CHAPTER V.

THE FIRST COMMANDMENT

GOD.


Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

_What is meant by this commandment?_

We should fear, love and trust in God above all things.

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THE GREAT COMMANDMENT. This is the great commandment of the Law, because
it includes all the rest. [Matt. 22:37,38] Obedience to all the
commandments must proceed from the love of God which the first
commandment requires. [Rom. 13:9,10] Hence the explanation of the other
nine begins with the words, "We should so fear and love God."

This Commandment _forbids_ us to worship false gods, and _commands_ us
to worship the true God by fearing, loving and trusting in Him above all
things.

I. WHAT IS FORBIDDEN.