is fornication with Gods. Do not compare Gods with each other too; consider each God in their own right. Obviously, do not serve more than one God (Humilism is actually not against you serving any God).

The law that you should not buy or sell another man's God is deeper in meaning, to me, than the rest. I should say it asks you not to show economic preference to a people/person because of their Faith, and do not use your own Faith as a tool of bargain. This interpretation is one of many other possible ones. It can also mean that you should not trade in significant articles of Faith, for example the rosary, cross, holy books, etc. It can also mean that you should not convert to a Faith because you need economic favor, and you should not entice others with money to your Faith.

Grudges can only he held against those who have done you clear evil. So, obviously, you cannot hold grudges against Gods. You can only do that out of self-deceit (that some God did something instead of that someone said some God did something). Do not become a God; you become a God when you are great and faultless in the eyes of others. Really, except you are always playing to the gallery and giving people what they want to have/hear, no one can agree with you in everything (therefore you cannot be their God). You can also become a God when you chose to be with or lead foolish and gullible people, or desperate people (promising somebody heaven at the point of their death is just a no no). So, choose your audience wisely so you do not become a god, for by then power will blind you to the dangers of being seen to be perfectly right and exceedingly great. You also become a God when you do altruistic good, or put the problems of the whole world on your head. The feeling that you know the solution to (all) the world's problems is dangerous. Living entirely for others and being exceedingly good is dangerous; you can feel like a hero whose eternity is assured. Humilism especially warns against dying for others. Do not become too absorbed in the belief that we are meant to live for others.

Those are some explanations, they are by no means exhaustive. When you realize God is a Mystery, feel free to knock on our door at the House of Humility. Courage.