God, Creation, the Fall, and Law
Creator, Sustainer, of everyone and everything. Eternal, infinite, and unchangeable in his power and perfection, goodness and glory, wisdom, justice, and truth. Nothing happens except through him and by his will.
Who is God?
Who is Jesus?
The Father's Son and human's Redeemer.
What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?
That he is God, coeternal with the Father and the Son, and that God grants him irrevocably to all who believe.
"For God so loved the world that He ____"
gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
God created this man first and then this woman. He created them in his own image and blessed them.
Who is Adam and Eve?
The three persons in the one, true, and living God.
Who is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
Why must Jesus be fully human?
That in human nature he might on our behalf perfectly obey the whole law and suffer the punishment for human sin; and also that he might sympathize with our weaknesses.
How does the Holy Spirit help us?
The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual gifts and the desire to obey God; and he enables us to pray and to understand God’s Word.
"For all have sinned and ____"
fallen short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
God promises this man that his descendants will become a great nation, many like the stars in the sky. This man later shows his faith in God by almost sacrificing his son, Isaac.
Who is Adam?
Why did God create us?
God created us male and female in his own image to know him, love him, live with him, and glorify him. And it is right that we who were created by God should live to his glory.
Why must Jesus be fully God?
That because of his divine nature his obedience and suffering would be perfect and effective; and also that he would be able to bear the righteous anger of God against sin and yet overcome death.
What is prayer?
Prayer is pouring out our hearts to God in praise, petition, confession of sin, and thanksgiving.
"Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one ____
comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6
One of Jesus' closest friend, he was a fishermen until Jesus called him to become a fisher of men. Known as "the rock" on which Jesus would build His church.
Who is Peter?
What does the Law of God require?
Personal, perfect, and perpetual obedience; that we love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and love our neighbor as ourselves. What God forbids should never be done and what God commands should always be done.
Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven?
Yes, because Christ’s death on the cross fully paid the penalty for our sin, God graciously imputes Christ’s righteousness to us as if it were our own and will remember our sins no more.
What is baptism?
Baptism is the washing with water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; it signifies and seals our adoption into Christ, our cleansing from sin, and our commitment to belong to the Lord and to his church.
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of _____
God not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
A Jewish Queen of Persia, this woman saved her nation from being destroyed. It was because of this woman that the ministry of Jesus was able to thrive freely and openly in a public society.
Who is Esther?
List the 10 Commandments
You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below—you shall not bow down to them or worship them. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Honor your father and your mother. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. You shall not covet.
Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God’s Word?
Yes, because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, also renews us by his Spirit; so that our lives may show love and gratitude to God; so that we may be assured of our faith by the fruits; and so that by our godly behavior others may be won to Christ.
Where is Christ now?
Christ rose bodily from the grave on the third day after his death and is seated at the right hand of the Father, ruling his kingdom and interceding for us, until he returns to judge and renew the whole world.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a ____
new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17
Known as the forerunner of Jesus, he baptized many people for Jesus. Even Jesus said that this man was the greatest Prophet. He wore clothes made of camel's hair and ate locusts with honey.
Who is John the Baptist?