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Question & Answer 62 May 27, 2026

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Question: What are the reasons annexed to the Fourth Commandment?

Answer: The reasons annexed to the Fourth Commandment are, God's allowing us six days of the week for our own employments, His challenging a special propriety in the seventh, His own example, and His blessing the Sabbath-day.

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Question & Answer 61 May 26, 2026

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Question: What is forbidden in the Fourth Commandment?

Answer: The Fourth Commandment forbiddeth the omission or careless performance of the duties required, and the profaning the day by idleness, or doing that which is in itself sinful, or by unnecessary thoughts, words, or works, about our worldly employments or recreations.

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Question & Answer 60 May 25, 2026

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Question: How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?

Answer: The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending the whole time in the public and private exercises of God's worship, except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.

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Question & Answer 59 May 22, 2026

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Question: Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath?

Answer: From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath; and the first day of the week ever since, to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian Sabbath.

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Question & Answer 58 May 21, 2026

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Question: What is required in the Fourth Commandment?

Answer: The Fourth Commandment requireth the keeping holy to God such set times as He appointed in His Word; expressly one whole day in seven to be a holy Sabbath to Himself.

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Question & Answer 57 May 20, 2026

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Question: Which is the Fourth Commandment?

Answer: The Fourth Commandment is, "Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work

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Question & Answer 56 May 19, 2026

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Question: What is the reason annexed to the Third Commandment?

Answer: The reason annexed to the Third Commandment is, That however the breakers of this commandment may escape punishment from men, yet the Lord our God will not suffer them to escape His righteous judgement.

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Question & Answer 55 May 18, 2026

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Question: What is forbidden in the Third Commandment?

Answer: The Third Commandment forbiddeth all profaning or abusing [of] anything whereby God maketh Himself known.

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Question & Answer 54 May 15, 2026

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Question: What is required in the Third Commandment?

Answer: The Third Commandment requireth the holy and reverent use of God's names, titles, attributes, ordinances, Word, and works.

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Question & Answer 53 May 14, 2026

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Question: Which is the Third Commandment?

Answer: The Third Commandment is, "thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain

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