94. What does God require in the first Commandment?

That, on peril of my soul's salvation, I avoid and flee all idolatry,1) sorcery, enchantments 2) invocation of saints or other creatures; 3) and that I rightly acknowledge the only true God, 4) trust in Him alone, 5) with all humility 6) and patience 7) expect all good from Him only, 8) and love, 9) fear, 10) and honor 11) Him with my whole heart; so as rather to renounce all creatures than to do the least thing against His will. 12)

1) Neither be ye idolaters as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play ... Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee idolatry. I Cor. 10:7,14.

2) Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. Lev. 19:31.

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Deut. 18:10-12.

3) Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan. for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matt. 4:10.

And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of my brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Rev. 19:10.

And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. Rev. 22:8,9.

4) And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. John 17:3.

5) Thus saith the Lord: Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. Jer. 17:5.

6) Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. I Peter 5:5,6.

7) For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. Heb. 10:36.

And increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness. Col. 1:10b,11.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience and experience, hope. Rom. 5:3,4.

Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. I Cor. 10:10.

8) These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. That thou givest them they gather thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. Ps. 104:27-30.

I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil I the Lord do all these things. Isa. 45:6b,7.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1;17.

9) And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deut. 6:5.

10) That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God to keep all his statutes and commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. Deut. 6:2.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. Ps. 111:10.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. Pro. 9:10.

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matt. 10:28.

11) Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. Deut. 10:20.

12) And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. Matt. 5:29,30.

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Matt. 10:37.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. Acts 5:29.

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