What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?

Which Bible passages support this answer?

The Westminster Assembly attached these Scripture proofs to answer 2. Read them together and ask what each one shows about the answer.

1. 2 Timothy 3:16

   Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (NET)

2. Ephesians 2:20

   because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. (NET)

3. 1 John 1:3-4

   ³What we have seen and heard we announce to you too, so that you may have fellowship with us (and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ). ⁴Thus we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. (NET)

What does this answer mean?

If our purpose is to glorify and enjoy God, we need to know how. This answer says God has given one rule for that: his Word, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. The Bible is the only rule that directs us, so our ideas about pleasing God are tested by what Scripture says.

What can we ask our children?

1. Where does God tell us how to glorify and enjoy him?
2. What two parts make up the Bible?
3. If someone says a thing pleases God, how can we check?