&Q. What is our duty to our neighbors?

&A. Our duty to our neighbors is to love them as ourselves, and to do   
to other people as we wish them to do to us;      

  V  To love, honor, and help our parents and family; to honor those in 
authority, and to meet their just demands;     

  VI  To show respect for the life God has given us; to work and pray 
for peace; to bear no malice, prejudice, or hatred in our hearts; and to 
be kind to all the creatures of God;    

  VII  To use our bodily desires as God intended;

  VIII  To be honest and fair in our dealings; to seek justice, freedom, 
and the necessities of life for all people; and to use our talents and 
possessions as ones who must answer for them to God;     

  IX  To speak the truth, and not to mislead others by our silence;      

  X  To resist temptations to envy, greed, and jealousy; to rejoice in 
other people's gifts and graces; and to do our duty for the love of God, 
who has called us into fellowship with him.


&Q. What is the purpose of the Ten Commandments?

&A. The Ten Commandments were given to define our relationship with God   
and our neighbors.


&Q. Since we do not fully obey them, are they useful at all?

&A. Since we do not filly obey them, we see more clearly our sin and   
our need for redemption.


Sin and Redemption


&Q. What is sin?

&A. Sin is the seeking of our own will instead of the will of God, thus   
distorting our relationship with God, with other people, and with   all 
creation.