Westminster Shorter Catechism
Memory cards for questions 1 to 10
Westminster Shorter Catechism · Q1
What is the chief end of man?
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Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
1 Corinthians 10:31; Romans 11:36; Psalm 73:25-28
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What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?
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The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him.
2 Timothy 3:16; Ephesians 2:20; 1 John 1:3-4
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What do the Scriptures principally teach?
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The Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.
2 Timothy 1:13; 2 Timothy 3:16
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What is God?
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God is a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth.
John 4:24; Job 11:7-9; Psalm 90:2; James 1:17; Exodus 3:14; Psalm 147:5; Revelation 4:8; Revelation 15:4; Exodus 34:6-7
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Are there more Gods than one?
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There is but one only, the living and true God.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Jeremiah 10:10
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How many persons are there in the Godhead?
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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 John 5:7; Matthew 28:19
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What are the decrees of God?
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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.
Ephesians 1:4, 11; Romans 9:22-23
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How doth God execute his decrees?
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God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence.
Psalm 148:8; Isaiah 40:26; Daniel 4:35; Acts 4:24-28; Revelation 4:11
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What is the work of creation?
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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.
Genesis 1; Hebrews 11:3
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How did God create man?
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God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.
Genesis 1:26-28; Colossians 3:10; Ephesians 4:24
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