FIRST WATT CATECHISM
Q: Who created you?
A: God who is mighty, who created heaven and earth He created me?
Q: What does God do for you?
A: God protects me day and night, from perils of the night, and he does good for me all the time.
Q: What would you be doing for this mighty God who is doing good for you like this?
A: I should learn how to know God and I should do all things that please Him.
Q: Where has God taught you how to know Him and to do things that will please Him?
A: The Word of God in the Bible has taught me how to know God and how to please Him.
Q: Do you know who God is?
A: God is Spirit, even if I do not see Him, but he is seeing me, He know all things, and He can do all things.
Q: What would you do to please God?
A: I would have done my duty to God and my duties to my neighbour then I will be pleasing God.
Q: What is your duty to God?
A: My duty to God is to fear Him, to honour Him, to worship Him, to pray to Him, and to praise Him.
Q: What is your duty to man?
A: My duty to man is to obey my parents, to speak the truth all the time, and to be honest and good to all.
Q: What good are you expecting if you try to please God?
A: If I do what pleases God I will become His child, and I will have God as my Father and Friend for ever.
Q: What would you be if you do not fear God, and if you do not please Him?
A: If I do not fear God and do not love Him, and do not please Him I would be a bad child, and the mighty God will be very much angry with me.
Q: Why do you fear the anger of God?
A: I cannot but fear God because He can kill my body and destroy my soul in hell after my body is dead.
Q: Have you ever done anything that will make God angry against you?
A: I have sinned many times against God, and I owe the debt of His wrath.
Q: What do you understanding as sinning against God?
A: Sinning against God is doing anything that God does not like and not doing what God has commanded us to do.
Q: What can you do to deliver you from the wrath of God that your sin has caused?
A: If I want to get out of the wrath of God I must repent and believe in the Lord Jesus, and pray unto God to forgive my past sins and to worship Him for the rest of my life.
Q: Will God forgive you if you pray unto Him?
A: I expect that God will forgive me if I pray to Him and I trust in His mercy because of what Jesus Christ has done and suffered for.
Q: Who is Jesus Christ?
A: Jesus Christ is the Son of God himself, who came from heaven to save us from our sins and from the wrath of God.
Q: What has Jesus Christ done to save sinners?
A: For sinners to be saved Jesus Christ obeyed the commandments of God and taught us to obey it also.
Q: What suffering has Jesus suffered for sinners to be saved?
A: Jesus Christ suffered death for sinners that disobey the commandments of God and are worthy of death.
Q: Where is Jesus Christ now?
A: Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and ascended to heaven, where he is preparing a place for all those who love Him and worship God.
Q: Can you on your own love and worship God and Christ?
A: I can on my own not love Him, neither can I worship God and Christ, but God will help me by His own Spirit to do so if I ask from Him.
Q: Will Jesus Christ come back again?
A: Jesus Christ is coming back, He will call me and the whole world to give account of what we have done.
Q: Why would we give account?
A: All of us will account unto God for what we did, so that the child of God and wicked people may receive reward according to what they have done.
Q: What would be your portion if you are a wicked person?
A: If I am a wicked person I will be sent to eternal fire in hell, among the wicked and evil ones.
Q: Where will you go if you are a child of God?
A: If I am a child of God I shall be taken to heaven, there I will be with God and with Jesus Christ forever. Amen.
Names In The Old Testament
Q: Who is Adam?
A: Adam is the first created man, and he is the father of all.
Q: Who is Eve?
A: Eve is the first woman to be created, and she is the mother of all.
Q: Who is Cain?
A: Cain is the first born of Adam, and he killed Abel his brother.
Q: Who was Abel?
A: Abel was more righteous than Cain, so Cain hated him.
Q: Who was Enoch?
A: Enoch was the man who pleased God and he was taken to heaven alive.
Q: Who was Noah?
A: Noah was the righteous man when the world was destroyed by water.
Q: Who was Job?
A: Job was the most meek man in suffering and great loss.
Q: Who was Abraham?
A: Abraham was an example of faith and the friend of God.
Q: Who was Isaac?
A: Isaac was the son of Abraham by promise.
Q: Who was Sarah?
A: Sarah was the wife of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac.
Q: Who was Jacob?
A: Jacob was the last born of Isaac, and he supplanted his brother and collected his brother’s blessing.
Q: Who was Israel?
A: Israel was the new name God gave to Jacob.
Q: Who was Joseph?
A: Joseph was the favourite son of Israel, but his brothers hated him and they sold him into slavery.
Q: Who were the twelve patriarchs?
A: The twelve patriarchs were the twelve sons of Jacob, and the fathers of the tribes of Israel.
Q: Who was Pharaoh?
A: Pharaoh was the king of Egypt, who drowned small children in the river and also was drowned into the Red sea.
Q: Who was Moses?
A: Moses was the deliverer and the law giver of the children of Israel, and he took them through the desert.
Q: Who was Aaron?
A: Aaron was the elder brother of Moses, and the first high priest in Israel.
Q: Who are the priests?
A: The priests were those who make sacrifice to God, and they taught the people His laws.
Q: Who was Joshua?
A: Joshua was the leader of Israel after Moses had died and he took the people to the land God had promised them.
Q: Who was Samson?
A: Samson was a powerful man who killed a thousand of his enemies with the cheek bone of an ass.
Q: Who was Eli?
A: Eli was a righteous old man but faced the anger of God because he did not keep his children from bad behaviour.
Q: Who was Samuel?
A: Samuel was the prophet called when he was a boy.
Q: Who were the prophets?
A: The prophets were those whom God taught to tell what was to come and to show his way to the world.
Q: Who was David?
A: David was the man who God called from keeping sheep and made him king.
Q: Who was Goliath?
A: Goliath was the giant who David killed with sling and stones.
Q: Who was Absalom?
A: Absalom was the evil son of David who rebelled against his father, he was killed as he hung on the tree.
Q: Who was Solomon?
A: Solomon was the favourite son of David who became king and was wiser than all people.
Q: Who was Josiah?
A: Josiah was a small boy who became king and feared God.
Q: Who was Isaiah?
A: Isaiah was the prophet who told about the coming of Jesus more than others.
Q: Who was Elijah?
A: Elijah was the prophet who was taken to heaven in a chariot of fire.
Q: Who was Elisha?
A: Elisha was the prophet who some children were rude to him and two young bears tore them into pieces.
Q: Who was Gehazi?
A: Gehazi was the servant of Elisha who lied and was cursed with leprosy that will never be removed forever.
Q: Who was Jonah?
A: Jonah was the prophet who stayed for three days and three nights in the belly of a fish.
Q: Who was Daniel?
A: Daniel was the prophet who was kept safe in the Den of lions because he prayed to God.
Q: Who were Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego?
A: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were the three good Jews who refused to bow down to an idol, and were cast into a furnace of fire but the fire did not burn them.
Q: Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
A: Nebuchadnezzar was the bad king of Babylon who became mad and was sent among the animals.
Names From The New Testament
Q: Who was Jesus Christ?
A: Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and He is the Saviour of the world.
Q: Who was Joseph the Carpenter?
A: Joseph the Carpenter was the man who was thought to be the father of Jesus Christ because he married His mother.
Q: Who were the Jews?
A: The Jews were the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and God chose them to be His people.
Q: Who are the Gentiles?
A: The Gentiles are all those who are not Jews.
Q: Who was Caesar?
A: Caesar was the king of Rome and the ruler of the world.
Q: Who was Herod The Great?
A: Herod the Great was the king of Judea who killed small children in Bethlehem with the hope of killing Jesus.
Q: Was there another Herod?
A: There was another Herod, who was the king of Galilee and he beheaded John the Baptist.
Q: Who was John the Baptist?
A: John the Baptist was the forerunner of Jesus who proclaimed to the Jews that Christ had come.
Q: Who are the Disciples of Christ?
A: The Disciples of Christ are those who are learning from him as their father.
Q: Who was Nathaniel?
A: Nathaniel was a disciple of Jesus Christ who had no guile.
Q: Who was Nicodemus?
A: Nicodemus was a disciple of Jesus who feared and came to Jesus by night.
Q: Who was Mary Magdalene?
A: Mary Magdalene was a great sinner who washed the feet of Jesus with her tears and moped with her hair.
Q: Who was Lazarus?
A: Lazarus was a friend of Jesus, who Jesus raised four days after he died.
Q: Who was Martha?
A: Martha was the sister of Lazarus who was careful to entertain Jesus Christ.
Q: Who was Mary the sister of Martha?
A: Mary the sister of Martha was the one who chose the best and was ready to learn from Jesus.
Q: Who were the Apostles?
A: The Apostles were the twelve disciples of Jesus chosen to lead the spread of the gospel.
Q: Who was Simon Peter?
A: Simon Peter was the disciple who denied Jesus but later repented.
Q: Who was John?
A: John was the beloved disciple who reclined on Jesus’ heart at the last supper.
Q: Who was Thomas?
A: Thomas was the apostle who found it difficult to believe that Jesus rose from the dead.
Q: Who was Judas Iscariot?
A: Judas was the covetous and bad disciple who betrayed Jesus with a kiss.
Q: Who was Caiaphas?
A: Caiaphas was the high priest who condemned Jesus to death.
Q: Who was Pontus Pilate?
A: Pontus Pilate was the governor of Judea who gave the order that Jesus be crucified.
Q: Who was Joseph of Arimathaea?
A: Joseph of Arimathaea was the rich disciple who asked for the body of Jesus to be buried in his own tomb.
Q: Who were the four Evangelists?
A: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were the four Evangelists who wrote about the story of the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Q: Who were Ananias and Sapphira?
A: Ananiah and Saphirah were the couple who died a shameful death because of deceit.
Q: Who was Stephen?
A: Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
Q: Who was Paul?
A: Paul was the great persecutor who later became an apostle of Jesus Christ.
Q: Who was Dorcas?
A: Dorcas was the good woman who made garments for the needy and she was raised from the dead.
Q: Who was Elimas?
A: Elimas was the wicked man who was made blind because of his opposition to the gospel.
Q: Who was Apollos?
A: Apollos was the minister of the gospel who was diligent and eloquent in preaching.
Q: Who was Euthycus?
A: Euthycus was the young man who was sleeping at the time of a sermon and fell, and was picked up dead.
Q: Who was Timothy?
A: Timothy was the man who knew the Holy Scripture from his childhood.
Q: Who was Agrippa?
A: Agrippa was a king who was almost converted to become a Christian.
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