Who is the first and best of beings?1
God is the first and best of beings. (Isaiah 44:6; Psalm 8:1; 97:9)
Who is God?2
God is the Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things.
Had God a beginning?3
God had no beginning; He always was and He always will be.
Where is God?4
God is everywhere.
If God is everywhere, why do we not see Him?5
We do not see God, because He is a pure spirit and cannot be seen with bodily eyes.
Does God see us?6
God sees us and watches over us.
Who is God?7
In His Word God has told us that He is
- Spirit (a personal being without a body) (John 4:24)
- Eternal (without beginning and without end) (Psalm 90:1-2; 1 Timothy 1:17)
- Unchangeable (immutable) (Psalm 102:27; Malachi 3:6; James 1:17)
- Almighty, all-powerful (omnipotent) (Genesis 17:1; Matthew 19:26)
- All-knowing (omniscient) (Psalm 139:1-4; John 21:17; Jeremiah 23:24; Acts 17:27)
- Holy (sinless and hating sin) (Leviticus 19:2; Psalm 5:4-5; Isaiah 6:3)
- Just (fair and impartial) (Deuteronomy 32:4)
- Faithful (keeping His promises) (2 Timothy 2:13)
- Good (kind, desiring our welfare) (Psalm 118:1; Psalm 145:9)
- Merciful (full of pity) (Jeremiah 3:12; Titus 3:5)
- Gracious (showing undeserved kindness, forgiving) (Exodus 34:6-7)
- Love (John 3:16; 1 John 4:8)
Note: God’s attributes tell us what God is. God is each of these, all of these, and more than these attributes.
How do we know there is a God?8
The light of nature in man, and the works of God, plainly declare that there is a God; but His Word and Spirit only, do effectually reveal Him unto us for our salvation. (Romans 1:18-20; Psalm 19:1-2; 2 Timothy 3:15; 1 Corinthians 1:21-24; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10)
Are there more gods than one?9
There is but one only, the living and true God. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Jeremiah 10:10)
Footnotes
What are Catechisms? (44 articles)
- What are Catechisms? (1 of 44)
- What do Catechisms Teach? (2 of 44)
- What are the Ten Commandments? (3 of 44)
- Why Are The Ten Commandments Numbered Differently? (4 of 44)
- What is the First Commandment? (5 of 44)
- What is the Second Commandment? (6 of 44)
- What is the Third Commandment? (7 of 44)
- What is the Fourth Commandment? (8 of 44)
- What is the Fifth Commandment? (9 of 44)
- What is the Sixth Commandment? (10 of 44)
- What is the Seventh Commandment? (11 of 44)
- What is the Eighth Commandment? (12 of 44)
- What is the Ninth Commandment? (13 of 44)
- What is the Tenth Commandment? (14 of 44)
- Are People Able to Keep the Ten Commandments? (15 of 44)
- How are Catechisms Organized? (16 of 44)
- Who is God? (17 of 44)
- What is the Trinity? (18 of 44)
- Who is Jesus Christ? (19 of 44)
- Who is the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost)? (20 of 44)
- What is Creation? (21 of 44)
- What are Angels? (22 of 44)
- Who is Man? (23 of 44)
- What is Sin? (24 of 44)
- What are the Effects of Sin? (25 of 44)
- What is the Bible? (26 of 44)
- What Covenants did God make with People? (27 of 44)
- What is Faith? (28 of 44)
- What is Repentance? (29 of 44)
- What is Grace? (30 of 44)
- What is Redemption? (31 of 44)
- What is Righteousness? (32 of 44)
- What are Justification, Adoption and Sanctification? (33 of 44)
- Why did Jesus Suffer and Die? (34 of 44)
- What was Jesus’ Resurrection? (35 of 44)
- What is the Forgiveness of Sin? (36 of 44)
- What is the Church? (37 of 44)
- What is the Second Coming? (38 of 44)
- What is the Resurrection of Believers? (39 of 44)
- What is the Judgement of non-Christians? (40 of 44)
- What is Everlasting Life? (41 of 44)
- What is Prayer? (42 of 44)
- What is the Lord’s Prayer? Introduction (43 of 44)
- What is the Lord’s Prayer? Baptist Catechism (44 of 44)
Footnotes
- Baptist Catechism (1677), Question 1.
- Baltimore Larger Catechism (1885), Question 2.
- Baltimore Larger Catechism (1885), Question 14.
- Baltimore Larger Catechism (1885), Question 15.
- Baltimore Larger Catechism (1885), Question 16.
- Baltimore Larger Catechism (1885), Question 17.
- Luther’s Small Catechism (1529), Question 93.
- Baptist Catechism (1677), Question 3.
- Baptist Catechism (1677), Question 9.
