To Be a Christian: The Anglican Catechism in a Year
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.
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- every day
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- 1002
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Day 272. How are you tempted to worship other gods?
Today is day 272 and we are studying The First Commandment.
272. How are you tempted to worship other gods?
I am tempted to trust in myself, my pleasures, my possessions, my relationships, and my suc…
Day 271. Why are you tempted to worship other things instead of God?
Today is day 271 and we are studying The First Commandment.
271. Why are you tempted to worship other things instead of God?
I am tempted because my sinful heart seeks my own desires above all else a…
Day 270. What does it mean to have no other gods?
Today is day 270 and we are studying The First Commandment.
270. What does it mean to have no other gods?
It means that there should be nothing in my life more important than God and obeying his will…
Day 269. What does it mean that the Lord is your God?
Today is day 269 and we are studying The First Commandment.
269. What does it mean that the Lord is your God?
It means that I have faith that the God of the Bible is the only true God and that I entr…
Day 268. What is the first commandment?
Today is day 268 and we are studying The First Commandment.
268. What is the first commandment?
The first commandment is “I am the Lord your God. . . . You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodu…
Day 267. How should you keep the Ten Commandments?
Today is day 267 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
267. How should you keep the Ten Commandments?
Because they both contain God’s prohibitions against evil and direct me toward his good will,…
Day 266. How do the Ten Commandments help you to grow in likeness to Christ?
Today is day 266 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
266. How do the Ten Commandments help you to grow in likeness to Christ?
They reveal my sin in the light of God’s righteousness, guide me to…
Day 265. How do the Ten Commandments help you to resist evil?
Today is day 265 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
265. How do the Ten Commandments help you to resist evil?
They teach me that God judges the corrupt affections of this fallen world, the cru…
Day 264. How should you understand the Ten Commandments?
Today is day 264 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
264. How should you understand the Ten Commandments?
I should understand them as God’s righteous rules for life in his kingdom: basic standa…
Day 263. Why are you not able to do this perfectly?
Today is day 263 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
263. Why are you not able to do this perfectly?
Sin has corrupted human nature, inclining me to resist God, to ignore his will, and to care …
Day 262. How can you obey God’s Law?
Today is day 262 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
262. How can you obey God’s Law?
As I trust in Jesus’ fulfillment of the Law for me and live in the power of the Holy Spirit, God grants me …
Day 261. How did Jesus fulfill God’s Law?
Today is day 261 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
261. How did Jesus fulfill God’s Law?
For our sake, Jesus fulfilled God’s Law by teaching it perfectly, submitting to it wholly, and dying a…
Day 260. How did Jesus summarize God’s Law?
Today is day 260 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
260. How did Jesus summarize God’s Law?
Jesus summarized God’s Law by saying: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with…
Day 259. When did God give his Law?
Today is day 259 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
259. When did God give his Law?
After delivering his people Israel from slavery in Egypt, God established a covenant with them by giving the…
Day 258. What is God’s Law?
Today is day 258 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
258. What is God’s Law?
God’s Law (Hebrew, torah: “instruction”) is God’s direct pronouncement of his will, both for our good and for his gl…
Day 257. What are the Ten Commandments?
Today is day 257 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
257. What are the Ten Commandments?
The Ten Commandments are a summary and outline of God’s Law. (Exodus 20:18–21; Deuteronomy 5:28–33; Psal…
Day 256. Recite the Ten Commandments.
Today is day 256 and we are studying The Ten Commandments.
256. Recite the Ten Commandments.
1. I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods but me.
2. You shall not make for yourself any ido…
Day 256 BONUS: Part 4 - Becoming Like Christ
In this special bonus podcast, we are reading Part 4: Becoming Like Christ found on page 89 of To Be a Christian.
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Day 255. Why is prayer an essential part of a rule of life?
Today is day 255 and we are studying A Rule of Prayer: Toward a Rule of Life
255. Why is prayer an essential part of a rule of life?
Through prayer, I rely upon God for strength, wisdom, and humility…
Day 254. What is included in a rule of life?
Today is day 254 and we are studying A Rule of Prayer: Toward a Rule of Life
254. What is included in a rule of life?
In addition to Scripture, prayer, and worship, a rule of life includes witness, s…