What does the Lord require in the first commandment?
Text: CRC/RCA 2011 · Read it at the source
That I, not wanting to endanger my own salvation, avoid and shun all idolatry, sorcery, superstitious rites, and prayer to saints or to other creatures. That I rightly know the only true God, trust him alone, and look to God for every good thing humbly and patiently, and love, fear, and honor God with all my heart. In short, that I give up anything rather than go against God’s will in any way.
Scripture proofs
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- 1 Cor. 6:9-10; 10:5-14; 1 John 5:21
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- Lev. 19:31; Deut. 18:9-12
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- Matt. 4:10; Rev. 19:10; 22:8-9
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- John 17:3
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- Jer. 17:5, 7
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- Ps. 104:27-28; James 1:17
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- 1 Pet. 5:5-6
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- Col. 1:11; Heb. 10:36
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- Matt. 22:37 (Deut. 6:5)
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- Prov. 9:10; 1 Pet. 1:17
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- Matt. 4:10 (Deut. 6:13)
- 12
- Matt. 5:29-30; 10:37-39