The First Three Commandments: Relationship With God

Test Answers (Student’s name) Religion and Theology (Institutional affiliation) Test Answers 1. The 1st commandment is: Thou shalt not have other gods before me It means that Catholics should not worship other gods not recognized by their church and that there is only one god. The 2nd commandment is: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image It means that worshipping god by an image is against the law of the church because they see it as ridiculous and improper. The 3rd commandment is: Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain This commandment means to avoid the wrongful use of God’s name. It prohibits blasphemy. All of these 3 commandments give justice toward God because they all tell people how to rightfully praise God and give respect to him. These commandments were given to make people realize the importance of God in their lives and not to neglect their faith. 2. The Sabbath day is on a Sunday because it follows the Gregorian calendar which is Friday sunset until Saturday sunset. It is similar to Sunday being considered as the 1st day of the week which follows the Gregorian Saturday sunset until the Sunset of Sunday. In the ...