Catechisms

What Did God reveal to man for the rule of His Obedience?

The Rule which God first revealed to man for His obedience, is the moral law, which is summarized in the Ten Commandments.

Scripture:Deuteronomy 10:4; Matthew 19:17

What is the sum of the Ten Commandments?

The sum of the Ten Commandments is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbor as ourselves

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40

What is required in the first commandment?

The first commandment requires us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God, and to worship and glorify Him accordingly.

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40

What is required in the second commandment?

The second commandment requires the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire all such religious worship and ordinances as God has appointed in His Word.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:46, Matthew 28:20, Deuteronomy 12:32

What is forbidden in the second commandment?

The second commandment forbids the worshipping of God by images, or any other way not appointed in His Word.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:15,16, Colossians 2:18