Sondag 2
Vraag 3: Waaruit ken jy jou ellende? Antwoord: Uit die wet van God¹.
Skrifverwysings: 1: Romeine 3:20; 7:7
Vraag 4: Wat eis die wet van God van ons? Antwoord: Dit leer ons Christus in ‘n opsomming: “Jy moet die Here jou God liefhê met jou hele hart en met jou hele siel en met jou hele verstand en met al jou krag¹. Dit is die eerste gebod. En die tweede, wat hiermee gelykstaan, is: Jy moet jou naaste liefhê soos jouself².”
Skrifverwysings: 1: Deuteronomium 6:5; Matteus 22:37-40 2: Levitikus 19:18
Vraag 5: Kan jy dit alles ten volle hou? Antwoord: Nee¹, want ek is van nature geneig om God en my naaste te haat².
Skrifverwysings: 1: Romeine 3:10, 23; 1 Johannes 1:8, 10 2: Romeine 8:7; Efesiërs 2:3
Lord’s Day 2
Question 3: From where do you know your misery? Answer: From the law of God¹.
Scripture references: 1: Romans 3:20; 7:7
Question 4: What does the law of God require of us? Answer: Christ teaches us this in summary: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength¹. This is the first commandment. And the second, which is like it, is: You shall love your neighbour as yourself².”
Scripture references: 1: Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:37-40 2: Leviticus 19:18
Question 5: Can you keep all this perfectly? Answer: No¹, for I am by nature inclined to hate God and my neighbour².
Scripture references: 1: Romans 3:10, 23; 1 John 1:8, 10 2: Romans 8:7; Ephesians 2:3