LORD’S DAY 37 101. But may we swear reverently by the Name of God? Yes, when the magistrate requires it, or when it may be needful otherwise, to maintain and promote fidelity and truth to the glory of God and our neighbor’s good; for such an oath is grounded in God’s Word, and therefore was […]

Third Commandment: You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. LORD’S DAY 36 99. What is required in the third commandment? That we must not by cursing, or by false swearing, nor yet by unnecessary oaths,

Second Commandment: You shall not make for yourself a carved image – any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a

LORD’S DAY 34 92. What is the Law of God? God spoke all these words, saying: I. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me. II. You shall not make for yourself a carved

LORD’S DAY 33 88. In how many things does true repentance or conversion consist? In two things: the dying of the old man, and the making alive of the new. 89. What is the dying of the old man? Heartfelt sorrow for sin, causing us to hate and turn from it always more and more.