Catechism for Young Children · Question 81 of 145
What does the first commandment teach us?
A.To worship God alone.
What does this answer mean?
The first commandment teaches us to worship God alone. Worship means giving God the love, praise, trust and obedience that belong only to him. Nothing else should take his place in our hearts. Whatever we love most is what we worship.
What can we ask our children?
- What does the first commandment teach us?
- What does it mean to worship?
- What are some ways our family worships God?
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.