Q. 96. What doth God require in the second command?
Question. What doth God require in the second command?
Answer. That we in no wise represent God by images (Deut. 4;23, 24), nor worship him in any other way than he has commanded in his word (Deut. 12;32).
Proofs.
- [proof-1] Deut. 4;23, 24.—Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.— Rom. 1;22, 23.—Acts 17;29.—Isa. 40;18.
- [proof-2] Deut. 12;32.—What thing soever I command you, observe to do it; thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.— Deut. 4;2.—John 4;24.
Source and provenance
Citation: Heidelberg Catechism Q. 96, Wikisource 1879 Reformed Church in America translation.
Original work: Public-domain historical catechism
Digital source: Wikisource transcription
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Scripture refs: ACT.17.29, DEU.12.32, DEU.4.2, DEU.4.23, DEU.4.24, ISA.40.18, JHN.4.24, ROM.1.22, ROM.1.23
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