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

Question Q. What are the duties required in the sixth commandment? of the Westminster Larger Catechism - answer with proof texts
Q. 135. Q. What are the duties required in the sixth commandment?
A. The duties required in the sixth commandment are, all careful studies, and lawful endeavours, to preserve the life of ourselves and others by resisting all thoughts and purposes, subduing all passions, and avoiding all occasions, temptations, and practices, which tend to the unjust taking away the life of any; by just defence thereof against violence, patient bearing of the hand of God, quietness of mind, cheerfulness of spirit; a sober use of meat, drink, physic, sleep, labor, and recreation; by charitable thoughts, love, compassion, meekness, gentleness, kindness; peaceable, mild, and courteous speeches and behavior: forbearance, readiness to be reconciled, patient bearing and forgiving of injuries, and requiting good for evil; comforting and succoring the distressed, and protecting and defending the innocent.
  • Ephesians 5:28,29.
  • 1 Kings 18:4.
  • Jeremiah 26:15,16.
  • Acts 23:12,16,17,21,27.
  • Ephesians 4:26,27.
  • 2 Samuel 2:22.
  • Deuteronomy 22:8.
  • Matthew 4:6,7.
  • Proverbs 1:10,11,15,16.
  • 1 Samuel 24:2.
  • 1 Samuel 26:9-11.
  • Genesis 37:21,22.
  • Psalms 82:4.
  • Proverbs 24:11,12.
  • 1 Samuel 14:45.
  • James 5:7-11.
  • Hebrews 12:9.
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:11.
  • 1 Peter 3:3,4.
  • Psalms 37:8-11.
  • Proverbs 17:22.
  • Proverbs 25:16,27.
  • 1 Timothy 5:23.
  • Isaiah 38:21.
  • Psalms 127:2.
  • Ecclesiastes 5:12.
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:10,12.
  • Proverbs 16:26.
  • Ecclesiastes 3:4,11.
  • 1 Samuel 19:4,5.
  • 1 Samuel 22:13,14.
  • Romans 13:10.
  • Luke 10:33,34.
  • Colossians 3:12,13.
  • James 3:17.
  • 1 Peter 3:8-11.
  • Proverbs 15:1.
  • Judges 8:1-3.
  • Matthew 5:24.
  • Ephesians 4:2,32.
  • Romans 12:17,20,21.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:14.
  • Job 31:19,20.
  • Matthew 25:35,36.
  • Proverbs 31:8,9.

Summary of Christian Duties

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

Question Q. What are the duties required in the sixth 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?