P2. The Commandments: L15 - The Two Great Commandments

Question 1

Besides believing what God has revealed, what else must we do to be saved?

Answer 1

Besides believing what God has revealed, we must keep His law.

Question 2

Which are the two great commandments that contain the whole law of God?

Answer 2

The two great commandments that contain the whole law of God are:
first, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength;
second, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Question 3

What must we do to love God, our neighbor, and ourselves?

Answer 3

To love God, our neighbor, and ourselves we must keep the commandments of God and of the Church, and perform the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.

Question 4

Which are the chief corporal works of mercy?

Answer 4

The chief corporal works of mercy are seven:

1. To feed the hungry.
2. To give drink to the thirsty.
3. To clothe the naked.
4. To visit the imprisoned.
5. To shelter the homeless.
6. To visit the sick.
7. To bury the dead.

Question 5

Which are the chief spiritual works of mercy?

Answer 5

The chief spiritual works of mercy are seven:

1. To admonish the sinner.
2. To instruct the ignorant.
3. To counsel the doubtful.
4. To comfort the sorrowful.
5. To bear wrongs patiently.
6. To forgive all injuries.
7. To pray for the living and the dead.

Question 6

Is everyone obliged to perform the works of mercy?

Answer 6

Everyone is obliged to perform the works of mercy, according to his own ability and the need of his neighbor.

Question 7

Are all the ordinary deeds done every day to relieve the corporal or spiritual needs of others true works of mercy?

Answer 7

All the ordinary deeds done every day to relieve the corporal or spiritual needs of others are true works of mercy, if done in the name of Christ.

Question 8

What is the First commandment of God?

Answer 8

I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt not have strange gods before Me.

Question 9

What is the Second commandment of God?

Answer 9

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

Question 10

What is the Third commandment of God?

Answer 10

Remember thou keep holy the Lord’s day.

Question 11

What is the Fourth commandment of God?

Answer 11

Honor they father and thy mother.

Question 12

What is the Fifth commandment of God?

Answer 12

Thou shalt not kill.

Question 13

What is the Sixth commandment of God?

Answer 13

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Question 14

What is the Seventh commandment of God?

Answer 14

Thou shalt not steal.

Question 15

What is the Eighth commandment of God?

Answer 15

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Question 16

What is the Ninth commandment of God?

Answer 16

Thou shalt not covet they neighbor’s wife.

Question 17

What is the Tenth commandment of God?

Answer 17

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.

Question 18

Should we be satisfied merely to keep the commandments of God?

Answer 18

We should not be satisfied merely to keep the commandments of God, but should always be ready to do good deeds, even when they are not commanded.

Question 19

What does Our Savior especially recommend that is not strictly commanded by the law of God?

Answer 19

Our Savior especially recommends the observance of the Evangelical Counsels - voluntary poverty, perpetual chastity, and perfect obedience.