CHAPTER V.
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
GOD.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
What is meant by this commandment?
We should fear, love and trust in God above all things.
THE GREAT COMMANDMENT. This is the great commandment of the Law, because it includes all the rest. [Matt. 22:37,38] Obedience to all the commandments must proceed from the love of God which the first commandment requires. [Rom. 13:9,10] Hence the explanation of the other nine begins with the words, "We should so fear and love God."
This Commandment forbids us to worship false gods, and commands us to worship the true God by fearing, loving and trusting in Him above all things.