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The First Commandment Deuteronomy 6:4-9 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words…
Lesson #23—Christ Our Redeemer Shorter Catechism Q & A # 23 Q. What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? A. Christ, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king, both in…
The First Commandment Deuteronomy 11:1, 2 “You shall therefore love the LORD your God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always. And consider today (since I am not speaking to your children who have not…
The First Commandment 1.1 Be holy to the Lord The precepts and statutes in this section are designed to teach and reinforce devotion to the Lord. God’s people are called to discipline their hearts to love and fear Him, their…
The First Commandment No other gods The Commandment God, by virtue of His exclusivity and uniqueness, and the grace He has exercised toward those He redeems, demands their exclusive devotion and service. Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your…
Free to from the Fear of Being Irrelevant The Law of Liberty (35) “For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.”…
Free from the Fear of Not Knowing How to Love The Law of Liberty (34) By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of…
Free from the Fear of Not Pleasing God The Law of Liberty (33) For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever thus serves…
Free from Insignificance The Law of Liberty (32) “Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches…
Lesson #22—Christ Became Man Shorter Catechism Q & A # 22 Q. How did Christ, the Son of God, become man? A. Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body, and a reasonable soul,…