Scripture: Exodus 20:20; Ephesians 6:2, 3. Scripture: Romans 5:1-5; 14:17; Proverbs 4:18: 1 Peter 1:5; 1 John 5:13; 1 Corinthians 1:9; John 15:7. (See the use of this phrase in Gen. 3:5, 22; 2 Sam. You shall not steal. 1:4). Answer: The Son offers forgiveness and saves peo-ple from their sins (Matthew 9:6; 18:11). Answer: The fourth commandment requires the keeping holy to God such set times as he has appointed in his word, expressly one whole day in seven to be a holy Sabbath to himself. Answer: The reason annexed to the third commandment is, that however the breakers of this commandment may escape punishment from men, yet the Lord our God will not suffer them to escape his righteous judgment. Only one God is living and true. Answer: The Bible evidences itself to be God’s Word by the heavenliness of its doctrine, the unity of its parts, and its power to convert sinners and to edify saints. What everyone should know about the Bible should be obvious. Comment: The term "covenant of grace" is filled with sweet and precious hope. Answer: The sixth commandment forbids the taking of our own life, or the life of our neighbor unjustly, including whatever acts tend to this loss. The Baptist Catechism, produced by Reformed Baptists of the late 17th century, provides a helpful guide to key doctrines and practical applications that every Christian should master. Answer: The fourth commandment is, "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Comment: "Scriptures" is a special word for the "writings" of the OT and NT. Browse other questions tagged baptist creeds-and-confessions catechism or ask your own question. Scripture: Ephesians 4:25; Psalm 15:3; 2 Corinthians 8:20, 21. QUESTION 1: WHO IS THE FIRST AND BEST OF BEINGS? Answer: The tenth commandment is, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house. But they are in perfect harmony and are (in ways beyond our comprehension) perfectly One God. Answer: There is only one living and true God. Answer: A summary form of the obedience of faith is given in the Ten Commandments. Scripture: Acts 2:42; 20:7; 7:38; Ephesians 4:11, 12. (See The Pleasures of God, by John Piper, Multnomah Press, pp. The Holy Spirit regenerates those who trust Christ (John 3:5-6). It is patterned on the well-known reformed Westminster Catechism. Answer: Every sin deserves God’s wrath and curse, both in this life, and in that which is to come. Who is the first and chiefest being? Comment: We must distinguish effectual calling from the general call of the gospel. The best way to search for an answer is to use the search box. Answer: The seventh commandment requires that we preserve our own and our neighbor’s chastity, in heart, speech, and behavior. Answer: The eighth commandment forbids whatever would unjustly withhold or diminish a person’s possessions or attainments. Scripture: Matthew 6:13; 26:41; Psalm 19:13; 1 Corinthians 10:13; John 17:15. Scripture: Ephesians 1:10; 1:22, 23; John 10:16; 11:52. Answer: The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit. Keach's Catechism (also known as the 1677 Baptist Catechism or 1693 Baptist Catechism) is a Reformed Baptist catechism consisting of a set of 118 basic questions and answers from scripture teaching readers the basics of the Reformed Baptist faith.. Scripture: 1 John 3:1; John 1:12; Romans 8:16, 17. 15:22) and that "one transgression yields condemnation for all men" (Rom. Answer: The sum of the Ten Commandments is to love the Lord our God, with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Scripture: Psalm 29:2; 111:9; 138:2; Deuteronomy 32:1-4; 28:58-59; Matthew 6:9; Ecclesiastes 5:1; Job 36:24; Revelation 4:8; 15:3, 4. Scripture: Ephesians 1:11; Romans 11:36; Daniel 4:35; Isaiah 46:10; Psalm 115:3; Amos 3:6. It is the inspired word of God written by men and comprises the Old Testament and the New Testament. Scripture: Matthew 3:16; John 3:23; Acts 8:38, 39. In 1 Corinthians 14:19 Paul says, "In the church I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue." Answer: The souls of the wicked shall at death, be cast into the torments of hell, and their bodies lie in their graves till the resurrection and judgment of the great day. Scripture: Exodus 20:9-11; 31:16, 17; Genesis 2:2, 3. Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you. Their bodies rest in their graves till the resurrection. Answer: The purpose of the law, since the fall, is to reveal the perfect righteousness of God, that his people may know the path of faith that leads to life, and that the ungodly may be convicted of their sin, restrained from evil, and brought to Christ for salvation. At the Baptist General Assembly of 1693, William Collins was commissioned to compile the truths of The Baptist Confession into question and answer format. Leaders must be raised up who can "give instruction in sound doctrine and also confute those who contradict it" (Titus 1:9). Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Romans 5:21; 8:29-30; 9:11-12; 11:5-7; Acts 13:48; Jeremiah 31:33. It must be a new creation, a rebirth, an exchange of hearts. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. committed to historic Baptist & Reformed beliefs . Who is the first and chiefest being? Scripture: 1 John 5:1; Philippians 1:29; Ephesians 2:8; Acts 16:14; 18:27; John 3:8; 6:64f. It refers to the free decision, commitment and oath of God to employ all his omnipotence and wisdom and love to rescue and glorify his people from sin and misery. It refers to God’s general rule over the world he has created. In Galatians 6:6 he says, "Let him who is taught the word share all good things with him who teaches." The 1693 Baptist Catechism 2 Question 4: What is the Word of God? A catechism is simply a question and answer document used as a tool to teach truths about God and the Bible. Comment: God considered all mankind as being in Adam so that when Adam went bad we all went bad in him. Answer: In the first petition, which is "Hallowed be thy name," we pray that God would enable us and others to glorify him in all of life, and that he would dispose all things to his own glory. Answer: The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience was the moral law. They bear the marks of the supernatural. Therefore his creation is always different from ours: we start with something. Q. In each of these verses the Greek word for "instruct" or "teach" is katecheo. By eating bread and drinking the cup according to Christ’s appointment we show forth his death. It is wholly initiated and carried through by God. Answer: God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. Scripture: Galatians 3:13; 1 Timothy 2:5; 3:16; John 1:14; Romans 9:5; Colossians 2:9. Answer: The light of nature in man, and the works of God, plainly declares that there is a God; but his word and Spirit only, do effectually reveal him unto us for our salvation. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31; Psalm 16:11; 37:4; 73:25-26; Isaiah 43:7. Answer: The first commandment requires us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God, and to worship and glorify him accordingly. Answer: One day in seven should be especially devoted to corporate worship and other spiritual exercises that restore the soul’s rest in God and zeal for His name. He is author of. Answer: The whole Word of God is of use to direct us in prayer, but the special rule of direction is that prayer, which Christ taught his disciples, commonly called the Lord’s Prayer. Scripture: Acts 3:22; Hebrews 5:6; Psalm 2:6. The result was The Baptist Catechism. Feel free to use Scripture to formulate other true answers where possible and helpful. Answer: God is the first and best of beings. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 says, "Stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us." Answer: Adoption is an act of God’s free grace, by which we are received into the company of God’s children and have a right to all the privileges of his sons. There are difficult doctrines "which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction" (2 Peter 3:16). Scripture: Ephesians 5:6; Galatians 3:10; Proverbs 3:33; Psalm 11:6; Revelation 21:8. Scripture: Proverbs 8:34; 1 Peter 2:1, 2; 1 Timothy 4:13; Hebrews 2:1, 3; 4:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:10; Psalm 119:11; James 1:21, 25. Comment: There are "gods" which are idols, but they are not "living". The battle cry of missions is, "The Lord has other sheep that are not of this fold: He MUST (covenant-bound!!) Answer: In the third petition, which is, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven," we pray that God, by his grace, would make us able and willing to know, obey, and submit to his will in all things, as the angels do in heaven. Let’s take a look at the first few questions and answers from the Baptist Catechism. 2 Pet. Scripture: Matthew 6:10; 9:37,38; Psalm 68:1-18; Romans 10:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:1; Revelation 22:20. Question 3: Who is God? Answer: The infants of believers are not to be baptized; because there is neither command nor example in the Holy Scriptures, nor implication from them to baptize such. The aim of a catechism is not to be exhaustive but to give a solid base from which to "keep growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:17). God is the first and best of beings. 5:18) and that "one man’s disobedience made many sinners" (Rom. Answer: In the fourth petition, which is, "Give us this day our daily bread," we pray that of God's free gift, we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life and enjoy his blessing with them. Answer: God is a spirit (John 4:24) who is the creator of everything (Genesis 1:1). Answer: The ninth commandment forbids whatever dishonors truth, or injures our own, or our neighbor’s good name. So it appears that there was a body of authoritative instruction and even a way of teaching it in the early church. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:18; 7:2; 2 Timothy 2:22; Matthew 5:28; 1 Peter 3:2. Scripture: Acts 2:37; Joel 2:13; Jeremiah 31:18, 19; 2 Corinthians 7:10, 11; Romans 6:18. That's literally what the word catechism means. Learning and teaching with you, Pastor John. Scripture: Genesis 2:3; John 20:19; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1, 2; Revelation 1:10. Scripture: Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21; Galatians 3:26, 27. Scripture: Hebrews 13:5; 1 Timothy 6:6; Romans 12:15; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7; Leviticus 19:18. 2. I consulted: A Faith To Confess; The Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689, Rewritten in Modern English (Carey, 1975). Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Answer: God is the first and best of all beings. Answer: The reason added to the fifth commandment is a promise of long life and prosperity (as far as it shall serve God’s glory and their own good), to all who keep this commandment. You shall not kill. Answer: The Spirit applies to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling. Ought everyone to believe there is a God? We mean that we were capable of sharing his knowledge and righteousness and holiness in a relationship of trust and love unlike any other creature under the angels. What is the chief end of man? The "unity of its parts" has to do especially with the way all Scripture points to Christ. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:8; 11:27-31; 2 Corinthians 13:5. So he composed what was printed in 1752 as 'A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism by Way of Question and Answer,' which basically reproduced the wording and substance of the catechism drawn up by Keach, but added various sub-questions and answers to each of the main questions. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy Christian Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. From this word we get our English word "catechize". 7:15; 2 Sam 19:35.). Several texts teach that there is. 4 0 obj Answer: God’s works of providence are the holy, wise, and powerful acts by which he preserves and governs all his creatures, and all their actions. The Baptist Catechism: A Catechism for Boys and Girls From the book "Teaching Truth, Training Hearts" by Dr. Tom J. Nettles. Everyone ought to believe there is a God; and it is their great sin and folly who do not. He is a personal Being, not an impersonal force. Answer: There are three persons in the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one God, the same in essence, equal in power and glory. Scripture: 2 Peter 1:21; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17; Isaiah 8:20; Matthew 5:17- 18; 1 Corinthians 2:13; Psalm 19:7-8. Answer: All mankind, descending from Adam by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first sin. 7. A catechism (/ ˈ k æ t ə ˌ k ɪ z əm /; from Ancient Greek: κατηχέω, "to teach orally") is a summary or exposition of doctrine and serves as a learning introduction to the Sacraments traditionally used in catechesis, or Christian religious teaching of children and adult converts. Scripture: Hebrews 3:18-19; 4:2; Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 10:4; Romans 9:32. Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4; Jeremiah 10:10; Psalm 96:4-5. Scripture: Romans 3:24; 5:19; Ephesians 1:7; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9; Galatians 2:16. So it is with the "incarnation"--the "how" is (as the old theologians used to say) "ineffable". Answer: The tenth commandment requires contentment with our own condition, with a right and charitable frame of spirit towards our neighbor, and all that is his. Please consider supporting our ministry by becoming a monthly partner. Scripture: Genesis 3:8, 24; Ephesians 2:3; Galatians 3:10; Romans 6:23; Matthew 25:41-46; Psalm 9:17. No, there are three persons who are God. Comment: "Glorify" does not mean make glorious. Scripture: Leviticus 19:30; Deuteronomy 5:12. Scripture: Romans 8:30-32; Galatians 3:26; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 6:11; Ephesians 1:5. Answer: The sixth commandment is, "Thou shalt not kill.". Acts 18:25 says that Apollos "has been instructed in the way of the Lord.". <> John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. It should provide physical refreshment and fit one for a week of devoted service to Christ. Who made you? It simply means to teach Biblical truth in an orderly way. He was in some sense our representative head. A. Comment Simplified: Sin is any attitude or desire or action that explicitly breaks a commandment of Scripture, or comes from a heart of unbelief or is not done for the glory of God. Answer: Baptism is to be administered to all those who actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ; and to no other. For example, in Romans 6:17 Paul gives thanks that "you have become obedient from the heart to the pattern of teaching to which you were committed." The invisible church is the whole number of the elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one under Christ the head. Scripture: Genesis 1:1, 31; Hebrews 11:3; Exodus 20:11; Romans 4:17. Answer: The first commandment forbids us to deny or not to worship and glorify the true God as God and our God; and to give that worship and glory to any other, which is due unto him alone. Scripture: Matthew 6:9; Psalm 67:1-3; Romans 11:36; Revelation 4:11; 1 Corinthians 10:31. Answer: God is the first and best of beings. heed his voice!" Comment: In saying that we were created after his image "in knowledge, righteousness and holiness," we do not mean we know all God knows, nor that we are a fountain of righteousness and holiness the way he is. Answer: Faith in Jesus Christ is saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, trusting him to forgive our sins, and guide us to eternal joy, on the basis of his divine power and atoning death. Acts 14:1 ; 2:41, 42 Son offers forgiveness and saves peo-ple from sins. Appointment we show forth his death creation is always different from ours: we with... 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