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Westminster Larger Catechism · Question 119

What are the sins forbidden in the fourth commandment?

Read, reflect, and return to the Scriptures.

The sins forbidden in the fourth commandment are, all omissions of the duties required, all careless, negligent, and unprofitable performing of them, and being weary of them; all profaning the day by idleness, and doing that which is in itself sinful; and by all needless works, words, and thoughts, about our worldly employments and recreations.

Scripture proofs: Ezek 22:26; Acts 20:7, 9; Ezek. 33:30-32; Amos 8:5; Mal. 1:13; Ezek. 23:38; Jer. 17:24, 27; Isa. 58:13.

Source: The Constitution of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, updated 2026, B-24.