Small Children's Catechism

Edited by Russell J. Leuck

    Who made you?
    What else did God make?
    Why did God make all things?
    Why do things work as they do?
    How do we learn about God?
    Where does God reveal Himself?
    What does God reveal in nature?
    What more is revealed in His Word?
    Where is God's Word today?
    How many Gods are there?
    How many persons are in the Godhead?
    Who are these persons?
    Where is God?
    How long has God existed?
    How is man unique?
    Who was the first man?
    What was Adam like at creation?
    Did Adam remain good?
    What is sin?
    What is the penalty for sin?
    What came of Adam's sin?
    Why did Adam's sin affect all men?
    Must all men die for sin?
    How may we be saved from sin and death?
    Who is Jesus Christ?
    Did Jesus ever sin?
    What did Jesus do for His people?
    How did He do this?
    What else did Christ conquer?
    Are His enemies powerful?
    What did He give to His people?
    What did He take from His people?
    How is Christ's work brought to His people?
    What does the Holy Spirit do?
    What is faith?
    How do we recognize true faith?
    Who are Christ's people?
    What are the traits of His church?
    How is the Word a trait of His church?
    How is discipline a trait of His church?
    What are sacraments?
    What sacraments are there?
    Who is Head of the Church?
    What offices has Christ appointed?
    Is His Church perfect?
    When will it be perfect?
    What happens at the resurrection?
    What of those He deems righteous?
    What of those He condemns?
    How does this judgment affect Christ?

  1. Who made you?
    God

  2. What else did God make?
    God made all things.

  3. Why did God make all things?
    for His own glory

  4. Why do things work as they do?
    God has so decreed it.

  5. How do we learn about God?
    God reveals Himself.

  6. Where does God reveal Himself?
    in His word and in nature

  7. What does God reveal in nature?
    His character, law, and wrath

  8. What more is revealed in His Word?
    God's mercy toward His people

  9. Where is God's Word today?
    The Bible is God's Word.

  10. How many Gods are there?
    There is one true God.

  11. How many persons are in the Godhead?
    Three

  12. Who are these persons?
    Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

  13. Where is God?
    He is everywhere.

  14. How long has God existed?
    He has always been.

  15. How is man unique?
    He bears God's image.

  16. Who was the first man?
    Adam

  17. What was Adam like at creation?
    He was good.

  18. Did Adam remain good?
    No, he sinned.

  19. What is sin?
    Disobedience to God's law

  20. What is the penalty for sin?
    Death

  21. What came of Adam's sin?
    Death came to all men.

  22. Why did Adam's sin affect all men?
    We all sinned in Adam

  23. Must all men die for sin?
    No, God elected some to life.

  24. How may we be saved from sin and death?
    Only through Jesus Christ

  25. Who is Jesus Christ?
    He is God's Son.

  26. Did Jesus ever sin?
    No, only He is righteous.

  27. What did Jesus do for His people?
    He conquered death.

  28. How did He do this?
    He died, then rose again.

  29. What else did Christ conquer?
    All his enemies

  30. Are His enemies powerful?
    They have come to nothing.

  31. What did He give to His people?
    His own righteousness

  32. What did He take from His people?
    Their sin

  33. How is Christ's work brought to His people?
    By the Holy Spirit

  34. What does the Holy Spirit do?
    He gives faith.

  35. What is faith?
    Resting on Christ for salvation

  36. How do we recognize true faith?
    It yields good works

  37. Who are Christ's people?
    They make up His church

  38. What are the traits of His church?
    The Word, discipline, and sacraments

  39. How is the Word a trait of His church?
    All God's Word is preached.

  40. How is discipline a trait of His church?
    God's people are protected.

  41. What are sacraments?
    Signs and seals of God's covenant

  42. What sacraments are there?
    Baptism and the Lord's supper

  43. Who is Head of the Church?
    Jesus Christ

  44. What offices has Christ appointed?
    Overseers and deacons

  45. Is His Church perfect?
    It is being perfected.

  46. When will it be perfect?
    At the resurrection

  47. What happens at the resurrection?
    Christ judges all men's deeds.

  48. What of those He deems righteous?
    They dwell with Him forever.

  49. What of those He condemns?
    They perish forever.

  50. How does this judgment affect Christ?
    It magnifies His glory.

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