A Catechism on the Apostles’ Creed

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Q1: In whom do we believe?
A1: God: the Father almighty, Jesus Christ (the father’s Son), and the Holy Spirit.

Q2: What has God done?
A2: Created heaven and earth.

Q3: Who else is Jesus?
A3: Our Lord.

Q4: How was Jesus conceived?
A4: By the Holy Spirit.

Q5: Who was Jesus’s mother?
A5: The virgin Mary.

Q6: Under whom did Jesus suffer?
A6: Pontius Pilate.

Q7: How did Jesus suffer?
A7: He was crucified, he died, he was buried, and he descended to the realm of the dead (Sheol/Hades).

Q8: Is Jesus in the realm of the dead (Sheol/Hades) right now?
Q9: No, he rose bodily from the dead on the third day.

Q10: Where is he?
A10: He is in heaven, seated at the right hand of God, the Father.

Q11: Will Jesus remain in heaven?
A11: Yes, until he comes to judge the living and the dead.

Q12: In what else do we believe?
A12: The universal church, the fellowship of all believers, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life forever.

A Catechism on the Nicene Creed

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Q1: In how many Gods do we believe?
A1: One.

Q2: Who is the one God in whom we believe?
A2: The Father almighty, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.

Q3: What has God done?
A3: He has made heaven and earth.

Q4: What is included in heaven and earth?
A4: All things visible and invisible.

Q5: Who is the Lord Jesus Christ.
A5: The only Son of God.

Q6: Was there a time when Jesus came into being?
A6: No, he has been the Father’s Son for all of eternity past.

Q7: Is Jesus less than God because is begotten from the Father?
A7: No, he is God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God.

Q8: Since Jesus is begotten, does that means he was created?
A8: No, he is begotten, not created.

Q9: Is there something different between the Father and the Son about what makes them God?
A9: No, Jesus is of the same essence as the Father.

Q10: Through whom were all things made?
A10: Jesus.

Q11: Why did Jesus leave his home in heaven?
A11: For us and for our salvation.

Q12: Why did Jesus take on human flesh?
A12: For us and for our salvation.

Q13: Who was Jesus’s mother?
A13: The virgin Mary.

Q14: What does it mean that Jesus was incarnated?
A14: He was made a real human being.

Q15: For whom Jesus crucified?
A15: His people.

Q16: Under whom was Jesus crucified?
A16: Pontius Pilate.

Q17: What happened during and after the crucifixion?
A17: Jesus suffered and then he was buried.

Q18: Did Jesus stay buried?
A18: No, he rose from the dead (according to the Scriptures) on the third day.

Q19: What happened after Jesus rose from the dead?
A19: He ascended bodily into heaven.

Q20: Where is Jesus right now?
A20: Seated at the right hand of the Father.

Q21: Will Jesus stay there forever?
A21: No, he will come again to earth with glory?

Q22: Why will Jesus come to earth again?
A22: To judge the living and the dead.

Q23: What else will Jesus do when he returns?
A23: Establish God’s kingdom that will never end.

Q24: Who is the third person of the Trinity in which we believe?
A24: The Holy Spirit.

Q25: Who is the Holy Spirit?
A25: The Lord and the giver of life.

Q26: How does the Holy Spirit exist?
A26: He has eternally proceeded from the Father and the Son.

Q27: Is it right to worship the Holy Spirit?
A27: Yes, the same worship given to the Father and the Son is to be given to the Holy Spirit.

Q28: How did the prophets speak to God’s people?
A28: Through the Holy Spirit.

Q29: In what church do we believe?
A29: The universal and apostolic church?

Q30: What is baptism?
A30: A symbolic representation of an actual reality of someone dying to their old life and being raised to new life.

Q31: Why do we baptize believers?
A31: To show that they have been forgiven by God.

Q32: To what do we look forward?
A32: The resurrection of the dead and life in the world to come.

A Catechism for Preschool and Kindergarten Children

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Q1: Who made you?
A1: God (Genesis 1:27)

Q2: What else did God make?
A2: Everything (Colossians 1:26)

Q3: Why did God make everything?
A3: For his glory (Psalm 19:1)

Q4: Why do we glorify God?
A4: He made us and takes care of us (Isaiah 43:7)

Q5: How can we glorify God?
A5: Honor God in all we do (1 Corinthians 10:31)

Q6: What does God command us to do?
A6: Love God, love others (Matthew 22:37, 39)

Q7: How do we know what God says?
A7: The Bible (2 Timothy 3:16)

Q8: How many Gods are there?
A8: One (Deuteronomy 6:4)

Q9: In how many persons does God exist?
A9: Three (Matthew 28:19)

Q10: Who are the three persons in God?
A10: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)

Q11: Where is God?
A11: Everywhere (Jeremiah 23:24)

Q12: What does God know?
A12: Everything (1 John 3:20)

Q13: What can God do?
A13: Anything (Jeremiah 32:17)

Q14: Who were the first people God made?
A14: Adam and Eve (1 Timothy 2:13)

Q15: How did God make Adam and Eve?
A15: In his image (Genesis 1:27)

Q16: What were Adam and Eve like at creation?
A16: Good (Genesis 1:31)

Q17: Did Adam and Eve stay good?
A17: No (Genesis 3:17)

Q18: What did Adam and Eve do?
A18: They sinned (Romans 5:12)

Q19: What does it mean to sin?
A19: To disobey God (1 John 3:4)

Q20: What is the punishment for sin?
A20: Death (Romans 6:23)

Q21: Can anyone obey God on their own?
A21: No (Romans 3:23)

Q22: Who came to save us from sin and death?
A22: Jesus (John 1:29)

Q23: Who is Jesus?
A23: God, the Son (Matthew 16:16)

Q24: Why did God, the Father, send his Son?
A24: He loves us (John 3:16)

Q25: Did Jesus ever sin?
A25: No (1 John 3:5)

Q26: What did Jesus do for us?
A26: Died on the cross for our sins (1 Corinthians 15:3)

Q27: What happened after Jesus died?
A27: He rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:4)

Q28: Where is Jesus now?
A28: In heaven (Luke 24:51)

Q29: Will Jesus come back?
A29: Yes (John 14:3)

Q30: Did Jesus leave us alone?
A30: No (John 14:26)

Q31: Who did Jesus send to be with us?
A31: The Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5)

Q32: What does the Holy Spirit do?
A32: Teaches us about God (John 14:26)

Q33: What do we do to be saved from our sins?
A33: Repent and have faith (Mark 1:15)

Q34: What does it mean to repent?
A34: Be sorry for our sins and turn to God (Acts 3:19)

Q35: What does it mean to have faith?
A35: Trust Jesus (Acts 16:31)

Q36: Where are God’s people are we die?
A36: With God (2 Corinthians 5:8)

Q37: Will our bodies be raised to life again?
A37: Yes (1 Thessalonians 4:16)

Q38: What is prayer?
A38: Talking with God (Philippians 4:6-7)

Q39: What did Jesus teach us to pray?
A39: The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9)

Q40: What is the Lord’s Prayer?
A:40: Matthew 6:9-13