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- 01:09, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . N What is the Ninth Commandment? (Q325) (Created page with "The Ninth Commandment is: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”")
- 01:08, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+183) . . N What is the minimum standard of giving for you as a Christian? (Q324) (Created page with "A tithe, which is ten percent of my income, is the minimum standard and goal of giving for the work of God; yet Jesus expects more than my minimum. (Deuteronomy 14:22-29; Luke...")
- 01:08, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+330) . . N As his steward, how does God require you to use your possessions? (Q323) (Created page with "As I am able, I should earn my own living so that I may set aside offerings for worship, give alms to the poor, and care for my dependents; and I should use all my possessions...")
- 01:07, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+249) . . N What things other than property can you steal? (Q322) (Created page with "I can steal reputation, wages, and honor; credit, answers, and inventions; friendship, hope, and goodwill from others. I must repay and, to the best of my ability, restore wha...")
- 01:07, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+242) . . N How did God teach Israel to respect the property of others? (Q321) (Created page with "God gave land and possessions as a trust from him, which could be bought, sold, and inherited. He required restitution when property was stolen, and forbade unjust loans and i...")
- 01:06, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+188) . . N If the earth and all it contains is the Lord’s, is it fitting for you to own property or goods? (Q320) (Created page with "Yes. However, everything I own I hold as God’s steward, to cultivate and use for his glory while respecting what he has entrusted to others. (Genesis 1-2; 9; Leviticus 25-27...")
- 01:06, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+339) . . N What does it mean not to steal? (Q319) (Created page with "Because God is Creator and Lord of this world, the created order is holy, and all things fundamentally belong to him. Since I am required to love God and my neighbor, I must n...")
- 01:06, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+53) . . N What is the Eighth Commandment? (Q318) (Created page with "The Eighth Commandment is: “You shall not steal.”")
- 01:04, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+163) . . N How do you benefit from chastity? (Q317) (Created page with "Chastity enables me to give of myself in friendship, avoid difficulty in marriage, and experience the true freedom of integrity before God. (1 Corinthians 7:32-35)")
- 01:04, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+265) . . N What does it mean for you to be chaste? (Q316) (Created page with "It means that I must refrain from sexual acts outside of marriage; and I must respect myself and all others in body, mind, and spirit; practice sexual purity; and view others...")
- 01:03, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+227) . . N How else is the Seventh Commandment broken? (Q315) (Created page with "Fornication, same-gender sexual acts, rape, incest, pedophilia, bestiality, pornography, lust, or any other form of self-centered sexual desire and behavior, all violate this...")
- 01:03, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+200) . . N Is divorce ever permitted? (Q314) (Created page with "Although he permits divorce in some cases, God hates it. It severs what he has joined, and causes immeasurable pain, suffering and brokenness. (Malachi 2:13-16; Matthew 19:1-1...")
- 01:03, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+144) . . N What does it mean to be faithful in marriage? (Q313) (Created page with "To be faithful in marriage is to be exclusively devoted in heart, mind, and body to one’s spouse in the marriage covenant. (Ephesians 5:29-31)")
- 01:02, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . N What does marriage illustrate? (Q312) (Created page with "The New Testament reveals that human marriage is meant to reflect the faithful love that unites Christ to his Church. (Ephesians 5:21-33)")
- 01:02, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+374) . . N Why does God ordain marriage? (Q311) (Created page with "God ordains marriage for three important purposes: for the procreation of children to be brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; for a remedy against sin and to...")
- 01:02, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+221) . . N What does it mean not to commit adultery? (Q310) (Created page with "Marriage is holy. Married persons are to be faithful to their spouses as long as they both shall live. So I must not engage in sexual activity with anyone other than my spouse...")
- 01:02, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+64) . . N What is the Seventh Commandment? (Q309) (Created page with "The Seventh Commandment is: “You shall not commit adultery.”")
- 01:01, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+307) . . N How else can you cause life to flourish? (Q308) (Created page with "As a witness to the Gospel, I can love God and my neighbor by refraining from selfish anger, insults, and cursing, by defending the helpless and unborn, by rescuing those who...")
- 01:00, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+207) . . N Is it always wrong to harm or kill another? (Q307) (Created page with "There are rare times when the claims of justice, mercy, and life itself may require doing harm or even bringing death to others. It is the particular task of government to do...")
- 00:59, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+156) . . N What other actions may be considered forms of murder? (Q306) (Created page with "Suicide, abortion, genocide, infanticide, and euthanasia are forms of murder. Related sins include abuse, abandonment, recklessness, and hatred or derision.")
- 00:59, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+209) . . N Is your anger always sinful, or can it be just? (Q305) (Created page with "Anger can be just if I am motivated not by fear, pride, or revenge, but purely by love for God’s honor and my neighbor’s well-being. More often than not, however, human an...")
- 00:57, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+70) . . N How did Jesus extend the law against murder? (Q304) (Created page with "Jesus equated unjust anger with murder. (Matthew 5:21-22; 1 John 3:15)")
- 00:56, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+254) . . N How did Christ cause life to flourish? (Q303) (Created page with "Jesus sought the well-being of all who came to him: he made the blind see and the deaf hear, caused the lame to walk, cured the sick, fed the hungry, cast out demons, raised t...")
- 00:56, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+284) . . N What does it mean not to murder? (Q302) (Created page with "Since God declares human life sacred from conception to natural death, I may not take the life of neighbors unjustly, bear them malice in my heart, or harm them by word or dee...")
- 00:55, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+53) . . N What is the Sixth Commandment? (Q301) (Created page with "The Sixth Commandment is: “You shall not murder.”")
- 00:54, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+246) . . N Does earthly authority have limits? (Q300) (Created page with "Yes. All authority comes from God, who is the King of kings and expects me to love, honor, and obey him rather than others if they command me to sin. (Exodus 1:17; Daniel 1:8-...")
- 00:54, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+154) . . N Will such an attitude of honor come to you naturally? (Q299) (Created page with "No. “Folly is bound up in the heart of a child” (Proverbs 22:15). From my earliest days, led and driven by sin, I persistently attempt to rule myself.")
- 00:53, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+364) . . N How else do you love God in light of the Fifth Commandment? (Q298) (Created page with "I keep the Fifth Commandment in love to God by showing respect for the aged; submitting to my teachers, pastors, and directors; respecting tradition and civil authority; and o...")
- 00:53, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+192) . . N How did Jesus keep the Fifth Commandment? (Q297) (Created page with "As a child Jesus submitted himself to Mary and Joseph, and honored his mother even as he suffered on the cross by entrusting her to his beloved disciple’s care. (Luke 2:39-5...")
- 00:52, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+185) . . N What does it mean to honor your father and mother? (Q296) (Created page with "While still a child, I should obey my parents; and I should honor, serve, respect, love, and care for them all their lives. (Proverbs 2:10; 23:22; Ephesians 6:1-4; Colossian...")
- 00:52, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+66) . . N What is the Fifth Commandment? (Q295) (Created page with "The Fifth Commandment is: “Honor your father and your mother.”")
- 00:51, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+153) . . N Why does the Church worship on the first day of the week rather than the seventh? (Q294) (Created page with "The Church worships on the first day of the week in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ on the first day of the week. (Matthew 28:1)")
- 00:51, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+197) . . N How do you celebrate this Sabbath rest with the Church now? (Q293) (Created page with "I join in the Church’s weekly worship and participation in God’s heavenly rest, which brings order, meaning, and holiness to the other six days of the week. (Hebrews 4:9-1...")
- 00:51, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+265) . . N What does it mean that a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God? (Q292) (Created page with "When the Church is perfected in Christ, all believers will be completely free from sin and its curse, and established in an eternity of love, adoration, and joy. This will be...")
- 00:51, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+206) . . N How does Jesus bring Sabbath as God’s eternal gift to you? (Q291) (Created page with "Jesus now offers himself as the source of my true rest—from the slavery of sin, from the wasteland of human striving, and from Satan’s legacy of futile toil, pain, disease...")
- 00:50, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . N Did Jesus keep the Sabbath? (Q290) (Created page with "As its Lord, Jesus both kept and fulfilled the Sabbath. (Matthew 5:17-20; Mark 2:23-27)")
- 00:50, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+272) . . N Where do you learn about the holiness of time? (Q289) (Created page with "In creation, through the sun, moon, and stars; in the Law, through Israel’s sacrificial calendar; and in the Church’s liturgy, patterned after Temple worship, I learn that...")
- 00:49, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+292) . . N Why should you rest on the Sabbath? (Q288) (Created page with "I rest, as Israel was to rest, because God rested on the seventh day from his work of creation. The Sabbath rest brought rhythm to life, work, and worship; freedom from slaver...")
- 00:49, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+182) . . N What does it mean to keep the Sabbath day holy? (Q287) (Created page with "“Sabbath” is from the Hebrew shavath, which means “rest.” God commanded Israel to set apart each seventh day following six days of work for rest and worship. (Exodus 1...")
- 00:48, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+75) . . N What is the Fourth Commandment? (Q286) (Created page with "The Fourth Commandment is: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”")
- 00:47, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+303) . . N How can you honor God’s Name? (Q285) (Created page with "I honor and love God’s Name, in which I was baptized, by keeping my promises and by upholding honor in relationships, charity in society, justice in law, uprightness in voca...")
- 00:47, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+226) . . N How can you use God’s Name lightly? (Q284) (Created page with "Profanity, careless speech, broken vows, open sin, and meaningless exclamations all cheapen God’s Name. These treat God’s Name as “empty” of the reality for which it s...")
- 00:46, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+205) . . N How can you use God’s Name irreverently? (Q283) (Created page with "In false or half-hearted worship, oppression of the poor, and conflicts cloaked with divine cause, people use God’s Name without reverence for him, and only to further their...")
- 00:46, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+218) . . N What does it mean not to take God’s Name in vain? (Q282) (Created page with "All forms of God’s Name are holy, and those who love him should use his Name with reverence, not lightly or for selfish purposes. (Leviticus 19:12; Psalm 29:2; Psalm 99:1-5;...")
- 00:46, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+89) . . N What is the Third Commandment? (Q281) (Created page with "The Third Commandment is: “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.”")
- 00:36, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+261) . . N How can you love God in worship? (Q280) (Created page with "The Holy Scriptures teach me how to worship God, and the Church’s liturgy guides my worship in keeping with the Scriptures. I can show love to God by worshiping him in this...")
- 00:35, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+186) . . N How will idolatry affect you? (Q279) (Created page with "If I worship idols I will become like them, empty and worthless, and alienated from God, the only One who can make me whole. (Psalm 115:4-8; Jeremiah 2:11-19; Romans...")
- 00:35, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+336) . . N How was Jesus tempted to break the first two commandments? (Q278) (Created page with "Satan tempted Jesus to bow down and worship him, promising him a world kingdom without the pain of the cross. Instead, Jesus loved and worshiped God faithfully and perfectly a...")
- 00:35, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+243) . . N Are idols always carved images? (Q277) (Created page with "No. Relationships, habits, aspirations, and ideologies can become idols in my mind if I look to them for salvation from misery, guilt, poverty, loneliness, or despair. (Ezek...")
- 00:34, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+278) . . N Are all carved images wrong? (Q276) (Created page with "No. God, who forbids the making of idols and worship of images, commanded carvings and pictures for the Tabernacle. These represented neither God nor false gods, but rather an...")
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