Q. 51. What is forbidden in the second commandment?
Question. What is forbidden in the second commandment?
Answer. The second commandment forbiddeth the worshipping of God by images, or any other way not appointed in his Word.
Proofs.
- [a] Deut. 4:15-19; Rom. 1:22-23
- [b] Lev. 10:1-2; Jer. 19:4-5; Col. 2:18-23
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Citation: Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 51, Wikisource digital text.
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Scripture refs: COL.2.18-COL.2.23, DEU.4.15-DEU.4.19, JER.19.4-JER.19.5, LEV.10.1-LEV.10.2, ROM.1.22-ROM.1.23
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