Text Analysis:

1.  What are the types of law, and which apply to us?  The ten commandments consists of two types of law: the first four commandments containing our duty towards God; and the other six, our duty to man

What is the purpose of this law in the Covenant of Grace? 

2.  What are Christians liberated from?  From the guilt of sin, and condemning wrath of God, the curse of the moral law; and, in their being delivered from this present evil world, bondage to Satan, and dominion of sin; from the evil of afflictions, the sting of death, the victory of the grave, and everlasting ****ation.

What are they liberated to?  To God, and their yielding obedience unto Him, not out of slavish fear, but a child-like love and willing mind.

3.  When and why are we obligated to follow human commands and traditions?  We are to follow their commands and such, unless it involves disobedience toward God.

4.  According to the Confession, must every aspect of worship be explicitly commanded in Scripture?  Do you agree with the Confession?  What does it mean for something to be “explicitly commanded”?  I'm not exactly sure what they mean by this...

5.  Suppose you have a friend who says, “I love Sundays - after church I can relax and have the whole afternoon to myself.”  According to the Confession, is he keeping the Sabbath? Why or why not?  No, for as I see it, he is having the whole Sunday afternoon revolving around him and not of praising God; for that is what the Sabbath {or Sundays} are for, praising God.

6.  When, if ever, are we obligated to take an oath?  Upon just occasion, the person swearing solemnly calls God to witness what he asserts, or promises, and to judge him according to the truth or falsehood of what he swears.

A vow?  When out of faith, and conscience of duty, in way of thankfulness for mercy received, or for the obtaining of what we want, whereby we more strictly bind ourselves to necessary duties.