"You shall have no other gods before me." - Exodus 20:3
What are sins forbidden in the first commandment?
self-love
self-seeking
all other inordinate and immoderate setting of our
mind,
will,
or affection upon other things
and taking them off from Him in whole or in part
What are the duties required in the first commandment?
to worship and glorify God accordingly by
thinking
meditating
remembering
highly esteeming
adoring
choosing
loving
desiring
fearing Him
believing Him
trusting
hoping
delighting
rejoicing in Him
being zealous for Him
walking humbly with Him
- Westminster Larger Catechism
"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:8-9
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