Catechism for Young Children · Question 143 of 145
What is hell?
A.A place of dreadful and endless torment.
What does this answer mean?
The catechism describes hell as a place of dreadful and endless torment. It is the most sober answer in the catechism. It shows how serious sin is and how great a rescue Christ gives. Parents know best how to speak of it at each child's age.
What can we ask our children?
- What is hell, according to this answer?
- Why does sin deserve such a punishment?
- Who saves people from it?
Can I print this question?
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.