Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Westminster Assembly

Question 39

What is the duty which God requireth of man?

The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will.a

What is the duty which God requires of man?

The duty which God requires of man, is obedience to his revealed will.a

  1. a. Micah 6:8; 1 Samuel 15:22

    Micah 6:8

    6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

    6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

    1 Samuel 15:22

    15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

    15:22 But Samuel declared: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

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Changes in The Baptist Catechism (1695), Question 44

No change, but in spelling and punctuation.

No change, but in spelling and punctuation.

The Baptist Catechism (1695), Question 44

What is the duty which God requireth of man?

The duty which God requireth of man is, obedience to his revealed will.

Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 39

What is the duty which God requireth of man?

The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will.

The Baptist Catechism (1695), Question 44

What is the duty which God requireth of man?

The duty which God requireth of man is, obedience to his revealed will.

The Baptist Catechism (1695), Question 44

What is the duty which God requires of man?

The duty which God requires of man is, obedience to his revealed will.

Westminster Shorter Catechism (modernized) (1647), Question 39

What is the duty which God requires of man?

The duty which God requires of man, is obedience to his revealed will.

The Baptist Catechism (1695), Question 44

What is the duty which God requires of man?

The duty which God requires of man is, obedience to his revealed will.

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Westminster Larger Catechism (1647), parallel to this question

Question 91

What is the duty which God requireth of man?

The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will.

Commentaries (9)

  • Joseph Alleine, 1672, A Most Familiar Explanation of the Assemblies Shorter Catechism

    What is the duty which God requireth of man? The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will.

    Joseph Alleine’s text
  • Thomas Lye, 1672, The Assemblies Shorter Catechism Drawn out into Distinct Propositions

    What is the duty, which God requireth of Man? The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will.

    Thomas Lye’s text
  • Thomas Vincent, 1673, An Explicatory Catechism

    What is the Duty that God requireth of Man? The Duty which God requireth of Man, is obedience to his revealed will.

    Thomas Vincent’s text
  • 1675, An Explicatory Catechism

    What is the Duty which God requireth of Man? The Duty which God requireth of Man is obedience to his revealed Will.

    Its text
  • John Flavel, 1692, An Exposition of the Assembly’s Catechism

    What is the Duty that God requireth of Man? The Duty which God requireth of Man, is Obedience to his revealed will.

    John Flavel’s text
  • Thomas Watson, 1692, A Body of Practical Divinity

    Deut. 27.9, 10. Take heed and hearken O Israel, This Day thou art become the People of the Lord thy God; thou shalt therefore obey the Voice of the Lord thy God, and do his…

    Thomas Watson’s text
  • Matthew Henry, 1703, A Scripture Catechism

    What is the Duty which God requires of Man? The Duty which God requires of Man is Obedience to his revealed Will.

    Matthew Henry’s text
  • Alexander Whyte, 1883, A Commentary on the Shorter Catechism

    The duty which God requireth of man—Duty, what is due, what is owed as a debt: that which we ought to do. In seeing anything to be right, we see at the same time that it is our…

    Alexander Whyte’s text
  • Benjamin Beddome, 1752, A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism

    On The Baptist Catechism (1695), Question 44, which adapts this question

    Hath God revealed his will? Yes. He hath showed his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel, Is obedience to God’s revealed will a duty? Yes. And now, O…

    Benjamin Beddome’s text