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This catechism is designed for very young children to fit on a single 8" by 11" sheet of paper.
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Catechism for Shorties
Q. 1. Who made you? A. God made me and all things.
Q. 2. Who is God? A. God is Spirit, eternal and almighty.
Q. 3. Where is God? A. God is everywhere and knows all things.
Q. 4. Why did God make all things? A. For His own glory.
Q. 5. How do we give Him glory? A. By loving Him and his word.
Q. 6. What is His word? A. The Holy Bible.
Q. 7. What is the nature of God? A. He is one God in the three Persons.
Q. 8. Who are the three Persons? A. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Q. 9. Who is the Son of God? A. Jesus Christ.
Q. 10. Is Christ His last name? A. No. Christ means anointed one.
Q. 11. Is Jesus Christ God? A. Yes. He is both God and man.
Q. 12. Is the Father also a man? A. No.
Q. 13. Is the Holy Spirit God? A. Yes.
Q. 14. Are there then three Gods? A. No, there is only one God.
Q. 15. How do you know this? A. By hearing and reading His word, the Bible.
Q. 16. Where did we get the Bible? A. Men wrote it as the Holy Spirit led them.
Q. 17. What is heaven? A. That good place where we enjoy God forever.
Q. 18. Did God create all things good? A. Yes, but we are fallen.
Q. 19. What does it mean that man fell? A. All men sinned against God.
Q. 20. What is sin? A. Not obeying God’s law.
Q. 21. What is God’s law? A. What He commands.
Q. 22. Does God hate sin? A. Yes.
Q. 23. Do all people sin? A. Yes. All people from Adam sin, but not Jesus.
Q. 24. What do sinners deserve? A. The anger and punishment of God.
Q. 25. Can sinners go to heaven? A. No, their sins must first be taken away.
Q. 26. What if their sins are not taken away? A. They go to hell.
Q. 27. What is hell? A. That bad place where people are punished forever.
Q. 28. What is the gospel? A. The good news that God saves sinners.
Q. 29. What happens when we are saved? A. Our sins are taken away.
Q. 30. Who saved us from our sins? A. Jesus Christ, when He died on the cross.
Q. 31. Is Jesus still dead? A. No. He came back to life on the third day.
Q. 32. What also happens when we are saved? A. With hearts of faith we believe.
Q. 33. What is faith? A. Knowing and trusting Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
Q. 34. Why did Christ save us? A. Because He loved us before the world began.
Q. 35. Do we deserve His love? A. No. We were born in sin, hating God.
Q. 36. How do you give thanks to God? A. By praying and keeping His commands.
Q. 37. Why are you thankful? A. Because Christ died for me.
Q. 38. Does God still love us even if we sin? A. Yes, He will never leave us.
Q. 39. How do you know you belong to God? A. Because I was baptized.
Q. 40. What is baptism? A. His mark upon me by the washing of water.
Q. 41. What does baptism show you? A. Christ washing away my sins by His blood.
Q. 42. Why are we baptized? A. Because God has called us into His church.
Q. 43. Who should be baptized? A. Only believers and their children.
How can wording be improved?
How can logical order be improved?
Thanks
Catechism for Shorties
Q. 1. Who made you? A. God made me and all things.
Q. 2. Who is God? A. God is Spirit, eternal and almighty.
Q. 3. Where is God? A. God is everywhere and knows all things.
Q. 4. Why did God make all things? A. For His own glory.
Q. 5. How do we give Him glory? A. By loving Him and his word.
Q. 6. What is His word? A. The Holy Bible.
Q. 7. What is the nature of God? A. He is one God in the three Persons.
Q. 8. Who are the three Persons? A. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Q. 9. Who is the Son of God? A. Jesus Christ.
Q. 10. Is Christ His last name? A. No. Christ means anointed one.
Q. 11. Is Jesus Christ God? A. Yes. He is both God and man.
Q. 12. Is the Father also a man? A. No.
Q. 13. Is the Holy Spirit God? A. Yes.
Q. 14. Are there then three Gods? A. No, there is only one God.
Q. 15. How do you know this? A. By hearing and reading His word, the Bible.
Q. 16. Where did we get the Bible? A. Men wrote it as the Holy Spirit led them.
Q. 17. What is heaven? A. That good place where we enjoy God forever.
Q. 18. Did God create all things good? A. Yes, but we are fallen.
Q. 19. What does it mean that man fell? A. All men sinned against God.
Q. 20. What is sin? A. Not obeying God’s law.
Q. 21. What is God’s law? A. What He commands.
Q. 22. Does God hate sin? A. Yes.
Q. 23. Do all people sin? A. Yes. All people from Adam sin, but not Jesus.
Q. 24. What do sinners deserve? A. The anger and punishment of God.
Q. 25. Can sinners go to heaven? A. No, their sins must first be taken away.
Q. 26. What if their sins are not taken away? A. They go to hell.
Q. 27. What is hell? A. That bad place where people are punished forever.
Q. 28. What is the gospel? A. The good news that God saves sinners.
Q. 29. What happens when we are saved? A. Our sins are taken away.
Q. 30. Who saved us from our sins? A. Jesus Christ, when He died on the cross.
Q. 31. Is Jesus still dead? A. No. He came back to life on the third day.
Q. 32. What also happens when we are saved? A. With hearts of faith we believe.
Q. 33. What is faith? A. Knowing and trusting Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
Q. 34. Why did Christ save us? A. Because He loved us before the world began.
Q. 35. Do we deserve His love? A. No. We were born in sin, hating God.
Q. 36. How do you give thanks to God? A. By praying and keeping His commands.
Q. 37. Why are you thankful? A. Because Christ died for me.
Q. 38. Does God still love us even if we sin? A. Yes, He will never leave us.
Q. 39. How do you know you belong to God? A. Because I was baptized.
Q. 40. What is baptism? A. His mark upon me by the washing of water.
Q. 41. What does baptism show you? A. Christ washing away my sins by His blood.
Q. 42. Why are we baptized? A. Because God has called us into His church.
Q. 43. Who should be baptized? A. Only believers and their children.