SONGS FOR SAPLINGS

QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Volume one

The Nature of God •••••••••••••• 4

Creation •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6

Volume two

The Fall of Man •••••••••••••••••• 8

Salvation ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11

Volume three

Christ and His Work •••••••••••• 14

Volume four

The Ten Commandments ••••••• 17

The Bible ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 19

Volume five

Prayer ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 21

The Sacraments •••••••••••••••••• 23

Volume six

Christ and His Return ••••••••••• 26

Extras

Checklists •••••••••••••••••••••••• 29

About Songs for Saplings ••••••• 39

QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VOL. 1:

The Nature of God

Who Is God?
Answer: God is the only living and true God. He’s the all-glorious, almighty, all-knowing, sovereign Creator and Lord
of the whole universe. God is perfect and holy, infinite, eternal, and unchanging.

Scripture: To the King, eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:17

Who Made God?

Answer: Nobody made God.

Scripture: Before the mountains were born, or the earth and the world You brought forth, from everlasting to
everlasting, You are God. Psalm 90:2

Has God Ever Had A Beginning?

Answer: No, God has always been.

Scripture: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come. Revelation 4:8

Will God Ever Die?

Answer: No, God lives forever!

Scripture: Forever and ever, He is the living God and the everlasting King. Jeremiah 10:10

Scripture: Your years go on and on through all generations, You remain the same, Your years will never end.
Psalm 102:24 & 27

Are There More Gods Than One?

Answer: No, there is only one true God.

Scripture: In Isaiah 45 God says “I am the Lord. Apart from me, there is no god. I am God, and there is no other, I
am God. I am God, and there is none like me. A righteous God and a Savior turn to me and be saved, all you ends
of the earth; for I am God.”

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 The Nature of God

In How Many Persons Does This One God Exist?

Answer: God exists in three persons.

Scripture: May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with
you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14

Who Are The Three Persons Of God?

Answer: The three persons of God are the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Scripture: Therefore go and make disciples of every nation, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 28:19

Where Is God?
Answer: God is everywhere.

Scripture: Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence, O Lord? If I go up to the heavens,
You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there. Psalm 139:7-8

Can You See God?

Answer: No, God is a spirit, and He doesn’t have a body like man. Though I cannot see God, I know He always sees
me.

Scripture: “Am I only a God nearby, and not a God far away? Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see
Him? Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 23:23-24

Does God Know All Things?

Answer: Yes, God knows all things. Nothing can be hidden from God.

Scripture: His eyes are on the ways of men; He sees their every step. Job 34:21

Scripture: The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3

Can God Do All Things?

Answer: Yes, God can do all His holy will.

Scripture: With God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26

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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VOL. 1:

Creation
Who Made You?
Answer: God made me.

Scripture: He created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created
them. Genesis 1:27

Why Did God Make You?

Answer: I was made to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

Scripture: So, whether you eat or you drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

What Else Did God Make?

Answer: God made all things. God made everything.

Scripture: In the beginning, God made the heavens and the earth. God made light, day and night, sky, land,
and seas, the plants and trees, sun, moon, and stars, birds, fish, and all the creatures of the land. Then the most
wonderful creation, God made man. In the image of God, male and female He created them. Genesis 1

Why Did God Make All Things?

Answer: For His own glory.

Scripture: For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
Romans 11:36

How Can You Glorify God?

Answer: I can glorify God by loving Him and doing what He commands.

Scripture: He has shown you, O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you: to act justly, and to love
mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

Why Should You Glorify God?

Answer: I should glorify God because He made me and takes care of me.

Scripture: Praise the Lord, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples! For great is His love toward us. Psalm 117

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 Creation

Who Were Our First Parents?

Answer: Adam and Eve were our first parents.

Scripture: Then God said, “It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Then the Lord
God made a woman, and He brought her to the man, and he named his wife, Eve, for she would be the mother of
all mankind. Genesis 2 & 3

How Did God Make Adam And Eve?

Answer: God made the body of Adam from the dust of the ground and formed Eve from the body of Adam.

Scripture: God formed the man from the dust of the ground. Genesis 2:7

Scripture: God made the woman from the rib of the man. Genesis 2:22

What Did God Give Adam And Eve Besides Bodies?

Answer: God gave them spirits that could never die.

Scripture: The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into him the breath of life, and
the man became a living being. Genesis 2:7

Do You Have Spirit As Well As A Body?

Answer: Yes, I have a spirit that can never die.

Scripture: The dust returns to the ground, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Ecclesiastes 12:7

What Were Adam And Eve Like When God Made Them?
Answer: God made them holy and happy.

Scripture: The man and his wife were both happy and felt no shame. Genesis 2:25

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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VOL. 2:

The Fall Of Man

What Is A Covenant?
Answer: An agreement that God makes with us, in which He guarantees to keep His promise.

Scripture: He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth. He remembers His covenant forever, the word
that He commanded, for a thousand generations. Psalm 105:7-8

What Was Adam’s Part In The Covenant In Order To Stay In The

Garden Of Eden?
Answer: Adam was required to obey God perfectly.

Scripture: The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the
Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it, you will surely die.” Genesis 2:15-17

Did Adam Obey God?

Answer: No, Adam chose to disobey God.

Scripture: When the woman saw the fruit of the tree, that it was good for food and pleasing to see, and also
desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate, and gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate
it. Genesis 3:6

How Did God Punish Adam’s Disobedience?

Answer: Adam’s punishment was death and separation from God.

Scripture: Thorns and thistles, cursed is the ground. Pain and toil, through it you will eat all the days of your life.
Adam was banished from the Garden of Eden, to work the ground from which he came, driven out of the Garden of
Eden, guarded by the cherubim and flame. Genesis 3:17-24

What Is Sin?
Answer: Sin is disobedience against God’s perfect law by failing to do what God commands or doing what God
forbids.

Scripture: Remember thy tender mercies, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been of old. Remember
not the sins of my youth nor my transgressions; according to thy mercy remember me, for the sake of your
goodness, O Lord! Psalm 25:6-7

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 The Fall Of Man

Who Is Satan?
Answer: Satan is an evil spirit who is the enemy of God and all Christians.

Scripture: Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the Devil prowls like a roaring lion looking for someone to
devour. 1 Peter 5:8

Who Is Stronger, God Or Satan?

Answer: God is much stronger.

Scripture: You are from God, little children, and you have overcome them; for greater is He who is in you than he
who is in the world. 1 John 4:4

What Was The Sin Of Our First Parents?

Answer: Eating the forbidden fruit.

Scripture: The fall of man happened in Genesis 3:6.

Who Tempted Adam And Eve To Sin?

Answer: Satan tempted Eve, and she gave the fruit to Adam, and he ate it.

Scripture: The serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes
will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:4-5

What Happened To Adam And Eve When They Sinned?

Answer: Instead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable.

Scripture: And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:22

What Did Adam’s Sin Do To You?

Answer: It made me guilty and sinful.

Scripture: Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death
came to all men because all sinned. Romans 5:12

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 The Fall Of Man

What Does Every Sin Deserve?

Answer: The wrath and curse of God.

Scripture: But if his sons forsake my law and fail to walk in my ways, if they do not obey my decrees and fail to keep
my commands, then I will punish their sin. Psalm 89:30-32

How Sinful Are You By Nature?

Answer: I am corrupt in every part of my being.

Scripture: There is no one, not even one; no one is righteous. There is no one who understands; no one who seeks
God. They have all turned away; there is no one who does good, not even one. Romans 3:11-12

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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VOL. 2:

Salvation
Can You Go To Heaven With A Sinful Nature?
Answer: No, my heart must be changed before I can go to Heaven.

Scripture: For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not
perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

What Is This Change Of Heart Called?

Answer: Regeneration, being “born again.”

Scripture: I will give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you. I will remove from you your heart of stone and
give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit in you, and move you to follow my decrees and you will be careful to
keep my laws. Ezekiel 36:26-27

Who Can Change A Sinner’s Heart?

Answer: Only God can change a sinner’s heart.

Scripture: Salvation is found in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we
must be saved. Acts 4:12

Who Is The Redeemer Of God’s Elect?

Answer: The only Savior of men is the Lord Jesus Christ, who being the eternal Son of God, became man and so is
both God and man in two natures and one person.

Scripture: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

How Is Your Heart Changed?

Answer: My heart is changed by the Holy Spirit because of the grace of God.

Scripture: When the kindness and love of God appeared, God our Savior, He saved us, not because of righteous
things we’ve done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy
Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior. Titus 3:4-6

What Is Grace?
Answer: Grace is God’s kindness to us when we deserve punishment.

Scripture: You are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord, your God, has chosen you out of all the earth, a
people, God’s treasured possession. Deuteronomy 7:6

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 Salvation

What Work Did Christ Do To Save You?

Answer: Christ perfectly kept the law of God and suffered the punishment due for my sins.

Scripture: God made Him, who had no sin, to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of
God. 2 Corinthians 5:21

Can Anyone Be Saved By His Own Works?

Answer: No one can be saved by his own works.

Scripture: For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.
Ephesians 2:8-9

What Do We Gain From The Work Of Christ?

Answer: God regenerates, justifies, and sanctifies those who believe in Christ.

Scripture: You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by
the Spirit of God. 1 Corinthians 6:11

What Is Justification?
Answer: Justification is God forgiving all my sins and declaring me to be righteous.

Scripture: There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1

How Were You Justified?

Answer: I’m justified by faith in the work of Christ, on the grounds of His righteousness.

Scripture: Know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. Galatians 2:16

What Is Sanctification?
Answer: Sanctification is God making me holy in heart and behavior.

Scripture: May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul,
and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; God will make it
happen. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

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 Salvation

What Are The Two Parts Of Sanctification?

Answer: Dying to sin and living to righteousness.

Scripture: I’ve been crucified with Christ. I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by
faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20

For Whom Did Christ Die?

Answer: Christ died for all who were given to Him by the Father.

Scripture: But you do not believe because you are not my sheep. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, they
follow me. I give to them eternity, and they shall never perish; no not one. No one can snatch them out of my hand.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all.” John 10:26-29

Who Will Be Saved?

Answer: Whoever repents and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ.

Scripture: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the evil man his thoughts; let him turn to the Lord, and He will have
mercy on him, turn to our God, for He will freely pardon. Isaiah 55:7

What Does It Mean To Repent?

Answer: To repent is to be sorry for sin, and to hate and forsake it because it displeases God.

Scripture: If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn
from their wicked ways, then will I hear and I’ll forgive their sins. 2 Chronicles 7:14

What Is Faith In Christ?

Answer: Faith in Christ is trusting in Him alone for salvation.

Scripture: The righteousness that comes from God is by faith in Christ. Not having a righteousness of my own that
comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ. Philippians 3:9

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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VOL. 3:

Christ And His Work

Can You Repent And Believe In Christ By Your Own Power?
Answer: No, God has revealed it to me.

Scripture: No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love
Him, but God has revealed it to me. We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that
we may know and understand what God has freely given to me. 1 Corinthians 2:9-12

What Is Meant By The Atonement?

Answer: We are saved from the wrath of God through His Son; we are saved through the life of Jesus His Son.

Scripture: God showed His great love for us; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Christ satisfied God’s
justice by His suffering and death in our place. Rejoice in our new and wonderful relationship with God.
Romans 5:8-11

How Were People Saved Before The Coming Of Christ?

Answer: People were saved by believing in a Savior to come.

Scripture: Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Joseph, Moses’ parents, Moses, Rahab, Gideon,
Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets looking forward to the city, the city with foundations,
who’s architect and builder is God, longing for Heaven. All of these people were still living by faith when they died.
They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them from afar, they only saw and welcomed them from
afar. Hebrews 11

a. How Did People Show Their Faith Before The Coming Of Christ?
Answer: They showed their faith by the offering of the sacrifices God did command.

Scripture: By faith Abel offered a better sacrifice to God than his brother Cain; by faith, was commended a
righteous man, God spoke well of his offerings. Hebrews 11:4

b. What Did These Sacrifices Represent?

Answer: Christ, the Lamb of God, who would die for the sin of the world.

Scripture: “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29

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 Christ and His Work

How Did Christ, Being God The Son, Become Man?

Answer: Christ, who is God the Son, became man by being conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, with a real
body and soul, in the womb of the Virgin Mary.

Scripture: “Mary, do not be afraid, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and
you will give Him the name Jesus. And He will be great; He will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God
will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; His kingdom will
never end.” Luke 1:30-33

Did Jesus Ever Sin?

Answer: No, Jesus lived a sinless life.

He never sinned, in His mouth was no deceit found in Him. 1 Peter 2:22

What Kind Of Death Did Christ Die?

Answer: A painful and shameful death on the cross.

Scripture: Do not be selfish, don’t try to impress, don’t think of yourself as better than the rest. Care about others,
not only yourself, let the mind of Christ be in you, that’s best. Let the mind of Christ be in you, who, being in very
nature God, did not consider equality with God something to grasp. Christ humbled Himself; He became a servant.
Born in the likeness of man, He became a servant. God exalted His name, gave Him the name above every name.
Every knee will bow, every tongue will confess that Christ is Lord. To the glory of God, glory be to the Father!
Philippians 2:3-11

What Are The Offices Christ Fulfilled As The Promised Messiah?

Answer: Prophet, Priest, and King.

Scripture: Unto us a child is born, unto us, a son is given; and the government will be on His shoulders. He will be
called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

How Is Christ Your Prophet?

Answer: Christ teaches me the will of God.

Scripture: From the scroll of Isaiah 61, Christ stood up to read: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has
anointed me to preach the good news to the poor, to set the prisoner free, to give sight to the blind, release the
oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:16-19

Scripture: Everything I have learned from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15

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 Christ and His Work

How Is Christ Your Priest?

Answer: Christ died for me; He prays for me, He washed away my every sin.

Scripture: He is able once and forever to save those who come to God through Him. He’s praying for me.
Hebrews 7:25

How Is Christ Your King?

Answer: Christ rules over me; He defends me; He will establish His Kingdom on earth.

Scripture: The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, it is He who will save us, the Lord is our King.
Isaiah 33:22

Can You Repent And Believe In Christ By Your Own Power? (reprise)
Answer: I can only repent and believe in Christ with the help of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love
Him, but God has revealed it to me by His Spirit. We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is
from God, that we may understand what God has freely given to us. 1 Corinthians 2:9-12

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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VOL. 4:

The Ten Commandments

What Is The First Commandment?
Answer: You shall have no other gods before me.

Scripture: So Moses went down from the mountain to the people, he went down from the mountain, and he said,
“God spoke all these words for you.” I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of
slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall have no other gods besides me.” Exodus 19:25-20:1

What Is The Second Commandment?

Answer: You shall not make for yourself an idol.

Scripture: You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything. You shall not bow down or worship them;
for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and the
fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing mercy, showing love to a thousand generations of those who
love me and keep my commands. Exodus 20:4-6

What Is The Third Commandment?

Answer: Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord God in vain.

Scripture: Oh, give to the Lord, you sons of the mighty, both glory and strength to Jehovah accord. Oh, give to the
Lord, His name’s greatness of glory; in splendor of holiness, worship the Lord. Oh, the voice of Jehovah resounds
on the waters; the glorious God thunders forth from the heights. The Lord is upon the great sweep of the waters,
the Lord’s voice in splendor, the Lord’s voice in might. Psalm 29:1-2

What Is The Fourth Commandment?

Answer: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Scripture: There remains then a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For in six days God made the heavens and the
earth, then He rested the seventh day from His own work. He who enters God’s rest also rests from his own works.
Make every effort to enter that rest, so you won’t fall. Therefore, since we have a great High Priest who’s gone
before us, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith that we profess. He was tempted, like us, yet without
sin. Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so we may receive mercy in our time of need. Rest in
Jesus, our great High Priest, the Son of God. Hebrews 4

What Is The Fifth Commandment?

Answer: Honor your father and your mother.

Scripture: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and your mother” which is the
first commandment with a promise, “that it may go well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
Ephesians 6:1

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 The Ten Commandments

What Is The Sixth Commandment?

Answer: Thou shall not murder.

Scripture: We know we have passed from death to life because we love each other. Anyone who does not love
remains in death. Anyone who hates his brother has broken this command: “Thou shall not murder.” This is how we
know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brother.
I John 3:14-16

What Is The Seventh Commandment?

Answer: You shall not commit adultery.

Scripture: Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well. Should your fountains be
dispersed abroad, streams of water in the streets? Let them be only your own, and not for strangers with you. Let
your fountain be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth, as a loving deer, as a loving hind and a graceful doe.
Proverbs 5:15-19

What Is The Eighth Commandment?

Answer: Thou shall not steal.

Scripture: Thou shall not steal, he who has been stealing, thou shall not steal. He must steal from his brother no
longer, but rather, let him work, doing honest work that he may share with those in need. Ephesians 4:28

What Is The Ninth Commandment?

Answer: Do not lie.

Scripture: Do not lie, the Lord detests the lying lips, but the Lord delights in the man who is truthful. Proverbs 12:22

What Is The Tenth Commandment?

Answer: Do not covet.

Scripture: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, your neighbor’s wife, your neighbor’s ox. You shall not covet
anything that belongs to your neighbor. Exodus 20

Scripture: Be content with what you have. For God said, “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5

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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VOL. 4:

The Bible

Where Do We Learn To Love And Obey God?

Answer: In the Bible, we learn to love and obey God.

Scripture: Keep this book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to
do everything written in it. Joshua 1:8

Who Wrote The Bible?

Answer: Holy men of God, who were taught and chosen by God, wrote the Bible.

Scripture: So I will remind you always of these things, even though you know them, even though you’re established
in the truth you now have. Still, I’ll always remind you of these things, for I know it is right to refresh your memory for
as long as the tent of this body I’m in. 2 Peter 1:12-15

Scripture: And you will do well to pay attention to it, as a light shining in the dark, until the day dawns and the
morning star arises in your hearts. Men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:19-21

What’s The Greatest Command?

Answer: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind; and the second is like it, love your neighbor as
yourself.

Scripture: Teacher, what’s the greatest command? “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. This
is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” This sums
up the Ten Commandments. Matthew 22:36

Is God Pleased With Those Who Love And Obey Him?

Answer: Yes, He loves those who love Him.

Scripture: I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me. Proverbs 8:17

Scripture: He who has my commands and keeps them, it is he who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my
Father, and I will love him, and I will show myself to him. John 14:21

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 The Bible

Is God Displeased With Those Who Do Not Love And Obey Him?
Answer: Yes, God is angry with the wicked every day.

Scripture: O righteous God, on High, who searches minds and hearts; end the violence of the wicked and make
the righteous secure. My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart. God is a righteous judge, feeling
anger every day. Psalm 7:9-11

Scripture: Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead. Return to the Lord your God, for He is
mercy and compassion, slow to anger, filled with unfailing love. (He is eager to relent!) Joel 2:13

Of What Use Are The Ten Commandments?

Answer: They teach us our duty to God and our duty to man, and they show us our need for a Savior.

Scripture: Things revealed are yours and mine and our children’s forever, so that we may follow in the words of the
law. Deuteronomy 29:29

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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VOL. 5:

Prayer
What Is Prayer?
Answer: Prayer is praising God for who He is, thanking God for what He’s done, and asking Him for things He has
promised.

Scripture: Let your gentleness be clear, for the Lord is near. Do not be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and
petition, be thankful, present your requests to God, and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will
guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5-7

In Whose Name Should We Pray?

Answer: We should pray only in the name of Christ, our mediator.

Scripture: For, there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Jesus Christ. I Timothy 2:5

What Guide Has Christ Given To Teach Us How To Pray?

Answer: Christ has given us the Lord’s Prayer to teach us how to pray.

Scripture: “Don’t pray like the pagans; they babble all the time. Your Father knows what you need even before you
ask” Matthew 6:7-9

What Is The Lord’s Prayer?

Answer: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Do not lead
us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13

What Is The First Petition Of The Lord’s Prayer?

Answer: Hallowed be thy name.

Scripture: Oh, the depth of the riches, Oh, the depth of the wisdom, Oh, the depth of the knowledge of God! How
unsearchable His judgments and His paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has
been His counselor? Who has ever given to God that God should repay them? For from Him and through Him and
to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen. Romans 11:33-36

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What Is The Second Petition Of The Lord’s Prayer?

Answer: Thy kingdom come.

Scripture: Brothers and sisters, please pray for us that the message of the Lord may be spread rapidly and be
honored, as it was with you. We pray the Gospel be preached in all the world and believed and obeyed by more
and more, and God’s kingdom may be established on the earth as it was with you. 2 Thessalonians 3:1

What Is The Third Petition Of The Lord’s Prayer?

Answer: Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We pray that men on earth may serve God, as the angels in
heaven serve God.

Scripture: Praise the Lord, you His angels, you mighty ones who do His word, who obey His word. Praise the Lord,
all His heavenly hosts, you His servants who do His will. Praise the Lord, all His works everywhere in His dominion.
Praise the Lord, O my soul, praise the Lord. Psalm 103:20-22

What Is The Fourth Petition Of The Lord’s Prayer?

Answer: Give us this day our daily bread.

Scripture: Keep falsehood and lies far from me, You despise them; give me neither poverty nor riches. Give us this
day our daily bread. Proverbs 30:8

What Is The Fifth Petition Of The Lord’s Prayer?

Answer: Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Scripture: For if you forgive others when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you
do not forgive others, when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15

What Is The Sixth Petition Of The Lord’s Prayer?

Answer: Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

Scripture: Watch and pray so that you won’t fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41

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The Sacraments
a. What Is A Sacrament?
Answer: A sacrament is a holy ordinance, in which the benefits of Christ’s death and resurrection are represented
in the elements and applied to the believer.

b. How Many Sacraments Are There In The Bible?

Answer: There are two sacraments in the Bible.

c. What Are The Two Sacraments?

Answer: The two sacraments are baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

Scripture: This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me. 1 Corinthians 11:23-24

Who Gave Us The Sacraments?

Answer: Jesus gave us the sacraments.

Scripture: Signed and sealed, I’m a child of the covenant. I’m a child of God, sealed with the promises of God.
Sealed with the promise, Jesus gave me the sacraments. I must be baptized, cleansed by the washing of His blood.
Cleansed by the washing, I will take the Lord’s Supper; I will eat of the bread, this cup is the new covenant. I’m
sealed, by the washing of His blood. 1 Corinthians 11

Why Did Christ Appoint These Sacraments?

Answer: Christ appointed sacraments to mark us off as His, and to give us strength and comfort.

Scripture: Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ; He will forgive you. Acts 2:38

What Element Is Used In Baptism?

Answer: The sign that’s used in baptism is washing with water.

Scripture: Confessing their sins, they were baptized in the Jordan River; union with Christ by cleansing through His
blood. Matthew 3:6-17

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What Does Baptism Represent?

Answer: Baptism represents a sign and seal of our union with Christ and an outward sign of being cleansed by His
blood.

Scripture: Let us draw near to God with sincere hearts for God, with the full assurance that faith brings, having
hearts sprinkled to cleanse from guilt and our bodies washed, pure water, washed. Hebrews 10:22

In Whose Name Are We Baptized?

Answer: In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Scripture: Therefore go and make disciples everywhere, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19

Who Should Be Baptized?

Answer: Believers and their children should be baptized.

Scripture: “I will establish my everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you, to be
your God and the God of your descendants after you for the generations to come.” Genesis 17:7

Scripture: The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off and your descendants after you, for
all whom the Lord God will call. Acts 2:39

Scripture: Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household. Acts 16:31

Does Christ Care For Little Children?

Answer: Yes, for He says in Mark 10:14, “Let the children come to me; don’t forbid the children come to me, the
kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

Scripture: Let the little children come to me, don’t forbid the children come to me; the kingdom belongs to such
as these. Truly I say to you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter the
kingdom of God. Mark 10:14-15

What Is The Lord’s Supper?

Answer: The Lord’s Supper is a remembrance of Christ’s death for us on the cross, in which by faith we partake of
His benefits.

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What Do The Bread And The Wine Represent?

Answer: The bread symbolizes Christ’s body that was crucified for us, the many. The wine symbolizes Christ’s
blood that was shed for us, poured out for the many, for the forgiveness of our sins.

Scripture: Then He took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Take, drink of this cup, all of you. This
is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for the many for the forgiveness of sins.” Matthew 26:28

Who May Partake Of The Lord’s Supper?

Answer: Those who repent and trust in the Lord may partake of the Lord’s Supper.

Scripture: Everyone ought to examine themselves. For those who eat of the Lord’s Supper

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Christ And His Return

Did Christ Remain In The Tomb?
Answer: No, Christ is risen on the third day, just as He did say.

Scripture: The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Jesus. He is risen, just as
He did say. Come and see the place where He lay. Go tell the disciples, quickly tell the disciples.” Matthew 28:5-6

United With Him

Scripture: For, if we have been united with Him, in a death like His, we will certainly be united with Him in a
resurrection like His. Our old self was crucified with Him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, no
longer slaves to sin; the old self was crucified with Him. Because anyone who has died has been set free from sin,
crucified. If we have died with Christ, we will also live with Him. Romans 6:5-8

Where Is Christ Now?

Answer: Christ is in heaven, and He’s praying for me; He sits at the right hand of God.

Apostles’ Creed: He suffered under Pontius Pilate; He was crucified, dead and buried. He descended into hell. The
third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and He sits at the right hand of God, the Father
almighty. He will come to judge the quick and the dead.

Will Christ Come Again?

Answer: Yes, He is coming soon.

Scripture: Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:1

Scripture: I am coming soon. My reward is with me. I will give to each person according to what they have done.
Revelation 22:12

Scripture: Come quickly, Lord. Revelation 22:20

Run To Jesus
Scripture: Let the one who is thirsty come and drink of the waters. Come and drink of the waters, free gift of waters,
life-giving waters, come. Because…
Christ will return to judge the world on the last day.
Come again, Jesus. Come to Jesus! Run to Jesus! Revelation 22:12, 17, 20

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When Will Christ Return?

Answer: No one knows when Christ will return.

Scripture: But about that day or hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Fa-
ther. Matthew 24:36

Scripture: Keep watch; you do not know on what day your Lord will come. Matthew 24:42

Well Done Good And Faithful Servant

Scripture: I gave him five talents and ten I got back. I gave him two talents and four I got back. Well done, good and
faithful servant, you’ve been faithful over a little; you’ve been faithful with what you’ve been given, well done. Enter
into the joy of your master. I gave him one talent and one I got back. He dug a hole in the ground, only one I got
back, he was afraid, he hid my talent, wicked and lazy one. Take his talent and give it to him who has ten talents.
Don’t hide your talents in the ground, don’t bury your talents, don’t hide your gifts of God. Matthew 25

What Happens To A Man When He Dies?

Answer: The body returns to the dust, and the spirit will go to either heaven or hell.

Scripture: The wages of sin is death, but the free gift is eternal life in Christ. Romans 6:23

What Will Happen When Christ Returns?

Answer: Our bodies will be raised from the dust, and united again with our spirits.

Scripture: And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh, I shall see God. Job 19:25-27

What Will Happen To The Wicked On Judgment Day?

Answer: The wicked will go down on judgment day and will be cast into the lake of fire.

Scripture: And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:15

What Is The Lake Of Fire?

Answer: The lake of fire is a place of terrible and endless torment.

Scripture: If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. If your foot causes you to fall, cut it off. It is better to enter
life maimed than with two hands and be thrown into hell. Mark 9:43-44

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What Will Happen To Every Christian On The Last Day?

Answer: Every Christian will live with Jesus in the new heavens and the new earth.

Scripture: Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated
at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For, you died, and your life is now
hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:1-4

He Will Wipe Away Every Tear

Scripture: He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be not death; there will be no mourning, there
will be no crying or pain. Revelation 21:4

What Will The New Heavens And The New Earth Be Like?
Answer: The new heaven and the new earth will be a place of happiness and glory, where we believers will always
be with the Lord.

Scripture: Never will they hunger; never will they thirst. Never will the sun beat down on them, they won’t be hurt.
For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; He will lead them to springs of living water, and God
will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Revelation 7:16-17

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The Nature of God

o Who is God? God is the only living and true God. He’s the all-glorious, almighty, all-knowing,
sovereign Creator and Lord of the whole universe. God is perfect and holy, infinite, eternal, and
unchanging.

o Who made God? Nobody made God.

o Has God ever had a beginning? No, God has always been.

o Will God ever die? No, God lives forever!

o Are there more gods than one? No, there is only one true God.

o In how many persons does this one God exist? God exists in three persons.

o Who are the three persons of God? The three persons of God are the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit.

o Where is God? God is everywhere.

o Can you see God? No, God is a spirit, and He doesn’t have a body like man. Though I cannot see God,
I know He always sees me.

o Does God know all things? Yes, God knows all things. Nothing can be hidden from God.

o Can God do all things? Yes, God can do all His holy will.

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Creation
o Who made you? God made me.

o Why did God make you? I was made to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

o What else did God make? God made all things. God made everything.

o Why did God make all things? His own glory.

o How can you glorify God? I can glorify God by loving Him and doing what He commands.

o Why should you glorify God? I should glorify God because He made me and takes care of me.

o Who were our first parents? Adam and Eve were our first parents.

o How did God make Adam and Eve? God made the body of Adam from the dust of the ground and
formed Eve from the body of Adam.

o What did God give Adam and Eve besides bodies? God gave them spirits that could never die.

o Do you have a spirit as well as a body? Yes, I have a spirit that can never die.

o What were Adam and Eve like when God made them? God made them holy and happy.

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The Fall Of Man

o What is a covenant? An agreement that God makes with us, in which He guarantees to keep His
promise.

o What was Adam’s part in the covenant in order to stay in the Garden of Eden? Adam was required to
obey God perfectly.

o Did Adam obey God? No, Adam chose to disobey God.

o How did God punish Adam’s disobedience? Adam’s punishment was death and separation from God.

o What is sin? Sin is disobedience against God’s perfect law by failing to do what God commands or
doing what God forbids.

o Who is Satan? Satan is an evil spirit who is the enemy of God and all Christians.

o Who is stronger, God or Satan? God is much stronger.

o What was the sin of our first parents? Eating the forbidden fruit.

o Who tempted Adam and Eve to sin? Satan tempted Eve, and she gave the fruit to Adam, and he ate it.

o What happened to Adam and Eve when they sinned? Instead of being holy and happy, they became
sinful and miserable.

o What did Adam’s sin do to you? It made me guilty and sinful.

o What does every sin deserve? The wrath and curse of God.

o How sinful are you by nature? I am corrupt in every part of my being.

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Salvation
o Can you go to Heaven with a sinful nature? No, my heart must be changed before I can go to
Heaven.

o What is this change of heart called? Regeneration, being “born again.”

o Who can change a sinner’s heart? Only God can change a sinner’s heart.

o Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect? The only Savior of men is the Lord Jesus Christ, who being the
eternal Son of God, became man and so is both God and man in two natures and one person.

o How is your heart changed? My heart is changed by the Holy Spirit because of the grace of God.

o What is Grace? Grace is God’s kindness to us when we deserve punishment.

o What work did Christ do to save you? Christ perfectly kept the law of God and suffered the
punishment due for my sins.

o Can anyone be saved by his own works? No one can be saved by his own works.

o What do we gain from the work of Christ? God regenerates, justifies, and sanctifies those who believe
in Christ.

o What is justification? Justification is God forgiving all my sins and declaring me to be righteous.

o How were you justified? I’m justified by faith in the work of Christ, on the grounds of His
righteousness.

o What is sanctification? Sanctification is God making me holy in heart and behavior.

o What are the two parts of sanctification? Dying to sin and living to righteousness.

o For whom did Christ die? Christ died for all who were given to Him by the Father.

o Who will be saved? Whoever repents and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ.

o What does it mean to repent? To repent is to be sorry for sin, and to hate and forsake it because it
displeases God.

o What is faith in Christ? Faith in Christ is trusting in Him alone for salvation.

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Christ And His Work

o Can you repent and believe in Christ by your own power? No, God has revealed it to me.

o What is meant by the Atonement? We are saved from the wrath of God through His Son; we are saved
through the life of Jesus His Son.

o How were people saved before the coming of Christ? People were saved by believing in a Savior to
come.

o a. How did people show their faith before the coming of Christ? They showed their faith by the
offering of the sacrifices God did command.

o b. What did these sacrifices represent? Christ, the Lamb of God, who would die for the sin of the
world.

o How did Christ, being God the Son, become man? Christ, who is God the Son, became man by being
conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, with a real body and soul, in the womb of the Virgin Mary.

o Did Jesus ever sin? No, Jesus lived a sinless life.

o What kind of death did Christ die? A painful and shameful death on the cross.

o What are the offices Christ fulfilled as the promised Messiah? Prophet, Priest, and King.

o How is Christ your prophet? Christ teaches me the will of God.

o How is Christ your priest? Christ died for me; He prays for me, He washed away my every sin.

o How is Christ your king? Christ rules over me; He defends me; He will establish His Kingdom on earth.

o Can you repent and believe in Christ by your own power? (reprise) I can only repent and believe in
Christ with the help of the Holy Spirit.

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The Ten Commandments

o What is the first commandment? You shall have no other gods before me.

o What is the second commandment? You shall not make for yourself an idol.

o What is the third commandment? Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord God in vain.

o What is the fourth commandment? Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

o What is the fifth commandment? Honor your father and your mother.

o What is the sixth commandment? Thou shall not murder.

o What is the seventh commandment? You shall not commit adultery.

o What is the eighth commandment? Thou shall not steal.

o What is the ninth commandment? Do not lie.

o What is the tenth commandment? Do not covet.

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The Bible
o Where do we learn to love and obey God? In the Bible, we learn to love and obey God.

o Who wrote the Bible? Holy men of God, who were taught and chosen by God, wrote the Bible.

o What’s the greatest command? Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind; and the
second is like it, love your neighbor as yourself.

o Is God pleased with those who love and obey Him? Yes, He loves those who love Him.

o Is God displeased with those who do not love and obey Him? Yes, God is angry with the wicked every
day.

o Of what use are the Ten Commandments? They teach us our duty to God and our duty to man, and
they show us our need for a Savior.

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Prayer
o What is prayer? Prayer is praising God for who He is, thanking God for what He’s done, and asking
Him for things He has promised.

o In whose name should we pray? We should pray only in the name of Christ, our mediator.

o What guide has Christ given us to teach us how to pray? Christ has given us the Lord’s Prayer to teach
us how to pray.

o What is the Lord’s Prayer? Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we
also have forgiven our debtors. Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the
kingdom and the power and the glory for ever. Amen. Matthew 6:9-13

o What is the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer? Hallowed be thy name.

o What is the second petition of the Lord’s Prayer? Thy kingdom come.

o What is the third petition of the Lord’s Prayer? Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We pray
that men on earth may serve God, as the angels in heaven serve God.

o What is the fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer? Give us this day our daily bread.

o What is the fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer? Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

o What is the sixth petition of the Lord’s Prayer? Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

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The Sacraments
o What is a sacrament? A sacrament is a holy ordinance, in which the benefits of Christ’s death and
resurrection are represented in the elements and applied to the believer.

o How many sacraments are there in the Bible? There are two sacraments in the Bible.

o What are the two sacraments? The two sacraments are baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

o Who gave us the sacraments? Jesus gave us the sacraments.

o Why did Christ appoint the sacraments? Christ appointed sacraments to mark us off as His, and to give
us strength and comfort.

o What element is used in baptism? The sign that’s used in baptism is washing with water.

o What does baptism represent? Baptism represents a sign and seal of our union with Christ and an
outward sign of being cleansed by His blood.

o In whose name are we baptized? In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

o Who should be baptized? Believers and their children should be baptized.

o Does Christ care for little children? Yes, for He says in Mark 10:14, “Let the children come to me; don’t
forbid the children come to me, the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

o What is the Lord’s Supper? The Lord’s Supper is a remembrance of Christ’s death for us on the cross, in
which by faith we partake of His benefits.

o What do the bread and the wine represent? The bread symbolizes Christ’s body that was crucified for
us, the many. The wine symbolizes Christ’s blood that was shed for us, poured out for the many, for the
forgiveness of our sins.

o Who may partake of the Lord’s Supper? Those who repent and trust in the Lord may partake of the
Lord’s Supper.

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Christ And His Return

o Did Christ remain in the tomb? No, Christ is risen on the third day, just as He did say.

o Where is Christ now? Christ is in heaven, and He’s praying for me; He sits at the right hand of God.

o Will Christ come again? Yes, He is coming soon.

o When will Christ return? No one knows when Christ will return.

o What happens to a man when he dies? The body returns to the dust, and the spirit will go to either
heaven or hell.

o What will happen when Christ returns? Our bodies will be raised from the dust, and united again with
our spirits.

o What will happen to the wicked on Judgment day? The wicked will go down on judgment day and will
be cast into the lake of fire.

o What is the lake of fire? The lake of fire is a place of terrible and endless torment.

o What will happen to every Christian on the last day? Every Christian will live with Jesus in the new
heavens and the new earth.

o What will the new heavens and the new earth be like? The new heaven and the new earth will be a
place of happiness and glory, where we believers will always be with the Lord.

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