Section 5: The third Part is of Man’s Thankfulness
What are those things which God here commandeth?
That to my Power, I help and further the Commodities and Profit of my Neighbour, and that I so deal with him as I would desire to be dealt with my self, and that I do my own Work plainly and faithfully, that I may thereby help others who are distressed with any need or Calamity.a
What are those things which God here commands?
That to my Power, I help and further the Commodities and Profit of my Neighbor, and that I so deal with him as I would desire to be dealt with my self, and that I do my own Work plainly and faithfully, that I may thereby help others who are distressed with any need or Calamity.a
a. Matthew 7:12; Ephesians 4:28
Matthew 7:12
7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
7:12 In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
Ephesians 4:28
4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
4:28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
But What doth are those things which God require in this command?here commandeth?
That to my Power, I promote help and further the advantage Commodities and Profit of my Neighbour, in every instance I can or may; and that I so deal with him as I would desire to be dealt with by others: further also, my self, and that I do my own Work plainly and faithfully, labour, so that I may be able to relieve the needy.thereby help others who are distressed with any need or Calamity.
That I promote the advantage of my neighbour in every instance I can or may; and deal with him as I desire to be dealt with by others: further also, that I faithfully labour, so that I may be able to relieve the needy.
An Orthodox Catechism (1680), Question 131
What are those things which God here commandeth?
That to my Power, I help and further the Commodities and Profit of my Neighbour, and that I so deal with him as I would desire to be dealt with my self, and that I do my own Work plainly and faithfully, that I may thereby help others who are distressed with any need or Calamity.
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