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Westminster Larger Catechism
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Are all transgressions of the law of God equally heinous in themselves, and in the sight of God?
All transgressions of the law of God are not equally heinous; but some sins in themselves, and by reason …
What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse due to us …
That we may escape the wrath and curse of God due to us by reason of the transgression of the law, he requireth of …
What is the moral law?
The moral law is the declaration of the will of God to mankind, directing and binding everyone …
How did God create man?
After God had made all other creatures, he created man male and female; formed the body …
What is sin?
Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, any law of God, given as a rule to the reasonable creature.
What doth every sin deserve at the hands of God?
Every sin, even the least, being against the sovereignty, goodness, and holiness of God, and against his righteous law, deserveth his wrath and curse, both in this life, …
What are the sins forbidden in the first commandment?
… sins forbidden in the first commandment are, atheism, in denying or not having a God; Idolatry, in having or worshiping more gods than one, or any with or instead …
What do we pray for in the fourth petition?
… outward blessings of this life, and deserve to be wholly deprived of them by God, and to have them cursed to us in the use of them; and that …
Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments, which were delivered by the voice of …
Of what use is the moral law to all men?
The moral law is of use to all men, to inform them of the holy nature and …
What are the sins forbidden in the third commandment?
The sins forbidden in the third commandment are, the not using of God's name as is required; and the abuse of it in an ignorant, vain, irreverent, …
How is the sabbath or the Lord's day to be sanctified?
… sinful, but even from such worldly employments and recreations as are on other days lawful; and making it our delight to spend the whole time (except so much of …
What are the duties required in the sixth commandment?
The duties required in the sixth commandment are, all careful studies, and lawful endeavors, to preserve the life of ourselves and others by resisting all thoughts and …
What did God at first reveal unto man as the rule of his obedience?
… fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, was the moral law.
What are those aggravations that make some sins more heinous than others?
… likely to be followed by others. 2. From the parties offended: if immediately against God, his attributes, and worship; against Christ, and his grace; the Holy Spirit, his witness, …
How doth Christ execute the office of a king?
… in calling out of the world a people to himself, and giving them officers, laws, and censures, by which he visibly governs them; in bestowing saving grace upon his …
What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?
… highly or too meanly of ourselves or others; denying the gifts and graces of God; aggravating smaller faults; hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free …
What rules are to be observed for the right understanding of the ten commandments?
… understanding of the ten commandments, these rules are to be observed: 1. That the law is perfect, and bindeth everyone to full conformity in the whole man unto the …