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The most recent Catechism of the Catholic Church, the official summary of Church beliefs, devotes a large section to the Commandments, [7] which serve as the basis for Catholic social teaching. [4] According to the Catechism, the Church has given them a predominant place in teaching the faith since the fifth century. [7]
[3] [4] [5] The Book of Exodus describes the Ten Commandments as being spoken by God, inscribed on two stone tablets by the finger of God, broken by Moses, and rewritten by Yahweh on a replacement set of stones hewn by Moses. [6] The command against false testimony is seen as a natural consequence of the command to "love your neighbour as ...
The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, §. 432, enumerates the same five: [3] to attend Mass on Sundays and other holy days of obligation and to refrain from work and activities which could impede the sanctification of those days; to confess one's sins, receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation at least once each year;
A Christian school in India displays the Ten Commandments. The Eastern Orthodox Church holds its moral truths to be chiefly contained in the Ten Commandments. [104] A confession begins with the Confessor reciting the Ten Commandments and asking the penitent which of them he has broken. [105]
Luther's Small Catechism (German: Der Kleine Katechismus) is a catechism written by Martin Luther and published in 1529 for the training of children. Luther's Small Catechism reviews the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, the Office of the Keys and Confession and the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
(Mark 2:27–28) [32] Catholic teaching emphasizes the holiness of the Sabbath day (Exodus 31:15), [33] connects the Sabbath with God's rest after the six days of creation (Exodus 20:11), [34] views the Sabbath as a reminder of Israel's liberation from bondage (Deuteronomy 5:15), [35] and views God's example of resting on the seventh day as an ...
Christian theologians teach that the commandment applies in modern times and prohibits the worship of physical idols, the seeking of spiritual activity or guidance from any other source (e.g. magical, astrological, etc.), and the focus on temporal priorities such as self (food, physical pleasures), work, and money, for example. [10] The ...
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