20 Point Questions. The Creed & The Faith In The Triune God

Question 1

How are we saved from sin, death, and hell?

Answer 1

Only by Christ, who kept God’s Law perfectly in our place, and paid the price for our failure to keep it

Question 2

Quotation Question: How does John 3:16 state the Gospel?

Answer 2

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not Perish but have eternal life.”

Question 3

Did Jesus die on the cross for the sins of all people?

Answer 3

Yes, He paid for the sins of the entire world

Question 4

Does anyone deserve the Gospel?

Answer 4

No, it is a gracious gift from God

Question 5

Does the Gospel require us to do anything?

Answer 5

No, Jesus has done it all for us.

Question 6

What is a creed?

Answer 6

A statement of what we believe, teach, and confess

Question 7

What are the three creeds of the Christian church?

Answer 7

The Apostles’ Creed the Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed.

Question 8

How many gods are there?

Answer 8

There is one true God.

Question 9

How is the one true God named?

Answer 9

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit- the Holy Trinity

Question 10

What did God create?

Answer 10

Heaven and earth and all things.

Question 11

What does God still do for you and all creatures?

Answer 11

He still preserves us- that is, He watches over and protects us.

Question 12

How should we respond to God’s goodness?

Answer 12

We should thank and praise, serve and obey Him.

Question 13

What is the second article of the Apostles’ Creed?

Answer 13

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

Question 14

How was Jesus’ birth different from any other birth?

Answer 14

He had no human father.

Question 15

How is it that Jesus had no human father?

Answer 15

Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Question 16

Is Jesus a man or God?

Answer 16

He is fully God and fully man.

Question 17

What do the titles “Messiah” and “Christ” mean?

Answer 17

Anointed One

Question 18

Why did our savior have to be God?

Answer 18

So that all He did might be a sufficient ransom for all people

Question 19

Why did God’s Son become man?

Answer 19

To redeem us from our slavery to sin, death, and the devil.

Question 20

What does the word “redeem” mean?

Answer 20

To buy back

Question 21

What price did Jesus pay to redeem you?

Answer 21

His holy, precious blood and His innocent sufferings and death

Question 22

How do we know that Jesus’ death paid for our sins and broke the power of sin, death, and the devil?

Answer 22

Because Jesus was raised from the dead

Question 23

How is Jesus’ resurrection a comfort for you?

Answer 23

Because what is true for Him is also true for me, since I am united to Him by baptism and faith

Question 24

How does a person receive the benefit of Christ’s perfect life, death, and resurrection?

Answer 24

Through faith in Jesus Christ

Question 25

Can we make a decision to believe (have faith) in Jesus?

Answer 25

No, this is impossible. If we could make a decision to believe, then we would be responsible for our salvation and not God.

Question 26

Why don’t we have the power or ability in ourselves to believe in Jesus Christ as the Savior?

Answer 26

Because of original sin we are born spiritually dead. Dead people don’t make decisions to become alive.

Question 27

How does Luther express the idea that we cannot make a decision to believe in Jesus?

Answer 27

“I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him”

Question 28

Using Luther’s words, describe how a person comes to believe in Christ.

Answer 28

“But the Holy Spirit has called me by the Gospel, enlighten me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith.”

Question 29

Is faith a gift from God or a decision we make?

Answer 29

It is a free gift from God. He does all of the saving by grace alone.

Question 30

What channels or means does the Holy Spirit use to bring Jesus Christ to us, and thus to create faith and keep this faith active and strong?

Answer 30

His Word, Baptism, and the Sacrament of the Altar.

Question 31

Where is the Holy Christian Church to be found?

Answer 31

It is found only where believers in Christ gather around the Gospel preached in its purity and the Sacraments administered according to Christ’s command.

Question 32

At the end of the world, who will return?

Answer 32

Jesus Christ

Question 33

What well Jesus do when he returns?

Answer 33

He will raise the dead and He will judge all people, sending unbelievers to hell but welcoming all believers into heaven.