Baltimore Catechism No. 2 – Lesson Thirty-fourth from the Seventh to the End of the Tenth Commandment

Q373: What is the seventh Commandment?

A373: The seventh Commandment is: Thou shalt not steal.

Q374: What are we commanded by the seventh Commandment?

A374: By the seventh Commandment we are commanded to give to all men what belongs to them and to respect their property.

Q375: What is forbidden by the seventh Commandment?

A375: The seventh Commandment forbids all unjust taking or keeping what belongs to another.

Q376: Are we bound to restore ill-gotten goods?

A376: We are bound to restore ill-gotten goods, or the value of them, as far as we are able; otherwise we cannot be forgiven.

Q377: Are we obliged to repair the damage we have unjustly caused?

A377: We are bound to repair the damage we have unjustly caused.

Q378: What is the eighth Commandment?

A378: The eighth Commandment is: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Q379: What are we commanded by the eighth Commandment?

A379: We are commanded by the eighth Commandment to speak the truth in all things and to be careful of the honor and reputation of every one.

Q380: What is forbidden by the eighth Commandment?

A380: The eighth Commandment forbids all rash judgments, backbiting, slanders, and lies.

Q381: What must they do who have lied about their neighbor and seriously injured his character?

A381: They who have lied about their neighbor and seriously injured his character must repair the injury done as far as they are able, otherwise they will not be forgiven.

Q382: What is the ninth Commandment?

A382: The ninth Commandment is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.

Q383: What are we commanded by the ninth Commandment?

A383: We are commanded by the ninth Commandment to keep ourselves pure in thought and desire.

Q384: What is forbidden by the ninth Commandment?

A384: The ninth Commandment forbids unchaste thoughts, desires of another’s wife or husband, and all other unlawful impure thoughts and desires.

Q385: Are impure thoughts and desires always sins?

A385: Impure thoughts and desires are always sins, unless they displease us and we try to banish them.

Q386: What is the tenth Commandment?

A386: The tenth Commandment is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.

Q387: What are we commanded by the tenth Commandment?

A387: By the tenth Commandment we are commanded to be content with what we have, and to rejoice in our neighbor’s welfare.

Q388: What is forbidden by the tenth Commandment?

A388: The tenth Commandment forbids all desires to take or keep wrongfully what belongs to another.