The Basis for the Second Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

The Basis for the Second Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

God knows best how we must know and serve Him.

Q 56: What is the basis for the second commandment?

A 56: The basis for the second commandment is the Lord alone being God. It is an abomination and profaning of His Name to acknowledge Him in ways other than He prescribes, or to acknowledge other gods in any way; moreover, the Lord is extremely jealous for the love of His people. (1 Cor. 8:4; Deut. 18:9-12; Lev. 20:1-5; Exod. 20:5; Deut. 5:9)

God reveals to His people both how they are to know Him and what worship and service He requires of them. To add to what God prescribes, or to introduce other deities alongside God, is, in effect, to place oneself above God, as knowing better than God either how He ought to be worshiped or what else we may worship besides Him.

God intends that His people should love Him, but they must be content to love Him on His terms, as He prescribes, and not in ways of their own devising.

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001, 2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.