Catechism for Young Children

1 Catechism for Young ChildrenAn Introduction to the Shorter Catechism1. Who made you? What else did God make?God made all Why did God make you and all things?For his own How can you glorify God?By loving him and doing what he Why ought you to glorify God?Because he made meand takes care of Are there more gods than one?There is only one In how many persons does this one God exist?In three What are they?The Father, the Son, and the Holy What is God?God is a Spirit, and has not a body like Where is God?God is Can you see God?No; I cannot see God, but he always sees Does God know all things?Yes; nothing can be hid from Can God do all things?Yes; God can do all his holy Where do you learn how to love and obey God?

2 In the Bible Who wrote the Bible?Holy men who were taught by the Holy Have you a soul as well as a body?Yes; I have a soul that can never How do you know that you have a soul?Because the Bible tells me What is Sin?Sin is any want of conformity to, or transgression of the law of What is meant by want of conformity?Not being or doing what God What is meant by transgression?Doing what God What does every sin deserve?The wrath and curse of What is a change of heart called? Who can change a sinner s heart?The Holy Spirit With whom did God the Father make the covenant of grace?With Christ, his eternal Whom did Christ represent in the covenant of grace?His elect What did Christ undertake in the covenant of grace?

3 To keep the whole lawfor his people,and to suffer the punishmentdue for their Did our Lord Jesus Christ ever commit the least sin?No, he was holy and without How could the Son of God suffer?Christ, the Son of God,became man that he might obey and suffer in our What is meant by the Atonement?Christ s satisfying divine justice,by his sufferings and death,in the place of What is justification?It is God s forgiving sinners,and treating them as ifthey had never What is sanctification?It is God s making sinners holyin heart and For whom did Christ obey and suffer?For those whom the Fatherhad given Who will be saved?Only those who repent of sin, believe in Christ,and lead holy What is it to repent?

4 To be sorry for sin,and to hate and forsake itbecause it is displeasing to What is it to believe or have faith in Christ?To trust in Christ alonefor Can you repent and believe in Christ by your own power?No; I can do nothing good without the help of God s Holy How can you get the help of the Holy Spirit?God has told us that we must pray to him for the Holy How were people saved before the coming of Christ?By believing in a Saviour to How did they show their faith?By offering sacrificeson God s What did these sacrifices represent?Christ, the Lamb of God,who was to die for What official roles does Christ have?Christ has three official What are they?The role of a prophet,of a priest, and of a How is Christ a prophet?

5 Because he teaches usthe will of How is Christ a priest?Because he died for our sinsand pleads with God for How is Christ a king?Because he rules over usand defends from the Westminster Catechism for Children46. Why do you need Christ as a prophet?Because I am Why do you need Christ as a priest?Because I am Why do you need Christ as a king?Because I am weak and What is prayer?Prayer is asking God for things which he has promised to In whose name should we pray?Only in the name of How many sacraments are there?Tw o .52. What are they?Baptism and the Lord s Who appointed these sacraments?The Lord Jesus Why did Christ appoint these sacraments?To distinguish his disciplesfrom the world, and to comfort and strengthen In whose name are we baptized?

6 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy To what does your baptism bind you?To be a true follower of What is the Lord s Supper?The eating of breadand drinking of the cupin remembrance of the sufferings and death of What does the bread represent?The body of Christ,broken for our What does the cup represent?The blood of Christ,poured out for our Who should partake of the Lord s Supper?Only those who repent of their sins, believe in Christ for salvation, and love their fellow Did Christ remain in the tomb after his crucifixion?No; he rose from the tombon the third day after his Where is Christ now?In heaven, interceding for Will he come again?Yes; at the last day Christ will come to judge the What becomes of men at death?

7 The body returns to dust, and the soul goes into the world of Will the bodies of the dead be raised to life again?Yes; The trumpet shall sound,and the dead shall be raised. 66. What will become of the wicked in the day of judgment?They shall he cast into What is hell?A place of dreadful and endless What will become of the righteous?They shall be taken to What is heaven?A glorious and happy place,where the righteous shall be forever with the Lord.