Questions 39-54: The moral law and the first table

#Overview

A clean entrance into the first table of the law and the catechism's moral framing.

The law as a rule of life and the duties that belong directly to God.

#Key topics

• Moral law
• First table
• Worship
• Duty to God

These topics mark the doctrinal and navigational center of the page ¹.

#Study path

The Shorter Catechism is presented as a compact memorization tool that still retains doctrinal order and clear navigation ¹.

#Memory and review

The smaller clusters help learners remember the structure of the catechism without flattening it into a single long page.

#Study note

Use these pages for quick review, family instruction, and reference to the larger catechetical structure.

#Sources

• [1] RPCNA convictions - Official constitutional landing page.

#Rights note

Summary-first treatment only. ²