First Part: Guilt (Q. 3-11)
Man’s Misery
Lord’s Day 2
Scripture Memory: Romans 7:7
Q 3: From where do you know your misery?
A. From the Law of God.[1]
[1] Rom 3:20, 7:7
Q 4: What does the Law of God require of us?
A. Christ teaches us that briefly in Matthew 22:37-40: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.[1] This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.[2] On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”[3]
[1] Deut 6:5; [2] Lev 19:18; Gal 5:14; [3] Lk 10:27
Q 5: Can you keep all these things perfectly?
A. In no way,[1] for I am prone by nature to hate God and my neighbor.[2]
[1] Rom 3:10-12, 23; 1 Jn 1:8, 10; [2] Gen 6:5, 8:21; Jer 17:9; Rom 7:23, 8:7; Eph 2:3; Tit 2:3
Catechism Sermons for Lord’s Day 2:
Richard Bacon (offsite): Guilty Before God