Questions 1-10 Flashcards
Q.1
What is man’s primary purpose?
Man’s primary purpose is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.
Q.2
What authority from God directs us how to glorify and enjoy Him?
The only authority for glorifying and enjoying Him is the Bible, which is the word of God and is made up of the Old and New Testaments.
Q.3
What does the Bible primarily teach?
The Bible primarily teaches what man must believe about God and what God requires of man.
Q.4
What is God?
God is a spirit, Whose being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth, are infinite, eternal, and unchangeable.
Q.5
Is there more than one God?
There is only one, the true and living God.
Q.6
How many persons are in the one God?
Three persons are in the one God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one God, the same in substance and equal in power and glory.
Q.7
What are the decrees of God?
The decrees of God are His eternal plan based on the purpose of His will, by which, for His own glory, He has foreordained everything that happens.
Q.8
How does God carry out His decrees?
God carries out His decrees in creation and providence.
Q.9
What is creation?
Creation is God’s making everything out of nothing by His powerful word in six days – and all very good.
Q.10
How did God create man?
God created man, male and femal, in His own image and in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, to rule over the other creatures.
