Lesson #85—Escaping the Wrath of God aa Shorter Catechism Q & A #85 Q. What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse due to us for sin? A. To escape the wrath and curse of God due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith ...
Lesson # 84—Sin Deserves God’s Wrath aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #84 Q. What doth every sin deserve? A. Every sin deserveth God’s wrath and curse, both in this life, and that which is to come. Memorize Q & A—Exposition “Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the ...
Lesson # 82-83—Breaking the Commandment AAA Shorter Catechism Q & A # 82 Q. Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God? A. No mere man since the fall is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but doth daily break them in thought, word, ...
Lesson # 79–81—The Tenth Commandment aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A # 79 (Memorize) Q. Which is the tenth commandment? A. The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor ...
Lesson #76–78—The Ninth Commandment aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A # 76 (Memorize) Q. Which is the ninth commandment? A. The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Exodus 20:16 What does it mean? What does it mean to “bear false witness”? It is one who testifies ...
Lesson # 73–75: The Eighth Commandment AAA Shorter Catechism Q & A #73 (Memorize) Q. Which is the eighth commandment? A. The eighth Commandment is, Thou shalt not steal. Exodus 20:15 What does it mean? To ‘steal’ means to deceive, to carry away, to get something by craftiness. John Calvin wrote that ...
Lessons # 70–72—The Seventh Commandment AA Shorter Catechism Q & A #70 (Memorize) Q. Which is the seventh commandment? A. The Seventh Commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery. Exodus 20:14 What does it mean? Adultery means to apostatize (to abandon; impurity: to pollute the moral law of God by thought and ...
Lesson # 67–69—The Sixth Commandment aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #67 (Memorize) Q. Which is the sixth commandment? A. The sixth commandment is, Thou shalt not kill. Exodus 20:13 What does it mean? “Kill” means to put to death, to murder a human being. God has given man the breath ...
Lesson #63–66—The Fifth Commandment aaaa This is the beginning of the second table (Commandments 6–10) of the Law, which teaches what duties we have toward our neighbors. (Larger Catechism Q & A #122: Matthew 22:39) “This command forms what may be called a connecting link between the two tables. ...
Lesson #57–62—The Fourth Commandment (Keeping in mind Thou shalt have no other gods before me.) AAA Shorter Catechism Q & A #57 (Memorize) Q. Which is the fourth commandment? A. The fourth commandment is, Remember the sabbath-day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all ...