Westminster Larger Catechism (modernized)
Question 113
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What are the sins forbidden in the third commandment?
The sins forbidden in the third commandment are, the not using of God’s name as is required;a and the abuse of it in an ignorant,b vain,c irreverent, profane,d superstitious,e or wicked mentioning, or otherwise using his titles, attributes,f ordinances,g or works,h by blasphemy,i perjury;j all sinful cursings,k oaths,l vows,m and lots;n violating of our oaths and vows, if lawful;o and fulfilling them, if of things unlawful;p murmuring and quarreling at,q curious prying into,r and misapplying of God’s decreess and providences;t misinterpreting,u misapplying,v or any way perverting the word, or any part of it,w to profane jests,x curious or unprofitable Questions, vain janglings, or the maintaining of false doctrines;y abusing it, the creatures, or anything contained under the name of God, to charms,z or sinful lusts and practices;aa the maligning,bb scorning,cc reviling,dd or any wise opposing of God’s truth, grace, and ways;ee making profession of religion in hypocrisy, or for sinister ends;ff being ashamed of it,gg or a shame to it, by unconformable,hh unwise,ii unfruitful,jj and offensive walking,kk or backsliding from it.ll
Proofs
Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.
- aMalachi 2:2
- bActs 17:23
- cProverbs 30:9
- dMalachi 1:6–7, 12; 3:14
- e1 Samuel 4:3–5; Jeremiah 7:4, 9–10, 14, 31; Colossians 2:20–22
- f2 Kings 18:30, 35; Exodus 5:2; Psalm 139:20
- gPsalm 50:16–17
- hIsaiah 5:12
- i2 Kings 19:22; Leviticus 24:11
- jZechariah 5:4; 8:17
- k1 Samuel 17:43; 2 Samuel 16:5
- lJeremiah 5:7; 23:10
- mDeuteronomy 23:18; Acts 23:12, 14
- nEsther 3:7; 9:24; Psalm 22:18
- oPsalm 24:4; Ezekiel 17:16, 18–19
- pMark 6:26; 1 Samuel 25:22, 32–34
- qRomans 9:14, 19–20
- rDeuteronomy 29:29
- sRomans 3:5, 7; 6:1
- tEcclesiastes 8:11; 9:3
- uMatthew 5:21–22
- vEzekiel 13:22
- w2 Peter 3:16; Matthew 22:24–31; 25:28–30
- xIsaiah 22:13; Jeremiah 23:34, 36, 38
- y1 Timothy 1:4, 6–7; 6:4–5, 20; 2 Timothy 2:14; Titus 3:9
- zDeuteronomy 18:10–14; Acts 19:13
- aa2 Timothy 4:3–4; Romans 13:13–14; 1 Kings 21:9–10; Jude 4
- bbActs 13:45; 1 John 3:12
- ccPsalm 1:1; 2 Peter 3:3
- dd1 Peter 4:4
- eeActs 13:45–46, 50; 4:18; 19:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:16; Hebrews 10:29
- ff2 Timothy 3:5; Matthew 6:1–2, 5, 16
- ggMark 8:38
- hhPsalm 73:14–15
- ii1 Corinthians 6:5–6; Ephesians 5:15–17
- jjIsaiah 5:4; 2 Peter 1:8–9
- kkRomans 2:23–24
- llGalatians 3:1, 3; Hebrews 6:6
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