*Special Note: There were some technical difficulties toward the end of the message resulting in about a two minute space of lost footage. We apologize for this inconvenience, but trust what remains will be a blessing to your soul. This sermon centers on the Third Commandment—'Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain'—presenting it not merely as a prohibition against profanity, but as a profound call to reverence God's entire revelation in creation, Scripture, and character. It emphasizes that the commandment's foundation lies in God's self-revelation through nature and Scripture, making all humanity accountable for their response to His glory. The focus is on the heart's attitude toward God: whether one honors, delights in, and esteems His name, or instead disregards, despises, or misuses His revelation through hypocrisy, secularism, or theological distortion. The sermon argues that this commandment exposes humanity's universal failure, revealing a desperate need for Christ, who perfectly fulfilled it through His holy life and death. The fruit of this commandment, when lived out by believers, is a deepening delight in God's name and a passionate desire to magnify His glory in worship, witness, and daily life, fulfilling the Great Commission and reflecting the eternal hope of Christ's return.

The Westminster Larger Catechism is an oft-neglected treasure house of clearly stated biblical doctrine. In this class, we are opening the doors of the treasure house to handle and steward truths old and new for the people of God. This session continues in our consideration of the duty which God requires of men, covering how we understand the moral law as summarized in the Ten Commandments.

The ninth commandment, 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor,' calls believers to a radical commitment to truthfulness in all relationships, extending far beyond courtroom perjury to include gossip, slander, rash judgment, and any form of deceit that harms another's reputation. Rooted in the fall of humanity, where lying first entered the world through the serpent's deception, this command reveals the deep-seated sinfulness of the human heart, which seeks approval, power, and control through falsehood. Yet the gospel offers profound hope: through Christ's substitutionary death, where He bore the lies of humanity on the cross, believers are freed from the bondage of deceit and empowered by the Holy Spirit to live in radical honesty. The call is not merely to avoid lying but to actively pursue truth, love, and transparency as a way of life, reflecting the new creation found in Christ, where the heart is cleansed and transformed into a clear, truthful witness to God's grace.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.This is the text from the Westminster Larger Catechism for the Chapel Library - William Gouge's name is attached as a representative of the entire assembly.

Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. This is the text from the Westminster Larger Catechism for the Chapel Library - William Gouge's name is attached as a representative of the entire assembly.

Exodus 20 15 Thou shalt not steal. This is the text from the Westminster Larger Catechism for the Chapel Library - William Gouge's name is attached as a representative of the entire assembly.

Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. This is the text from the Westminster Larger Catechism for the Chapel Library - William Gouge's name is attached as a representative of the entire assembly.

This is the text from the Westminster Larger Catechism for the Chapel Library - William Gouge's name is attached as a representative of the entire assembly.