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134. What is an ordinance? 

An established rite or ceremony. 

135. What of the ordinances of the Old Testament? 

They were abolished in Christ (Ephesians 2:15). 

136. Does not this refer to all ordinances, whether they belong to the Old or the New?

“Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them 

to you” (1 Corinthians 11:2). 

137. But the revised version calls this traditions?

Then read 2 Thessalonians 2:15 and 2 Thessalonians 3:6. 

138. How may we know when we keep the ordinances? 

By keeping all the commandments of the Lord, we know that the ordinances are included. 

139. Is it necessary to keep the commandments? 

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in him (1 John 

2:4). 

140. But if I just keep some of them — the most important? 

“Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be 

called the least in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:19). 

141. But other people do not keep them. 

“What is that to thee? follow thou me”( John 21:22). 

142. What blessing is there in keeping them? If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them” (John 

13:17).