Who made you?

God made me

Gn. 1:26, 27; 2:7; Ec. 12: 1; Acts 17:24-29

What else did God make?

God made all things

Gn. 1, esp. verses 1, 31; Acts 14:15; Rm. 11:36; Col. 1:16

Why did God make you and all things?

For his own glory

Ps. 19: 1; Jer. 9:23, 24; Rv. 4:11; 4:15

How can you glorify God?

By loving him and doing what he commands

Ec. 12:13; Mk. 12:29-31; Jn. 15:8-10; 1 Cor. 10:31

Why ought you to glorify God?

Because he made me and takes care of me

Rm. 11:36; Rv. 4:11; cf. Dan. 4:39

Are there more gods than one?

There is only one God

Deut. 6:4; Jer. 10:10; Mk. 12:29; Acts 17:22-31

In how many persons does this one God exist?

In three persons

Mt. 3:16, 17; Jn. 5:23; 10:30; 14:9, 10; 15:26; 16:13 -15; 1 Jn. 5:20, 2 Jn. 9; Rv. 1:4, 5

Who are they?

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

Mt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; 1 Pet. 1:2; Jude 20, 21

Who is God?

God is a Spirit, and does not have a body like men

Jn. 4:24; 2 Cor. 3:17; 1 Tim. 1:17

Where is God?

God is everywhere

Ps. 139:7 -12; Jer. 23:23,24; Acts 17:27,28

Can you see God?

No. I cannot see God, but he always sees me

Ex. 33:20; Jn. 1: 18; 1 Tim. 6:16; Ps. 139 esp. vv. 1-5: Pr. 5:21; Heb. 4:12, 13

Does God know all things?

Yes. Nothing can be hidden from God

1 Chron. 28:9; 2 Chron. 16:9; Lk. 12:6, 7; Rm. 2:16

Can God do all things?

Yes. God can do all his holy will

Ps. 147:5; Jer. 32:17; Dan. 4:34, 35; Eph. 1: 11

Where do you learn how to love and obey God?

In the Bible alone

Job 11:7; Ps. 119:104; Is. 8:20; Mt. 22:29; 2 Tim. 3:15-17

Who wrote the Bible?

Holy men who were taught by the Holy Spirit

1 Pet. 1:20, 21; Acts 1: 16; 2 Tim. 3:16; 1 Pet. 1: 10, 11

Who were our first parents?

Adam and Eve

Gn. 2:18-25; 3:20; 5:1, 2; Acts 17:26; 1 Tim. 2:13

Of what were our first parents made?

God made the body of Adam out of the ground, and formed Eve from the body of Adam

Gn. 2:7; 21-23; 3:19; Ps. 103:14

What did God give Adam and Eve besides bodies?

He gave them souls that could never die

1 Cor. 15:45: Eccl. 12:7; Zech. 12:1

Have you a soul as well as a body?

Yes. I have a soul that can never die

Mt. 10:28; Mk. 8:3438; 12:30

How do you know that you have a soul?

Because the Bible tells me so

Mt. 10:28; Mk. 8:34-38; 12:30

What is your soul?

My soul includes all of me that should know and love God

Mk. 8:34-38; Ep. 3:16-19

In what condition did God make Adam and Eve?

He made them holy and happy

Gn. 1:26-28; Ps. 8:4-8

Did Adam and Eve stay holy and happy?

No. They sinned against God

Gn. 3:1-7; Eccl. 7:29; Hos. 6:7 where “men” = Adam

What was the sin of our first parents?

Eating the forbidden fruit

Gn. 2:16, 17; 3:6

Why did they eat the forbidden fruit?

Because they did not believe what God had said

Gn. 3:1-6; cf. Heb. 11:6

Who tempted them to this sin?

The devil tempted Eve, and she gave the fruit to Adam

Gn. 3:1-13; 2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:13,14; cf. Rv. 12:9

What happened to our first parents when they had sinned?

Instead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable

Gn. 3:14 -24; 4:1-24; Jm. 1: 14, 15

What effect did the sin of Adam have on all mankind?

All mankind is born in a state of sin and misery

Ps. 51:5; Rm. 5:12, 18, 19; 1 Cor. 15:21, 22; 1 Jn. 5:19

What do we inherit from Adam as a result of this original sin?

A sinful nature

1 Kings 8:46; Ps. 14:2, 3; 58:3; Eccl. 9:3; Mt. 15:18-20; Jn. 2:24, 25; Rm. 8:7

What is sin?

Sin is any transgression of the law of God

1 Jn. 3:4; Rm. 3:20; James 2:9-11

What is meant by transgression?

Doing what God forbids

1 Sam. 13:8-14; 15:22, 23; Hos. 6:7; Rm. 1:21-32

What does every sin deserve?

The anger and judgment of God

Deut. 27:26; Rm. 1:18; 2:2; Gal. 3:10; Eph. 5:6

Do we know what God requires of us?

Yes, he has given us his law both in our hearts and in writing

Rm. 2:14-15