Instruction in Loving Neighbors (3) – A Kingdom Catechism

Instruction in Loving Neighbors (3)

Q 88: How do the redeemed of the Lord exercise stewardship over the creation?

A 88: The redeemed of the Lord exercise stewardship over the creation by conserving and developing all the gifts of God and using all things for His glory in building the Church. (Ps. 24:1; Ps. 8; Deut. 22:6, 7; Ps. 119:89-91; 1 Cor. 10:31; Eph. 1:22, 23)

Q 89: What promise does the Lord hold out to the redeemed in the fifth commandment?

A 89: In exchange for their obedience to the fifth commandment the Lord promises that their days will be long and that it will go well with them according to the promises of the Lord in Jesus Christ. (Deut. 5:16; Gen. 12:1-3; 2 Cor. 1:20; Phil. 4:19)

Q 90: What sanction does the Lord threaten in the fifth commandment?

A 90: The Lord threatens that those who disobey the fifth commandment shall come under the judgment of God, even to the point of being separated from the community of the redeemed. (Deut. 18:19; Deut. 17:10-13)

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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).

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