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catechism questions-
catechism questions-teaching doct in childrens ministry
Question | Answer |
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What is the message of the prophets? | Return to the law and love God. |
Where do we learn how to love and obey God? | In the Bible |
Name the 5 books in the Bible that are called "the Law" | Genesis, Exodous, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy |
What is the Bible? | 66 God-inspired books that teach us about God and how we can be holy as He is holy. |
Who wrote the Bible? | Across 1,600 years, more than 40 people who were guided and inspired by God. |
What is the message of the law? | God is holy and He wants us to be like Him. |
What is the message of the historical books? | Good things come when we follow God with a whole heart. Bad things come when we do not. |
Name the books of poetry in the OT. | Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. |
What is the message of the books of poetry? | We are blessed when we seek God in all circumstances. |
Name the books of the major prophets in the OT. | Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel |
Why are these called the minor prophets? | They are shorter books than the major prophets. |
Name the Old Testament historical books. | Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I and II Samuel, I and II Kings, I and II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. |
Name the books of the minor prophets in the Old Testament. | Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. |
Name the Gospels in the NT. | Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John |
What is the message of the Gospels? | Jesus came, lived, died, and was resurrected for us. |
Name the book that tells the history of the early church after the resurrection of Jesus. | Acts |
What is the message of Acts? | The Holy Spirit came to the Church and God's Word spread. |
Name the epistles of Paul. | Romans, I and II Corinthians, Galations, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, I and II Thessalonians, I and II Timothy, Titus, Philemon. |
What is the message of Paul's epistles? | Live in God's grace and His righteousness. |
Name the general epistles. | Hebrews, James, I and II Peter, I and II and III John, and Jude |
What is the message of the general epistles? | How to live in the world as God's people. |
Name the final book of the Bible. | Revelation. |
What is the message of the Revelation? | Jesus is the KING of kings and the LORD of lords and is coming soon for his victorious Church. |
Name all 66 books of the Bible. | OT & NT |
What is the message of these 66 God-inspired books? | They teach us about God and how we can be holy as He is holy. |
What is a commandment of God? | A picture of who God is and a promise of what we can become. |
Where in the Bible are the Ten Commandments located? | In Exodus 20:1-17 |
What are the Ten Commandments? | Commandments given to God's people at Mt. Sinai. |
Who gave the Ten Commandments? | God. |
Who received the Ten Commandments? | Moses. |
The first commandment is "You shall have no other gods before me." What does this commandment mean? | We should always keep God in first place. |
The second commandment is "You shall not make for yourself an idol..." What does this commandment mean? | It is wrong to worship anything but God. |
The third commandment is "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God..." What does this commandment mean? | We should treat the mention of God with great respect. |
The fourth commandment is "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy..." What does that mean? | On Sunday we should worship God and rest. |
The fifth commandment is "Honor you father and mother..." It means? | We should love and obey our parents. |
The sixth commandment is "You shall not murder." What does this mean? | We should not unlawfully kill other people. |
The seventh commandment is "You shall not commit adultery." It means? | Sex is for marriage only. |
The eighth commandment is "You shall not steal." It means? | We should not take things that do not belong to us. |
The ninth commandment is "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour." What does this mean? | We should always tell the truth. |
The tenth commandment is "You shall not covet..." It means? | We are to be content with the things God has given us. |
Which did Jesus say were the two greatest commandments? | You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength; and You shall love your neighbor as yourself. |
Why are all these commandments important to us? | They describe the life our holy God wants for us. |