God, Creation & the Fall
How many persons are there in God? (3)
There are three persons in one God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly? (13)
Since the fall, no human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly.
Why must the Redeemer be truly human? (22)
That in human nature he might on our behalf perfectly obey the whole law and suffer the punishment for human sin.
How can we be saved? (29)
Only by faith in Jesus Christ and in His substitutionary atoning death on the cross.
What is God? (2)
God is the maker of everyone and everything.
Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose? (15)
That we may know the holy nature of God, and the sinful nature of our hearts; and thus our need of a Savior.
Who is the Redeemer? (20)
The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ.
Receiving and resting on Him alone for salvation as he is offered to us in the gospel.
What is our only hope in life and death? (1)
That we are not our own but belong to God.
What is idolatry? (17)
Trusting in created things rather than the creator.
Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die? (24)
Christ died willingly in our place to delivery us from the power and the penalty of sin and bring us back to God.
What do justification and sanctification mean? (32)
Justification means our declared righteousness before God. Sanctification means our gradual, growing righteousness.
How and why did God create us? (4)
God created us male and female in his own image to glorify Him.
What does the law of God require? (7)
That we love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and love our neighbor as ourselves.
What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God? (21)
One who is truly human and also truly God.