The Promise of the Fifth Commandment – A Kingdom Catechism

The Promise of the Fifth Commandment

A Kingdom Catechism

The redeemed can provide a foretaste of eternal shalom.

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)

It is perhaps not hard to see how this promise can be realized. Children who learn respect, love, honor, and the like at home, and are able to transfer these to their neighbors and the world, bring to their lives in society that justice, love, and civility which are hallmarks of the divine economy. The more children who learn to live this way, the greater and more far-reaching will be the benefits they bring to society. And while the full realization of the promises of God is not to be obtained in this life, still, the redeemed of the Lord can provide a foretaste of eternal shalom by their diligence in obeying this and all the commandments of God.

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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.