Study Guide
Bible
(questio= ns 1-33)
1= . What is the Bible?
2= . How do we know that the Bible is God's Word?
(questio= ns 265-303)
= 1. = What is the definition of the "means of Grace"?
= 2. = What are the "means of Grace"?
= 3. = What three things are necessary for a religious act= to be a sacrament?
= 4. = With which words did Jesus institute baptism?
= 5. = What must be done for a proper baptism to be perfor= med?
= 6. = What are the blessings the Holy Spirit gives in baptism?
= 7. = What are three reasons that we baptize babies?
= 8. = In what way can baptism help us in our life as a Christian?
= 9. = Memorize the words of institution of the Lord's Sup= per. (This is the second big paragraph = of Holy Communion First in Catechism)
= 10. = What is the doctrine of "real presence"?<= /p>
= 11. = What is the main blessing given in Holy Communion?
= 12. = What does the Bible say we should do before coming = to Holy Communion?
= 13. = What are the basic questions to ask in a self examination?
= 14. = For whom is the Lord's Supper intended?
= 15. = Who should not receive the Lord's Supper?
= 16. = What is meant by "close communion"?
The Gosp=
el
(Apostle's Creed)
(questio= ns 145-264)
= 1. = Be able to recite each article and explanation of t= he creed.
= 2. = What is a creed?
= 3. = Describe what is meant by the "Triune God.&quo= t;
= 4. = What has each person of the Triune God done so that= you can go to heaven?
= 5. = What does it mean God is eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, faithful?
= 6. = How did God create the world?
How long did it take?
What was everything God cr= eated like?
= 7. = What is the theory of evolution?
= 8. = What do you think of evolution?
= 9. = In what two ways does our heavenly Father take care= of us?
= 10. = Why does God do all these things?
= 11. = How should we respond?
= 12. = What does it meant that humans were created in the "image of God?"
= 13. = What happened to the "image of God" in ma= n?
= 14. = How did that affect you?
= 15. = What are the two natures of Jesus?
= 16. = What are three ways the Bible reveals that Jesus is true God?
= 17. = What are three ways the Bible reveals that Jesus is true man?
= 18. = Explain the miracle of the "virgin birth."= ;
= 19. = What are two things Jesus did to save us?
= 20. = For what three offices was Christ anointed?
= 21. = What did Jesus do in each of those offices while he= was here on earth?
Prophet
Priest
King
= 22. = What does Jesus do in each of those offices now tha= t he is in heaven?
Prophet
Priest
King
= 23. = What does it mean that Jesus redeemed you?
= 24. = With what did he redeem you?
= 25. = What does it mean that Jesus redeemed you from:
Sin
Death
Devil
= 26. = Explain: Our redemption is free, but it wasn't cheap.
= 27. = What does "justification" mean?
= 28. = What is meant by Jesus' humiliation?
= 29. = What are the parts of his humiliation listed in the creed?
= 30. = What is meant by Jesus' "exaltation"?
= 31. = What are the parts of his exaltation?
= 32. = What did Jesus do when he descended into hell?
= 33. = What does Jesus' resurrection prove?
= 34. = What does Jesus' ascension makes us sure of?
= 35. = What does it mean that Jesus "is sitting at the right hand of God"?
= 36. = When will Jesus return for Judgment Day?
= 37. = What is the first thing Jesus will do with those who have previously died?
= 38. = On what basis will Jesus judge all people?
= 39. = What will be the outcome for unbelievers?
= 40. = What will be the outcome for believers?
= 41. = Who is the Holy Spirit?
= 42. = What is meant by our sinful nature?
= 43. = What three things are we like because of our sinful nature?
= 44. = What is conversion?
= 45. = What is rebirth/regeneration?
= 46. = What are good works?
= 47. = What is the Holy Christian Church?
= 48. = Why does God want us to join a Christian congregati= on?
= 49. = How do we make sure that it is a church that we sho= uld join?
= 50. = What happens if the church does not teach all of God’s Word?
Ten Comm=
andments
(questio= ns 41-144)
Lying?
Superstition?
Study Guide 2= 010-2011