by Jacob Watson
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Reflections on the Westminster Larger Catechism
"An Exposition of the Moral Law: Reflections on the Westminster Larger Catechism" is a deep exploration of the moral Law, specifically analyzing the profound teachings embedded in the Westminster Larger Catechism (Questions 91-155). Drawing from both Scripture and the vast reservoir of Reformed thought, this work delves into the Ten Commandments, the nature of sin, God's just response to transgressions, and the transformative power of His Word in guiding believers towards salvation. Each chapter is an authoritative and didactic exposition, elucidating the intricate facets of moral law, human transgressions, and the redeeming grace made available through Christ's mediation.
The author embarks on a reverent journey, guiding readers with an introspective and pastoral hand, fostering an environment of reflection and spiritual growth. Through comprehensive exegesis and deeply thought-provoking discussions, this book underscores the importance of the ordinances, particularly the Word, sacraments, and prayer, revealing how they act as conduits, making the grace of Christ effectual to believers. This exposition is not merely an academic exercise but a heartfelt invitation to understand and embrace the profound depths of God's grace, as presented in the Westminster Larger Catechism, offering sustenance and enlightenment for every earnest reader.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Q91. What is the duty which God requireth of man?
Q92: What did God at first reveal unto man as the rule of his obedience?
Q93: What is the moral law?
Q94: Is there any use of the moral law to man since the fall?
Q95: Of what use is the moral law to all men?
Q96: What particular use is there of the moral law to unregenerate men?
Q97: What special use is there of the moral law to the regenerate?
Q98: Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
Q99: What rules are to be observed for the right understanding of the ten commandments?
Q100: What special things are we to consider in the ten commandments?
Q101: What is the preface to the ten commandments?
Q102: What is the sum of the four commandments which contain our duty to God?
Q103: Which is the first commandment?
Q104: What are the duties required in the first commandment?
Q105: What are the sins forbidden in the first commandment?
Q106: What are we specially taught by these words before me in the first commandment?
Q107: Which is the second commandment?
Q108: What are the duties required in the second commandment?
Q109: What are the sins forbidden in the second commandment?
Q110: What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment, the more to enforce it?
Q111: Which is the third commandment?
Q114: What reasons are annexed to the third commandment?
Q115: Which is the fourth commandment?
Q116: What is required in the fourth commandment?
Q117: How is the sabbath or the Lord's day to be sanctified?
Q118: Why is the charge of keeping the sabbath more specially directed to governors of families, and other superiors?
Q119: What are the sins forbidden in the fourth commandment?
Q120: What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, the more to enforce it?
Q121: Why is the word Remember set in the beginning of the fourth commandment?
Q122: What is the sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man?
Q123: Which is the fifth commandment?
Q124: Who are meant by father and mother in the fifth commandment?
Q125: Why are superiors styled Father and Mother?
Q126: What is the general scope of the fifth commandment?
Q127: What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors.?
Q128: What are the sins of inferiors against their superiors?
Q129: What is required of superiors towards their inferiors?
Q131: What are the duties of equals?
Q132: What are the sins of equals?
Q133: What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment, the more to enforce it?
Q134: Which is the sixth commandment?
Q136: What are the sins forbidden in the sixth commandment?
Q137: Which is the seventh commandment?
Q138: What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
Q139: What are the sins forbidden in the seventh commandment?
Q140: Which is the eighth commandment?
Q141: What are the duties required in the eighth commandment?
Q142: What are the sins forbidden in the eighth commandment?
Q141: What are the duties required in the eighth commandment?
Q142: What are the sins forbidden in the eighth commandment?
Q143: Which is the ninth commandment?
Q144: What are the duties required in the ninth commandment?
Q145: What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?
Q146: Which is the tenth commandment?
Q147: What are the duties required in the tenth commandment?
Q148: What are the sins forbidden in the tenth commandment?
Q149: Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
Q150: Are all transgressions of the law of God equally heinous in themselves, and in the sight of God?
Q151: What are those aggravations that make some sins more heinous than others?
Q152: What doth every sin deserve at the hands of God?
Q153: What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse due to us by reason of the transgression of the law?
Q154: What are the outward means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of his mediation?
Q155: How is the word made effectual to salvation?