Q. 11. What are God’s works of providence?
A. God’s works of providence are, his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions.
Ps. 145:17; Ps. 104:24; Isa. 28:29; Heb. 1:3; Ps. 103:19; Matt. 10:29-31.
"Still I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain (what I consider to most enviable of all titles) the character of an honest man."
- George Washington
The best possible outcome, the greatest economic recovery, is in vain if the Lord God of the Bible is not honored by it.
Q. 10. How did God create man?
A. God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.
Gen. 1:26-28; Col. 3:10; Eph. 4:24.
On April 9, 1768, John Hancock refused to allow two British customs agents to go below the deck of his ship. This was considered the first act of physical resistance to British authority in the colonies.
"In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity." - Meister Eckart
Q. 9. What is the work of creation?
A. The work of creation is, God’s making all things of nothing, by the word of his power, in the space of six days, and all very good.
Gen. 1; Heb. 11:3.
“Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful!’ and sitting in the shade.” – Rudyard Kipling
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Q. 8. How doth God execute his decrees?
A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence.
Ps. 148:8; Isa. 40:26; Dan. 4:35; Acts 4:24-28, Rev. 4:11
"A pure hand needs no glove to cover it." - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Cashed out all my IRAs except the previous metals. I still have hope in them being with something.
"Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters, and the principles upon which they are building their lives."
- Edwin Cole
Q. 6. How many persons are there in the Godhead?
A. There are three persons in the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory.
1 John 5:7; Matt. 28:19.
"Liberty becomes a question of morals more than of politics."
– Lord Acton
"The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed."
– William Henry Harrison, 9th President of These United States
Today in History
On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked the U.S. Congress to declare war on Germany. Four days later, Congress did so, launching the United States into what would later be known as World War I.
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Q. 5. Are there more Gods than one?
A. There is but one only, the living and true God.
Deut. 6:4; Jer. 10:10.
"There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet." - Robert Jordan
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Q. 4. What is God?
A. God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.
John 4:24; Job 11:7-9; Ps. 90:2; Jas. 1:17; Ex. 3:14; Ps. 147:5; Rev. 4:8; 15:4; Ex. 34:6-7.
