The first commandment, according to Church teaching, “means that [followers] must worship and adore God alone because God is alone.” The Catechism explains that this prohibits idolatry, providing examples of forbidden practices such as the worship of any creature, and of “‘demons …

Paul wrote the letter to the Galatians to counter the message of missionaries who visited Galatia after he left. These missionaries taught that Gentiles must follow parts of the Jewish Law in order to be saved. In particular, these missionaries taught that Christian men had to accept the Jewish rite of circumcision.

2 Now I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is bound to keep the whole law. 4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.

The New Covenant It promises a coming day when God would make a new covenant unlike the one which Israel had broken. This coming day would bring forgiveness of sin, internal renewal of the heart, and intimate knowledge of God.

The covenant between Abraham and God consisted of three separate parts:

• the promised land.
• the promise of the descendants.
• the promise of blessing and redemption.

Covenant marriage is a legally distinct kind of marriage in three states (Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana) of the United States, in which the marrying spouses agree to obtain pre-marital counseling and accept more limited grounds for later seeking divorce (the least strict of which being that the couple lives apart …

There are several grounds on which a covenant marriage can be ended. If both parties agree to the divorce, the court will grant it. If, however, one spouse does not agree to the divorce, the person seeking it must prove one of the following: Adultery.

Covenant marriage is a union between spouses that is legally different from a non-covenant or traditional marriage. Later, if the couple decides to divorce, there are restrictions, while a couple who enters into a non-covenant marriage can divorce or separate without cause.