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 ...
Lesson #15—The Forbidden Fruit Shorter Catechism Q & A #15 Q. What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created? A. The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating of the forbidden fruit. Memorize Q & ...
Lesson #14—Transgression of God’s Law Shorter Catechism Q & A # 14 Q. What is sin? A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God. Memorize Q & A – Exposition Every sin or transgression is the heart’s purposeful disobedience and opposition to the righteous law ...
Lesson #13—The Fall Shorter Catechism Q & A # 13 Q. Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created? A. Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the estate wherein they were created, by sinning against God. Memorize Q & A ...
Lesson #12—God’s Covenant with Adam Shorter Catechism Q & A #12 Q. What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created? A. When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat ...
Lesson #11—God’s Governing of all Things Shorter Catechism Q & A # 11 Q. What are God’s works of providence? A. God’s works of providence are, his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions. Memorize Q & A—Exposition “God the great Creator of all things ...
Lesson # 10—Man, Created after God’s Image! Shorter Catechism Q & A # 10 Q. How did God create man? A. God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures. Memorize Q & A—Exposition Man, male and female, created after the ...
Lesson # 9—God Created! Shorter Catechism Q & A # 9 Q. What is the work of Creation? A. The work of creation is, God’s making all things of nothing, by the word of his power, in the space of six days, and all very good. Memorize Q & A—Exposition All that was ...
Lesson #8—Execution of His Decrees Shorter Catechism Q & A # 8 Q. How doth God execute his decrees? A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence. Memorize Q & A—Exposition God executes his decrees by carrying out his purpose, bringing to pass what he has ordained. Thus we ...