Catechesis

Westminster Shorter Catechism

Question 39

What is the duty which God requireth of man?

Scripture

  1. Deuteronomy 29:29 [1]
    “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. (ESV)
  2. Micah 6:8 [1]
    He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (ESV)
  3. 1 Samuel 15:22 [1]
    And Samuel said, “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams. (ESV)