Keach's Catechism, Question 54
Question 54
What are we especially taught by these words, "before me," in the first commandment?
These words, "before me", in the first commandment, teach us, that God, who sees all things, takes notice of, and is much displeased with the sin of having any other God.
Scripture references for paragraph 1
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Deuteronomy 30:17-1817But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,
18I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
Psalms 44:20-2120If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
21would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
Psalms 90:88You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
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Keach's Catechism. NonlinearFruit/Creeds.json, Unlicense. Creeds.json, English transcription
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