WSC 43
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q43. 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.
Proof texts
- Ex. 20:2 — [2] “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Ex. 20:2 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- WLC Q91 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- WLC Q101 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- The Assembly divided over this: Justification and the Antinomian Crisis. How do you secure sola fide without letting the law fall away? What turns on the answer?