God & Man, Creation & Sin Flashcards
Who made you?
God made me.
(Gn 1:26, 27; 2:7; Ec 12:1; Acts 17:24-29).
What else did God make?
God made all things.
(Gn 1, esp. verses 1, 31; Acts 14:15; Rm 11:36; Col 1:16)
Why did God make you & all things?
For His own glory.
(Ps 19:1; Jer 9:23, 24; Rv 4:11).
How can you glorify God?
By loving Him & doing what He commands.
(Ec 12:13; Mk 12:29-31; Jn 15:8-10; 1 Cor 10:31).
Why ought you to glorify God?
Because He made me & takes care of me.
(Rm 11:36; Rv 4:11; cf. Dan 4:37).
Are there more gods than one?
No, there is only one God.
(Deut 6:4; Jer 10:10; Mk 12:29; Acts 17:22-31).
In how many persons does this one God exist?
In three persons.
(Mt 3:16, 17; Jn 5:23; 10:30; 14:9, 10; 15:26; 16:13-15; 1 Jn 5:20; Rv 1:4, 5).
Who are they?
The Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit.
(Mt 28:19; 2 Cor 13:14; 1 Pet 1:2; Jude 20, 21).
Who is God?
God is a Spirit, and does not have a body like men.
(Jn 4:24; 2 Cor 3:17; 1 Tim 1:17).
Where is God?
God is everywhere.
(Ps 139:7-12; Jer 23:23,24; Acts 17:27,28).
Can you see God?
No, I cannot see God, but He always see me.
(Ex 33:20; Jn 1:18; 1 Tim 6:16; Ps 139 esp. vv. 1-5: Pr 5:21; Hb 4:12, 13).
Does God know all things?
Yes, nothing can be hidden from God.
(1 Chron 28:9; 2 Chron 16:9; Lk 12:6, 7; Rm 2:16).
Can God do all things?
Yes, God can do all His holy will.
(Ps 147:5; Jer 32:17; Dan 4:34, 35; Eph 1:11).
Where do you learn how to love and obey God?
In the Bible alone
(Job 11:7; Ps 119:104; Is 8:20; Mt 22:29; 2 Tim 3:15-17).
Who wrote the Bible?
Holy men who were taught by the Holy Spirit
(1 Pet 1:20, 21; Acts 1:16; 2 Tim 3:16; 1 Pet 1:10, 11).
Who were our first parents?
Adam and Eve
(Gn 2:18-25; 3:20; 5:1, 2; Acts 17:26; 1 Tim 2:13).
Of what were our first parents made?
God made the body of Adam out of the ground, and formed Eve from the body of Adam
(Gn 2:7; 21-23; 3:19; Ps 103:14).
What did God give Adam and Eve besides bodies?
He gave them souls that could never die
(1 Cor 15:45: Eccl 12:7; Zech 12:1).
Have you a soul as well as a body?
Yes. I have a soul that can never die
(Mt 10:28; Mk 8:34- 38; 12:30).
How do you know that you have a soul?
Because the Bible tells me so
(Mt 10:28; Mk 8:34-38; 12:30).
What is your soul?
My soul Includes all of me that should know and love God
(Mk 8:34-38; Ep 3:16-19).
In what condition did God make Adam & Eve?
He made them holy and happy
(Gn 1:26-28; Ps 8:4-8).
Did Adam and Eve stay holy & happy?
No. They sinned against God
(Gn 3:1-7; Eccl 7:29; Hos 6:7 where “men” = Adam).
What was the sin of our first parents?
Eating the forbidden fruit
(Gn 2:16, 17; 3:6).
Why did they eat the forbidden fruit?
Because they did not believe what God had said
(Gn 3:1-6; cf. Hb 11:6).
Who tempted them to this sin?
The devil tempted Eve, and she gave the fruit to Adam
(Gn 3:1-13; 2 Cor 11:3; 1 Tim 2:13, 14; cf. Rv 12:9).
What happened to our first parents when they had sinned?
Instead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable
(Gn 3:14-24; 4:1-24; Jm 1:14, 15).
What effect did the sin of Adam have on all mankind?
All mankind is born in a state of sin and misery
(Ps. 5 1:5; Rm 5:12, 18, 19; 1 Cor 15:21, 22; 1 Jn 5:19).
What do we inherit from Adam as a result of this original sin?
A sinful nature
(1 Kings 8:46; Ps 14:2, 3; 58:3; Eccl 9:3; Mt 15:18-20; Jn 2:24, 25; Rm 8:7).
What is sin?
Sin is any transgression of the law of God
(1 Jn 3:4; Rm 3:20; lames 2:9-11).
What is meant by transgression?
Doing what God forbids
(1 Sam 13:8-14; 15:22, 23; Hos 6:7; Rm 1:21-32).
What does every sin deserve?
The anger and judgment of God
(Deut 27:26; Rm 1:18; 2:2; Gal 3:10; Eph 5:6).
Do we know what God requires of us?
Yes, he has given us his law both in our hearts and in writing
(Rm 2:14-15).
