THIRD & FOURTH
COMMANDMENT
Third Commandment:
Remember to keep holy
the Lord's Day
OVERVIEW
THE THIRD COMMANDMENT CALLS FOR DEDICATING A
SACRED DAY TO REST AND WORSHIP, REFLECTING
GRATITUDE FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS.
O R I G I N A L L Y O B S E R V E D A S T H E S A B B A T H O N S ACTOUNRTD
EXA TY ,
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH LATER HONORED SUNDAY AS THE
LORD’S DAY TO COMMEMORATE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN
THE FAITH.
THIS DAY IS MARKED BY PARTICIPATING IN MASS AND
OTHER DEVOUT PRACTICES WHILE REFRAINING FROM
UNNECESSARY LABOR AND DISTRACTIONS.
HISTORY
THROUGHOUT HISTORY, THE OBSERVANCE OF A SACRED
DAY OF REST AND WORSHIP HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT
ASPECT OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICE.
ACCORDING TO THE BIBLICAL TRADITION, G OC D
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MOSES THE COMMANDMENTS ON MOUNT SINAI,
DESIGNATING THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE WEEK, KNOWN AS
THE SABBATH, AS THE LORD’S DAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SABBATH, THE JEWISH FAITH
OBSERVED NUMEROUS FESTIVAL DAYS THAT CELEBRATED
SIGNIFICANT DIVINE BLESSINGS AND HISTORICAL EVENTS.
HISTORY
HOWEVER, WITH THE RISE OF CHRISTIANITY, A
SIGNIFICANT SHIFT OCCURRED. FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS
OF THE APOSTLES, THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH REPLACED
SATURDAY WITH SUNDAY AS THE LORD’S DAY. CONTEXT
THE CHURCH ALSO ESTABLISHED ADDITIONAL HOLY DAYS
TO HONOR AND REFLECT ON THE CORE MYSTERIES AND
EVENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. THESE DAYS WERE
INTENDED TO DEEPEN DEVOTION AND PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH.
WHAT THE THIRD COMMANDMENT FORBIDS:
1.SKIPPING MASS OR WORSHIP
2.UNNECESSARY WORKS ON SUNDAYS
3 . E N G A G I N G I N A C T I V I T I E S T H A T D I S T R A C T F R O CMO N
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4.ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO VIOLATE THE LORD'S DAY
5.LACK OF REVERENCE AND GRATITUDE TO GOD
WHAT THE THIRD COMMANDMENT FORBIDS:
"SUNDAY IS THE GOLDEN CLASP THAT BINDS TOGETHER THE
VOLUME OF THE WEEK." – HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
CONTEXT
CONCLUSION
IN CONCLUSION, THE OBSERVANCE OF THE THIRD
COMMANDMENT IS A JUST AND REASONABLE DUTY,
ACKNOWLEDGING GOD’S INFINITE BLESSINGS WITH
DEVOTED WORSHIP.
CONTEXT
BY FAITHFULLY KEEPING HOLY DAYS, BELIEVERS RECEIVE
COUNTLESS SPIRITUAL BENEFITS, INCLUDING COMMUNION
WITH GOD AND PARTICIPATION IN THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF
THE MASS.
NEGLECTING THIS COMMANDMENT, HOWEVER, IS A GRAVE
OFFENSE THAT DEMONSTRATES BOLD DISOBEDIENCE TO
GOD’S WILL.
Fourth Commandment:
Honor your father and
your mother
OVERVIEW
THE 4TH COMMANDMENT "HONOR YOUR FATHER AND
MOTHER" APPEARS BOTH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE
NEW TESTAMENT. IN THE PAST, HONORING PARENTS WAS
PART OF A BINDING CONTEXT, AND FAITH WAS PASSED
DOWN THROUGH THE GENERATIONS.
CONTEXT
THE COMMAND HIGHLIGHTS HONORING GOD AND RAISING
CHILDREN IN FAITH.
WE ARE TO BYPASS OUR CRAVING FOR RESPECT AND
AUTHORITY TO GIVE ALL HONOR TO GOD.
OUR CHILDREN ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST HIS, A STARK
REMINDER WE ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST HIS, AS WELL.
HISTORY
THIS COMMANDMENT IS PROMINENTLY FEATURED IN THE
HEBREW BIBLE, SPECIFICALLY IN EXODUS 20:12 AND
DEUTERONOMY 5:16.
IN THESE PASSAGES, HONORING ONE'S PARENTS IS
A S S O C I A T E D W I T H T H E P R O M I S E O F A P R O L O N G E DC OLNI TF EEX T
IN
THE LAND PROVIDED BY GOD.
THE COMMANDMENT IS REITERATED IN THE NEW
TESTAMENT, WHERE JESUS AND THE APOSTLE PAUL AFFIRM
ITS IMPORTANCE.
FOR INSTANCE, EPHESIANS 6:1-3 ECHOES THE PROMISE OF
WELL-BEING AND LONGEVITY FOR THOSE WHO HONOR
THEIR PARENTS.
HISTORY
HISTORICALLY, HONORING ONE'S PARENTS WAS NOT ONLY
A PERSONAL ETHICAL DUTY BUT ALSO A LEGAL
REQUIREMENT IN MANY SOCIETIES
IN ANCIENT ISRAEL, CURSING OR STRIKING ONE'S PARENTS
CONTEXT
WAS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH, HIGHLIGHTING THE GRAVITY
OF THIS COMMANDMENT.
OVER TIME, INTERPRETATIONS OF THIS COMMANDMENT
HAVE ADAPTED TO CHANGING SOCIETAL NORMS.
IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS, HONORING PARENTS
ENCOMPASSES NOT ONLY OBEDIENCE AND RESPECT BUT
ALSO ENSURING THEIR WELL-BEING IN OLD AGE.
HISTORY
HISTORICALLY, HONORING ONE'S PARENTS WAS NOT ONLY
A PERSONAL ETHICAL DUTY BUT ALSO A LEGAL
REQUIREMENT IN MANY SOCIETIES
IN ANCIENT ISRAEL, CURSING OR STRIKING ONE'S PARENTS
CONTEXT
WAS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH, HIGHLIGHTING THE GRAVITY
OF THIS COMMANDMENT.
OVER TIME, INTERPRETATIONS OF THIS COMMANDMENT
HAVE ADAPTED TO CHANGING SOCIETAL NORMS.
IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS, HONORING PARENTS
ENCOMPASSES NOT ONLY OBEDIENCE AND RESPECT BUT
ALSO ENSURING THEIR WELL-BEING IN OLD AGE.
WHAT THE THIRD COMMANDMENT FORBIDS:
1.DISOBEDIENCE TO PARENTS
2.DISRESPECTING PARENTS AND GUARDIANS
3 . N E G L E C T I N G P A R E N T S E S P E C I A L L Y I N T H E I R COOLND
TEXT
AGE
4.BEING A BAD EXAMPLE TO YOUNGER SIBLINGS OR
PEERS
WHAT THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT FORBIDS:
"RESPECT FOR PARENTS IS THE HIGHEST DUTY OF CIVIL LIFE."
– CHINESE PROVERB
CONTEXT
CONCLUSION
IN CONCLUSION, THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT, "HONOR
YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER," SERVES AS A CRUCIAL POINT
IN THE DECALOGUE, TYING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
TO OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS
CONTEXT
IT EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY AS THE
CORE UNIT OF SOCIETY AND THE REFLECTION OF GOD'S
LOVE AND JUSTICE.
THUS, THE FAMILY REMAINS CENTRAL TO OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF LOVE, JUSTICE, AND THE COMMUNITY,
MAKING THE PRACTICE OF HONORING PARENTS ESSENTIAL
FOR BOTH PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL WELL-BEING.
