GOD
What is our only hope in life and death?
That we are not our own but belong to God.
What does the law of God require?
That we love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength; and we love our neighbor as ourselves.
What is sin?
Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in the world He created, not being or doing what he requires in His law.
Who is the Redeemer?
The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ.
Should those who have faith in Christ seek their salvation through their own works, or anywhere else?
No, everything necessary to salvation is found in Christ.
What is God?
God is the creator of everyone and everything.
Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly?
Since the fall, no human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly.
What is idolatry?
Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator.
What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God?
One who is truly human and also truly God.
What is faith in Jesus Christ?
Receiving and resting on him alone for salvation as he is offered to us in the gospel.
How many persons are there in God?
There are three persons in one God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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.
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.
Why must the Redeemer be truly human?
That in human nature he might on our behalf perfectly obey the whole law and suffer the punishment for human sin.
What do justification and sanctification mean?
Justification means our declared righteousness before God. Sanctification means our gradual, growing righteousness.
How and why did God create us?
God created us male and female in his own image to glorify him.
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.
Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God's favor?
Yes, God reconciles us to Himself by a Redeemer.
Why must the Redeemer be truly God?
That because of His divine nature His obedience and suffering would be perfect and effective.
How can we be saved?
Only by faith in Jesus Christ and in his substitutionary atoning death on the cross.
What else did God create?
God created all things and all His creation was very good.
What is the law of God stated in the Ten Commandments?
One God - No idols - No cussing - Sabbath - Father & Mother - No killing - No adultery - Don't steal - Don't lie - Don't covet.
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 will remember our sins no more.
Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die?
Christ died willingly in our place to deliver us from the power and penalty of sin and bring us back to God.
What do we believe by true faith?
We believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.