First Catechism (Abigail) Flashcards
- Who made you?
God.
- What else did God make?
God made all things.
- Why did God made you and all things?
For his own glory.
- Why are you to glorify God?
Because he made me and takes care of me.
- Is there more than one true God?
No. There is only one true God.
- In how many persons does this one God exist?
8. Name these persons.
In three persons.
The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- What is God?
God is a Spirit and does not have a body like men.
- Where is God?
God is everywhere.
- Can you see God.
No. I cannot see God, but he always sees me.
- Does God know all things?
Yes. Nothing can be hidden from God.
- Can God do all things?
Yes. God can do all his holy will.
- Where do you learn how to love and obey God?
In the Bible alone.
- Who wrote the Bible?
Chosen men you were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
- Who were our first parents?
Adam and Eve.
- How did God create man?
God created man, male and female, after his own image.
- Of what were our first parents made?
God made Adam’s body out of the ground, and Eve’s body out of a rib from Adam.
- What else did God give Adam and Eve besides bodies?
He gave them souls that will last forever.
- Do you have a soul as well as a body?
Yes. I my soul is going to last forever.
- How do you know your soul will last forever?
Because the Bible tells me so.
- In what condition did God make Adam and Eve?
What were Adam and Eve like when God made them?
He made them holy and happy.
- What covenant did God make with Adam?
The covenant of life (or of works).
- What is a covenant?
A relationship that God establishes with us and guarantees by his word.
- In the covenant of life, what did God require Adam to do?
To obey God perfectly.
- What did God promise in the covenant of life?
To reward Adam with life if he obeyed God perfectly.