Lord’s Day 14: The Ten Commandments #

47: What is the sum of the ten commandments?  #

The sum of the ten commandments is, to love the Lord our God, with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbor as ourselves. 

(Mt. 22:37-40)

48: What is the preface to the ten commandments?  #

The preface to the ten commandments is in these words; I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 

(Ex. 20:2)

49: What does the preface to the ten commandments teach us? #

The preface to the ten commandments teaches us that because God is the Lord, and our God and redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all his commandments. 

(Luke 1:74, 75; 1 Pet. 1:15-19)