The Sanction of the First Commandment A Kingdom Catechism

The Sanction of the First Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

There are sanctions for violating the commandments of God.

Q 54: What sanction does the Lord threaten for disobeying the first commandment?

A 54: By disobeying the first commandment the redeemed bring upon themselves the displeasure of God, the withholding of blessings, and the threat of divine judgment. (Lev. 20:22-26; Deut. 6:13-15; Deut. 17:2-7; Heb. 10:26, 27)

When we disobey the first commandment, in any of the ways previously mentioned, we cut ourselves off from God, Who is the Source of Focal Point of all blessedness. Cut off from God, we begin to drift in a world which is yet under the corruption of sin. Led by the law of sin and living in a world of sin, we can only expect to know the chastening and discipline of the Lord until such time as we return to Him and seek His blessings once again (Heb. 12:3-11).

Safety from God’s wrath is only to be found in God Himself. And we may expect to dwell in God when we obey His Law, beginning with the first commandment.

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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.