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1st Catechism109-125
CBPC First Catechism
Question | Answer |
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109. What is prayer? | Prayer is praising God, giving thanks for all his blessings, and asking him for the things he has promised in the Bible. |
110. In whose name should we pray? | Only in the name of Christ. |
111. What did Christ give us to teach us about prayer? | The Lord's Prayer. |
112a. What is the Lord's Prayer? (Part 1) | The Lord's Prayer is "Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. |
112b. What is the Lord's Prayer? (Part 2) | Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." |
113. How many petitions are there in the Lord's Prayer? | Six |
114. What is the first petition? | The first petition is "Hallowed be thy name." |
115. What does it mean to pray, "Hallowed be thy name"? | We are asking God to help us and others to respect and honor him. |
116. What is the second petition? | The second petition is "Thy kingdom come." |
117. What does it mean to pray, "Thy kingdom come"? | We are asking God to bring more and more people to hear, believe and obey his gospel. |
118. What is the third petition? | The third petition is "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." |
119. What does it mean to pray, "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven"? | We are asking God to make us able and willing to serve him on earth just as he is served in heaven. |
120. What is the fourth petition? | The fourth petition is "Give us this day our daily bread." |
121. What does it mean to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread"? | We are asking God to provide us with all that we really need. |
122. What is the fifth petition? | The fifth petition is "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." |
123. What does it mean to pray, "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors"? | We are asking God to forgive our sins for Christ's sake, and to make us willing to forgive others. |
124. What is the sixth petition? | The sixth petition is "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." |
125. What does it mean to pray, "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil"? | We are asking God to keep us from being tempted and to make us strong enough to resist when we are tempted. |