Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?
A. Man's chief end is to glorify God,(1) and to enjoy him for ever.(2)
(1) I Cor.
10:31
; Rom.
11:36
.
(2) Ps. 73:25-28.
Q. 2. What rule hath God given to
direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?
A. The word of God, which is contained in the scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments,(1) is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy
him.(2)
(1) II Tim. 3:16; Eph. 2:20.
(2) I John 1:3-4.
Q. 3. What do the scriptures
principally teach?
A. The scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and
what duty God requires of man.(1)
(1) II Tim.
1:13
;
3:16
.
Q. 4. What is God?
A. God is a Spirit,(1) infinite,(2) eternal,(3) and unchangeable,(4) in his
being,(5) wisdom,(6) power,(7) holiness,(8) justice, goodness, and truth.(9)
(1) John 4:24.
(2) Job 11:7-9.
(3) Ps. 90:2.
(4) James 1:17.
(5) Exod. 3:14.
(6) Ps. 147:5.
(7) Rev. 4:8.
(8) Rev. 15:4.
(9) Exod. 34:6-7.
Q. 5. Are there more Gods than one?
A. There is but One only, the living and true God.(1)
(1) Deut. 6:4; Jer.
10:10
.
Q. 6. How many persons are there in
the Godhead?
A. There are three persons in the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost; and these three are one God, the same in substance, equal in power and
glory.(1)
(1) I John 5:7; Matt. 28:19.
Q. 7. What are the decrees of God?
A. The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of
his will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to
pass.(1)
(1) Eph. 1:4, 11; Rom. 9:22-23.
Q. 8. How doth God execute his
decrees?
A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation(1) and providence.(2)
(1)
Rev. 4:11.
(2)
Dan. 4:35.
Q. 9. 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.(1)
(1) Gen. 1; Heb. 11:3.
Q. 10. 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.(1)
(1) Gen. 1:26-28; Col. 3:10; Eph.
4:24
.
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