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As we've already discovered, we all have things we fear, love, and trust. God's plan for you as
His human creature is that you should fear, love, and trust in Him above all things.
Open your catechism to Questions 26–30. Read through them and fill out the diagram below. In
the circle with the scales, write in reasons why we should fear God. Next to the heart, write reasons
we should love God; next to the handshake, reasons we should trust God.
Write down as many as you can find from the explanation questions or the Bible verses. Are
there any reasons that apply to two different circles? Write those in the gaps between.
Read Question 31. Think of at least two
examples of how people fear, love, and trust
in these things rather than in the one true
God.
A. Human achievements
B. Human goodness
C. Money and possessions
D. Pleasures
E. Family and friends
Take a second look at what you wrote down above. What happens to our lives when we fear,
love, and trust in earthly things rather than in God? (Look at Question 32 if you need help.) Write it in
your own words. This is a big deal to remember.
Look through Questions 33–34. After reading, find a partner and discuss the following questions in pairs.
• How is every commandment, ultimately, about the First Commandment?
• If we can't keep the First Commandment perfectly, why do you think God still gave it to us?
