Catechism Memorization
Grades 7&8:
Q1. What must you know to live and die happily?
A. I must know God and His way of salvation.
Q2. Where is the way of salvation taught?
A. In the Bible, which is the Word of God.
Q3. What is the first great truth the Bible teaches you?
A. My sin and misery are very great.
Q4. What is the second great truth the Bible teaches you?
A. Jesus Christ saves me from my sin.
Q5. What is the third great truth the Bible teaches you?
A. I must live a holy life in thankfulness to God.
Grades 9-12:
1. What is the duty of the church living in the world?
The church has been called to preach and teach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Matt. 28:18-20)
2. Why is preaching necessary to salvation?
Paul answers this by saying: “How shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” (Rom. 10:14)
3. What is the aim of teaching?
By teaching the church instructs people “to observe all things whatsoever Christ has commanded.” (Matthew 28:19)
4. What does the Bible require of all who hear the gospel?
The Bible commands that they:
repent of their sins,
believe in Christ as Savior and Lord, and
live a life obedient to God’s will. (Acts 2:38; Colossians 2:6, 7)
5. Why does the church have classes for its baptized children and young people?
By these classes the church teaches them the meaning of their baptism, in order that they may:
confess Christ before men,
join believingly in the work and worship of the church, and
show in daily living that they belong to the Savior. (Philippians 1:27)