THE TWO
EVANGELICAL DUTIES
1. To
Love God. First
Duty: WORSHIP
First
Word. Monotheism (not
Polytheism)
To
worship one God, not three or many gods.
Second
Word. Truth (not
Idolatry)
To
worship God in spirit and in truth, not to
m make false images of God in our minds.
Third
Word. Reverence (not
Impiety)
To
honour God and always remember His greatness.
Fourth
Word. Service (not
Idleness)
To
serve Him truly on Sundays and weekdays.
2. To
Love Our Neighbour. Second
Duty: SERVICE
Fifth
Word. Loyalty (not
Insubordination)
To
be loyal to parents, teachers, Church, State.
Sixth
Word. Kindness (not
Malice)
To
be nice to everybody. Never to
hurt anyone
by
word or deed.
Seventh
Word. Temperance (not
Lust)
To
keep our bodies in proper control.
Eighth
Word. Justice (not
Dishonesty)
To
be true and just in all our dealings.
Ninth
Word. Honour (not
Untruthfulness)
Never
to offend with our tongues.
Tenth
Word. Labour (not
Covetousness)
To
learn and labour truly.
And,
in a word, TO DO OUR DUTY, WHEREVER WE ARE.
From THE TWO DUTIES OF A CHRISTIAN,
by
Percy Dearmer (1925)
In Christ's love, Fr. Robert Pax
