Westminster Shorter Catechism

Quest. 73. Which is the eighth commandment? Ans. 73. The eighth commandment is, Thou shalt not steal.(1) (1) Exod. 20:15. Quest. 74. What is required in the eighth commandment? Ans. 74. The eighth commandment requireth the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves and others.(1) (1) Gen. 30:30; I Tim. 5:8; Lev. 25:35; Deut. 22:1-5; Exod. 23:4-5; Gen. 47:14, 20. Quest. 75. What is forbidden in the eighth commandment? Ans. 75. The eighth commandment forbiddeth whatsoever doth or may unjustly hinder our own or our neighbor's wealth or outward estate.(1)

Quest. 76. What is the ninth commandment? Ans. 76. The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.(1) (1) Exod. 20:16. Quest. 77. What is required in the ninth commandment? Ans. 77. The ninth commandment requireth the maintaining and promoting of truth between man and man,(1) and of our own and our neighbor's good name,(2) especially in witness-bearing.(3) (1) Zech. 8:16. (2) III John 12. (3) Prov. 14:5, 25. Quest. 78. What is forbidden in the ninth commandment? Ans. 78. The ninth commandment forbiddeth whatsoever is prejudicial to truth, or injurious to our own or our neighbor's good name.(1) (1) I Sam. 17:28; Lev. 19:16; Ps. 15:3.

Pastor John answers questions.

After looking at the questions revolving around the 5th commandment, Pastor John pauses the look at the Westminster Shorter Catechism and focuses on two views within the church right now. He gives a primer look at Two Kingdom Theology and Theonomy and the errors that they hold.

Pastor John continues reviewing Westminster Shorter Confession: Quest. 58. What is required in the fourth commandment? Ans. 58. The fourth commandment requires the keeping holy to God such set times as he hath appointed in his word; expressly one whole day in seven, to be a holy sabbath to himself.(1) (1) Deut. 5:12-14. Quest. 59. Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly sabbath? Ans. 59. From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly sabbath; and the first day of the week ever since, to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian sabbath.(1) (1) Gen. 2:2-3; I Cor. 16:1-2; Acts 20:7. Quest. 60. How is the sabbath to be sanctified? Ans. 60. The sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day,(1) even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days;(2) and spending the whole time in the public and private exercises of God's worship,(3) except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.(4) (1) Exod. 20:8, 10; 16:25-28. (2) Neh. 13:15-19, 21-22. (3) Luke 4:16; Acts 20:7; Ps. 92 title; Isa. 66:23. (4) Matt. 12:1-31. Quest. 61. What is forbidden in the fourth commandment? Ans. 61. The fourth commandment forbids the omission or careless performance of the duties required,(1) and the profaning the day by idleness,(2) or doing that which is in itself sinful,(3) or by unnecessary thoughts, words, or works, about our worldly employments or recreations.(4) (1) Ezek. 22:26; Amos 8:5; Mal. 1:13. (2) Acts 20:7, 9. (3) Ezek. 23:38. (4) Jer. 17:24-26; Isa. 58:13.

Pastor John continues looking at the Westminster Shorter Catechism: Q53. Which is the third commandment? Ans. 53. The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.(1) (1) Exod. 20:7. Q54. What is required in the third commandment? Ans. 54. The third commandment requireth the holy and reverend use of God's names,(1) titles,(2) attributes,(3) ordinances,(4) word,(5) and works.(6) (1) Matt. 6:9; Deut. 28:58. (2) Ps. 68:4. (3) Rev. 15:3-4. (4) Mal. 1:11, 14. (5) Ps. 138:1-2. (6) Job 36:24.

Pastor John continues to look at the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Today he dives deeper into the second commandment. Quest. 51. What is forbidden in the second commandment? Ans. 51. The second commandment forbs the worshipping of God by images,(1) or any other way not appointed in his word.(2) (1) Deut. 4:15-19; Exod. 32:5, 8. (2) Deut. 12:31-32. Quest. 52. What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment? Ans. 52. The reasons annexed to the second commandment are, God's sovereignty over us,(1) his propriety in us,(2) and the zeal he hath to his own worship.(3) (1) Ps. 95:2-3, 6. (2) Ps. 45:11. (3) Exod. 34:13-14.

From a break, Pastor Canales is back, continuing his study of the Shorter Catechism. Quest. 45. Which is the first commandment? Ans. 45. The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me.(1) (1) Exod. 20:3. Quest. 46. What is required in the first commandment? Ans. 46. The first commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God;(1) and to worship and glorify him accordingly.(2) (1) I Chron. 28:9; Deut. 26:17. (2) Matt. 4:10; Ps. 29:2. Quest. 47. What is forbidden in the first commandment? Ans. 47. The first commandment forbiddeth the denying,(1) or not worshipping and glorifying the true God as God,(2) and our God;(3) and the giving of that worship and glory to any other, which is due to him alone.(4) (1) Ps. 14:1. (2) Rom. 1:21. (3) Ps. 81:10-11. (4) Rom. 1:25-26. Quest. 48. What are we specially taught by these words, before me in the first commandment? Ans. 48. These words before me in the first commandment teach us, That God, who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other God.(1) (1) Ezek. 8:5-18.

Pastor John continues his look at the Westminster Shorter Confession. Q 50. What is required in the second commandment? Ans. 50. The second commandment requires the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath appointed in his word.(1) (1) Deut. 32:46; Matt. 28:20; Acts. 2:42.