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How many persons are there in God?
There are three persons in one God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
What is God?
God is the creator of everyone and everything.
Who is the redeemer?
The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ.
What is our only hope in life and death?
That we are not our own but belong to God.
What else did God create?
God created all things and all his creation was very good.
How can we glorify God?
By loving him and by obeying his commands and law.
What does the law of God require?
That we love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and love our neighbor as ourselves.
How and why did God create us?
God created us male and female in his own image to glorify him.
What is idolatry?
Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator.
Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly?
Since the fall, no human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly.
What does God require in the first, second, and third commandments?
First, that we know God as the only true God. Second, that we avoid all idolatry. Third, that we treat God’s name with fear and reverence.
Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor?
Yes, God reconciles us to himself by a Redeemer.
What is sin?
Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in the world he created, not being or doing what he requires in his law.
What does God require in the fourth and fifth commandments?
Fourth, that on the Sabbath day we spend time in worship of God. Fifth, that we love and honor our father and our mother.
What does God require in the ninth and tenth commandments?
Ninth, that we do not lie or deceive. Tenth, that we are content, not envying anyone.
Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose?
That we may know the holy nature of God, and the sinful nature of our hearts; and thus our need of a Savior.
Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished?
No, God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them both in this life, and in the life to come.
What does God require in the sixth, seventh, and eighth commandments?
Sixth, that we do not hurt or hate our neighbor. Seventh, that we live purely and faithfully. Eighth, that we do not take without permission that which belongs to someone else.
What do justification and sanctification mean?
Justification means our declared righteousness before God. Sanctification means our gradual, growing righteousness.
Did God create us unable to keep his law?
No, but because of the disobedience of Adam and Eve we are all born in sin and guilt, unable to keep God’s law.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
What is the Lord's Prayer?
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
What is the law of God stated in the Ten Commandments?
You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol. 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.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.