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  • Of the Moral Law

    • Question 45.
    What is the duty which God requires of man?
    Answer:
    The duty which God requires of man, is obedience to His revealed will.
    ( Micah 6:8; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Psalm 119:4; Luke 10:26-28 )

    Question 46.
    What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?
    Answer:
    The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience was the moral law.
    ( Romans 2:14,15; 5:13,14 )

    Question 47.
    Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
    Answer:
    The moral law is summarily comprehended in the Ten Commandments.
    ( Deuteronomy 10:4; Matthew 19:17 )

    Question 48.
    What is the sum of the Ten Commandments?
    Answer:
    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 neighbor as ourselves.
    ( Matthew 22:36-40; Mark 12:28-33 )

    Question 49.
    What is the preface to the Ten Commandments?
    Answer:
    The preface to the Ten Commandments is, "I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."
    ( Exodus 20:2 )

    Question 50.
    What does the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us?
    Answer:
    The preface to the Ten Commandments teaches us, that because God is the Lord, and our God and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all His commandments.
    ( Deuteronomy 11:1 )

    See: 1689 London Baptist Confession, Chapter 19: Of the Law of God

    Baptist Catechism

    Introduction and First Questions
    Of the Holy Scriptures
    Of God and of the Holy Trinity
    Of God's Decrees
    Of Creation
    Of Divine Providence
    Of the fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof
    Of Gods Covenant
    Of Christ the Mediator
    Of Effectual Calling
    Of Justification, Adoption, Sanctification, Perseverance and the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
    Of the State of Man After Death, the Resurrection of the Dead, and the Last Judgement
    Of the Moral Law
    The First Table of the Law
    The Second Table of the Law
    Of the Purpose of the Law
    Of Saving Faith and Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
    Of the Ordinances of God as Means of Grace
    Of Baptism
    Of the Church
    Of the Lord's Supper
    Of Prayer and the Lord's Prayer

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