Instruction in Loving Neighbors (1) – A Kingdom Catechism

Instruction in Loving Neighbors (1)

Q 82: What is the fifth commandment?

A 82: The fifth commandment is, “Honor your father and your mother.”  (Exod. 20:12; Deut. 5:16)

Q 83: What is the basis for the fifth commandment?

A 83: The basis for the fifth commandment is that the family is the first institution of human social order, parents being responsible to raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Gen. 2:18-25; Deut. 6:4-7; Eph. 6:1-4).

Q 84: What is the substance of the fifth commandment?

A 84: The substance of the fifth commandment is that the redeemed of the Lord must give all proper deference, honor, and obedience to all men and creatures, according to the order of the Lord. (Gen. 1:26-28; Ps. 8; Ps. 115:16; Rom. 13:1-5)

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore.

T.M. Moore is 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.

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