YES, OUR REDEEMER

1. Satisfies God's Justice (Romans 3:25-26)

2. Delivers Us From Sin (Colossians 1:13–14)

3. Reconciles Us to God (2 Corinthians 5:18-20)

Question: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God's favor?

Answer: Yes, to satisfy his justice, God himself, out of mere mercy, reconciles us to himself and delivers us from sin and from the punishment for sin, by a Redeemer (WCF 7.3; 8.1, 8.5; WSC 20–21, 25; WLC 30, 38, 71).

WHAT IS IDOLATRY? 

1. The Exchange of Idolatry (Romans 1:21, 25) 

2. The Punishment for Idolatry (Ephesians 5:5-6) 

3. The Rescue from Idolatry (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10) 

Question 17: What is idolatry? 

Answer: Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator for our hope and happiness, significance and security (WCF 2.2; 21.1–2; 22.1; WSC 46–48; WLC 105–106). 

Question 18: Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished? 

Answer: No, God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them both in this life and in the life to come (WCF 5.5–6; 6.6; 33.1–2; WSC 19; 84–85; WLC 28–29; 152). 

 

WHAT IS SIN? SIN...

1. Rejects the Creator (Psalm 14:1)

2. Breaks God's Law (1 John 3:4)

3. Results in Death (Romans 6:23)

Question 16: What is sin?

Answer: Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in the world he created, rebelling against him by living without reference to him, not being or doing what he requires in his law - resulting in our death and the disintegration of all creation (WCF 6.1–6.6; WSC Q.14; WLC Q.24–25).

WHAT IS THE LAW'S

1. Summary (Exodus 20:1-17)

2. Purpose (Romans 3:19-20)

3. Fulfillment (Matthew 5:17)

NEW CITY CATECHISM

Question 15: Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose?

Answer: That we may know the holy nature of God, and the sinful nature of our hearts; and thus our need of a Savior.

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

1. You shall have no other gods before me.

2. You shall not make for yourself an idol.

3. You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.

4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

5. Honor your father and your mother.

6. You shall not murder.

7. You shall not commit adultery.

8. You shall not steal.

9. You shall not give false testimony.

10. You shall not covet.

WE GLORIFY GOD BY 

1. Trusting God (Prov. 3:5–6) 

2. Obeying God (1 John 2:3–5) 

3. Enjoying God (Psalm 16:11) 

New City Catechism Q6: How can we glorify God? 

A: We glorify God by enjoying him, loving him, trusting him, and by obeying his will, commands, and law. 

 

Question 5: What else did God create? 

Answer: God created all things by his powerful Word, and all his creation was very good; everything flourished under his loving rule. 

GOD CREATED ALL THINGS... 

1. By His Powerful Word (Hebrews 11:3) 

2. To Be Very Good (Genesis 1:3-31) 

3. To Flourish Under His Rule (Ps.145:13, 16) 

 

Created in God's Image to... 

1. KNOW GOD (John 17:3) 

2. LOVE GOD (1 John 4:16,19) 

3. LIVE WITH GOD (Eph. 2:22) 

4. GLORIFY GOD (1 Cor. 10:31)

How many persons are there in God? 

ANSWER: "There are three persons in the one true and living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are the same in substance, equal in power and glory." 

THE TRINITY 

1. There is one true and living God. 

2. The Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God. 

3. The Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Spirit, the Spirit is not the Father. 

 

WHAT IS GOD?

1. God is the creator and sustainer of everyone and everything (Rev. 4:11)

2. God is eternal, infinite & unchangeable (Ps. 102:25-27)

3. God is perfect in power, goodness and glory, wisdom, justice, and truth (Ps. 18:30)

4. Nothing happens except through God and by his will (Eph. 1:11)

QUESTION 2: What is God?

ANSWER: "God is the creator and sustainer of everyone and everything. He is eternal, infinite, and unchangeable in his power and perfection, goodness and glory, wisdom, justice, and truth. Nothing happens except through him and by his will."