Westminster Shorter Catechism Quiz: Questions 1 to 107

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#1. What is the chief purpose for which man is made? (Q1)

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To seek himself or make himself great.

To enjoy the profits or pleasures of the world.

To glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

To be happy and glorify God forever.

#2. What rule has God given to direct us how to glorify and enjoy him? (Q2)

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We receive sufficient direction from our own wisdom or the light of nature.

We receive sufficient direction from God’s works of creation and providence only.

The word of God is the only rule.

We must daily expect new revelations from heaven.

The word of God is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments only.

The word of God is contained in something else.

#3. What do the Scriptures principally teach? (Q3)

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They teach us what man is to believe concerning God.

They teach us what duty God requires of man.

They teach us how we can earn merit with God.

#4. What is God? (Q4)

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God has a body or bodily parts.

God is a spirit without body or bodily parts.

God is infinite in being.

God is without any bounds of place, time, or perfection.

God is finite as all creatures are.

God is eternal in being, without either beginning or end.

God has a beginning as all creatures have.

God will have an end.

God is unchangeable.

God is subject to change as creatures are.

#5. What is God? (Q4) cont.

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God is infinite in wisdom.

God knows all things.

God does all things wisely.

There are some things that God does not know.

God lacks wisdom in some things.

God lacks wisdom at some times.

God is almighty, that is, infinite in power.

God is able to do all things that He is able to do.

There are some things that are too hard for God.

#6. What is God? (Q4) cont.

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God is infinite in holiness

There is some sin in Him.

He allows anyone to sin.

God is infinite in justice.

He is just in all things and at all times.

There is some injustice or unrighteousness in God.

God is infinite in goodness.

God is good in Himself [intrinsically good].

God is the source of all good in creatures.

#7. What is God? (Q4) cont.

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God is infinite in truth.

It is possible for God to lie.

It is possible for God to err or be deceived.

God is eternal and unchangeable in all these perfections.

And, it is impossible for Him to be otherwise.

God is a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His being.

He is infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His wisdom.

He is infinite in His power.

He is infinite in His holiness.

He is infinite in His justice, His goodness, and His truth.

#8. Are there more Gods than one? (Q5)

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There are more Gods than one.

Those gods that the heathen worshipped were real gods.

The living and true God is the only God.

#9. How many persons are there in the Godhead? (Q6)

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There are three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

There are more than three persons in the Godhead.

There are fewer than three persons in the Godhead.

The Father is God.

The Son is God.

The Holy Spirit is God.

There are three Gods.

The three persons of the Godhead are one God.

#10. How many persons are there in the Godhead? (Q6) cont.

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The three persons in the Godhead are the same in substance.

The three persons in the Godhead are different in substance.

The three persons in the Godhead are equal in power and glory.

One of the persons in the Godhead is more powerful than another.

One of the persons in the Godhead is more glorious than another.

#11. What are the decrees of God? (Q7)

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They are His eternal purpose, by which He has foreordained whatever events or things happen.

Things happen that God has not decreed.

Things happen differently than God has decreed.

The decrees of God are eternal.

God purposes or decrees things now besides what He has purposed from all eternity.

Changes in creatures motivate a change in God’s purposes.

Changes in creatures cause a change in God’s purposes.

God, from all eternity, by an unchangeable decree, has foreordained those changes in creatures.

#12. What are the decrees of God? (Q7) cont.

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God has foreordained all things for His own glory.

Things happen that do not serve to glorify God.

Things happen that were not intended by Him for that purpose.

God was moved to make decrees by things outside of Himself.

God was moved to make decrees only according to the counsel of His will.

#13. How does God carry out his decrees? (Q8)

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The work of creation is an execution of God’s decrees.

The works of providence are an execution of God’s decrees.

God causes some things to happen in His providence that was not previously decreed.

#14. What is the work of creation? (Q9)

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God made all things out of nothing in the space of six days.

There are things that God did not directly make, or else make out of other things that He had made.

God made all things by the word of His power without the use of instruments.

God created some things sinful, mistakenly, or wrongly.

God created all things very good.

#15. How did God create man? (Q10)

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God created man both male and female after His own image.

God created man in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness.

Man has dominion over the creatures.

#16. What are God’s works of providence? (Q11)

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God preserves and governs all of His creatures.

God preserves and governs all their actions.

There are some things that do not stand in need of His preservation.

There are some things that are exempt from His government.

God is most holy, wise, and powerful in all His acts of providence.

There is some lack of holiness in God’s providence.

There is not a complete measure of wisdom in God’s providence.

Power is sometimes lacking in some of His acts of providence.

#17. What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the state in which he was created? (Q12)

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God entered into a covenant of life with man.

This covenant is upon condition of perfect obedience.

This covenant is absolutely, without any condition.

Man had liberty to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Man was forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

If man ate from the tree, it would be upon pain of death.

And that death would be immediate and final.

#18. Did our first parents continue in the state in which they were created? (Q13)

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Our first parents did continue in the state in which they were created.

Our first parents fell from it by sinning against God.

They were confirmed in innocence.

They were forced to sin.

They were left to the freedom of their own will.

#19. What is sin? (Q14)

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It is any transgression of God’s Law.

It is any lack of conformity to it.

Even in the smallest matters.

Sin is only some gross transgression.

#20. What was the sin by which our first parents fell from the state in which they were created? (Q15)

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It was their eating the forbidden fruit.

It included other sins also.

#21. Did all mankind fall in Adam’s first disobedience? (Q16)

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Christ fell as well as all mankind.

Those who fell were descend from Adam by ordinary generation.

They all sinned with Adam in his first transgression.

And, fall with him into sin.

The covenant was made with Adam for his posterity as well as for himself.

The covenant was only made for Adam.

#22. Into what state did the fall bring mankind? (Q17)

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Into a state of sin.

Into a state of life.

Into a state of misery.

Into a state of free will.

#23. What is the sinfulness of that state into which man fell? (Q18)

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Man is guilty of Adam’s first sin.

Man lacks original righteousness.

Man still retains that righteousness in which he was created.

There is a corruption of man’s whole nature.

There are parts of man that remain undefiled.

This is what is commonly called original sin.

All actual transgressions proceed from it.

They are part of the sinfulness of man’s condition.

#24. What misery did the fall bring upon mankind? (Q19)

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All men have lost communion with God by their fall.

All men are under His wrath and curse.

All men are made liable to all the miseries of this life.

And, to death itself.

Death puts an end to all man's misery.

All men are liable to the pains of hell forever.

#25. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the state of sin and misery? (Q20)

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God left all mankind to perish in the state of sin and misery.

God delivers all mankind out of the state of sin and misery.

God has elected some to everlasting life.

God's election is from all eternity.

God's election is out of His mere good pleasure.

God's election is because of something God foresaw in the elect that moved Him to that election.

God delivers the elect out of the state of sin and misery and brings them into a state of salvation.

The elect are thus delivered and saved by the first covenant, which was a covenant of works, upon their perfect obedience.

God enter into a covenant of grace to deliver and save the elect by a Redeemer.

#26. Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect? (Q21)

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The Lord Jesus Christ the only redeemer of God’s elect.

There are others who can redeem us.

Christ is the eternal Son of God.

Christ became man.

Christ is both God and man.

There two distinct natures in Christ.

And, two distinct persons.

Or, two distinct natures and one person.

Christ continues to be so forever.

#27. How did Christ, the Son of God, become man? (Q22)

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Christ had a body without a soul.

Or, Christ had a soul without a body.

Christ, the Son of God, became man by taking to Himself a true body and true human soul.

Christ was conceived and born in an ordinary way as others are.

Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the virgin Mary and born of her.

Christ was conceived and born without sin.

Christ was conceived and born in sin as others are.

#28. What offices does Christ fill as our Redeemer? (Q23)

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He executes the office of a prophet.

He executes the office of a priest.

He executes the office of a king.

Christ executed these offices in his state of humiliation.

Christ executes these offices in his state of exaltation.

#29. How does Christ fill the office of a prophet? (Q24)

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In revealing to us the will of God for our salvation.

There are some things necessary for our salvation that He has not revealed.

He reveals this by His Word and Spirit.

He reveals this only by His Word without the Spirit.

#30. How does Christ fill the office of a priest? (Q25)

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In His offering Himself, just once, as a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice.

And, to reconcile us to God.

He was offered up by someone else against His will.

He was offered up a sacrifice more than once.

He is to be offered up again as a final sacrifice.

His offering up Himself as a sacrifice only once is sufficient to satisfy divine justice and reconcile us to God.

Christ made intercession for us.

Christ continues to make intercession for us.

He finished His intercession along with His sacrifice.

Intercession is part of His priestly office.

#31. How does Christ fill the office of a king? (Q26)

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He subdues us to Himself.

We submit to Him merely out of our own accord.

We are by nature enemies to Him.

Christ rules and governs us.

Christ permits us to do what we want.

Christ allows us to remain rebellious.

Christ defends us.

Christ restrains all of His and our enemies.

Christ conquers all of His and our enemies.

#32. How does Christ fill the office of a king? (Q26) cont.

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He leaves us exposed to dangers and lets us fend for ourselves.

He allows our enemies to do what they wish.

Christ leaves them unconquered and allows them to prevail finally against Him.

Christ leaves them unconquered and allows them to prevail finally against us.

Subduing, ruling, governing, and defending us, along with restraining and conquering His and our enemies are all parts of His kingly office.

#33. In what did Christ’s humiliation consist? (Q27)

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Being born was an abasement (lowering) of Christ.

His abasement was especially in a low condition.

He was made under the Law.

He was exempted from subjection to the Law.

He was freed from the misery of this life.

He underwent the misery of this life.

He underwent the wrath of God.

#34. In what did Christ’s humiliation consist? (Q27) cont.

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He suffered death.

His death was an ordinary natural death.

He underwent the cursed death of the Cross.

He was buried.

He rose again immediately.

He continued under the power of death for a time.

Death on the cross is not considered a ‘natural death’ in so far as he didn’t die of ‘natural’ causes.

#35. In what does Christ’s exaltation consist? (Q28)

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Christ continues still in the grave and under the power of death.

Christ rose again from the dead on the third day.

He was to continue on the earth after His resurrection.

He ascended up into Heaven.

He sits at the right hand of God the Father.

Christ will remain at the Father's right hand forever.

He will come to judge the world at the last day.

He will come again before the last day.

Christ’s rising, ascension, sitting and the Father's right hand, and coming to judge the world are all part of His exaltation.

Though Christ remained on the earth for 40 days after His resurrection (Acts 1:3), he did not ‘continue’ on earth. Rather, he was temporarily on the earth until his ascension.

#36. How are we made to share in the redemption purchased by Christ? (Q29)

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By the effectual application of it to us by His Holy Spirit.

It can be effectually applied to us without the Spirit.

Our own spirit needs to permit the Holy Spirit to do His work.

Those to whom the Spirit does not apply the redemption can be partakers of it.

#37. How does the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ? (Q30)

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By working faith in us.

And through faith, uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling.

The redemption process can be done without faith.

The redemption process can be done without the Spirit.

#38. What is effective calling? (Q31)

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It is the work of God’s Spirit.

In effectual calling, the Spirit of God convinces us of our sin and our misery.

Those who are effectually called are never thus convinced of their sin and misery.

The Spirit enlightens our minds in the knowledge of Christ.

The Spirit renews our wills.

Our minds remain as blind and our wills as perverse as they were before.

This can be accomplished without the Spirit.

The Spirit, by all this, persuades and enables us to embrace Jesus Christ, who is freely offered to us in the gospel.

Regardless of the work of God's Spirit, we can remain unwilling and unable.

We can be thus persuaded or enabled without the Spirit.

#39. What benefits in this life are shared by those who are effectively called? (Q32)

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In this life, they partake of justification.

In this life, they partake of adoption.

In this life, they partake of sanctification.

There are various benefits that, in this life, either accompany or flow from these.

#40. What is justification? (Q33)

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In justification, God pardons all our sins.

In justification, God pardons only some of our sins.

We are still accounted as guilty.

He accepts us as righteous in His sight.

If righteous, it’s because of our own merits or satisfaction [of God’s justice].

If righteous, it's only because of the righteousness of Christ imputed to us and received by faith alone.

We can obtain righteousness without faith.

We obtain righteousness by faith and works together.

Justification, righteousness, etc. is all an act of God's free grace.

Or, we merit or deserve, at least in part, grace or anything else from God?

#41. What is adoption? (Q34)

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By adoption, we are received into the number of the sons of God.

By adoption, we have a right to all their privileges.

This is an act of God’s free grace.

#42. What is sanctification? (Q35)

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By sanctification, are we renewed after the image of God.

In the whole man.

In only some part of our being.

We remain unrenewed as before.

We are perfectly sanctified or renewed.

We are enabled (by degrees) more and more, to die to sin and live to righteousness.

We are able by ourselves to work this sanctification or renewal.

We are able to merit it at God’s hands.

Sanctification is a work of God’s free grace.

#43. What benefits in this life accompany or flow from justification, adoption and sanctification? (Q36)

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In this life we can have assurance of God’s love.

In this life we can have peace of conscience.

In this life we will have prosperity and health.

In this life we can have joy in the Holy Spirit.

God's love and peace of conscience, for example, are unobtainable until after this life.

We will have an increase of grace in this life.

We will have perseverance in grace to the end.

These benefits accompany or flow from our justification, adoption, and sanctification.

Those who are not justified, adopted, and sanctified can have these benefits.

#44. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death? (Q37)

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At death, believers’ souls are made perfect in holiness.

At death, some corruption remains in the believers.

At death, believers immediately pass into glory.

After glory, believers are again united to their bodies.

At death, believers' bodies immediately pass into glory.

At death, believers' bodies rest in their graves until the resurrection.

Believers' bodies are separated from Christ at death.

Believers' bodies remain united to Christ at death.

#45. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection? (Q38)

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Believers will be raised again.

In the same condition as they were before.

Believers will be raised in glory.

Believers will be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment.

Believers will be openly rejected in the day of judgment.

Believers will be condemned in the day of judgment.

Believers will be made perfectly blessed, fully enjoying God.

Believers will benefit from Christ at the resurrection to all eternity.

Believers will benefit from Christ at the resurrection for a limited time.

#46. What is the duty which God requires of man? (Q39)

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God requires obedience to His revealed will.

It is our choice whether or not we will obey Him.

God’s revealed will is the rule of our obedience.

#47. What rule did God at first reveal to man for his obedience? (Q40)

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The moral law was not the first law revealed to man.

The moral law was the first law revealed to man.

God revealed that moral law to man as the rule of his obedience.

#48. Where is the moral law set out briefly? (Q41)

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The moral law is summarized in Genesis.

The moral law is summarized in Exodus.

The moral law is summarized in the Ten Commandments.

#49. What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? (Q42)

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We are to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind.

We are to love our neighbor as ourselves.

This is the sum of the Ten Commandments.

There are other obligations that add to the sum of the Ten Commandments.

#50. What is the preface to the Ten Commandments? (Q43)

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The preface includes: brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

The preface includes: brought you into Israel, out of the land of slavery.

The preface includes: brought you out of slavery, into the land of Egypt.

#51. What does the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us? (Q44)

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It teaches us that God is the Lord.

It teaches us that He is our God.

It teaches us that He is our Redeemer.

It teaches that we can be redeemed by any other.

It teaches that we are bound to keep all His commandments.

It teaches that, in spite of all this, may we break His commandments.

Or that we may break at least some of them.

#52. Which is the first commandment? (Q45)

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The first commandment includes: there are gods before me.

The first commandment includes: you shall have other gods.

The first commandment includes: you shall have no other gods before me.

#53. What is required in the first commandment? (Q46)

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It requires us to know God.

We may be safely ignorant of Him.

We are to acknowledge Him to be the only true God.

There is no other god than He.

That He is to be our God.

It is enough to acknowledge Him to be God, though we do not take Him to be our God.

We are to worship and glorify Him accordingly.

We are to love Him, fear Him, trust in Him, and obey Him.

And to do so as God, and as our God.

#54. What is forbidden in the first commandment? (Q47)

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It forbids denying the true God to be God.

It forbids denying Him to be our God.

And, neglecting to worship and glorify Him as such.

It forbids giving that glory or worship to any other, which are due to Him alone.

We may give glory or worship to some other.

We may hold back glory and worship from God.

#55. What do the words “before me” in the first commandment teach us? (Q48)

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They teach us that God, who sees all things, takes notice of the sin of having any other God.

They teach us that that God, at times, fails to notice our having other Gods. (Deut 32:46)

God is much displeased at our having any other God.

#56. Which is the second commandment? (Q49)

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The second commandment includes: You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything.

The second commandment includes: You shall make for yourself an idol in the form of anything.

The second commandment includes: You may bow down to them or worship them.

The second commandment includes: You shall not bow down to them or worship them.

It also includes that God is not jealous.

That God doesn't punish.

And that God shows love to thousands who love Him and keep His commandments.

#57. What are the duties required in the second commandment? (Q50)

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God leaves us to worship and serve Him in whatever way or manner we please.

God does not require us to worship Him at all.

God has appointed religious worship and ordinances in His Word.

This Commandment requires us to receive and observe all such worship and ordinances in His Word.

We are to keep them pure and intact.

We may reject the worship and ordinances found in His Word.

We do not need to observe them.

There are some religious worship and ordinances that we do not need to observe.

Religious worship and ordinances in His Word can be added to or changed.

#58. What is forbidden in the second commandment? (Q51)

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It forbids worshiping God by images or any other way not appointed in His Word.

It allows the worship of God by images.

It permits the worship of God by any other way of our own invention.

#59. What are the reasons attached to the second commandment? (Q52)

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God has a sovereignty over us.

God has ownership of us.

God has a zeal for His own worship.

Because of the above three reasons, we should not worship Him in any other way than what He has appointed in His Word.

#60. Which is the third commandment? (Q53)

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The third commandment includes: You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.

The third commandment includes: You shall not abuse the name of the LORD your God.

The third commandment includes: the LORD will hold anyone guilty who abuses his name.

The third commandment includes: the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

#61. What is required in the third commandment? (Q54)

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It requires the holy and reverent use of God’s names.

It requires the holy and reverent use of His titles.

It requires the holy and reverent use of His attributes.

It requires the holy and reverent use of His ordinances.

It requires the holy and reverent use of His Word.

It requires the holy and reverent use of His works.

It does not require strict adherance to all of the above.

The use of the above may be used in certain circumstances in an unholy or irreverent manner.

#62. What is forbidden in the third commandment? (Q55)

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It forbids all profaning of anything by which God makes Himself known.

It forbids all profaning of anything that God has made.

It forbids all abusing of anything by which God makes Himself known.

#63. What is the reason attached to the third commandment? (Q56)

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It is because the Lord our God will not allow the breakers of this Commandment to escape His righteous judgments.

Breakers of this Commandment sometimes escape punishment from men.

Breakers of this Commandment sometimes escape God’s righteous judgments.

#64. Which is the fourth commandment? (Q57)

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The fourth commandment includes: the sabbath day is holy.

The fourth commandment includes: the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God.

The fourth commandment includes: no person or animal within your gates is allowed to work on the sabbath.

The fourth commandment includes: the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that is within them in six days.

The fourth commandment includes: the Lord blessed all seven days and made them holy.

#65. What is required in the fourth commandment? (Q58)

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It requires keeping holy to God such set times as He has appointed in His Word.

God has left it to our own decision and circumstance to keep whatever times we please to be holy.

God has expressly appointed one whole day in seven to be a holy Sabbath to Himself.

#66. Which day of the seven has God appointed to be the weekly sabbath? (Q59)

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God at first appointed the last day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath.

This last day of the week is to be observed from the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ.

The last day of the week is to be observed until Christ's second coming.

Since the resurrection of Christ, the first day of the week is to be observed as the weekly Sabbath until the end of the world.

The first day of the week, ie. The Lord's Day (or Sunday), is the Christian Sabbath.

#67. How is the sabbath to be sanctified? (Q60)

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It is sufficient to rest some part of that day.

We must rest all the day.

We must even rest from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days.

We must rest only from such things that are at all times sinful.

Works of necessity and mercy are to be done on the Sabbath.

We are permitted to spend any remaining time idly.

We must spend the whole time in the public and private exercises of God’s worship, except for time taken up by works of necessity and mercy.

When we have spent some time in public worship, may we spend the rest of the time as we please.

#68. What is forbidden in the fourth commandment? (Q61)

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It forbids the omission of the duties required.

It forbids carelessly performing them.

It forbids profaning the day by idleness.

It forbids doing that which is in itself sinful.

It forbids unnecessary thoughts, words, and works about worldly employments and recreations.

#69. What are the reasons attached to the fourth commandment? (Q62)

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God’s allowing us six days of the week for worldly tasks is a reason why we should the more keep a seventh day holy to Him.

God asserts a special right of ownership of the seventh day.

God’s own example and His blessing the Sabbath day are further reasons for us to keep it holy.

#70. Which is the fifth commandment? (Q63)

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The fifth commandment includes: Honour only those who have authority over you.

The fifth commandment includes: Honour your father and mother.

Honouring your parents comes with a promise.

The promise attached to this Commandment is that you will live forever.

The promise attached to this Commandment is that you may live long.

#71. What is required in the fifth commandment? (Q64)

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It requires preserving the honor that belongs to everyone in their various places and relationships.

It requires preserving the honor that belongs to everyone whether as superiors, inferiors, or equals.

It requires preserving only the honor due to our natural parents.

It requires preserving only the honor due to our superiors.

It requires performing all of the duties that are due to everyone in their various places and relationships.

#72. What is forbidden in the fifth commandment? (Q65)

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It forbids neglecting the honor or duty that belongs to everyone in their various places and relationships.

It forbids reproaching or disgracing our superiors.

It forbids unduly opposing and resisting anyone in their various places and relationships.

It forbids disobedience to their lawful commands.

It forbids meekness and humility toward our inferiors.

It forbids the need for kindness or favor toward our equals.

#73. What is the reason attached to the fifth commandment? (Q66)

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There is a promise of long life and prosperity to all who keep this Commandment.

We are to understand this (and other such promises of earthly mercies) to be without limitation.

The condition to these earthly mercies is: only as it will serve for God’s glory and their own good.

#74. Which is the sixth commandment? (Q67)

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The sixth commandment includes: You shall not kill.

The sixth commandment includes: You shall not murder.

#75. What is required in the sixth commandment? (Q68)

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It requires all lawful endeavors to preserve our own life.

It requires us to preserve the life of others.

It is acceptable to overlook this Commandment in certain circumstances.

We may use unlawful means to preserve our life and the life of others.

#76. What is forbidden in the sixth commandment? (Q69)

Select all that apply:

It forbids taking our own life.

It forbids taking our neighbor’s life unjustly.

It forbids whatever means that might be used to take our or another's life.

It allows, however, for hatred or malice.

It allows rash or immoderate anger.

It allows reproaches or injuries that do not actually take away life.

It forbids all executions of criminals by civil governments.

It forbids any taking of the lives of men in lawful warfare or necessary defense.

#77. Which is the seventh commandment? (Q70)

Select all that apply:

The seventh commandment includes: You shall not commit adultery.

The seventh commandment allows for less serious sexual sin.

#78. What is required in the seventh commandment? (Q71)

Select all that apply:

It requires the preservation of our own chastity.

It requires the preservation of the chastity of our neighbors.

And, this in heart, speech, and behavior.

It is sufficient to avoid gross acts of sexual sin.

#79. What is forbidden in the seventh commandment? (Q72)

Select all that apply:

It forbids all unchaste thoughts, words, and actions.

It allows unchaste or wanton thoughts.

It forbids lascivious or wanton words.

Non-verbal signals or signs that are unchaste are overlooked.

#80. Which is the eighth commandment? (Q73)

Select all that apply:

The eighth commandment includes: You shall not take anything lawfully.

The eighth commandment includes: You shall not steal.

The eighth commandment includes: You shall not steal or you will die.

#81. What is required in the eighth commandment? (Q74)

Select all that apply:

It is required and sufficient to look to ourselves only, without regarding others.

It requires lawfully procuring and furthering our own wealth and outward estate.

It requires lawfully procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of others.

It allows that we may be altogether careless of others.

It allows that we may use any means necessary to procure wealth to ourselves or others.

#82. What is forbidden in the eighth commandment? (Q75)

Select all that apply:

It forbids whatever does, or may, unjustly hinder our own wealth or outward estate.

It forbids whatever does, or may, unjustly hinder the wealth and outward estate of our neighbor.

It allows necessary damage to others to enrich ourselves.

#83. Which is the ninth commandment? (Q76)

Select all that apply:

The ninth commandment includes: You shall not give false testimony.

The ninth commandment includes: You may give false testimony against a liar.

The ninth commandment includes: You shall only give false testimony against your neighbour.

The ninth commandment implies that 'white lies' are acceptable.

#84. What is required in the ninth commandment? (Q77)

Select all that apply:

It requires maintaining and promoting truth between man and man.

It requires maintaining and promoting our own and our neighbour’s good name

Not giving false testimony is especially important in witness bearing.

It is enough to seek our own credit, though with damage to truth or the good name of others.

We may be careless of truth or the good name of others.

#85. What is forbidden in the ninth commandment? (Q78)

Select all that apply:

It is sometimes lawful to lie.

It is sometimes lawful to lie in at least the smaller matters.

It forbids whatever is damaging to truth.

It forbids whatever is injurious to our own or our neighbour’s good name.

It allows for false witness if it's for our own or others' advantage.

False witness (lying) is permitted if it preserves ourselves or others.

Lying is permitted if it preserves life.

Lying is permitted if it's for a good purpose.

#86. Which is the tenth commandment? (Q79)

Select all that apply:

The tenth commandment includes: not coveting your neighbour’s house.

The tenth commandment includes: not coveting your own house.

The tenth commandment includes: not coveting your own wife.

The tenth commandment includes: not coveting your neighbour’s wife.

The tenth commandment includes: not coveting your neighbour’s manservant or maidservant.

The tenth commandment includes: not coveting your own possessions.

The tenth commandment includes: not coveting animals.

The tenth commandment includes: not coveting your neighbour's ox or donkey.

The tenth commandment includes: not coveting anything you own.

The tenth commandment includes: not coveting anything which belongs to your neighbour.

#87. What is required in the tenth commandment? (Q80)

Select all that apply:

It requires full contentment with our own condition.

It requires not the least inward promptings or inclinations to the contrary.

It is enough that we do not use unlawful means to obtain what we covet.

It requires us to have a right and charitable frame toward our neighbour and all that is his.

It requires our rejoicing in another’s good just as our own.

It requires our sympathizing with others in affliction.

It is enough that we do not outwardly wrong others in anything.

#88. What is forbidden in the tenth commandment? (Q81)

Select all that apply:

It forbids all discontentment with our own estate.

It forbids discontentment in the least inward promptings or inclinations of the heart.

It allows for us to desire our neighbour's hurt.

It forbids envying or grieving at the good of our neighbor.

It forbids all inordinate inward promptings or emotions to anything that is his.

It allows us to covet some of the things that are his.

#89. Is any man able to keep the commandments of God perfectly? (Q82)

Select all that apply:

Some people are able to perfectly keep the commandments of God.

Adam was able to keep the commandments before his fall.

Since the Fall, there have been mere human people who have been able, in this life, to perfectly keep them.

Christ was able to perfectly keep the commandments of God in this life.

Christ was a mere man.

Christ was God as well as man.

The glorified saints in heaven will be able to perfectly keep the commandments of God.

Saints, or Christians, are able to perfectly keep the commandments of God in this life.

Saints, or Christians, daily break the commandments of God in thought, word, and deed.

#90. Are all transgressions of the law equally sinful? (Q83)

Select all that apply:

All transgressions of the law are equally heinous.

Some sins are more heinous in the sight of God than others.

Some sins in themselves are more heinous than others.

Some sins are made more heinous by reason of various aggravations than they would be otherwise.

#91. What does every sin deserve? (Q84)

Select all that apply:

Every sin deserves God’s wrath and curse.

But in this life only.

Or, only in that life which is to come.

Or, both in this life and that which is to come.

Wrath and curse is too great a punishment.

Wrath and curse is too great a punishment for the smallest sins.

#92. What does God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse, due to us for sin? (Q85)

Select all that apply:

There are ways to escape God's wrath and curse.

All people will escape His wrath and curse.

God requires of us faith in Jesus Christ that we may escape His wrath and curse.

God requires repentance to life.

Some will escape God’s wrath and curse even though they do not believe in Christ.

Some will also escape, though they do not repent.

It is sufficient to say that Christ has believed and repented for us.

#93. What does God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse, due to us for sin? (Q85) cont.

Select all that apply:

There are outward means by which Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption.

God requires a diligent use of all these means.

We may safely neglect some of these means.

We may use some of these outward means carelessly.

We can expect that those who do not use these outward means will ordinarily escape the wrath and curse of God.

#94. What is faith in Jesus Christ? (Q86)

Select all that apply:

It is a saving grace by which we receive and trust in Christ alone for salvation, as He is offered to us in the gospel.

We may expect to be saved by another, without Christ.

We may expect to be saved by something else together with Christ.

We may expect to be saved by Christ upon some other terms other than as He is offered to us in the gospel.

We receive and rest upon Christ for salvation by other graces besides faith.

We receive and rest upon Christ for salvation by our good works or merit.

We receive and rest upon Christ for salvation by faith only.

#95. What is repentance unto life? (Q87)

Select all that apply:

It is a saving grace in which a sinner turns from sin to God.

There may be repentance to life without a turning from sin or without turning to God.

Repentance arises out of a true sense of one's sin.

Repentance includes a true perception and understanding of the mercy of God in Christ.

We can expect a true repentance without these (#3 & #4).

Repentance will include grief and hatred of sin.

Repentance will include a purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.

One can be said to turn from his sin to God, though he does not grieve for his sin.

One can be said to turn from his sin to God, though he does not hate his sin.

Or, who does not purpose and endeavor after new obedience.

#96. What are the outward and ordinary means by which Christ gives to us the benefits of redemption? (Q88)

Select all that apply:

His ordinances are the ordinary and outward means by which Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption.

These ordinances are especially the Word, sacraments, and prayer.

These are all made effectual to the elect for salvation.

These are all made effectual only to the elect.

These are made effectual to salvation to any that are not elected.

#97. How is the Word of God made effective to salvation? (Q89)

Select all that apply:

The Word is an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners.

When they are converted, it is effectual to build them up in holiness and comfort through faith to salvation.

The reading of the Word is effectual to these purposes.

Especially the preaching of the Word.

The Word has this efficacy of itself without the Spirit.

The Spirit of God makes the Word effectual for these purposes.

#98. How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effective to salvation? (Q90)

Select all that apply:

A negligent reading or hearing of the Word will fulfill the need.

We must attend to the Word with diligence.

We must attend to the Word with preparation and prayer.

We must receive the Word with faith and love.

We must lay the Word up in our hearts.

We must practise the Word in our lives.

It is enough to read or hear the Word, though we never take heed to lay it up or practice it.

#99. How do the sacraments become effective means of salvation? (Q91)

Select all that apply:

It is from any virtue inherent to the sacraments themselves.

It is in the one who administers them.

It is only by the blessing of Christ and the work of His Spirit.

The sacraments become effectual in all.

The sacraments become effectual only in those who receive them by faith.

#100. What is a sacrament? (Q92)

Select all that apply:

It is a holy ordinance instituted by Christ.

It is a holy ordinance only of man’s invention.

Sensible signs are used in it.

Christ and the benefits of the covenant are represented, sealed, and applied to believers by sensible signs.

The sacraments are useless and empty signs.

They signify and confirm temporal blessings only.

#101. Which are the sacraments of the New Testament? (Q93)

Select all that apply:

Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

There are more sacraments of the New Testament than Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

#102. What is Baptism? (Q94)

Select all that apply:

The sacrament of baptism signifies and seals our engrafting into Christ and our partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace.

The sacrament of baptism signifies and seals our engagement to be the Lord’s.

Baptism is done by washing with water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

#103. To whom is Baptism to be administered? (Q95)

Select all that apply:

Baptism is to be administered promiscuously to those outside of the visible Church, as well as to those within it.

Those who are out of the visible Church may be baptised when they come to profess their faith in Christ and obedience to Christ.

Before one professes their faith in Christ and obedience to Christ, they may be baptised.

The infants (and while they are infants) of those who are members of the visible Church are to be baptised.

#104. What is the Lord’s Supper? (Q96)

Select all that apply:

It is a sacrament in which, by giving and receiving bread and wine according to Christ’s appointment, His death is openly displayed.

It is sufficient that only bread be given and received.

It is sufficient that only wine be given and received.

Christ has appointed giving and receiving of both bread and wine.

By this giving and receiving bread and wine, we display forth Christ’s death.

In the Lord’s Supper, worthy receivers are made partakers of Christ’s body and blood, with all His benefits to their spiritual nourishment and growth in grace.

All those who receive the Lord’s Supper thus partake of Christ.

Only those who are worthy receivers thus partake of Christ.

Those who receive the Lord’s Supper partake of Christ’s body and blood in a physical and fleshly manner.

Those who receive the Lord’s Supper partake of Christ’s body and blood by faith.

#105. What is required to receive rightly the Lord’s Supper? (Q97)

Select all that apply:

Those who would worthily partake of the Lord’s Supper must examine themselves concerning their knowledge to discern the Lord’s body.

Those who would worthily partake of the Lord’s Supper must examine themselves concerning their faith to feed upon Him.

Those who would worthily partake of the Lord’s Supper must examine themselves concerning their repentance, love, and new obedience.

Those who are ignorant or who cannot discern the Lord’s body can partake worthily.

Those who do not believe can partake worthily.

Those who do not repent can partake worthily.

Those who have no love for God or His children can partake worthily.

Those who do not endeavor to walk in new obedience can partake worthily.

There are dangers of coming unworthily.

Those who come unworthily eat and drink judgment to themselves.

#106. What is prayer? (Q98)

Select all that apply:

It is only to repeat some words, though without feeling or understanding.

It is an offering up of our desires to God.

Prayer is for things agreeable to His will.

We may pray to some being besides God.

We may pray to saints, angels, or the virgin Mary.

We may pray to images or religious iconography.

#107. What is prayer? (Q98) cont.

Select all that apply:

We may pray in Christ’s name.

We may pray in His name only.

When we pray, we are trusting in Him and none else to make our prayers accepted.

We may pray in the name of any other.

We may pray for things sinful or not agreeable to God’s will.

In our prayers, we must confess our sins.

When we pray, we must thankfully acknowledge God’s mercies.

#108. What rule has God given for our direction in prayer? (Q99)

Select all that apply:

The whole Word of God is of use to direct us in prayer.

That form of prayer that Christ taught His disciples (commonly called “the Lord’s Prayer”) is a more special rule of direction.

#109. What does the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us? (Q100)

Select all that apply:

The words “Our Father in heaven” teach us to draw near to God with all holy reverence.

They also teach us to draw near to God with confidence.

We are to draw near to God as children to a father who is able to help us.

The Father is ready to help us.

It's acceptable to pray irreverently.

Our prayers may be prayed distrustfully.

It's acceptable to doubt God's power to help us.

It's acceptable to doubt God's willingness to help us.

The words of the preface teach us to pray with others.

The words of the preface teach us to pray for others.

#110. What do we pray for in the first request? (Q101)

Select all that apply:

We pray, in the words “Hallowed be your name,” that God would enable us and others to glorify Him in all things by which He makes Himself known.

We pray, in the words “Hallowed be your name,” that God would enable us and others to glorify Him in His titles, attributes, ordinances, Word, and works.

In the first request we pray that He would arrange all things to His own glory.

In prayer, we may sometimes be careless of God’s glory.

#111. What do we pray for in the second request? (Q102)

Select all that apply:

We pray, in the words “Your kingdom come,” that Satan’s kingdom may be destroyed.

We pray, in the words “Your kingdom come,” that Satan’s kingdom and God’s kingdom stand together.

We pray in this request that the kingdom of grace may be advanced.

We pray in this request that ourselves and others are brought into it and kept in it.

We pray in this request that the kingdom of glory may be hastened.

#112. What do we pray for in the third request? (Q103)

Select all that apply:

We pray, in the words “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” that God, by His grace, would make us able to know His will.

We pray, in the words “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” to obey and submit to it.

We pray in this request to do His will in all things.

The angels in heaven do His will in all things.

We may, in some things, disobey His will.

We may grudge at His will.

We may prefer our own wills before His will.

We must know, obey, and submit to His will in all things.

We are able or willing to do His will by ourselves.

We can be made willing and able apart from His grace.

#113. What do we pray for in the fourth request? (Q104)

Select all that apply:

We pray, in the words “Give us this day our daily bread,” that we may receive an appropriate portion of the good things of this life.

We pray, in the words “Give us this day our daily bread,” that the good things of this life are from God's free gift.

And that we are to enjoy His blessing with the good things of this life.

We can, by ourselves, procure the good things of this life by our industry.

We deserve to have them bestowed upon us.

We deserve to have them blessed to us.

The things of this life can be good by themselves without God’s blessing.

#114. What do we pray for in the fifth request? (Q105)

Select all that apply:

We pray, in the words “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors,” that God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins.

We have, by our sins, become debtors to God’s justice.

We can ourselves satisfy God’s justice and so pay that debt.

We can have them forgiven us for our own sake.

We can have them forgiven only for Christ's sake.

God expects that when we desire forgiveness from Him, we should forgive others from the heart.

When forgiving others it is enough that we do it in words only.

We can forgive others by the strength and ability in us.

To forgive other we must be enabled by His grace.

There is encouragement (or motivation) to ask forgiveness from God when, by His grace, we are enabled from the heart to forgive others.

#115. What do we pray for in the sixth request? (Q106)

Select all that apply:

We pray, in the words “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one,” that God would keep us from being tempted to sin.

We pray, in the words “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one,” that God would at least support and deliver us when we are tempted.

God’s children are in danger of being tempted to sin like everyone else.

We are able by ourselves to avoid temptation.

We are able by ourselves to stand or be supported in temptation by our own strength.

We are able to deliver ourselves out of temptation.

There is another, apart from God, that is able to deliver us out of temptation.

#116. What does the conclusion attached to the Lord’s Prayer teach us? (Q107)

Select all that apply:

The words “For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen” teach us to take our encouragement in prayer from God only.

The words “For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen” teach us that we have sufficient encouragement from ourselves or any other creature.

We are to praise Him in our prayers.

We are to ascribe to Him the kingdom, or absolute sovereignty, over all things.

God has almighty power to do all things.

God has infinite majesty and glorious excellency above all things.

Some of creation is exempt from His authority.

Some things are too hard for God's power.

There is a creature equal to God in glory.

We say “Amen” in testimony of our desire and assurance to be heard.

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Questions based on John Wallis’ 1648 work A Brief and Easy Explanation of The Shorter Catechism.