To Be a Christian: The Anglican Catechism in a Year
In To Be a Christian: The Anglican Catechism in a Year podcast, we are reading To Be a Christian in a year. Each day we will read one catechism question and answer as well as the scripture readings and conclude with a relevant collect from the Book of Common Prayer.
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- every day
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- 1002
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Day 352. Why does God forbid coveting?
Today is day 352 and we are studying The Tenth Commandment.
352. Why does God forbid coveting?
God forbids coveting because it breeds enmity with my neighbor, makes me captive to ungodly desire, an…
Day 351. What does the tenth commandment forbid you to covet?
Today is day 351 and we are studying The Tenth Commandment.
351. What does the tenth commandment forbid you to covet?
It forbids me to covet my neighbor’s property, possessions, relationships, or s…
Day 350. What does it mean to covet?
Today is day 350 and we are studying The Tenth Commandment.
350. What does it mean to covet?
Coveting is the disordered desire for what belongs to another or what I am unable to have by law, by gi…
Day 349. What is the tenth commandment?
Today is day 349 and we are studying The Tenth Commandment.
349. What is the tenth commandment?
The tenth commandment is “You shall not covet . . . anything that is your neighbor’s.” (Exodus 20:17;…
Day 348. How does keeping this commandment help you to become like Christ?
Today is day 348 and we are studying The Ninth Commandment.
348. How does keeping this commandment help you to become like Christ?
By practicing love and truthfulness in speech, I grow in self-rest…
Day 347. Must you always speak the whole truth?
Today is day 347 and we are studying The Ninth Commandment.
347. Must you always speak the whole truth?
To keep a confidence or to protect the innocent, I may at times need to withhold the whole t…
Day 346. When is it right to speak of your neighbor’s sins?
Today is day 346 and we are studying The Ninth Commandment.
346. When is it right to speak of your neighbor’s sins?
I am forbidden to gossip or slander, but I must speak the truth in love, reportin…
Day 345. What sort of speech should you practice instead?
Today is day 345 and we are studying The Ninth Commandment.
345. What sort of speech should you practice instead?
I should speak at all times with love, wisdom, and truth, so that my words may hono…
Day 344. What other acts are forbidden by this commandment?
Today is day 344 and we are studying The Ninth Commandment.
344. What other acts are forbidden by this commandment?
This commandment forbids all lying, slander, or gossip; all manipulative, deceitful…
Day 343. How is false witness given in respect to the teaching of the Church?
Today is day 343 and we are studying The Ninth Commandment.
343. How is false witness given in respect to the teaching of the Church?
All false or misleading teaching concerning the Christian faith…
Day 342. How is false witness given in public life?
Today is day 342 and we are studying The Ninth Commandment.
342. How is false witness given in public life?
Any willful misrepresentation of the truth in legal, civic, or business affairs bears fal…
Day 341. Why does God forbid such false witness?
Today is day 341 and we are studying The Ninth Commandment.
341. Why does God forbid such false witness?
Because it defames and wounds my neighbor, erodes my love of truth, disobeys my Lord Jesus,…
Day 340. What is bearing false witness against your neighbor?
Today is day 340 and we are studying The Ninth Commandment.
340. What is bearing false witness against your neighbor?
It is to willfully communicate a falsehood about my neighbor, either in legal …
Day 339. What is the ninth commandment?
Today is day 339 and we are studying The Ninth Commandment.
339. What is the ninth commandment?
The ninth commandment is “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16; De…
Day 338. What is an appropriate standard of giving for you as a Christian?
Today is day 338 and we are studying The Eighth Commandment.
338. What is an appropriate standard of giving for you as a Christian?
A “tithe,” which is 10 percent of my income, is the minimum standa…
Day 337. As God’s steward, how are you commanded to use your possessions?
Today is day 337 and we are studying The Eighth Commandment.
337. As God’s steward, how are you commanded to use your possessions?
As I am able, I should earn my own living, care for my dependents, …
Day 336. How does this commandment teach you to view your possessions?
Day 335. What did Jesus teach about this commandment?
Today is day 335 and we are studying The Eighth Commandment.
335. What did Jesus teach about this commandment?
Jesus taught that I cannot serve God and be a slave to greed. I should seek first his w…
Day 334. What things besides property can you steal?
Today is day 334 and we are studying The Eighth Commandment.
334. What things besides property can you steal?
I can steal or defraud others of wages, identity, credit, or intellectual property; cheat…
Day 333. How did God teach Israel to respect the property of others?
Today is day 333 and we are studying The Eighth Commandment.
333. How did God teach Israel to respect the property of others?
God required restitution when property was stolen or destroyed; and he f…