Heidelberg Catechism · Lord’s Day 34
Question 94
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What doth God enjoin in the first command?
That I, as sincerely as I desire the salvation of my own soul, avoid and flee from all idolatry,a sorcery,b sooth-saying, superstition, invocation of saints, or any other creatures:c and learn rightly to know the only true God;d trust in him alone,e with humility and patiencef submit to him;g expect all good things from him only;h love,i fear,j and glorify him with my whole heart:k so that I renounce and forsake all creatures,l rather than commit even the least thing contrary to his will.m
Proofs
Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.
- a1 Corinthians 6:9–10; 10:7, 14; Leviticus 18:21
- bDeuteronomy 18:10–12
- cMatthew 4:10; Revelation 19:10
- dJohn 17:3
- eJeremiah 17:5, 7
- fHebrews 10:36; Colossians 1:11; Romans 5:3–4; Philippians 2:14
- g1 Peter 5:5–6
- hPsalm 104:27; Isaiah 45:7; James 1:17
- iDeuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:37
- jDeuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 10:28
- kMatthew 4:10
- lMatthew 5:29–30; Acts 5:29; Matthew 10:37
- mMatthew 5:19
Commentary
- Jeremias Bastingius, A Catechisme of Christian Religion, with the Arguments and Use (1591), on this question
- Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on this question
- Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on Q. 94–95
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