Lord's Day 34 – (Qs 92-95) 92. Q. WHAT DOES THE LORD SAY IN HIS LAW? A. [The Catechism quotes from Exodus 20:1–17, (Deut. 5) reciting the giving of the Ten Commandments]
93. Q. HOW ARE THESE COMMANDMENTS DIVIDED? A. Into two tables. The first has four commandments, teaching us what our relation to God should be. The second has six commandments, teaching us what we owe our neighbor.
94. Q. WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE IN THE FIRST COMMANDMENT? A. That I, not wanting to endanger my very salvation, avoid and shun all idolatry, magic, superstitious rites, and prayer to saints or to other creatures. That I sincerely acknowledge the only true God, trust Him alone, look to Him for every good thing humbly and patiently, love Him, fear Him, and honor Him with all my heart. In short, that I give up anything rather than go against His will in any way.
95. Q. WHAT IS IDOLATRY? A. Idolatry is having or inventing something in which one trusts in place of or alongside of the only true God, who has revealed Himself in His Word.
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Rev. Geoff Downey grew up in nominally Catholic home outside Los Angeles. His personal story of God’s rescue centers around when he was 21 years old and God sent two men, from very different backgrounds, into his life. They were saying the same thing about Jesus – that he was...
