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30 Core Questions for Christian Catechesis

You may have seen weekly articles we posted as part of our Thirty Questions catechism series. Well, we’ve compiled them into a list and linked them here for you. We hope the following commentary by Dr. Timothy Tennent along with Scripture references will prove to be a fruitful starting point for launching you into a deeper exploration of the treasure that is Christian orthodoxy.

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What is the Ultimate Goal and Purpose of the People of God? (30 Questions)

Eternal life is not the end of something, but the beginning of the positive work of building a world which is centered on God’s glory. Since the Fall even our best work has been focused on redeeming a lost world and responding to the brokenness of the world. However, in the New Creation we will no longer live in a lost, broken, and fallen world.

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What Is the Gospel? (30 Questions)

There is no more popular single word which summarizes the Christian faith than the word “gospel.” It comes from a word in the New Testament which means “the good message” or “the good news.”

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What are the Means of Grace? (30 Questions)

Broadly speaking, a means of grace refers to all the ways by which Christians grow stronger in their faith and grow in the grace of Christ. In other words, they are God’s instruments to convey grace, including prevenient grace, justifying grace, sanctifying grace and, ultimately, glorifying grace.

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What Is a Sacrament and How Many Are There? (30 Questions)

To receive someone into your home and offer them a bath and a meal is one of the surest signs of full acceptance and a real relationship. This is, essentially, what God does with us after we are rescued from the bondage of sin, brought out of our imprisonment to Satan and into a new life in Christ.

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What Is the Bible and Why Was It Given to the Church? (30 Questions)

The Bible is the standard by which all true Christian belief and practice must be judged and evaluated. However, the Bible was not designed to be merely a rule book or a how-to manual. Rather, the Bible gives us God’s self-revelation in the midst of specific situations and contexts, whether in the life of Israel or the challenges of first-century churches.

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What Is the Church? (30 Questions)

The church is a community of prayer, of teaching, of training, of discipline, and it is the place where we dwell in the presence of God and commune with him at the Lord’s Supper or Eucharist. We are not merely saved as individuals but we are saved as a people.

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What is Glorification? (30 Questions)

Before justification we were in bondage to sin. After justification we are freed from the penalty of sin. Through sanctification we are freed from the power of sin. At glorification we are delivered from the very presence of sin. In this glorified state we are able to experience the fullness of the original purpose of our creation.

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