Thursday, January 9, 2014

The meaning of the First Commandment

Faith in the first commandments mean we should bear witness to God. Hope talks about how the first commandment is concerned with sins against hope such as despair and presumption. Charity talks about how you should give to the people in need being sincere and divine. To adore God is to acknowledge him and that is adoration. Faith, Hope, and Charity are brought together by prayer. The only perfect sacrifice is Jesus when he dies on the cross to save us from our sins. Promises to God often include Matrimony, Confirmation, and Baptism. These promises are a sign of respect. The duty to worship God genuinely both individually and socially is how the traditional Catholics express the social duty of religion and the right to religious freedom. Superstition can affect our worship to God. Idolatry is a sin which is condemning God and worshiping more than just him. This can come in people worshiping or luxury worshiping. Giving the future the conscience to lead the way for you instead of God's plan of your life. In the first commandment god forbids irreligion tempting god in words or deeds. Atheism rejects the existence of God and having belief in your own fate for yourself.

Agnosticism is a search for god, and is too equivalent to atheism.

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