Month: January 2009

Great Trinity

Q.7. In how many persons does this one God exist?
A. In three persons.

Q.8. Who are they?
A. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.


I AM

Q.6. Are there more gods than one?
A. No; there is only one God.


The covenant of grace

Q. Doth God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?
A. God doth not leave all men to perish in the estate of sin and misery, into which they fell by the breach of the first covenant, commonly called the covenant of works; but of his mere love and mercy delivereth his elect out of it, and bringeth them into an estate of salvation by the second covenant, commonly called the covenant of grace.

Q. With whom was the covenant of grace made?
A. The covenant of grace was made with Christ as the second Adam, and in him with all the elect as his seed.

(Questions XXX and XXXI of the Westminster Larger Catechism.)


Why?

Q.3. Why did God make you and all things?
A. For his own glory.

Q.4. How can you glorify God?
A. By loving him and doing what he commands.

Q.5. Why ought you to glorify God?
A. Because he made me and takes care of me.


The Creator

Q.1. Who made you?
A. God made me.

Q.2. What else did God make?
A. God made all things.