In this sermon, the speaker discusses the significance and seriousness of breaking God's law. The law of God is seen as an expression of his character and nature, and it reveals to us who God is. The speaker references Deuteronomy 4, where God reveals himself to the people and emphasizes the importance of obedience and the forbidding of idolatry. The sermon also highlights the importance of loving our neighbors as ourselves, which is summarized in the second table of the Ten Commandments. The law is not meant to be a ladder for salvation, but rather a mirror that shows our need for a Savior and a map for ordering our lives. The sermon concludes with a prayer for the Holy Spirit to illuminate the Scriptures and for the listeners to love and serve Jesus.

Athanasius preaches against idolatry, highlighting the inconsistency and godlessness of worshipping images and false gods. He questions the rationale behind attributing divine attributes to lifeless idols and the variety of idolatrous cults that prove the falsehood of their beliefs. Athanasius refutes the idea that idols are a means of communicating with God through angels, pointing out the absurdity of worshipping images over the beings they represent. He argues that the diversity of gods worshipped in different regions and the use of one place's gods as victims in another demonstrate the lack of truth and coherence in idolatrous practices.