Catechism

Question 1

Who made you?

Answer 1

God made me - Gen 1:26-27; 2:7; Ecclesistes 12:1; Acts 17:24-29

Question 2

What else did God make?

Answer 2

God made all things. Genesis 1:1, 31; Acts 14:15; Romans 11:36; Colossians 1:16

Question 3

Why did God make you and all things?

Answer 3

For His own glory. Psalm 19:1; Jeremiah 9:23-24; Revelation 4:11; 5:13

Question 4

How can you glorify God?

Answer 4

By loving him and doing what he commands. Ecclesiastes 12:13; Mark 12:29-31; John 15:8-10; 1 Corinthians 10:31

Question 5

Why ought you to glorify God?

Answer 5

Because He made me and takes care of me Romans 11:3; Revelation 4:11; cf. Daniel 5:23

Question 6

Are there more gods than one?

Answer 6

There is only one God. Deuteronomy 6:4; Jeremiah 10:10; Mark 12:29; Acts 17:22-31

Question 7

In how many persons does this one God exist?

Answer 7

In three persons. Matt 3:16, 17; John 5:23; 1030; 14:9-10; 15:26; 16:13-15; 1 John 5:20, 2 John 9; Revelation 1:4, 5

Question 8

Who are they? (Persons of God)

Answer 8

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 20-21

Question 9

Who is God?

Answer 9

God is a Spirit, and does not have a body like men. John 4:24; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 1 Timothy 1:17

Question 10

Where is God?

Answer 10

God is everywhere. Psalm 139:7-12; Jeremiah 23:23-24; Acts 17:27-28

Question 11

Can you see God?

Answer 11

No. I cannot see God, but He always sees me. Exodus 33:20; John 1:18; 1 Timothy 6:16; Psalm 139: 1-5; Proverbs 5:21; Hebrews 4:12-13

Question 12

Does God know all things?

Answer 12

Yes. Nothing can be hidden from God. 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Luke 126-7; Romans 2:16

Question 13

Can God do all things?

Answer 13

Yes. God can do all His holy will. Psalm 147:5; Jeremiah 32:17; Daniel 4:34-35; Ephesians 1:11

Question 14

Where do you learn how to love an obey God?

Answer 14

In the Bible alone. Job 11:7; Psalm 119:104; Isaiah 8:20; Matthew 22:29; 2 Timothy 3:15-17

Question 15

Who wrote the Bible?

Answer 15

Holy men who were taught by the Holy Spirit.
1 Peter 1:10-11; 20-21; Acts 1:16; 2 Timothy 3:16

Question 16

Who were our first parents?

Answer 16

Adam and Eve. Genesis 2:18-25; 3:20; 5:1-2; Acts 17:26; 1 Timothy 2:13

Question 17

Of what were our first parents made?

Answer 17

God made the body of Adam out of the ground, and formed Eve from the body of Adam (Gen 2:7; 21-23; 3:19; Psalm 103:14

Question 18

What did God give Adam and Eve besides bodies?

Answer 18

He gave them souls that could never die. 1 Corinthians 15:45; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Zechariah 12:1

Question 19

Have you a soul as well as a body?

Answer 19

Yes. I have a soul that can never die. Matthew 10:28; Mark 8:34-38; 12:30

Question 20

How do you know that you have a soul?

Answer 20

Because he Bible tells me so. Matthew 10:28; Mark 8:34-38; 12:30