Catechesis

New City Catechism

Question 7

What does the law of God require?

Children: That we love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and love our neighbor as ourselves.

Adult: Personal, perfect, and perpetual obedience; that we love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and love our neighbor as ourselves. What God forbids should never be done and what God commands should always be done.

Great Law-Giver, you have spoken a perfect law, and you deserve perfect obedience. Let us not merely think that your law requires outward submission; it demands the full assent of our minds and our hearts. Who is equal to such a task? We confess that we fall far short of keeping your law. Amen.

Question 7

Prayer