Why are the Ten Commandments important?  What does the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us about God and us?  What is it about God’s nature that binds us to keep his commands?  How is obedience the appropriate response to God’s grace? In this episode of The Podechesis Podcast, the guys examine questions 43-44 of John Wesley’s Revision of the Westminster Shorter Catechism and talk about the preface of the Ten Commandments (Exodus  Along the way, Brett, Allen, and Jim show why they never matured beyond the 8th grade. Listen and Subscribe to Podechesis on: Apple (Leave a 5-Star Review!!!), Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean, Google, YouTube, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Listen Notes, and Deezer. Questions? Send us an email or leave a voicemail.[email protected]Voicemail: (404) 635-6679‬ Shorter Catechism Questions, Answers and Scripture Proofs Question, Answer, Scripture Proof for #43Q: What is the preface of the Ten Commandments?A:  The preface to the Ten Commandments is in these words, “I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”Scripture Proof: Exodus  Question, Answer, Scripture Proof for #44Q: What does the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us?A:  The preface to the Ten Commandments teaches us that because God is the Lord, and our God, and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all his commandments.Scripture Proof: Luke  Wesley’s Revision of the Shorter Catechism (From Seedbed.com) Wikipedia article of Westminster Shorter Catechism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Shorter_Catechism Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context by Brevard Childs John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes on Exodus  Daily Text by Seedbed.com Firebrand Magazine