32. To live according to God, what should we do? To live according to God we must believe the truths revealed by Him and observe his commandments with the help of his grace, which is obtained through the sacraments and prayer.
61. What are the commandments of God? The commandments of God or Decalogue are the moral laws that God in the Old Testament gave to Moses on Mount Sinai, and Jesus Christ perfected in the New.
62. Whoever transgresses the commandments of God sins gravely? Whoever deliberately transgresses even a single commandment of God in a serious matter, sins gravely against God e, therefore, deserves hell.
63. Which the first commandment orders us: “I am the Lord your God: you will have no other God besides me”? The first commandment: “I am the Lord your God: you will have no other God besides me”, he commands us to be religious, that is, to believe in God, to love him, worship and serve him.
64. Which the first commandment forbids us? The first commandment forbids impiety, superstition, irreligiosity, heresy and culpable ignorance of the truths of faith.
65. Which the second commandment forbids us: “do not take the Name of God in vain”? The second commandment: “do not take the Name of God in vain”, he forbids us to name him without respect, to blaspheme, to make false or illicit oaths.
66. Which the second commandment orders us to do? The Second Commandment commands us to always have reverence for the name of God, and to fulfill sworn vows and promises.
67. Which the third commandment orders us: “remember to keep the holidays holy”? The third commandment: “remember to keep the holidays holy”, He commands us to honor God on feast days, with acts of external worship, of which for Christians the essential is the Holy Mass.
68. Which the third commandment forbids us? The third commandment prohibits us on feast days from servile works and from any work that prevents us from worshiping God.
69. Which works are called servile? Proper manual labor is called servile, of artisans and workers.
70. Which the fourth commandment orders us to do: “honor your father and mother”? The fourth commandment: “honor your father and mother”, he commands us to love, respect and obey parents and our superiors in authority.
71. Which the fourth commandment forbids us? The fourth commandment prohibits us from offending parents and superiors in authority and from disobeying them.
72. Which the fifth commandment forbids us: “do not kill”? The fifth commandment: “do not kill”, he forbids us to murder, suicide, the duel, the injuries, the beatings, the insults, the curses and the scandal.
73. Which the fifth commandment orders us to do? The fifth commandment commands us to love everyone, even to enemies, and to repair the corporal and spiritual harm done to others.
74. Which the sixth commandment forbids us: “do not commit impure acts”? The sixth commandment: “do not commit impure acts”, he forbids us all impurity; therefore the actions, the word, the looks, the books, the images, immoral shows.
75. Which the sixth commandment orders us to do? The sixth commandment commands us to be holy in body, showing the utmost respect for oneself and others, as a work of God and a temple, where he dwells with presence and grace.
76. Which the seventh commandment forbids us: “do not steal”? The seventh commandment: “do not steal”, forbids us to harm our neighbor in property.
77. Which the seventh commandment orders us to do? The seventh commandment commands us to return other people's belongings, to repair the damage caused by negligence, to pay debts and fair wages to workers.
78. Which the eighth commandment forbids us: “do not bear false witness”? The eighth commandment: “do not bear false witness”, he forbids us all falsehood and the unjust damage of other people's fame.
79. Which the eighth commandment orders us to do? The eighth commandment orders us to tell the truth in time and place, and to interpret well, possibly, the actions of others.
80. Who has harmed others in good name, falsely accusing him or speaking ill of him, what he is obliged to do? Who has harmed others in good name, falsely accusing him or speaking ill of him, needs to be repaired, as much as he can, the damage caused.
81. Which the ninth commandment forbids us: “do not desire other people's wives”? The ninth commandment: “do not desire other people's wives”, he forbids us evil thoughts and desires.
82. Which the ninth commandment orders us to do? The ninth commandment orders us perfect purity of the soul.
83. Which the tenth commandment forbids us: “do not covet other people's things”? The tenth commandment: “do not covet other people's things”, he forbids us the unbridled greed of riches.
84. Which the tenth commandment orders us to do? The Tenth Commandment commands us to be just and moderate in our desire to improve our condition, to patiently suffer hardships and other miseries.
ESSENTIAL CATECHISM of the Catholic Church
of Saint Pius
61. What are the commandments of God? The commandments of God or Decalogue are the moral laws that God in the Old Testament gave to Moses on Mount Sinai, and Jesus Christ perfected in the New.
62. Whoever transgresses the commandments of God sins gravely? Whoever deliberately transgresses even a single commandment of God in a serious matter, sins gravely against God e, therefore, deserves hell.
63. Which the first commandment orders us: “I am the Lord your God: you will have no other God besides me”? The first commandment: “I am the Lord your God: you will have no other God besides me”, he commands us to be religious, that is, to believe in God, to love him, worship and serve him.
64. Which the first commandment forbids us? The first commandment forbids impiety, superstition, irreligiosity, heresy and culpable ignorance of the truths of faith.
65. Which the second commandment forbids us: “do not take the Name of God in vain”? The second commandment: “do not take the Name of God in vain”, he forbids us to name him without respect, to blaspheme, to make false or illicit oaths.
66. Which the second commandment orders us to do? The Second Commandment commands us to always have reverence for the name of God, and to fulfill sworn vows and promises.
67. Which the third commandment orders us: “remember to keep the holidays holy”? The third commandment: “remember to keep the holidays holy”, He commands us to honor God on feast days, with acts of external worship, of which for Christians the essential is the Holy Mass.
68. Which the third commandment forbids us? The third commandment prohibits us on feast days from servile works and from any work that prevents us from worshiping God.
69. Which works are called servile? Proper manual labor is called servile, of artisans and workers.
70. Which the fourth commandment orders us to do: “honor your father and mother”? The fourth commandment: “honor your father and mother”, he commands us to love, respect and obey parents and our superiors in authority.
71. Which the fourth commandment forbids us? The fourth commandment prohibits us from offending parents and superiors in authority and from disobeying them.
72. Which the fifth commandment forbids us: “do not kill”? The fifth commandment: “do not kill”, he forbids us to murder, suicide, the duel, the injuries, the beatings, the insults, the curses and the scandal.
73. Which the fifth commandment orders us to do? The fifth commandment commands us to love everyone, even to enemies, and to repair the corporal and spiritual harm done to others.
74. Which the sixth commandment forbids us: “do not commit impure acts”? The sixth commandment: “do not commit impure acts”, he forbids us all impurity; therefore the actions, the word, the looks, the books, the images, immoral shows.
75. Which the sixth commandment orders us to do? The sixth commandment commands us to be holy in body, showing the utmost respect for oneself and others, as a work of God and a temple, where he dwells with presence and grace.
76. Which the seventh commandment forbids us: “do not steal”? The seventh commandment: “do not steal”, forbids us to harm our neighbor in property.
77. Which the seventh commandment orders us to do? The seventh commandment commands us to return other people's belongings, to repair the damage caused by negligence, to pay debts and fair wages to workers.
78. Which the eighth commandment forbids us: “do not bear false witness”? The eighth commandment: “do not bear false witness”, he forbids us all falsehood and the unjust damage of other people's fame.
79. Which the eighth commandment orders us to do? The eighth commandment orders us to tell the truth in time and place, and to interpret well, possibly, the actions of others.
80. Who has harmed others in good name, falsely accusing him or speaking ill of him, what he is obliged to do? Who has harmed others in good name, falsely accusing him or speaking ill of him, needs to be repaired, as much as he can, the damage caused.
81. Which the ninth commandment forbids us: “do not desire other people's wives”? The ninth commandment: “do not desire other people's wives”, he forbids us evil thoughts and desires.
82. Which the ninth commandment orders us to do? The ninth commandment orders us perfect purity of the soul.
83. Which the tenth commandment forbids us: “do not covet other people's things”? The tenth commandment: “do not covet other people's things”, he forbids us the unbridled greed of riches.
84. Which the tenth commandment orders us to do? The Tenth Commandment commands us to be just and moderate in our desire to improve our condition, to patiently suffer hardships and other miseries.
ESSENTIAL CATECHISM of the Catholic Church
of Saint Pius
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