In To Be a Christian: The Anglican Catechism in a Year podcast, we are reading To Be a Christian in a year. Each day we will read one catechism question and answer as well as the scripture readings and conclude with a relevant collect from the Book of Common Prayer.
Today is day 178 and we are on the section on The Second Petition: "Thy Kingdom Come". 178. What is the second petition? The second petition is “Thy kingdom come.” (Matthew 6:10) We will conclude tod…
Today is day 174 and we are on the section on The First Petition: "Hallowed be Thy Name". 174. What are some other names for God given in Scripture? Throughout the Scriptures, God is known as “Lord.”…
Today is day 173 and we are on the section on The First Petition: "Hallowed be Thy Name".
173. What is God’s Name?
God’s Name reveals who he is—his nature, his character, his power, and his purpose…
Today is day 172 and we are on the section on The First Petition: "Hallowed be Thy Name".
172. What is the first petition?
The first petition is “Hallowed be thy Name.” (Matthew 6:9; see also Psalm…
Today is day 171 and we are on the section on The Address: "Our Father Who art in Heaven".
171. How does your Father in heaven help you here on earth?
Because God is in all places and knows all thi…
Today is day 170 and we are on the section on The Address: "Our Father Who art in Heaven".
170. What is heaven?
Heaven is the realm of God’s presence, power, and glory, which exists invisibly along…
Today is day 169 and we are on the section on The Address: "Our Father Who art in Heaven".
169. How is God unlike earthly fathers?
Unlike our natural fathers, our heavenly Father loves us perfectly…
Today is day 168 and we are on the section on The Address: "Our Father Who art in Heaven".
168. How is God like earthly fathers?
Like all loving and sincere earthly fathers, God loves us in our wea…
Today is day 167 and we are on the section on The Address: "Our Father Who art in Heaven".
167. Why does Jesus teach us to pray “our” Father?
Jesus teaches us always to understand ourselves not onl…
Today is day 166 and we are on the section on The Address: "Our Father Who art in Heaven".
166. Who are God’s children?
All who come to God through faith and Baptism in Christ are adopted as childr…
Today is day 165 and we are on the section on The Address: "Our Father Who art in Heaven".
165. Why do we call God “Father”?
We call God “Father” because Jesus teaches his disciples that we are God…
Today is day 164 and we are on the section on the Lord's Prayer.
164. What are the parts of the Lord’s Prayer?
The traditional form of the Lord’s Prayer begins by addressing God the Father, makes s…
Today is day 163 and we are on the section on the Lord's Prayer.
163. How is the Lord’s Prayer a pattern for prayer?
The Lord’s Prayer models the primary types of prayer: praise of God, intercession …
Today is day 162 and we are on the section on the Lord's Prayer.
162. Why should you practice the Lord’s Prayer?
I should pray the Lord’s Prayer regularly because it teaches me to pray as Jesus com…