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Westminster Shorter Catechism · Question 47

What is forbidden in the first commandment?

Read, reflect, and return to the Scriptures.

The first commandment forbiddeth the denying, or not worshipping and glorifying, the true God as God, and our God; and the giving of that worship and glory to any other, which is due to him alone.

Scripture proofs: Ps. 14:1; Rom. 1:21; Ps. 81:10-11; Rom. 1:25-26.

Source: The Constitution of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, updated 2026, C-6.