What is a Catechism?
A Catechism is a set of doctrinal truths from the Scriptures, taught as a series of questions and answers. We join a long line of families and churches that have engaged in the fruitful work of entrusting these truths to others, especially our children.
While we use this catechism throughout church life, it is the backbone of our Sprouts Ministry for children on Wednesday nights.
***We gratefully stand on the shoulders of many who have and continue in this work. We’re particularly grateful for…
The Gray Gables Catechism
Creation
1.) Who made you?
God made me.
Genesis 1:26-27; 2:7; Psalm 100:3; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Acts 17:24–29)
2.) What else did God make?
God made all things.
Genesis 1, esp. vv. 1, 31; Acts 14:15; Romans 11:36; Colossians 1:16; John 1:3
3.) Why did God make you and all things?
For His own glory.
Psalm 19: 1; Jeremiah 9:23, 24; Revelation 4:11; 5:13
4.) How can you glorify God?
By loving Him and doing what He commands.
Ecclesiastes 12:13; Mark 12:29–31; John 15:8–10; 1 Corinthians 10:31
5.) Why ought you to glorify God?
Because He made me and takes care of me.
Romans 11:36; Revelation 4:11; cf. Daniel 5:23
The Trinity
6.) Are there more gods than one?
There is only one God.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Jeremiah 10:10; Mark 12:29; Acts 17:22–31
7.) In how many persons does this one God exist?
In three persons.
Matthew 3:16, 17; John 5:23; 10:30; 14:9, 10; 15:26; 16:13 –15; 1 John 5:20, 2 John 9; Revelation 1:4, 5
8.) Who are they?
The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 20, 21
Attributes of God
9.) What is God?
God is Spirit and does not have a body like we do.
John 4:24; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 1 Timothy 1:17
10.) Where is God?
God is always present everywhere in His creation.
Psalm 139:7 –12; Jeremiah 23:23, 24; Acts 17:27, 28
11.) Can you see God?
No. I cannot see God, but he always sees me.
Exodus 33:20; John 1:18; 1 Timothy 6:16; Psalm 33:13-15; 139, esp. vv. 1–5; Proverbs 5:21; Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 4:12, 13
12.) Does God know all things?
Yes. Nothing can be hidden from God.
1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Luke 12:6, 7; Romans 2:16; Psalm 139:1-4; Hebrews 4:13
13.) Can God do all things?
Yes. God can do all his holy will.
Psalm 147:5; Jeremiah 32:17; Daniel 4:34, 35; Luke 1:37; Ephesians 1:11
The Bible
14.) Where do you learn how to love and obey God?
In the Bible, God's word.
Psalm 1; 119:9-11, 104; Job 11:7; Isaiah 8:20; Matthew 22:29; 2 Timothy 3:15–17
15.) Who wrote the Bible?
Holy men who were guided by the Holy Spirit.
Acts 1:16; 2 Timothy 3:15-16; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 Peter 1:10-11, 20-21
Doctrine of Man
16.) Who were our first parents?
Adam and Eve.
(Genesis 2:18–25; 3:20; 5:1, 2; Acts 17:26; 1 Timothy 2:13)
17.) Of what were our first parents made?
God made the body of Adam out of the ground, and formed Eve from the body of Adam.
(Genesis 2:7; 21–23; 3:19; Psalm 103:14)
18.) What did God give Adam and Eve besides bodies?
He gave them souls that could never die.
(1 Corinthians 15:45: Ecclesiastes 12:7; Zechariah 12:1)
19.) Have you a soul as well as a body?
Yes. I have a soul that can never die.
(Matthew 10:28; Mark 8:34–38; 12:30)
20.) How do you know that you have a soul?
Because God has written his law in my heart and given me a conscience.
(Matthew 10:28; Mark 8:34–38; 12:30)
21.) In what condition did God make Adam and Eve?
He made them holy and happy.
(Genesis 1:26–28; Psalm 8:4–8)
The Covenant of Works, pt 1
22.) What is a covenant?
A binding commitment between two or more persons.
Genesis 9:12; 26:28-29; 1 Samuel 18:3; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Matthew 26:14, 15
23.) What covenant did God make with Adam?
The covenant of works.
Genesis 2:15-17; Hosea 6:7
24.) What did God require of Adam in the covenant of works?
To obey God perfectly.
Genesis 1:28
25.) What did God promise in the covenant of works?
To reward Adam with eternal life if he obeyed God perfectly.
Genesis 3:22; Leviticus 18:5
26.) What did God threaten in the covenant of works?
To punish Adam with death if he disobeyed.
Genesis 2:17
27.) Did Adam keep the covenant of works?
No. He sinned against God.
Genesis 3:1-6; Hosea 6:7; Romans 5:12
Sin
28.) What is sin?
Sin is any lack of conformity to, or transgression of, the law of God.
1 John 3:4; James 2:9
29.) What does lack of conformity mean?
Not being or doing what God requires.
1 Samuel 12:23; Matthew 23:23
30.) What does transgression mean?
Doing what God forbids.
Joshua 23:16; Romans 4:15
31.) What does every sin deserve?
The wrath and curse of God.
Deuteronomy 27:26; Romans 1:18; 2:2; Galatians 3:10; Ephesians 5:6
32.) What was the sin of our first parents?
Eating the forbidden fruit.
Genesis 2:16, 17; 3:6
33.) Who tempted Adam and Eve to this sin?
The devil tempted Eve, and she gave the fruit to Adam.
Genesis 3:1–13; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Timothy 2:13,14; cf. Revelation 12:9
34.) What happened to Adam and Eve when they sinned?
Instead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable.
Genesis 3:7, 10, 16-19; James 1:14, 15
The Covenant of Works, pt 2
35.) Did Adam act only for himself in the covenant of works?
No. He represented all mankind.
Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:22
36.) What effect did the sin of Adam have on all mankind?
All mankind is born in a state of sin and misery.
Genesis 6:5; Psalm 51:5; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 5:12, 18, 19; 1 Corinthians 15:21, 22; Ephesians 2:3; 1 John 5:19
37.) Are you also then born in a state of sin and misery?
Yes. I too was born a sinner and stand guilty before a holy God, and I cannot avoid God's curse by my own deeds.
Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:10, 23; Galatians 2:16
38.) What is that sinful nature which we inherit from Adam called?
Original sin.
1 Kings 8:46; Psalm 14:2, 3; 58:3; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Matthew 15:18–20; John 2:24, 25; Romans 5:15; 8:7; 1 Corinthians 15:22
39.) Can you go to heaven with this sinful nature?
No. My heart must be changed before I can go to heaven.
Jeremiah 31:33, 34; Ezekiel 36:25–27; John 1:12, 13; 3:1–10; 1 John 5:1, 4, 18; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
40.) What do we call this change of heart?
Regeneration.
Titus 3:5–6
41.) Who can change your heart?
The Holy Spirit alone.
John 3:3, 5; 6:63; Romans 8:6–11; 1 Corinthians 2:9–14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 14; Titus 3:5–6
42.) Can anyone be saved through the covenant of works?
No one, because all have broken it in Adam and are condemned by it.
Romans 3:20; 5:18-19; Galatians 3:21
The Covenant of Grace, pt 1
43.) How then can you be saved?
By the Lord Jesus Christ through the covenant of grace.
Acts 4:11-12; Hebrews 9:15
44.) What is the covenant of grace?
God's merciful covenant in which he promises to freely pardon the sins of all who trust in Christ and to give them new hearts and eternal life.
(Genesis 17:1–8; Romans 11:27; Hebrews 10:16, 17)
45.) What is a mediator or covenant head?
Someone who represents others before God and acts on their behalf in a covenant.
Hebrews 5:1; 9:24; 1 Peter 3:18
46.) Who is the head and mediator of the covenant of grace?
The Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy 2:5-6; Hebrews 9:15; 12:24
47.) What has Christ done for his people in the covenant of grace as their mediator?
He kept the whole law that they could not keep and suffered the punishment their sins deserve.
Romans 5:6-8; 8:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 3:13-14
The Life of Christ
48.) Did our Lord Jesus ever commit even the least sin?
No. He lived a perfectly holy life.
Luke 23:47; Hebrews 4:15; 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22; 1 John 3:5
49.) What kind of life did our Lord Jesus live on earth?
A life of obedience and suffering.
Isaiah 53:3; Matthew 5:17; 26:39; Romans 10:4; Hebrews 5:7-8; 1 Peter 2:21, 22
50.) How could the Son of God suffer?
Christ, the Son of God, took to Himself a human nature so that he might obey and suffer for those whom the Father had given Him.
Isaiah 53:8; Matthew 1:21; John 1:14; 10:11, 15, 16, 26–29; 17:9; Philippians 2:5-8; Hebrews 2:13
51.) What kind of death did Jesus die?
The painful and shameful death of the cross.
John 19:16-18; Galatians 3:13; Hebrews 12:2
52.) What does the atonement mean?
Christ's satisfying God's justice, by his sufferings and death, in the place of sinners.
Isaiah 53:5; Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21
53.) What happened to Jesus after he died?
His body was wrapped in a linen shroud and placed in a tomb, which was sealed with a large stone.
Matthew 27:57-60; Mark 15:45-46; Luke 23:50-53
54.) Did Jesus remain in the tomb?
No. He rose from the tomb on the third day after his death.
Matthew 28:5-7; Mark 16:4-7; Luke 24:1-9
55.) Where is Jesus now?
In heaven, where he sits on his throne and intercedes for sinners.
Isaiah 53:12; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 8:1
56.) Will Jesus come again?
Yes. He will come again to gather his saints and judge the living and the dead.
Matthew 26:63-64; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10; Revelation 22:12
Responding to the Gospel
57.) What must you do in order to be saved?
Repent of my sin and believe in Jesus.
Acts 2:21; 3:19; 16:30-31; Romans 10:9-10
58.) What is it to repent?
To be sorry for my sin, and to hate and forsake it because it is displeasing to God.
Isaiah 6:5; Luke 3:10-14; 2 Corinthians 7:9-11; Ephesians 4:28
59.) What is it to believe or have faith in Christ?
To trust in Jesus alone for salvation.
John 1:12; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 11:1,13
60.) Can you repent and believe in Jesus by your own power?
No. I can do nothing good without the help of God's Holy Spirit.
John 3:5-8; 6:63; 1 Corinthians 2:13-14
The Covenant of Grace, pt 2
61.) What benefits does God promise to us in the covenant of grace?
To justify and sanctify those for whom Christ died.
Jeremiah 31:33-34; Romans 8:29–33; 1 Corinthians 1:8, 9, 30; 6:11; Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 7; Hebrews 10:9, 10;
62.) What is justification?
It is God's freely forgiving sinners and treating them as if they had lived a perfectly sinless life like Jesus.
Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:5-8; Philippians 3:8-9
63.) What is sanctification?
It is God's causing sinners to grow in holiness of heart and conduct.
Ephesians 5:25-27; Philippians 2:12-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23
64.) When did God first reveal the covenant of grace?
God first revealed the covenant of grace to Adam and Eve in the promise of a savior.
Genesis 3:15
65.) When did God officially establish the covenant of grace?
God officially established the covenant of grace with the blood of Christ in the new covenant.
Jeremiah 31:31; Hebrews 8:6; 9:15-18
66.) Why was the blood of Christ necessary to officially establish the covenant of grace?
Because a death had to occur in order for the covenant to be established, just as the old covenant of Moses was established with the death and blood of calves and goats.
Hebrews 9:15-18
67.) But did the covenant of grace exist before the new covenant in Christ?
Yes. The substance of the covenant of grace, with all its benefits, existed before the new covenant in the promise of a savior and has always been the same.
Galatians 3:8, 18
Saints in the Old Testament
68.) How were people saved before the establishment of the covenant of grace in the coming of Christ?
By believing in the promise of the savior to come.
Genesis 15:6; John 8:56
69.) How did they show their faith?
By trusting God, obeying His word, and offering sacrifices on His altar.
Exodus 24:3–8; 1 Chronicles 29:20–25; Hebrews 9:19–23; 10:1; 11; 11:28
70.) What did these sacrifices represent?
Christ, the Lamb of God, who was to die for sinners.
(Exodus 12:46; cf. John 19:36; Hebrews 9 & 10; John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:7; 1 Peter 1:19)
The Offices of Christ
71.) What is meant by office?
An office is a way of serving God and others by performing certain duties.
72.) What offices does Jesus have as mediator of the covenant of grace?
The offices of prophet, priest, and king.
73.) How is Christ a prophet?
Because he teaches us the will of God.
Deuteronomy 18:15; Luke 4:24; 24:19
74.) Why do you need Christ as a prophet?
Because I am ignorant.
Ephesians 5:17; 1 Corinthians 3:1-3; Hebrews 5:11-14
75.) How is Christ a priest?
Because he died for our sins and prays to God for us.
Isaiah 53:12; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 9:1112; 10:11-12
76.) Why do you need Christ as a priest?
Because I am guilty.
Psalm 25:11; James 2:10
77.) How is Christ a king?
Because he rules over us and defends us.
Luke 1:32-33; Romans 16:20; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10
78.) Why do you need Christ as a king?
Because I am weak and helpless.
Mark 14:38; Hebrews 12:12-13
The Ten Commandments, pt 1
79.) How many commandments did God give on Mount Sinai?
God gave Ten Commandments.
Exodus 34:28
80.) What do the first four commandments teach?
Our duty to God.
Exodus 20:1-11; Deuteronomy 5:6-15
81.) What do the last six commandments teach?
Our duty to our neighbor.
Exodus 20:12-17; Deuteronomy 5:16-21
82.) What is the sum of the Ten Commandments?
To love God with all my heart, and my neighbor as myself.
Matthew 22:35-40
83.) Who is your neighbor?
Everyone is my neighbor.
Luke 10:29-37
84.) Is God pleased with those who love and obey him?
Yes. He says, "I love those who love me."
Proverbs 8:17; 15:9
85.) Is God displeased with those who do not love and obey him?
Yes. God is indignant every day towards the wicked.
Psalm 7:11; 11:5
The Ten Commandments, pt2
86.) What is the first commandment?
The first commandment is: "You shall have no other gods before me."
Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7
87.) What does the first commandment teach us?
To worship God alone.
Deuteronomy 6:13-15; Luke 4:8
88.) What is the second commandment?
The second commandment is: "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments."
Exodus 20:4-6; Deuteronomy 5:8-10
89.) What does the second commandment teach us?
To worship God only as he commands and to not make images or pictures of God.
Exodus 25:9; Leviticus 10:1-2; Romans 1:22-23
90.) What is the third commandment?
The third commandment is: "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain."
Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 5:11
91.) What does the third commandment teach us?
To honor and cherish God's name, word, and works.
Psalm 111:2-7; 113:1-3; 138:2
92.) What is the fourth commandment?
"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy."
Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15
93.) What does the fourth commandment teach us?
To keep the Sabbath holy.
Isaiah 58:13-14
94.) What day of the week is the Christian Sabbath?
The first day of the week, called the Lord's day.
Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2; Revelation 1:10
95.) Why is it called the Lord's day?
Because on that day the Lord Jesus rose from the dead.
Matthew 28:1-7; Mark 16:1-7; Luke 24:1-7
96.) How should the Sabbath be kept?
In prayer and praise, in hearing and reading God's word, and in doing good to one another.
Matthew 12:11-12; Colossians 3:16; 1 Timothy 4:13
The Ten Commandments, pt 3
97.) What is the fifth commandment?
The fifth commandment is: "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you."
Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16
98.) What does the fifth commandment teach us?
To love and obey our parents and teachers.
Exodus 22:28; Ephesians 6:1-3; Hebrews 13:17
99.) What is the sixth commandment?
The sixth commandment is: "You shall not murder."
Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17
100.) What does the sixth commandment teach us?
To never sin against others with our words or deeds, and to not have unrighteous anger towards anyone.
Matthew 5:21-22; James 4:1-3
101.) What is the seventh commandment?
The seventh commandment is: "You shall not commit adultery."
Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18
102.) What does the seventh commandment teach us?
To be pure in heart, language, and conduct.
Psalm 24:3-4; 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Peter 2:12
103.) What is the eighth commandment?
The eighth commandment is: "You shall not steal."
Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19
104.) What does the eighth commandment teach us?
To never take something that is not mine, and to work hard.
Proverbs 9:17-18; Ephesians 4:28; 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
105.) What is the ninth commandment?
The ninth commandment is: "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."
Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 5:20
106.) What does the ninth commandment teach us?
To never lie but always tell the truth.
Psalm 34:12-13; Proverbs 20:17; John 14:6
107.) What is the tenth commandment?
The tenth commandment is: "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's."
Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21
108.) What does the tenth commandment teach us?
To be content with what God has given me, and to praise him in all things.
Job 1:21; Philippians 4:11-13; 1 Timothy 6:6-8
109.) Can anyone keep these ten commandments perfectly?
No mere human, since the fall of Adam, ever did or can keep the ten commandments perfectly.
Romans 2:13; James 2:10; 1 John 1:8,10
110.) Of what use are the Ten Commandments?
They teach us our duty to God and show us our sin and need of a savior.
Romans 7:7; Galatians 3:24; 1 Timothy 1:8-10
Prayer
111.) What is prayer?
Prayer is thanking God from the heart for all his blessings and asking him for the things which he has promised us.
Philippians 4:6; 1 Timothy 2:1-3; 1 John 5:14-15
112.) In whose name should we pray?
Only in the name of Jesus Christ.
John 14:13-14; 16:23-27
113.) What did Jesus give us to teach us how to pray?
The Lord's Prayer.
Matthew 6:9-13
114.) Recite the Lord's Prayer.
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" (Matthew 6:9-13).
115.) How many petitions are in the Lord's Prayer?
Six.
116.) What is the first petition?
"Hallowed be your name."
Matthew 6:9
117.) What do we pray for in the first petition?
That God's name may be honored in all the world.
1 Kings 8:41-43; Psalm 113:3; Malachi 1:11
118.) What is the second petition?
"Your kingdom come."
Matthew 6:10
119.) What do we pray for in the second petition?
That the gospel may be preached in all the world and believed by all people.
Genesis 12:3; Matthew 24:14; Acts 1:8; 13:47
120.) What is the third petition?
"Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
Matthew 6:10
121.) What do we pray for in the third petition?
That we on earth may serve God as the angels do in heaven.
Psalm 103:20; Isaiah 6:1-3; Revelation 5:11-14
122.) What is the fourth petition?
"Give us this day our daily bread."
Matthew 6:11
123.) What do we pray for in the fourth petition?
That God would provide for all our daily needs.
Genesis 22:14; Psalm 34:10; Matthew 6:31-33
124.) What is the fifth petition?
"And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors." Matthew 6:12
125.) What do we pray for in the fifth petition?
That God would pardon our sins for Christ's sake and enable us to forgive those who have sinned against us.
1 John 1:9; Colossians 3:12-13
126.) What is the sixth petition?
"And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.”
Matthew 6:13
127.) What do we pray for in the sixth petition?
That God would keep us from sin and enable us to flee from temptation.
Luke 22:40; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 2:18
The Church
128.) What is the universal or catholic church?
The universal or catholic church is a holy assembly of true Christian believers, all expecting their salvation in Jesus Christ, being washed by his blood, sanctified and sealed by the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 1:2; Hebrews 12:22-23
129.) What is a local or particular church?
It is a congregation of visible saints joined together by covenant, to worship the Lord and walk together in all his commandments and holy ordinances.
Acts 16:5; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 14:33
130.) What do you mean by visible saints?
Visible saints are those who profess the faith of the gospel and obedience unto God, and who do not destroy their profession by error or unholiness of life.
Ephesians 1:1; 5:3; Revelation 14:12
The Ordinances
131.) What is an ordinance?
A visible sign given by Christ to confirm and build up the faith of his people.
Luke 22:19-20; 1 Peter 3:21
132.) What ordinances has Christ instituted in his church?
Christ gave his church two ordinances: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
133.) Why did Christ institute these ordinances?
To distinguish his disciples from the world, and to comfort and strengthen them.
Matthew 28:19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:16; 11:26
Baptism
134.) What is baptism?
The immersion or dipping of believers into water.
Matthew 3:5-6; Acts 8:36
135.) What does this signify?
The believer's union with Christ and participation in his death and life.
Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:11-12
136.) In whose name should baptism be administered?
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19
137.) Who are to be baptized?
Only those who profess the faith of the gospel and obedience unto God.
Mark 16:16; Acts 2:41; 8:12; 18:8; Galatians 3:25-
138.) Should infants be baptized?
Because Christ neither commanded it, nor can it be found in the word of God either by example or by good and necessary consequence.
Mark 7:8
139.) But does Jesus not love the little children then?
Jesus loves all children and desires that they come to him for salvation.
Matthew 19:13-15
The Lord's Supper
140.) What is the Lord's Supper?
The eating of bread and the drinking of wine in remembrance of the sufferings and death of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:26
141.) What does the bread represent?
The body of Christ, broken for our sins.
Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19
142.) What does the wine represent?
The blood of Christ, shed for the forgiveness of sins.
Matthew 26:27-28; Mark 14:23-24; Luke 22:20
143.) Who should partake of the Lord's Supper?
Only those who profess the faith of the gospel and obedience unto God, and have been baptized.
Acts 2:41-42; 1 Corinthians 11:26-29
The End Times
144.) What happens to believers when they die?
Their bodies return to the dust, and their souls go to be with Jesus.
Ecclesiastes 12:7; Luke 23:43; Philippians 1:2324
145.) What happens to unbelievers when they die?
Their bodies return to the dust, but their souls go to hell.
Genesis 3:19; Psalm 90:3; Luke 16:22-26
146.) Will the bodies of the dead be raised to life again?
Yes. Some to everlasting life and others to everlasting death.
Matthew 25:31-46; Acts 24:15
147.) What will happen to unbelievers in the day of judgment?
They shall be cast aside into everlasting torments in hell, and punished with everlasting destruction, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.
Matthew 7:21-23; 25:41-46
148.) What is hell?
A place of dreadful and never-ending torment and fire.
Matthew 13:40-42; Mark 9:43; Luke 16:22-28; Revelation 14:9-11
149.) What will happen to believers in the day of judgment?
They shall go into everlasting life and receive fullness of joy and glory with everlasting rewards, in the presence of the Lord in the new heavens and the new earth.
Matthew 25:31-40; 1 Corinthians 1:7-8; 2 Timothy 4:7-8; Jude 1:24
150.) What are the new heavens and the new earth?
A glorious and happy place, where the righteous shall be with the Lord forever.
Isaiah 65:17-25; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1-5