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I am persuaded that the use of a good Catechism in all our families will be a
great safeguard against the increasing errors of the times, and therefore I have
compiled this little manual from the Westminster Assembly's and Baptist
Catechisms, for the use of my own church and congregation. Those who use it in
their families or classes must labour to explain the sense; but the words should
be carefully learned by heart, for they will be understood better as years pass.
May the Lord bless my dear friends and their families evermore, is the prayer
of their loving Pastor.
C. H. Spurgeon
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (2 Tim. 2:15)
Published about Oct 14, 1855, when Spurgeon was 21 years old. On
Oct. 14, Spurgeon preached Sermon No. 46 to several thousand who gathered to
hear him at New Park Street Chapel. When the sermon was published it contained
an announcement of this catechism. The text that morning was, "Lord,
thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations" (Ps. 90:1).
Questions
-
What is the
chief end of man?
- What rule has God given to direct us how we may glorify him?
- What do the Scriptures
principally teach?
- What is God?
- Are there more Gods than
one?
- How many persons are
there in the Godhead?
- What are the decrees of
God?
- How does God execute his
decrees?
- What is the work of
creation?
- How did God create man?
- What are God's works of
providence?
- What special act of
providence did God exercise toward man in the state wherein he was created?
- Did our parents
continue in the state wherein they were created?
- What is sin?
- Did all mankind fall in
Adam's first transgression?
- Into what estate did
the fall bring mankind?
- Wherein consists the
sinfulness of that state whereinto man fell?
- What is the misery of
that state whereinto man fell?
- Did God leave all
mankind to perish in the state of sin and misery?
- Who is the Redeemer of
God's elect?
- How did Christ, being
the Son of God, become man?
- What offices does
Christ execute as our Redeemer?
- How does Christ execute
the office of a prophet?
- How does Christ execute
the office of a priest?
- How does Christ execute
the office of a king?
- Wherein did Christ's
humiliation consist?
- Wherein consists
Christ's exaltation?
- How are we made
partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
- How does the Spirit
apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
- What is effectual
calling?
- What benefits do they
who are effectually called, partake of in this life?
- What is justification?
- What is adoption?
- What is sanctification?
- What are the benefits
which in this life do either accompany or flow from justification, adoption,
and sanctification?
- What benefits do
believers receive from Christ at their death?
- What benefits do
believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?
- What shall be done to
the wicked at their death?
- What shall be done to
the wicked at the day of judgment?
- What did God reveal to
man for the rule of his obedience?
- What is the sum of the
ten commandments?
- Which is the first
commandment?
- What is required in the
first commandment?
- Which is the second
commandment?
- What is required in the
second commandment?
- What is forbidden in
the second commandment?
- Which is the third
commandment?
- What is required in the
third commandment?
- Which is the fourth
commandment?
- What is required in the
fourth commandment?
- How is the Sabbath to
be sanctified?
- Which is the fifth
commandment?
- What is required in the
fifth commandment?
- What is the reason
annexed to the fifth commandment?
- Which is the sixth
commandment?
- What is forbidden in
the sixth commandment?
- Which is the seventh
commandment?
- What is forbidden in
the seventh commandment?
- Which is the eighth
commandment?
- What is forbidden in
the eighth commandment?
- Which is the ninth
commandment?
- What is required in the
ninth commandment?
- Which is the tenth
commandment?
- What is forbidden in
the tenth commandment?
- Is any man able
perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
- Are all transgressions
of the law equally heinous?
- What does every sin
deserve?
- How may we escape his
wrath and curse due to us for sin?
- What is faith in Jesus
Christ?
- What is repentance to
life?
- What are the outward
means whereby the Holy Spirit communicates to us the benefits of redemption?
- How is the Word made
effectual to salvation?
- How is the Word to be
read and heard that it may become effectual to salvation?
- How do Baptism and the
Lord's Supper become spiritually helpful?
- What is baptism?
- To whom is Baptism to
be administered?
- Are the infants of such
as are professing believers to be baptized?
- How is baptism rightly
administered?
- What is the duty of
such as are rightly baptized?
- What is the Lord's
Supper?
- What is required to the
worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper?
- What is meant by the
words, "until he come," which are used by the apostle Paul in
reference to the Lord's Supper?
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