Lesson #21—Redeemer of God’s Elect Shorter Catechism Q & A #21 Q. Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect? A. The Only Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ. Who being the eternal Son of God, became man, and so was, and continueth to be, God and man in two distinct ...
Lesson #20—Covenant of Grace Shorter Catechism Q & A #20 Q. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery? A. God having, out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life, did enter into a covenant of grace, to deliver them out ...
Lesson #19—Sin and Misery (Part 3) Shorter Catechism Q & A # 19 Q. What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell? A. All mankind by their fall lost communion with God, are under his wrath and curse, and so made liable to all miseries in this life, to death itself, ...
Lesson #18—Sin and Misery (Part 2) Shorter Catechism Q & A #18 Q. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate wherein man fell? A. The sinfulness of that estate where into man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam’s first sin, the want of original righteousness, and the corruption of his whole nature, ...
A Gracious God March 14, 2010 Lesson: Jonah 4:1–11 Key Verse: Jonah 4:2 Introduction The grace of God is an elusive doctrine to many Christians because they define this grace by their own views or experiences. How could God show grace to those who have denied him, or have openly refused to obey him? We ...
My God and My People March 21, 2010 Lesson: Ruth 1:1–18 Key Verse: Ruth 1:16 Introduction It was the time of the Judges that Elimelech and his family traveled to Moab because of the famine in their land. The Judges (shophetim) were “men who procured justice or right for the people of Israel, not only ...
Nineveh Believed God March 7, 2010 Lesson: Jonah 1:1–6; 3:1–6 Key Verse: Jonah 3:5 Introduction The Lord God of Israel spoke through Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, during the time of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:23–25). The Lord sent his prophet to Israel that they might repent. “For the Lord saw the affliction of ...
A Virtuous Woman March 28, 2010 Lesson: Ruth 2:1–16 Key Verse: Ruth 3:11 Introduction (Ruth 3:11) At Bethlehem, Ruth was sent to the field to glean during the harvest. Boaz, who owned the field and was a near kinsman of Elimelech, gave Ruth permission to glean throughout the harvest season. Ruth lived with her mother-in-law ...
Lesson #17—Sin and Misery (Part 1) Shorter Catechism Q & A #17 Q. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind? A. The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. Memorize Q & A—Exposition Sinning against God and his moral law brings unhappiness and despair to all areas of life. ...
Lesson #16—The Fall of All Mankind Shorter Catechism Q & A #16 Q. Did all mankind fall in Adam’s first transgression? A. The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his posterity; all mankind, descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him, in his ...