This list of passages comes from Curiosities of the Bible Pertaining to Scripture Persons, Places and Things by E. B. Treat, 1884, pp. 223–24.
Category: Catechism
What is the Lord’s Prayer? Conclusion
Although I've been working on a series about catechisms, The best-known version of the Lord's Prayer is found in Matthew 6:9b-13 in the King James Version, but a slightly shorter version occurs in Luke 11:2b-4 KJV.
The conclusion of the Lord's Prayer in Matthew is missing in Luke, and may not have originally been in the Gospel of Matthew. Many of the earliest Greek manuscripts don't have the conclusion;...
What is the Lord’s Prayer? Westminster Larger Catechism (1647)
All of the questions and answers below are from Westminster Larger Catechism (1647).
Preface — Our Father which art in heaven
What does the preface of the Lord's Prayer teach us?
The preface of the Lord's Prayer (contained in these words, Our Father which art in heaven), teaches us, when we pray, to draw near to God with confidence of his fatherly goodness, and our interest therein; with reverence, and...
What is the Lord’s Prayer? Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647)
All of the questions and answers below are from Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647).
Preface — Our Father which art in heaven
What doth the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?
The preface of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, Our Father which art in heaven, teacheth us to draw near to God with all holy reverence (Psalm 95:6) and confidence (Ephesians 3:12), as...
What is the Lord’s Prayer? Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
All of the questions and answers below are from Heidelberg Catechism (1563).
Preface — Our Father which art in heaven
Why has Christ commanded us to address God as our Father?
To awaken in us at the very beginning of our prayer that childlike reverence and trust toward God which should be basic to our prayer: God has become our Father through Christ and will much less deny us what we ask of him in faith...
What is the Lord’s Prayer? Geneva Catechism (1545)
All of the questions and answers below are from the Geneva Catechism (1545).
Preface — Our Father which art in heaven
Let us now proceed to an explanation of the words; and, first, Why is the name of Father, rather than any other, here given to God?
As...
What is the Lord’s Prayer? Luther’s Small Catechism (1529)
All of the questions and answers below are from Luther's Small Catechism (1529). A few answers in the Small Catechism do reference Luther's Large Catechism (1529). Be aware that Luther's Catechisms split what is typically the sixth petition into two parts.
Preface — Our...
What is the Lord’s Prayer? Baptist Catechism (1677)
All of the questions and answers below are from the Baptist Catechism (1677)
Preface — Our Father which art in heaven
What does the preface of the Lord's Prayer teach us?
The preface of the Lord's Prayer, which is, "Our Father, which art in heaven," teaches...
What is the Lord’s Prayer? Introduction
Introduction
The Lord's prayer is recorded twice in the New Testament. The passage most commonly memorized is Matthew 6:9-13, often in the King James Version. The version in Luke 11:2-4 is shorter.
What rule has God given for our direction in prayer?
The whole Word of God is of use to direct us in prayer, but the special rule of direction is that prayer, which Christ taught His disciples, commonly called the Lord's Prayer....
What is Prayer?
What is Prayer?
Prayer is an offering up of our desires to God, for things agreeable to His will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins and thankful acknowledgment of His mercies. (1 John 5:14; 1 John 1:9; Philippians 4:6; Psalm 10:17; 145:19; John 14:13-14)
To whom should we pray?
We should pray to the true God only, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, not to idols, saints, or anything God has created (Psalm 65:2; 1 John...