The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson

Question: How doth God execute his decrees?

Answer: God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence.

Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: ht…

Question: What are the decrees of God?

Answer: The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to…

Question: How many persons are there in the Godhead?

Answer: There are three persons in the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one God, the same in substance, equal…

Question: Are there more Gods than one?

Answer: There is but one only, the living and true God.

Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org…

Question: What is God?

Answer: God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.

Study Reformed theology with a free resource …

Question: What do the Scriptures principally teach?

Answer: The Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.

Study Reformed theology with a f…

Question: What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him?

Answer: The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to dire…

Question: What is the chief end of man?

Answer: Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him for ever.

Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://gro…

Question: What doth the conclusion the Lord's prayer teach us?

Answer: The conclusion of the Lord's prayer, which is, "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever, Amen." teachet…

Question: What do we pray for in the sixth petition?

Answer: In the sixth petition, which is, "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil," we pray, That God would either keep us from …

Question: What do we pray for in the fifth petition?

Answer: In the fifth petition, which is, "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors," we pray, That God, for Christ's sake, would freely…

Question: What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

Answer: In the fourth petition, which is, "Give us this day our daily bread," we pray, That of God's free gift we may receive a competent portion…

Question: What do we pray for in the third petition?

Answer: In the third petition, which is, "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven," we pray, That God, by his grace, would make us able and …

Question: What do we pray for in the second petition?

Answer: In the second petition, which is, "Thy kingdom come," we pray, That Satan's kingdom may be destroyed; and that the kingdom of grace may b…

Question: What do we pray for in the first petition?

Answer: In the first petition, which is, "Hallowed be thy name," we pray, That God would enable us and others to glorify him in all that whereby h…

Question: What doth the preface of the Lord's prayer teach us?

Answer: 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 reve…

Question: What rule hath God given for our direction in prayer?

Answer: The whole Word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but the special rule of direction is that form of prayer which Christ t…

Question: What is prayer?

Answer: Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement o…

Question: What is required to be the worthy receiving of the Lord's supper?

Answer: It is required of them that would worthily partake of the Lord's super, that they examine themselves of their knowl…

Question: What is the Lord's supper?

Answer: The Lord's Supper is a sacrament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine, according to Christ's appointment, his death is showed forth; and the w…