Q. 64. What is required in the fifth commandment?
Question. What is required in the fifth commandment?
Answer. The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the honor, and performing the duties, belonging to everyone in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.
Proofs.
- [a] Rom. 13:1, 7; Eph. 5:21-22, 24; 6:1, 4-5, 9; I Pet. 2:17
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Citation: Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 64, Wikisource digital text.
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Scripture refs: 1PE.2.17, EPH.5.21-EPH.5.22, EPH.5.24, EPH.6.1, EPH.6.4-EPH.6.5, EPH.6.9, ROM.13.1, ROM.13.7
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