Baltimore Catechism No. 2 (of 4) by Anonymous
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8. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods. 314. Q. Who gave the Ten Commandments? A. God Himself gave the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai, and Christ our Lord confirmed them. LESSON THIRTIETH ON THE FIRST COMMANDMENT 315. Q. What is the first Commandment? A. The first Commandment is: I am the Lord thy God: thou shalt not have strange gods before Me. 316. Q. How does the first Commandment help us to keep the great Commandment of the love of God? A. The first Commandment helps us to keep the great Commandment of the love of God because it commands us to adore God alone. 317. Q. How do we adore God? A. We adore God by faith, hope, and charity, by prayer and sacrifice. 318. Q. How may the first Commandment be broken? A. The first Commandment may be broken by giving to a creature the honor which belongs to God alone; by false worship; and by attributing to a creature a perfection which belongs to God alone. |
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