Catechism for Young Children · Question 92 of 145

What does the fifth commandment teach us?

A.To love and obey our parents and teachers.

What does this answer mean?

The fifth commandment teaches us to love and obey our parents and teachers. Honor shows itself in love and obedience. The catechism widens it to teachers too, and the Shorter Catechism later widens it to everyone God places over us.

What can we ask our children?

  1. What does the fifth commandment teach us?
  2. Who else besides parents does the answer name?
  3. What does cheerful obedience look like?

Can I print this question?

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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.