Keach's Catechism · 1794

Q45. What is the duty which God requires of man?

The duty which God requires of man, is obedience to His revealed will.
Answer · Keach's Catechism

Scripture proofs

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    Micah 6:8

    He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

    Ecclesiastes 12:13

    Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

    Psalms 119:4

    Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

    Luke 10:26-28

    He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

Proof texts as given in the original; verse text from the King James Version.