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Kindergarten/1st Grade
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2nd GradeNazarene Catechism Questions and Answers by Grade Level
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BELIEFS ABOUT THE TRIUNE GOD, PART 1: THE FATHER
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Q1 Where can we find a summary of the basic beliefs of all Christians?A1 The Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed sum up Christian beliefs.
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Q2 Where can we find a summary of the beliefs of the Church of the Nazarene?A2 The Agreed Statement of Beliefs sums up the beliefs of the Church of the Nazarene as stated in the Articles of Faith.
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Q3 Who is God?A3 God is the Creator of everything and the Ruler of the universe. When we say “God” sometimes we mean our Heavenly Father, and sometimes we mean the Trinity.
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GENESIS 1:1; PSALM 47:7-8
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Q4 Is there more than one God?A4 There is only one true and living God.
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ISAIAH 44:6; DEUTERONOMY 4:35
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Q5 What is the Trinity?A5 Trinity means “three in one.” There is only one God, but he exists and reveals himself in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
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DEUTERONOMY 6:4; MATTHEW 28:19; 2 CORINTHIANS 13:14; GALATIANS 4:6
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Q6 Why is God greater than any other being?A6 God is greater than any other being because he has always lived and always will live and because he is not limited in any way.
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ISAIAH 40:28; JOB 11:7
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Q7 Why do we say that God is Creator of everything?A7 God is the Creator of everything because in the beginning there was nothing. Then God made everything.
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GENESIS 1:1; HEBREWS 11:3
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Q8 How does God work in the universe today?A8 God keeps the universe operating and enables everyone who responds to him to be saved from sin.
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ISAIAH 40:25-26; 2 PETER 3:9; PSALM 66:18-20; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:14-20
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Q9 How do we describe God’s nature and character?A9 We describe God’s nature and character as “holy love.”
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ISAIAH 6:3; 1 JOHN 4:16; DEUTERONOMY 7:9
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Q10 What do we mean when we say God is holy?A10 God is different from all other beings, and everything about him is good and perfect.
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DEUTERONOMY 32:4; 2 SAMUEL 22:31; ISAIAH 55:8-9
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Q11 What do we mean when we say God is love?A11 God wants the highest good for every person and he continually works to bring this about. God especially showed his love to us by sending Jesus Christ into the world to be our Savior. He is the source of all love.
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1 JOHN 4:10; 1 JOHN 4:7
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BELIEFS ABOUT THE TRIUNE GOD, PART 2: JESUS CHRIST
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Q12 How does God make himself known to us?A12 God makes himself known to us in many ways but most importantly, through Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Bible.
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HEBREWS 1:1-2; 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13; ACTS 18:28
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Q13 Who is Jesus Christ?A13 Jesus Christ is the only Son of God and the Savior of the world.
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JOHN 3:16; MATTHEW 16:13-16
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Q14 Is Jesus Christ God?A14 Jesus Christ is God the Son, the second Person of the Trinity. He has always lived and always will live.
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COLOSSIANS 2:9; JOHN 1:1-2
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Q15 What do we mean when we say God the Son “became incarnate”?A15 We mean that God the Son became a human being when, through the power of the Holy Spirit, he was born of the Virgin Mary. His name is Jesus.
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MATTHEW 1:18; LUKE 1:26-35
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Q16 What do we mean when we say Jesus is the “God-man”?A16 Jesus is completely God and completely human.
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JOHN 1:14
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Q17 Why do we say Jesus is our Savior?A17 Jesus is our Savior because his life, his suffering and death on the cross, and his resurrection made it possible for us to be forgiven of our sins and live for God. He saves us from a life of sin and from hell.
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1 PETER 2:24
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Q18 Why could only Jesus be our Savior?A18 Only Jesus is both completely God and completely human. Because of this, only he could be the perfect sacrifice needed for the forgiveness of our sins. Only Jesus joined divin- ity and humanity in himself so he could bring God and humans together in a deeper way.
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COLOSSIANS 2:9; JOHN 3:16-17; JOHN 17:20-27
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Q19 Why is it important that Jesus is completely God (divine)?A19 Because Jesus is completely God, he was born without sin. He was able to perfectly keep God’s Law. Jesus also reveals God the Father to us.
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JOHN 14:9; HEBREWS 4:14-16
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Q20 Why is it important that Jesus is completely human?A20 Because Jesus is completely human, he understands what it’s like for us to be tempted and live in a sinful world. He succeeded where Adam failed and is reversing the effects of Adam’s fall. He is able to represent us before God the Father.
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HEBREWS 4:14-15; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:21-22
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Q21 What happened after Jesus died on the cross?A21 After Jesus died on the cross, God raised him from the dead on the third day. Jesus stayed on earth for 40 days and then ascended into heaven.
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1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-4; ACTS 1:3; LUKE 24:50-51
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Q22 What does Jesus’ resurrection teach us?A22 Jesus’ resurrection teaches us that he is the Son of God, his sacrifice for our sin was accepted by God, and that death and sin have been defeated.
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ROMANS 1:1-4; ACTS 2:32-33
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Q23 Why is Jesus’ ascension important?A23 When Jesus ascended, he began a new stage of his ministry and sent the Holy Spirit to us.
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EPHESIANS 4:9-10; JOHN 16:7
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Q24 Where is Jesus now and what is he doing?A24 Jesus is now in heaven, at the right hand of God the Father. His ministry is to be our representative before God the Father (interceding for us). He also reigns as King, guiding and directing the Church.
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MARK 16:19; EPHESIANS 2:6; HEBREWS 7:25; EPHESIANS 1:20-22
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BELIEFS ABOUT THE TRIUNE GOD, PART 3: THE HOLY SPIRIT
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Q25 Who is the Holy Spirit?A25 The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, the Christian’s Helper who comes to us when we believe in Christ. In the New Testament, the Holy Spirit is also known as the Spirit of Jesus or the Spirit of Christ.
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JOHN 14:26; ROMANS 8:9 (NRSV)
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Q26 Is the Holy Spirit God?A26 The Holy Spirit is God, the third Person of the Trinity. He has always lived and always will live.
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2 CORINTHIANS 13:14; GENESIS 1:1-2
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Q27 Where is the Holy Spirit now?A27 The Holy Spirit is present everywhere in the world and especially in the lives of all Christians.
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GALATIANS 4:6; PSALM 139:7-12
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Q28 How does the Holy Spirit work in the lives of those who are not Christians?A28 In the lives of those who are not Christians, the Holy Spirit reveals God’s love for them, shows them they are sinners, and encourages them to receive Jesus as Savior.
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JOHN 16:7-8
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Q29 What does the Holy Spirit do when a person becomes a Christian?A29 When a person becomes a Christian, the Holy Spirit gives him or her spiritual life so that the person becomes a child of God.
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JOHN 6:63; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:21-22; JOHN 1:12-13
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Q30 What does the Holy Spirit do in the lives of Christians?A30 The Holy Spirit helps Christians know they are God’s children, teaches them the truth of Christ, helps them live as Christians, and leads them into the experience of entire sanctification
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ROMANS 8:16; JOHN 16:13-14; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:23; JOHN 14:26
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Q31 Why do we need the Holy Spirit to do these things for us?A31 We need the Holy Spirit because his presence in our hearts gives us the desire to live for God and the strength to reject sin.
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GALATIANS 5:16-17, 22-25
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Q32 How does the Holy Spirit help us know we are God’s children?A32 The Holy Spirit makes us aware that we have a changed heart, and a good relationship with God. With the Spirit’s help, we love God and obey him as our Father. We begin to love others with the love of God.
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GALATIANS 4:6-7; 1 JOHN 3:10; 1 JOHN 4:7
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Q33 In what way does the Holy Spirit change our hearts?A33 The Holy Spirit replaces our sinful attitudes and desires with new ones that are like God’s.
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ROMANS 8:5; EZEKIEL 36:25-27
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Q34 How does the Holy Spirit lead us to entire sanctification?A34 The Holy Spirit helps us grow spiritually. This helps us realize our need to be freed from our sinful drives. He gives us the ability to place ourselves completely in God’s hands and trust him to entirely sanctify us.
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2 CORINTHIANS 3:18; 1 PETER 2:2
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Q35 How does the Holy Spirit teach us?A35 The Holy Spirit teaches us by helping us understand the Bible, by guiding others to speak the truth to us, and by giving us a sense of peace with God or conviction of sin.
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JOHN 14:26, 16:13
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BELIEFS ABOUT THE BIBLE, GOD'S HOLY WORD