WSC 73

Westminster Shorter Catechism

Q73. Which is the eighth commandment?

The eighth commandment is, Thou shalt not steal.

Proof texts

For discussion

  1. The Assembly cited Ex. 20:15 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
  2. WLC Q100 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
  3. WLC Q140 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
  4. 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?

Read alongside

WLC Q100 · WLC Q140 · HC Q92