Questions 1-10
Question 1. What is the chief purpose of man?
Is it to seek himself or make himself great?NoOr, to enjoy the profits or pleasures of the world?NoOr, is it to glorify God and enjoy Him forever?Yes
Answer. Man's chief purpose is to glorify God,a and to enjoy Him forever.b
Q. 2. What rule has God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him?
Can we receive sufficient direction from our own wisdom or the light of nature?NoOr, from God's works of creation and providence only?NoOr, is the Word of God the only rule?YesOr, must we daily expect new revelations from heaven?NoIs it the Word of God that is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments?YesOr, something else?No
A. The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments,a is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him.b
Q. 3. What do the Scriptures primarily teach?
Do they teach us what man is to believe concerning God?YesAnd, what duty God requires of man?Yes
A. The Scriptures primarily teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.
Q. 4. What is God?
Does God have a body or bodily parts?NoOr, is He a spirit without body or bodily parts?YesIs God infinite in being?YesWithout any bounds of place, time, or perfection?YesOr, is He finite as all creatures are?NoIs God eternal in being, without either beginning or end?YesOr, had He a beginning as all creatures have?NoAnd, will He ever have an end?NoIs God unchangeable?YesOr, Is He subject to change as creatures are?NoIs God infinite in wisdom?YesKnowing all things?YesAnd, doing all things wisely?YesOr, can there be something that God does not know?NoOr, does He lack wisdom in some things?NoOr, at some times?NoIs God almighty, that is, infinite in power?YesIs God able to do all things?YesOr, is there anything too hard for Him?NoIs God infinite in holiness?YesOr, is there any sin in Him?NoOr, does He allow any to sin?NoIs God infinite in justice?YesIs He just in all things and at all times?YesOr, is there any injustice or unrighteousness in Him?NoIs God infinite in goodness?YesIs He good in Himself [intrinsically good]?YesAnd, the source of all good in creatures?YesIs God infinite in truth?YesIs it possible for Him to lie?NoOr, to err or be deceived?NoIs God eternal and unchangeable in all these perfections?YesAnd, is it impossible for Him to be otherwise?YesIs God a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His being?YesAnd, is He infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His wisdom?YesAnd, in His power?YesAnd, in His holiness?YesAnd, in His justice?YesAnd, in His goodness?YesAnd, in His truth?Yes
A. God is a spirit,a infinite,b eternal,c and unchangeable,d in His being,e wisdom,fpower,g holiness,h justice, goodness, and truth.i
a John 4:24; b Job 11:7-9; c Psalm 90:2; dJames 1:17; e Exodus 3:14; f Psalm 147:5; gRevelation 4:8; h Revelation 15:4; i Exodus 34:6-7
Q. 5. Are there more Gods than one?
Are there more Gods than one?NoWere those gods that the heathen worshiped as gods?NoIs the living and true God the only God?Yes
A. There is just one only, the living and true God.
Q. 6. How many persons are there in the Godhead?
Are there three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?YesAre there more than these three?NoOr, fewer?NoIs the Father God?YesIs the Son God?YesIs the Holy Spirit God?YesAre there three Gods?NoOr, are these three one God?YesAre they the same in substance?YesOr, of different substances?NoAre they equal in power and glory?YesOr, is one more powerful than another?NoOr, more glorious than another?No
A. There are three persons in the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one God, the same in substance and equal in power and glory.
Q. 7. What are the decrees of God?
Are they His eternal purpose, by which He has foreordained whatever events or things happen?YesOr, does anything happen that God has not decreed?NoOr, differently than God has decreed?NoAre the decrees of God eternal?YesDoes God purpose or decree anything now besides what He has purposed from all eternity?NoDo changes in creatures motivate a change in God's purposes?NoDo changes in creatures cause a change in God's purposes?NoOr, has God, from all eternity, by an unchangeable decree, foreordained those changes in creatures?YesHas God foreordained all things for His own glory?YesOr, does anything happen that does not serve to glorify God?NoOr, that was not intended by Him for that purpose?NoWas God moved to make such decrees by anything outside of Himself?NoOr, was it only according to the counsel of His will?Yes
A. The decrees of God are His eternal purpose, according to the counsel of His will. By this counsel, for His own glory, He has foreordained whatever events or things happen.
Q. 8. How does God execute His decrees?
Is the work of creation an execution of God's decrees?YesAnd, the works of providence?YesOr, does God cause anything to happen in His providence that was not previously decreed?No
A. God executes His decrees in the works of creation and providence.
Q. 9. What is the work of creation?
Is it God's making all things out of nothing in the space of six days?YesOr, was there anything that God did not directly make, or else make out of other things that He had made?NoDid God make all things by the word of His power without the use of instruments?YesDid God create anything sinful, mistakenly, or wrongly?NoOr, was all very good?Yes
A. The work of creation is God's making all things out of nothing, by the word of His power, in the space of six days, and all very good.
Q. 10. How did God create man?
Did God create man both male and female after His own image?YesIn knowledge, righteousness, and holiness?YesAnd, did man have dominion over the creatures?Yes
A. God created man male and female, after His own image, having knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.
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