Catechism

Question 1

In whose image are we made?

Answer 1

We are made in the image of God.

Question 2

What else did God make?

Answer 2

God made all things for his glory.

Question 3

How can you glorify God?

Answer 3

By loving him and doing what he commands.

Question 4

Why ought you glorify God?

Answer 4

Because he made me and takes care of me.

Question 5

Is there more than one God?

Answer 5

No. There is only one God.

Question 6

In how many persons does God exist?

Answer 6

God exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Question 7

Who were our first parents?

Answer 7

Adam and Eve.

Question 8

Of what were our first parents made?

Answer 8

God made the body of Adam from the ground and formed Eve from the body of Adam.

Question 9

Where did Adam and Eve live?

Answer 9

They lived in the Garden of Eden.

Question 10

What were the two special trees in the Garden?

Answer 10

They were the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Question 11

Which tree should they not eat of?

Answer 11

They should not eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Question 12

What is sin?

Answer 12

Sin is when we break the law of God.

Question 13

What was the sin of our first parents?

Answer 13

They ate the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Question 14

Who tempted Adam and Eve to sin?

Answer 14

Satan tempted them.

Question 15

How did sin enter the world?

Answer 15

Sin entered the world through the disobedience of Adam and Eve.

Question 16

Does God know all things?

Answer 16

Yes. Nothing can be hidden from God.

Question 17

What happened to Adam and Eve when they sinned?

Answer 17

They were sent from the Garden to live separately from God.

Question 18

Where is God?

Answer 18

God is everywhere.

Question 19

Can you see God?

Answer 19

No. I cannot see God, but he always sees me.

Question 20

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

Answer 20

We are all born into a state of sin, and we are unable to keep God’s laws.

Question 21

What is the result of sin?

Answer 21

Sin always brings God’s judgment and separation from hi.

Question 22

What is the purpose of God’s law?

Answer 22

That we might know the will of God, the sinfulness of our hearts, and our need for a Savior.

Question 23

What is the promise of God?

Answer 23

God’s promise is that we will have eternal life through our Savior, Christ Jesus.

Question 24

How did God give us a Savior?

Answer 24

God sent his own Son to earth as a man that he might obey and suffer in our nature.

Question 25

How did Jesus become a man?

Answer 25

Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.

Question 26

Did Jesus ever commit a sin?

Answer 26

No. He was born without sin and was the spotless Lamb of God.

Question 27

Can we be with God forever while we are in sin?

Answer 27

No. Sin separates us from God.

Question 28

What does all sin deserve?

Answer 28

Sin deserves God’s just punishment.

Question 29

Who died for our sins so we could have eternal life?

Answer 29

Jesus suffered and died to fulfill the law of God and to save us.

Question 30

Why did Jesus die for our sins?

Answer 30

Because he loved us.

Question 31

Who then will be saved?

Answer 31

Only those who repent of sin and believe in Christ Jesus.

Question 32

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

Answer 32

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

Question 33

What happens to righteous men when they die?

Answer 33

The body returns to dust and the soul goes to heaven.

Question 34

What is heaven?

Answer 34

A glorious and happy place where the righteous shall be forever with God.

Question 35

Where is Christ now?

Answer 35

In heaven, interceding for sinners.

Question 36

Will Jesus come again?

Answer 36

Yes. At the last day, Christ will come to judge the world.