Catechism Memory for November 16

Junior High Memory


Senior High Memory:

1. What is the fourth commandment?

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. (Exodus 20:8)

2. What does God forbid in this commandment?

All desecration of the day of holy rest, either by secular labor and amusement or by idleness and neglect of divine worship.

3. Is all work, then, prohibited on the sabbath?

No, acts of worship, charity, and necessity are allowed and commended by the example of our Savior.

4. How is the sabbath to be kept holy?

By acts of public and private worship, by devotional reading and meditation, by godly conversation and works of Christian charity.

5. What is another purpose for the Lord’s Day?

To prepare us for the eternal sabbath in heaven.