The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson

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Question & Answer 15 Aug 19, 2026

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Q: What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created? A: The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit.

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Question & Answer 14 Aug 18, 2026

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Q: What is sin? A: Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.

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Question & Answer 13 Aug 17, 2026

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Question: Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?

Answer: Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the estate wherein they were created, by sinning against God.

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Question & Answer 12 Aug 14, 2026

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Q: What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created? A: When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon the pain of death.

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Question & Answer 11 Aug 13, 2026

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Q: What are God's works of providence? A: God's works of providence are, his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions.

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Question & Answer 10 Aug 12, 2026

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Q: How did God create man? A: God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.

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Question & Answer 9 Aug 11, 2026

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Question: What is the work of creation?

Answer: The work of creation is, God's making all things of nothing, by the word of his power, in the space of six days, and all very good.

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Question & Answer 8 Aug 10, 2026

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Question: How doth God execute his decrees?

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

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Question & Answer 7 Aug 07, 2026

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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 pass.

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Question & Answer 6 Aug 06, 2026

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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 in power and glory.

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