Middle School Memory Work:
Q1. Can we take away our sin?
A. We cannot take away our sin because we are guilty before God.
Q2. Who alone can take our guilt away?
A. Only Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to earn our righteousness before God.
Q3. How can you receive the righteousness of Jesus?
A. Jesus’ righteousness is imputed to me by faith alone.
Q4. Which blessings do you receive by such a faith?
A. Because of Jesus, God accepts me as His child and forgives all my sins.
Q5. What prayer should you pray, when your sins trouble you?
A. Lord, cover all my sins with the righteousness of Jesus, my only Savior.
High School Memory Work:
1. What does Baptism signify and seal to you?
It signifies and seals to me that as water washes my body, so Christ by his blood and Spirit washes me from all my sins. (Acts 22:16)
2. Is the outward washing with water the same as the washing away of sins?
Indeed not. Only Christ can cleanse me from my sins, which forgiveness I must receive by a true faith. (I Cor. 6:11)
3. Should children of believing parents receive baptism?
Yes, since God himself gives them his promises and places them in his covenant and his church. (Acts 2:39; I Cor. 7:14)
4. Which benefits do we receive in baptism?
In baptism God assures us that he will be our Father, thus cleansing us from sin, separating us from the world, and providing us with all things needful in this life and in the world to come.
5. To what does baptism obligate us?
All who receive baptism must repent of their sins, seek their salvation only in Christ, pray daily for the Holy Spirit to work in their lives, and walk in the ways of the Lord. (Acts 3:19)