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The Second Commandment


The Text

The Institutes

The Catechism

The Text

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,
or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,
or that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth:
{5} Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them,
nor serve them:
for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children
unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
{6} And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me,
and keep my commandments.

Exodus 20:4-6


Rules for Understanding the Commandments


The Westminster Larger Catechism (1648)

Question 108: What are the duties required in the second commandment?
Answer
: The duties required in the second commandment are,

Question 109: What are the sins forbidden in the second commandment?
Answer
: The sins forbidden in the second commandment are,

Question 110: What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment, the more to enforce it?
Answer
: The reasons annexed to the second commandment, the more to enforce it, contained in these words,

For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep My commandments;

are,


The Westminster Larger Catechism (1648) explains our duties under the Second Commandment. You will notice that the brilliant Puritan Theologians who compiled the Catechism discerned duties in passages of Scripture which do not begin with the words "Thou shalt" or "Thou shalt not."
Every word of God is a command for us.
 
But even the "thou shalts" and the "thou shalt nots" demand more from us than we might first think:
How to Study the Ten Commandments

How to use the Catechism for a Moral Inventory

First, you must agree that the Catechism has correctly explained the implications of the Commandment. Assuming it has, you must agree with God that you are obligated to carry out those principles in your life.

Second you must ask yourself if you have violated each aspect of the command.

Third, you must take steps to develop the Character of Christ, and eliminate "character defects" from your life.



Rushdoony's Institutes of Biblical Law


(links coming in y2k!)
  1. The Lawful Approach to God
  2. The Throne of Law
  3. The Altar and Capital Punishment
  4. Sacrifice and Responsibility
  5. Holiness and Law
  6. Law as Warfare
  7. Law and Equality

Moloch Worship and the Liturgies of Capital Punishment



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