A. | God promised that they would be his people to bring all the nations of the world to him. |
Q. | What response did God require from the chosen people? |
A. | God required the chosen people to be faithful; to love justice, to do mercy, and to walk humbly with their God. |
Q. | Where is this Old Covenant to be found? |
A. | The covenant with the Hebrew people is to be found in the books which we call the Old Testament. |
Q. | Where in the Old Testament is God’s will for us shown most clearly? |
A. | God’s will for us is shown most clearly in the Ten Commandments. |
The Ten Commandments
See pages 317 and 350.
Q. | What are the Ten Commandments? |
A. | The Ten Commandments are the laws given to Moses and the people of Israel. |
Q. | What do we learn from these commandments? |
A. | We learn two things: our duty to God, and our duty to our neighbors. |
Q. | What is our duty to God? |
A. | Our duty is to believe and trust in God;
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