440. Why does the Decalogue enjoin serious obligations?

It does so because the Decalogue expresses the fundamental duties of man towards God and towards his neighbor.


Veja este tema no Catecismo

Paragraph 2072

2072. Since they express man's fundamental duties towards God and towards his neighbor, the Ten Commandments reveal, in their primordial content, grave obligations. They are fundamentally immutable, and they oblige always and everywhere. No one can dispense from them. the Ten Commandments are engraved by God in the human heart.

Paragraph 2073

2073. Obedience to the Commandments also implies obligations in matter which is, in itself, light. Thus abusive language is forbidden by the fifth commandment, but would be a grave offense only as a result of circumstances or the offender's intention. "Apart from me you can do nothing"

Paragraph 2081

2081. The Ten Commandments, in their fundamental content, state grave obligations. However, obedience to these precepts also implies obligations in matter which is, in itself, light.


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

O que o livro de Cantares nos ensina sobre a beleza da mulher noiva e da mulher madura?

What is the importance of faith in the healing of blind Bartimaeus, described in Matthew 20:29-34?

The law of forgiveness: What does the law of forgiveness in Leviticus teach us about God’s mercy and justice? (Leviticus 19:17-18)

The Holiness of God’s People: How does the law of holiness in the book of Numbers teach us to pursue holiness in our lives and in our community of faith? (Numbers 19)

What does the book of Hosea teach us about God’s unwavering love for his people?

What is the importance of courage in standing up for the truth, according to the Bible in Philemon 1:8-9?

What can we learn about the growth of the early church in Jerusalem from Acts 2:41-47?