The Fifth Commandment (Sadler's Church Teacher's Manual): Difference between revisions
SteveMacias (talk | contribs) Import AnglicanWiki catechism article draft from local .wiki file |
SteveMacias (talk | contribs) m Import AnglicanWiki catechism article draft from local .wiki file |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
This section extends honor of father and mother to ordered relations of authority and care. Sadler applies the commandment to parents, rulers, pastors, teachers, masters, and neighbors. | This section extends honor of father and mother to ordered relations of authority and care. Sadler applies the commandment to parents, rulers, pastors, teachers, masters, and neighbors. | ||
== Sadler's Text == | |||
Sadler's catechetical treatment of this topic is anchored in the statement, "Christ teaches us by the Parable of the Good Samaritan that every man, even though he be the enemy of our Church and nation, is our neighbour. (Luke x. 36, 37.)"<ref>Michael Ferrebee Sadler, ''The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction'' (London: George Bell and Sons, 1872), p. 219.</ref> He further explains the section by saying, "Because, under God, we owe our being to them, and they tended and nourished us when we could not support ourselves."<ref>Michael Ferrebee Sadler, ''The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction'' (London: George Bell and Sons, 1872), p. 219.</ref> | |||
== Theological Themes == | == Theological Themes == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:30, 11 May 2026
The Fifth Commandment (Sadler's Church Teacher's Manual)
The Fifth Commandment is Section XXXVIII of The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction, Michael Ferrebee Sadler's 1872 expansion of the Church Catechism in question-and-answer form.[1]
Summary
This section extends honor of father and mother to ordered relations of authority and care. Sadler applies the commandment to parents, rulers, pastors, teachers, masters, and neighbors.
Sadler's Text
Sadler's catechetical treatment of this topic is anchored in the statement, "Christ teaches us by the Parable of the Good Samaritan that every man, even though he be the enemy of our Church and nation, is our neighbour. (Luke x. 36, 37.)"[2] He further explains the section by saying, "Because, under God, we owe our being to them, and they tended and nourished us when we could not support ourselves."[3]
Theological Themes
- Honor and authority
- Family and society
- Obedience and care
- Mutual duties
Scripture References
The following references are representative biblical texts used or implied in this section of Sadler's catechetical exposition:
- Exodus 20:12
- Luke 2:51
- Romans 13:1
- 1 Peter 2:13
- Ephesians 6:1-6
- Colossians 3:22
Anglican Context
This section belongs to Sadler's treatment of the baptismal promise to keep God's commandments. It is connected with the Decalogue in the Church Catechism and with the use of the commandments in Anglican moral and liturgical instruction. Sadler's treatment reflects nineteenth-century Church of England catechesis and should be read as a historical Anglican source alongside current provincial formularies and catechetical resources.
See Also
- The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction
- Ten Commandments
- Church Catechism
- Anglican Ethics
- Book of Common Prayer
References
- ↑ Sadler, section XXXVIII in Michael Ferrebee Sadler, The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction: Being the Church Catechism Expanded and Explained in Question and Answer, 3rd ed. (London: Bell & Daldy, 1872), digitized by the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/churchteachersma00sadlrich.
- ↑ Michael Ferrebee Sadler, The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction (London: George Bell and Sons, 1872), p. 219.
- ↑ Michael Ferrebee Sadler, The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction (London: George Bell and Sons, 1872), p. 219.