Q. 51. What is forbidden in the second commandment?
April 27, 2023A. The second commandment forbiddeth the worshiping of God by images,(( Deuteronomy 4:15-19. Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves;…
Q. 50. What is required in the second commandment?
April 25, 2023A. The second commandment requireth the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as…
Q. 49. Which is the second commandment?
March 22, 2022A. The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that…
Q. 48. What are we specially taught by these words before me in the first commandment?
March 10, 2022A. These words before me in the first commandment teach us, that God, who seeth all things, taketh notice of,…
Q. 47. What is forbidden in the first commandment?
March 9, 2022A. The first commandment forbiddeth the denying, (( Psalm 14:1. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no…
Q. 46. What is required in the first commandment?
March 7, 2022A. The first commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God;…
Q. 45. Which is the first commandment?
March 2, 2022A. The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (( Exodus 20:3. Thou shalt have no…
Q. 44. What doth the preface to the ten commandments teach us?
February 28, 2022A. The preface to the ten commandments teacheth us, that because God is the Lord, and our God, and Redeemer,…
Q. 43. What is the preface to the ten commandments?
February 23, 2022A. The preface to the ten commandments is in these words, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought…
Q. 42. What is the sum of the ten commandments?
February 21, 2022A. The sum of the ten commandments is, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all…
Q. 41. Wherein is the moral law summarily comprehended?
February 16, 2022A. The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments. (( Deuteronomy 4:13. And he declared unto you his…
Q. 40. What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?
January 31, 2022A. The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience, was the moral law. (( Romans 2:14-15.…
Q. 39. What is the duty which God requireth of man?
January 27, 2022A. The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will. (( Deuteronomy 29:29. The secret things…
Q. 38. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?
January 21, 2022A. At the resurrection, believers, being raised up in glory, (( 1 Corinthians 15:42-43. So also is the resurrection of…
Q. 37. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death?
January 19, 2022A. The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, (( Hebrews 12:23. To the general assembly…
Q. 36. What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification?
January 12, 2022A. The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification, are, assurance of God’s…
Q. 35. What is sanctification?
January 10, 2022A. Sanctification is the work of God’s free grace, (( Ezekiel 36:27. And I will put my spirit within you,…
Q. 34. What is adoption?
January 8, 2022A. Adoption is an act of God’s free grace,a whereby we are received into the number, and have a right…
Q. 33. What is justification?
December 23, 2021A. Justification is an act of God’s free grace, (( Romans 3:24. Being justified freely by his grace through the…
Q. 32. What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life?
December 21, 2021A. They that are effectually called do in this life partake of justification, adoption, and sanctification, and the several benefits…
Q. 31. What is effectual calling?
December 13, 2021A. Effectual calling is the work of God’s Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds…
Q. 30. How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
December 9, 2021A. The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, (( Romans 10:17. So…
Q. 29. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
December 8, 2021A. We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us by…
Q. 28. Wherein consisteth Christ’s exaltation?
December 6, 2021A. Christ’s exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day, (( 1 Corinthians 15:4. And…
Q. 27. Wherein did Christ’s humiliation consist?
December 2, 2021A. Christ’s humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, (( Luke 2:7. And she brought…
Q. 26. How doth Christ execute the office of a king?
November 30, 2021A. Christ executeth the office of a king, in subduing us to himself, in ruling and defending us, (( Psalm…
Q. 25. How doth Christ execute the office of a priest?
November 24, 2021A. Christ executeth the office of a priest, in his once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine…
Q. 24. How doth Christ execute the office of a prophet?
November 22, 2021A. Christ executeth the office of a prophet, in revealing to us, by his Word (( Luke 4:18-19, 21. The…
Q. 23. What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?
November 19, 2021A. Christ, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices of a prophet, (( Deuteronomy 18:18. I will raise them up a…
Q. 22. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?
November 17, 2021A. Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body, and a reasonable soul, ((…
Q. 21. Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect?
November 15, 2021A. The only Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, (( John 14:6. Jesus saith unto him, I…
Q. 20. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?
November 10, 2021A. God, having out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life, (( Acts 13:48.…
Q. 19. What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?
November 8, 2021A. All mankind by their fall lost communion with God, (( Genesis 3:8, 24. And they heard the voice of…
Q. 18. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?
October 29, 2021A. The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam’s first sin,(( Romans 5:12, 19.…
Q. 17. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?
October 27, 2021A. The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. (( Genesis 3:16-19, 23. Unto the woman he…
Q. 16. Did all mankind fall in Adam’s first transgression?
October 25, 2021A. The covenant being made with Adam, (( Genesis 2:16-17. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every…
Q. 15. What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?
October 22, 2021A. The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden…
Q. 14. What is sin?
October 20, 2021A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God. (( Leviticus 5:17. And if…
Q. 13. Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?
October 18, 2021A. Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the estate wherein they were…
Q. 12. What special act of providence did God exercise towards man in the estate wherein he was created?
October 15, 2021A. When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience;…
Q. 11. What are God’s works of providence?
October 13, 2021A. God’s works of providence are, his most holy, ((Psalm 145:17. The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and…
Q. 10. How did God create man?
October 11, 2021A. God created man male and female, after his own image, ((Genesis 1:27. So God created man in his own…
Q. 9. What is the work of creation?
October 8, 2021A. The work of creation is, God’s making all things of nothing, by the word of his power, ((Genesis 1:1.…
Q. 8. How doth God execute his decrees?
October 6, 2021A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence.((Psalm 148:8. Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy…
Q. 7. What are the decrees of God?
October 4, 2021A. The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own…
Q. 6. How many persons are there in the Godhead?
October 1, 2021A. There are three persons in the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; ((Matthew 3:16-17. And Jesus,…
Q. 5. Are there more Gods than one?
September 29, 2021A. There is but one only,(18) the living and true God.(19) 18 - Deuteronomy 6:4. Hear, O Israel: The LORD…
Q. 4. What is God?
September 27, 2021A. God is a Spirit,(7) infinite,(8) eternal,(9) and unchangeable,(10) in his being,(11) wisdom,(12) power,(13) holiness,(14) justice,(15) goodness,(16) and truth.(17) 7…
Q. 3. What do the Scriptures principally teach?
September 26, 2021A. The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God,(5) and what duty God requires of man.(6) 5…
Q. 2. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?
September 24, 2021A. The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments,(3) is the only…
Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?
September 22, 2021A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God,(1) and to enjoy him forever(2). 1 - Psalm 86. Bow down thine…
