Q.40. What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?

A. The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience, was the moral law.[b]

[b] Rom. 2:14,15. Rom. 10:5.

We are here taught,

1. That the first rule of obedience was given to man in the constitution of his nature.

2. That the first rule of obedience given to man in the constitution of his nature, was the moral law.

3. That the moral law is universal and unchangeable.