Q. 101 But may we swear reverently by the name of God?
A. Yes, when the magistrate requires it, or when it may be needful otherwise, to maintain and promote fidelity and truth to the glory of God and our neighbor’s good; for such an oath is grounded in God’s Word, and therefore was rightly used by the saints in the Old and New Testaments.
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Q.106 Does this (sixth] commandment speak only of killing? A. No, but in forbidding murder God teaches us that He abhors its very root, namely, envy, hatred, anger,
I was in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, attending the URCNA Synod, where some two hundred delegates met from June 8–11. It was a privilege to address Synod during the
Q. 105 What does God require in the sixth commandment? A. That I do not revile, hate, insult, or kill my neighbor either in thought, word, or gesture,
Dil was born and raised in a Hindu family. When he became severely ill, he tried every religious ritual and treatment he could find, but nothing brought relief.
A consideration of the divine call to the ministry of the Word of God is greatly facilitated by examining the teaching of the sixteenth-century reformer, John Calvin. There