WSC 45
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q45. Which is the first commandment?
The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Proof texts
- Ex. 20:3 — [3] “You shall have no other gods before me.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Ex. 20:3 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- WLC Q103 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- HC Q92 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?