What is the Trinity?

Is there but one God?

Yes; there is but one God.

Why can there be but one God?

There can be but one God, because God, being supreme and infinite, cannot have an equal.

How many persons are there in the Godhead?

There are three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one God, the same in essence, equal in power and glory. (1 Corinthians 8:6; John 10:30; John 14:9; Acts...

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Who is God?

Who is the first and best of beings?

God is the first and best of beings. (Isaiah 44:6; Psalm 8:1; 97:9)

Who is God?

God is the Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things.

Had God a beginning?

God had no beginning; He always was and He always will be.

Where is God?

God is everywhere.

If God is everywhere, why do we not see Him?

We do not see God, because He is a pure spirit and...

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How are Catechisms Organized?

Even though there are many catechisms, most of them teach the same basic topics:

  • God
  • People
  • Sin
  • Ten Commandments
  • Jesus Christ
  • Repentance
  • Justification
  • Prayer
  • Lord’s Supper
  • Baptism

The order of the topics in different catechisms vary. I started this series with the Ten Commandments because I expected the answers would be similar in different...

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Are People Able to Keep the Ten Commandments?

Can we now frame a short compendium of the whole law?

Very easily, since we can reduce it to two heads. The former is to love God with all our heart, and soul, and strength — the latter, to love our neighbours as ourselves. (Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27)

What is comprehended under the love of God?

To love him as God should be loved — that is, recognizing him as at once our Lord, and Father, and Preserver. Accordingly, to the love...

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