Q. 51. What is forbidden in the second commandment?
A. The second commandment forbiddeth the worshipping of God by images, or any other way not appointed in his Word.
Deuteronomy 4:15-19; Exodus 32:5, 8; Deuteronomy 12:31-32.
Q. 52. What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment?
A. The reasons annexed to the second commandment are, God’s sovereignty over us, his propriety in us, and the zeal he hath to his own worship.
Psalm 95:2-3, 6; Psalm 45:11; Exodus 34:13-14.
Q. 53. Which is the third commandment?
A. The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Q. 54. What is required in the third commandment?
A. The third commandment requireth the holy and reverent use of God’s names, titles, attributes, ordinances, word, and works.
Matthew 6:9; Deuteronomy 28:58; Psalm 68:4; Revelation 15:3-4; Malachi 1:11, 14; Psalm 138:1-2; Job 36:24.
Q. 55. What is forbidden in the third commandment?
A. The third commandment forbiddeth all profaning or abusing of anything whereby God maketh himself known.
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