Q.105. What particular sins does the first commandment forbid?
A. The first commandment forbids: atheism, denying or not believing in God;[1] idolatry, believing in or worshiping any other gods along with or other than the one true God;[2] not having and affirming him as God and our God;[3] failing or neglecting to do anything this commandment requires relating to God;[4] ignorance of him;[5] forgetting him,[6] misunderstanding him,[7] untrue opinions about him,[8] and evil or unworthy thoughts about him;[9] irreverent curiosity about and inquiry into his secrets;[10] all godless desecration;[11] hating God;[12] self-love;[13] self-interest;[14] and all other disorderly or excessive attention, mental, willful, or emotional, to things that divert our attention partially or completely from God.[15] Also included are: worthless beliefs,[16] lack of faith;[17] heretical beliefs;[18] wrong belief;[19] not trusting God;[20] spiritual despair;[21] refusing correction[22] and resisting God’s judgment;[23] hardness of heart;[24] pride;[25] willfulness;[26] worldly complacency;[27] putting God to the test;[28] using unlawful means to an end;[29] trusting even in lawful means of grace rather than God;[30] indulging in pleasures of the flesh;[31] depraved, blind, or improperly directed zeal;[32] being lukewarm;[33] spiritual deadness;[34] deserting and forsaking God;[35] praying to or worshiping saints, angels, or any other created being;[36] making an agreement with, consulting,[37] or following the suggestions of the devil;[38] making men the rulers of our faith and conscience;[39] slighting and despising God and his commandments;[40] resisting and grieving his Spirit;[41] and finally being dissatisfied and offended by the things God provides in our lives, ignorantly blaming him for the evils he inflicts on us,[42] as well as attributing the credit for any good thing we are, have, or can do to luck,[43] idols,[44] ourselves,[45] or any other created being.[46]
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