Bible Readings:
Matthew 5:17-32
Hebrews 8:1-13
Sermon Outline:
Jeremiah 31:33 (NKJV)
33But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
I Assurance
II Warning
III Guidelines
The Westminster Larger Catechism (A. D. 1647)
- Which is the seventh commandment?
The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery. - What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
The duties required in the seventh commandment are, chastity
in body, mind, affections, words, and behaviour; and the preservation
of it in ourselves and others; watchfulness over the eyes and all the
senses; temperance, keeping of chaste company, modesty in apparel;
marriage by those that have not the gift of continency, conjugal love,
and cohabitation; diligent labor in our callings; shunning all occasions
of uncleanness, and resisting temptations thereunto. - What are the sins forbidden in the seventh commandment?
The sins forbidden in the seventh commandment, besides the
neglect of the duties required, are, adultery, fornication, rape, incest,
sodomy, and all unnatural lusts; all unclean imaginations, thoughts,
purposes, and affections; all corrupt or filthy communications, or
listening thereunto; wanton looks, impudent or light behavior,
immodest apparel; prohibiting of lawful, and dispensing with
unlawful marriages; allowing, tolerating, keeping of stews, and
resorting to them; entangling vows of single life, undue delay of
marriage; having more wives or husbands than one at the same time;
unjust divorce, or desertion; idleness, gluttony, drunkenness, unchaste
company; lascivious songs, books, pictures, dancings, stage plays; and
all other provocations to, or acts of uncleanness, either in ourselves or
others.