Fulfilling the Third Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

Fulfilling the Third Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

Believers must actively seek to bear fruit for God.

Q 67: How do they who have been redeemed fulfill the third commandment?

A 67: The redeemed of the Lord fulfill the third commandment by walking in all the ways of God, taking care not to profane His Name, and fulfilling all their vows. (Lev. 24:15, 16; Num. 30:1, 2; Eccl. 5:1-7)

Living fruitfully means living in the Spirit of God, for Whom the Law of God is the “core curriculum” of His disciple-making mission (Ezek. 36:26, 27). Believers must let the Word of Christ dwell in them richly (Col. 3:16) so that they may bear the fruit of that Word in every good work. They must take care that their lives do not become a source of dishonor to the Lord, and that they fulfill all the vows they have spoken relating to their love for and devotion to Him.

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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.