Mar

11

2013

New City Catechism|6:00 am CT

Q21: What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God?
Q21: What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God? avatar

One who is truly human and also truly God.

 

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Mar

04

2013

New City Catechism|6:00 am CT

Q20: Who is the Redeemer?
Q20: Who is the Redeemer? avatar

The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, in whom God became man and bore the penalty for sin himself.

 

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Feb

25

2013

New City Catechism|6:00 am CT

Q19: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor?
Q19: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor? avatar

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.

 

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Feb

18

2013

New City Catechism|6:00 am CT

Q18: Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished?
Q18: Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished? avatar

No, every sin is against the sovereignty, holiness, and goodness of God, and against his righteous law, and God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them in his just judgment both in this life, and in the life to come.

 

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Feb

11

2013

New City Catechism|6:00 am CT

Q17: What is idolatry?
Q17: What is idolatry? avatar

Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator for our hope and happiness, significance and security.

 

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Feb

04

2013

New City Catechism|6:00 am CT

Q16: What is sin?
Q16: What is sin? avatar

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.

 

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Jan

28

2013

New City Catechism|5:00 am CT

Q15: Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose?
Q15: Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose? avatar

That we may know the holy nature and will of God, and the sinful nature and disobedience of our hearts; and thus our need of a Savior. The law also teaches and exhorts us to live a life worthy of our Savior.

 

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Jan

21

2013

New City Catechism|6:00 am CT

Q14: Did God create us unable to keep his law?
Q14: Did God create us unable to keep his law? avatar

No, but because of the disobedience of our first parents, Adam and Eve, all of creation is fallen; we are all born in sin and guilt, corrupt in our nature and unable to keep God’s law.

 

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Jan

14

2013

New City Catechism|3:39 pm CT

Q13: Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly?
Q13: Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly? avatar

Since the fall, no mere human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly, but consistently breaks it in thought, word, and deed.

 

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Jan

07

2013

New City Catechism|6:00 am CT

Q12: What does God require in the ninth and tenth commandments?
Q12: What does God require in the ninth and tenth commandments? avatar

Ninth, that we do not lie or deceive, but speak the truth in love. Tenth, that we are content, not envying anyone or resenting what God has given them or us.

 

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