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Summary of Christian Duties

Q. 119. What are the sins forbidden in the fourth commandment?

A. The sins forbidden in the fourth commandment are, all omissions of the duties required, all careless, negligent, and unprofitable performing of them, and being weary of them; all profaning the day by idleness, and doing that which is in itself sinful; and by all needless works, words, and thoughts, about our worldly employments and recreations.
  • Ezekiel 22:26.
  • Acts 15:7,9.
  • Ezekiel 33:30-32.
  • Amos 8:5.
  • Malachi 1:13.
  • Ezekiel 23:38.
  • Jeremiah 17:24,27.
  • Isaiah 58:13.