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What else did God make?

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God made all things.

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Who made you?

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God made me.

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Why did God make you and everything else?

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For His own glory.

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How can you glorify God?

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By loving Him and doing what He commands.

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Why should you glorify God?

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Because He made me and takes care of me.

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Why else should you glorify God?

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Because He is inherently worthy of glory.

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Are there more gods than one?

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There is only one God.

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In how many persons does this one God exist?

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God exists in three persons.

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Who are they?

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The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

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What is God?

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God is a spirit, and does not have a body like us.

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Where is God?

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God is everywhere, but He is not everything.

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Can you see God?

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No, I cannot see God; but He always sees me.

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Does God know all things?

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Yes, nothing is hidden from God.

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Can God do all things?

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Yes, God can do anything in His perfect will.

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Where do you learn how to love and obey God?

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Only in the Bible.

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Who wrote the Bible?

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Men who were led by the Holy Spirit.

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Who were our first parents?

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Adam and Eve.

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What were our first parents made out of?

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God made the body of Adam out of the ground, and God made the body of Eve from Adam’s body.

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What did God give Adam and Eve besides bodies?

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He gave them souls that could never die.

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Do you have a soul as well as a body?

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Yes, I have a soul that will never die.

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How do you know that you have a soul?

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Because the Bible tells me so.

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In what condition did God make Adam and Eve?

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He made them happy and without sin.

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What is a covenant?

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An agreement between two or more persons.

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What covenant did God make with Adam and Eve?

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The covenant of works.

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What were Adam and Eve bound to do by the covenant of works?

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To obey God perfectly.

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What did God promise in the covenant of works?

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To reward Adam and Eve with life if they obeyed Him.

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What did God threaten in the covenant of works?

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To punish Adam and Eve with death if they disobeyed.

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Did Adam and Eve keep the covenant of works?

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No, they sinned against God.

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What is sin?

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Sin is not conforming to the law of God, or breaking God’s law.

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What is meant by “not conforming”?

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Not being or doing what God requires.

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What is meant by “breaking God’s law”?

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Doing what God forbids.

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What was the sin of our first parents?

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Eating the forbidden fruit.

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Who tempted them to this sin?

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The devil tempted Eve, and she gave the fruit to Adam.

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Did Eve sin alone?

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No, Adam allowed her to eat, and ate the fruit himself.

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What happened to our first parents when they sinned?

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Instead of being perfect and happy, they became sinful and miserable.

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Did Adam act for himself alone in the covenant of works?

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No, he represented all of his descendants.

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What effect did the sin of Adam have on all mankind?

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All mankind are born in a state of sin and misery.

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What is that sinful nature which we inherit from Adam called?

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Original sin.

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What does every sin deserve?

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The eternal wrath and curse of God.

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Can anyone go to Heaven with this sinful nature?

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No, our hearts must be changed before we can be fit for Heaven.

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What is a change of heart called?

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Regeneration.

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Who can change a sinner’s heart?

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The Holy Spirit alone.

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Can anyone be saved through the covenant of works?

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Nobody can be saved through the covenant of works.

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Why can’t anybody be saved by the covenant of works?

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Because everyone has broken it, and everyone is condemned by it.

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With whom did God the Father make the covenant of grace?

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With Jesus Christ, His eternal Son.

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Whom did Christ represent in the covenant of grace?

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His elect people.

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What did Christ undertake in the covenant of grace?

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To keep the whole law for His people, and to suffer the punishment due to their sin.

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Did our Lord Jesus Christ ever commit even one sin?

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No. He was holy, perfect, and undefiled.

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How could the Son of God suffer?

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Jesus Christ, the Son of God, became man so that He might obey and suffer in our nature.

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What is meant by the Atonement?

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Christ satisfied the Father’s divine justice, by His sufferings and death, in the place of sinners.

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What did God the Father undertake in the covenant of grace?

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To justify and sanctify those for whom Jesus Christ would die.

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What is justification?

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It is God’s forgiving of sinners, and treating them as if they never sinned.

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What is sanctification?

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It is God making sinners holy in mind and actions.

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Who did Jesus Christ suffer for?

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For everyone the Father gave Him.

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What kind of life did Jesus live on earth?

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A life of poverty and suffering.

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What kind of death did Christ die?

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The painful and shameful death of the cross.

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Who will be saved?

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Only those who repent of sin and believe in Christ.

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What is the evidence that one has been saved?

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By leading holy lives in mind and action.

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What does it mean to repent?

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To be sorry for your sin, and to hate and forsake it primarily because it is displeasing to God.

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What does it mean to believe, or have faith in Jesus Christ?

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To trust in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.

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Can you repent and believe in Christ by your own power?

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No. I can do nothing good without the help of God’s Holy Spirit.

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How can you get the help of the Holy Spirit?

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God has told us that we must pray to Him for the Holy Spirit.

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How long ago has it been since Jesus died?

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About 2,000 years.

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How were God-fearing people saved before Jesus came?

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By having faith that God would send a future Savior.

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How did they show their faith?

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By offering sacrifices on God’s altar.

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What did these sacrifices represent?

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Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who was to die for sinners.

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Can we show our faith the same way?

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No. Sacrifice was only acceptable for those who lived before Jesus came.

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