Apr 23
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WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Lev 13, Ps 15–16, Prov 27, 2 Thess 1
MONDAY > Lev 14, Ps 17, Prov 28, 2 Thess 2
TUESDAY > Lev 15, Ps 18, Prov 29, 2 Thess 3
WEDNESDAY > Lev 16, Ps 19, Prov 30, 1 Tim 1
THURSDAY > Lev 17, Ps 20–21, Prov 31, 1 Tim 2
FRIDAY > Lev 18, Ps 22, Eccles 1, 1 Tim 3
SATURDAY > Lev 19, Ps 23–24, Eccles 2, 1 Tim 4
MEMORY VERSE(S)
“Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old” (Proverbs 23:22, ESV).
<> CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #68-71:
Q. Which is the fifth commandment?
A. The fifth commandment is, “Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
Q. What is required in the fifth commandment?
A. The fifth commandment requires the preserving the honor, and performing the duties, belonging to everyone in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.
Q. What is forbidden in the fifth commandment?
A. The fifth commandment forbids the neglecting of, or doing anything against the honor and duty which belongs to everyone in their several places and relations.
Q. What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment?
A. The reason annexed to the fifth commandment is a promise of long life and prosperity (as far as it shall serve God’s glory and their own good), to all such as keep this commandment.
