Keep thyself pure. 1 Tim. 5,22.
Flee youthful lusts. 2 Tim. 2,22.
QUESTIONS.
1. What does God command in the Sixth Commandment? 2. When will our hearts be chaste? 3. When will our lives be decent? 4. What does God demand 1 Tim. 5,22? 5. When will we be chaste and decent in words? 6. What kind of words should we never use? 7. How do we lead a chaste and decent life in deed? 8. What does God Himself call our bodies in His Word? 9. When do we defile this temple of God and make it impure? 10. How should our behavior, our manners, be? 11. How are our hearts by nature? 12. What feelings will therefore often arise in our hearts? 13. By what means can and should we put down these evil thoughts? 14. What should they not gain in our hearts? 15. What places should we avoid in order to lead a chaste life? 16. Name some such places and occasions. 17. What should we also avoid, in order that Satan may have less opportunity to tempt us? 18. What does God command those who live together in holy matrimony? 19. How long should husband and wife live together in this union? 20. What sin do they commit if they prove unfaithful to each other?
LESSON 8.
The Seventh Commandment.
Which is the Seventh Commandment?
Thou shalt not steal.
What does this mean?
We should fear and love God that we may not take our neighbor's money or goods, nor get them by false ware or dealing, but help him to improve and protect his property and business.
1. We should not steal; that means, we should not take our neighbor's money or goods. Our neighbor's, our fellow-man's, money and his goods do not belong to us, but to him They are his property. It is God's will that men should have property, money, and goods that belong to them. All the goods in the world come from Him, they are His gift. He gives to every one as much earthly goods as He pleases, as much or as little as is best for him. There always will be rich people and poor people among us. The property of our neighbor should be sacred to us because it is given him by God, our heavenly Father.