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The institution of Sunday helps all ‘to be allowed sufficient rest and
leisure to cultivate theirfamilial, cultural, social and religious lives’ (GS 67
§
3).
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Every Christian should avoid making unnecessary demands on others that would hinder them from observing the Lord’s Day.
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In response to the question about
the first of the commandments, Jesus says: ‘The first is, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God,
the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all
your
heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The second is this, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than these.’2
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The apostle St Paul reminds us of this: ‘He who loves his neighbour has fulfilled the law. The commandments,
“You shall
not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not
covet”,
and any other commandment, are summed up in this sentence, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbour; therefore love is the fulfilling
of the law.’3
Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the
land which the LORD your God gives you.4
He was obedient to them.5
The Lord Jesus himself recalled the force of this
‘commandment of
God’.6 The Apostle teaches: ‘Children, obey your parents
in
the Lord,
for
this is right. “Honour your father and mother” (this is the first
commandment
with a promise) “that
it
may be well with you and that
you may live long on the earth.”
‘~
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The fourth commandment opens the second table of the Decalogue. It shows us the order of charity. God has willed that,
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