Westminster Shorter Catechism · Question 52

What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment?

The reasons annexed to the second commandment are, God’s sovereignty over us, his propriety in us, and the zeal he hath to his own worship.

Psa. 95:2,3 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
Psa. 95:6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
Psa. 45:11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
Exod.34:13,14 But ye shall destroy their altars,break their images,and cut down their groves: For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God

Source: Westminster Shorter Catechism
Translation: King James Version (Scripture proofs)
Published: First published 1648
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