Baptist Catechism Part 1

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Q. 1 Who made you?: God made me
Q. 2 What else did God make?: God made all things
Q. 3 Why did God make you and all things?: For his own glory
Q. 4 How can you glorify God?: By loving him and doing what he commands
Q. 5 Why ought you to glorify God?: Because he made me and takes care of me
Q. 6 Are there more gods than one?: There is only one God
Q. 7 In how many persons does this one God exist?: In three persons
Q. 8 Who are they?: The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Q. 9 Who is God?: God is a Spirit, and does not have a body like men
Q. 10 Where is God?: God is everywhere
Q. 11 Can you see God?: No. I cannot see God, but he always sees me
Q. 12 Does God know all things?: Yes. Nothing can be hidden from God
Q. 13 Can God do all things?: Yes. God can do all his holy will
Q. 14 Where do you learn how to love and obey God?: In the Bible alone
Q. 15 Who wrote the Bible?: Holy men who were taught by the Holy Spirit
Q. 16 Who were our first parents?: Adam and Eve
Q. 17 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
Q. 18 What did God give Adam and Eve besides bodies?: He gave them souls that could never die
Q. 19 Have you a soul as well as a body?: Yes. I have a soul that can never die
How do you know that you have a soul?: Because the Bible tells me so
Q. 21 What is your soul?: My soul includes all of me that should know and love God
Q. 22 In what condition did God make Adam and Eve?: He made them holy and happy
Q. 23 Did Adam and Eve stay holy and happy?: No. They sinned against God
Q. 24 What was the sin of our first parents?: Eating the forbidden fruit
Q. 25 Why did they eat the forbidden fruit?: Because they did not believe what God had said
Q. 26 Who tempted them to this sin?: he devil tempted Eve, and she gave the fruit to Adam
Q. 27 What happened to our first parents when they had sinned?: nstead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable
Q. 28 What effect did the sin of Adam have on all mankind?: All mankind is born in a state of sin and misery
Q. 29 What do we inherit from Adam as a result of this original sin?: A sinful nature
Q. 30 What is sin?: Sin is any transgression of the law of God
Q. 31 What is meant by transgression?: Doing what God forbids
Q. 32 What does every sin deserve?: The anger and judgment of God
Q. 33 Do we know what God requires of us?: Yes, he has given us his law both in our hearts and in writing

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