Monday, May 2, 2011

What does God require in the fourth Commandment?

Heidelberg Catechism

~Fourth Commandment

Question 103. What does God require in the fourth Commandment?

Answer. In the first place, God wills that the ministry of the Gospel and schools be maintained,[1] and that I, especially on the day of rest, diligently attend church[2] to learn the Word of God,[3] to use the Holy Sacraments,[4] to call publicly upon the Lord,[5] and to give Christian alms.[6] In the second place, that all the days of my life I rest from my evil works, allow the Lord to work in me by His Spirit, and thus begin in this life the everlasting Sabbath.[7]

[1] Dt 6:4-9, 20-25; 1 Cor 9:13-14; 1 Tim 2:2, 3:13-17, 4:13-14, 5:17; Tit 1:5;
[2] Dt 12:5-12; Ps 40:9-11, 68:26; Acts 2:42-47; 2 Tim 2:2, 15; Heb 10:23-25;
[3] Rom 10:14-17; 1 Cor 14:19-33; 1 Tim 4:13;
[4] 1 Cor 11:23- 24, 33;
[5] 1 Cor 14:16; Col 3:16; 1 Tim 2:1-2, 8-10;
[6] Ps 50:14; 1 Cor 16:2; 2 Cor 8-9;
[7] Isa 66:23; Acts 20:7; Gal 6:6; Heb 4:9-11

No comments: