The Morning Devotional: WSC Q53-54
The Morning Devotional for August 17, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q53-54
Question 53
Which is the third commandment?
The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. (Exod. 20:7)
Question 54
What is required in the third commandment?
The third commandment requireth the holy and reverent use of God’ s names, (Matt. 6:9, Deut. 28:58) titles, (Ps. 68:4) attributes, (Rev. 15:3–4) ordinances, (Mal. 1:11,14) Word, (Ps. 138:1–2) and works. (Job 36:24)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q52
The Morning Devotional for August 16, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q52
What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment?
The reasons annexed to the second commandment are, God’ s sovereignty over us, (Ps. 95:2–3) his propriety in us, (Ps. 45:11) and the zeal he hath to his own worship. (Exod. 34:13–14)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q51
The Morning Devotional for August 13, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q51
What is forbidden in the second commandment?
The second commandment forbiddeth the worshipping of God by images, (Deut. 4:15–19, Exod. 32:5,8) or any other way not appointed in his Word. (Deut. 12:31–32)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q49-50
The Morning Devotional for August 12, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q49-50
Question 49
Which is the second commandment?
The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thy self to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. (Exod. 20:4–6)
Question 50
What is required in the second commandment?
The second commandment requireth the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath appointed in his Word. (Deut. 32:46, Matt. 28:20, Acts 2:42)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q48
The Morning Devotional for August 11, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q48
What are we specially taught by these words [before me] in the first commandment?
These words [before me] in the first commandment teach us, That God, who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other God. (Ezek. 8:5–6, Ps. 44:20–21)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q47
The Morning Devotional for August 10, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q47
What is forbidden in the first commandment?
The first commandment forbiddeth the denying, (Ps. 14:1) or not worshipping and glorifying the true God as God, (Rom. 1:21) and our God; (Ps. 81:10–11) and the giving of that worship and glory to any other, which is due to him alone. (Rom. 1:25–26)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q45-46
The Morning Devotional for August 9, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q45-46
Question 45
Which is the first commandment?
The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Exod. 20:3)
Question 46
What is required in the first commandment?
The first commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God; (1 Chron. 28:9, Deut. 26:17) and to worship and glorify him accordingly. (Matt. 4:10, Ps. 29:2)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q43-44
The Morning Devotional for August 6, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q43-44
Question 43
What is the preface to the ten commandments?
The preface to the ten commandments is in these words, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. (Exod. 20:2)
Question 44
What doth the preface to the ten commandments teach us?
The preface to the ten commandments teacheth us, That because God is the Lord, and our God, and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all his commandments. (Luke 1:74–75, 1 Pet. 1:15–18)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q42
The Morning Devotional for August 5, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q42
hat is the sum of the ten commandments?
The sum of the ten commandments is, To love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbour as ourselves. (Matt. 22:37–40)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q40-41
The Morning Devotional for August 4, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q40-41
Question 40
What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?
The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience, was the moral law. (Rom. 2:14–15, Rom. 10:5)
Question 41
Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments. (Deut. 10:4, Matt. 19:17)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q39
The Morning Devotional for August 3, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q39
What is the duty which God requireth of man?
The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will. (Mic. 6:8, 1 Sam. 15:22)
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The Morning Devotional: WSC Q38
The Morning Devotional for August 2, 2021
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q38
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?
At the resurrection, believers being raised up in glory, (1 Cor. 15:43) shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment, (Matt. 25:23, Matt. 10:32) and made perfectly blessed in the full enjoying of God, (1 John 3:2, 1 Cor. 13:12) to all eternity. (1 Thess. 4:17–18)
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