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Question Q. What are the duties required in the ninth commandment? of the Westminster Larger Catechism

Question Q. What are the duties required in the ninth commandment? of the Westminster Larger Catechism - answer with proof texts
Q. 144. Q. What are the duties required in the ninth commandment?
A. The duties required in the ninth commandment are, the preserving and promoting of truth between man and man, and the good name of our neighbor, as well as our own: appearing and standing for the truth; and from the heart, sincerely, freely, clearly, and fully, speaking the truth, and only the truth, in matters of judgment and justice, and in all other things whatsoever; a charitable esteem of our neighbors; loving, desiring, and rejoicing in their good name; sorrowing for, and covering of their infirmities; freely acknowledging of their gifts and graces, defending their innocency; a ready receiving of good report, and unwillingness to admit of an evil report, concerning them; discouraging tale-bearers, flatterers, and slanderers; love and care of our own good name, and defending it when need requireth; keeping of lawful promises; study and practising of whatsoever things are true, honest, lovely, and of good report.
  • Zechariah 8:16.
  • 3 John 1:12.
  • Proverbs 31:8,9.
  • Psalms 15:2.
  • 2 Chronicles 19:9.
  • 1 Samuel 19:4,5.
  • Joshua 7:19.
  • 2 Samuel 14:18-20.
  • Leviticus 19:15.
  • Proverbs 14:5,25.
  • 2 Corinthians 1:17,18.
  • Ephesians 4:25.
  • Hebrews 6:9.
  • 1 Corinthians 13:7.
  • Romans 1:8.
  • 2 John 1:4.
  • 3 John 1:3,4.
  • 2 Corinthians 2:4.
  • 2 Corinthians 12:21.
  • Proverbs 17:9.
  • 1 Peter 4:8.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:4,5,7.
  • 2 Timothy 1:4,5.
  • 1 Samuel 22:14.
  • 1 Corinthians 13:6,7.
  • Psalms 15:3.
  • Proverbs 25:23.
  • Proverbs 26:24,25.
  • Psalms 101:5.
  • Proverbs 22:1.
  • John 8:49.
  • Psalms 15:4.
  • Philippians 4:8.

Summary of Christian Duties

Question Q. What are the duties required in the ninth commandment? of the Westminster Larger Catechism

Question Q. What are the duties required in the ninth commandment? of the Westminster Larger Catechism - answer with proof texts
  1. Q. What is the duty which God requireth of man?
  2. Q. What did God at first reveal unto man as the rule of his obedience?
  3. Q. What is the moral law?
  4. Q. Is there any use of the moral law to man since the fall?
  5. Q. Of what use is the moral law to all men?
  6. Q. What particular use is there of the moral law to unregenerate men?
  7. Q. What special use is there of the moral law to the regenerate?
  8. Q. Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
  9. Q. What rules are to be observed for the right understanding of the ten commandments?
  10. Q. What special things are we to consider in the ten commandments?
  11. Q. What is the preface to the ten commandments?
  12. Q. What is the sum of the four commandments which contain our duty to God?
  13. Q. Which is the first commandment?
  14. Q. What are the duties required in the first commandment?
  15. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the first commandment?
  16. Q. What are we especially taught by these words (before me) in the first commandment?
  17. Q. Which is the second commandment?
  18. Q. What are the duties required in the second commandment?
  19. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the second commandment?
  20. Q. What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment, the more to enforce it?
  21. Q. Which is the third commandment?
  22. Q. What is required in the third commandment?
  23. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the third commandment?
  24. Q. What reasons are annexed to the third commandment?
  25. Q. What is the fourth commandment?
  26. Q. What is required in the fourth commandment?
  27. Q. How is the sabbath or the Lord's day to be sanctified?
  28. Q. Why is the charge of keeping the sabbath more specially directed to governors of families and other superiors?
  29. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the fourth commandment?
  30. Q. What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, the more to enforce it?
  31. Q. Why is the word remember set in the beginning of the fourth commandment?
  32. Q. What is the sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man?
  33. Q. Which is the fifth commandment?
  34. Q. Who are meant by father and mother in the fifth commandment?
  35. Q. Why are superiors styled father and mother?
  36. Q. What is the general scope of the fifth commandment?
  37. Q. What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors?
  38. Q. What are the sins of inferiors against their superiors?
  39. Q. What is required of superiors towards their inferiors?
  40. Q. What are the sins of superiors?
  41. Q. What are the duties of equals?
  42. Q. What are the sins of equals?
  43. Q. What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment, the more to enforce it?
  44. Q. Which is the sixth commandment?
  45. Q. What are the duties required in the sixth commandment?
  46. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the sixth commandment?
  47. Q. Which is the seventh commandment?
  48. Q. What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
  49. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the seventh commandment?
  50. Q. Which is the eighth commandment?
  51. Q. What are the duties required in the eighth commandment?
  52. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the eighth commandment?
  53. Q. Which is the ninth commandment?
  54. Q. What are the duties required in the ninth commandment?
  55. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?
  56. Q. Which is the tenth commandment?
  57. Q. What are the duties required in the tenth commandment?
  58. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the tenth commandment?