The Shorter Catechism

Activity Book
Learning the truth with puzzles

Written by Marianne Ross

Illustrated by Fred Apps
Cover Design by Daniel van Straaten
Printed and bound by Bell and Bain, Glasgow

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Contents

Codes ..................................................................................................................................... 5
1

What is the chief end of man? ........................................................................................... 7

What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?...............................8

What do the Scriptures principally teach?.............................................................................9

What is God?.................................................................................................................. 10

Are there more Gods than one? ........................................................................................ 11

How many persons are there in the Godhead?.....................................................................12

What are the decrees of God? .......................................................................................... 13

How doth God execute his decrees? .................................................................................. 14

What is the work of creation? .......................................................................................... 15

10 How did God create man? ................................................................................................ 16

11 What are Gods works of providence? ............................................................................... 17
12 What special act of providence did God exercise toward man? ............................................18
13 Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?.................................19
14 What is sin? ...................................................................................................................20
15 What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate? ..........................................21
16 Did all mankind fall in Adams first transgression? .............................................................22
17 Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind?.......................................................................23
18 Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?........................................24
19 What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?..........................................................25
20 Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?.....................................26
21 Who is the Redeemer of Gods elect? ................................................................................27
22 How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?..........................................................28
23 What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?............................................................29
24 How doth Christ execute the office of a prophet?................................................................30
25 How doth Christ execute the office of a priest?...................................................................31
26 How doth Christ execute the office of a king?.....................................................................32
27 Wherein did Christs humiliation consist?...........................................................................33
28 Wherein consisteth Christs exaltation?..............................................................................34
29 How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?....................................36
30 How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?...................................37
31 What is effectual calling?..................................................................................................38
32 What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life?.................................39
33 What is justification?........................................................................................................40
34 What is adoption?.............................................................................................................41
35 What is sanctification?......................................................................................................42
36 What are the benefits ... of justification, adoption, sanctification?.........................................43

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37 What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death?......................................................44

38 What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?.......................................45
39 What is the duty which God requireth of man?....................................................................46
40 What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?........................................47
41 Where is the Moral Law summarily comprehended?............................................................48
42 What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? .....................................................................49
43 What is the preface to the Ten Commandments?.................................................................50
44 What doth the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us?................................................51
45 Which is the First Commandment?....................................................................................52
46 What is required in the First Commandment?.....................................................................53
47 What is forbidden in the First Commandment?.....................................................................54
48 What are we specially taught by these words, before me? ..................................................55
49 Which is the Second Commandment?.................................................................................56
50 What is required in the Second Commandment? ................................................................57
51 What is forbidden in the Second Commandment?...............................................................58
52 What are the reasons annexed to the Second Commandment?..............................................59
53 Which is the Third Commandment?.................................................................................60
54 What is required in the Third Commandment?...................................................................61
55 What is forbidden in the Third Commandment?.................................................................62
56 What is the reason annexed to the Third Commandment?....................................................63
57 Which is the Fourth Commandment? ...............................................................................64
58 What is required in the Fourth Commandment? ...............................................................66
59 Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath? ................................67
60 How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?..................................................................................68
61 What is forbidden in the Fourth Commandment? ...............................................................69
62 What are the reasons annexed to the Fourth Commandment?.........................................70
63

Which is the Fifth Commandment?...................................................................................71

64 What is required in the Fifth Commandment?................................................................72

65

What is forbidden in the Fifth Commandment?..............................................................73

66

What is the reason annexed to the Fifth Commandment?..............................................74

67

What is the Sixth Commandment?.................................................................................75

68

What is required in the Sixth Commandment? .............................................................76

69 What is forbidden in the Sixth Commandment?..............................................................77

70 Which is the Seventh Commandment?.............................................................................78
71 What is required in the Seventh Commandment?............................................................79
72 What is forbidden in the Seventh Commandment?..........................................................80
73

Which is the Eighth Commandment?..............................................................................81

74 What is required in the Eighth Commandment?..............................................................82

75 What is forbidden in the Eighth Commandment?............................................................83

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76

Which is the Ninth Commandment?...........................................................................84

77

What is required in the Ninth Commandment?.........................................................85

78

What is forbidden in the Ninth Commandment? .....................................................86

79

Which is the Tenth Commandment?.............................................................................87

80

What is required in the Tenth Commandment?.........................................................88

81

What is forbidden in the Tenth Commandment?.......................................................89

82

Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God? .....................................90

83

Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous?.....................................................92

84

What doth every sin deserve?.....................................................................................93

85

What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse? .........................94

86

What is Faith in Jesus Christ?..................................................................................96

87

What is Repentance unto Life?..................................................................................98

88

What are the outward means whereby Christ communicateth to us? ..........................100

89

How is the Word made effectual to salvation?........................................................102

90

How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?..............104

91

How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation?..................................105

92

What is a sacrament?................................................................................................106

93

Which are the sacraments of the New Testament?..................................................107

94

What is Baptism?........................................................................................................108

95

To whom is Baptism to be administered?......................................................................110

96

What is the Lords Supper?.........................................................................................112

97

What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper?...................................113

98

What is prayer?.........................................................................................................114

99

What rule hath God given for our direction in prayer?..........................................115

100 What doth the Preface of the Lords Prayer teach us?..........................................116
101 What do we pray for in the First Petition?............................................................117
102 What do we pray for in the Second Petition?........................................................118
103 What do we pray for in the Third Petition?.........................................................120
104 What do we pray for in the Fourth Petition?........................................................121
105 What do we pray for in the Fifth Petition?...........................................................122
106 What do we pray for in the Sixth Petition?...........................................................124
107 What doth the conclusion of the Lords Prayer teach us?...............................................126

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Codes

The following codes will be used throughout the book. Please photocopy
both pages and keep them beside you when doing the puzzles.
Code 1
A

10

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12

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14

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25

26

Code 2

Code 3

Code 4
X

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Code 5
A

Code 6

A=

E=

O=

I=

U=

Code 7

R E N T A C Y U M P
Code 8

Code 9

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1. What is the chief end of man?

Answer
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Use Code 1 to work out the answer.

13 1 14 19

3 8 9 5 6

5 14 4

9 19

20 15

7 12 15 18 9 6 25

7 15 4

1 14 4

20 15

5 14 10 15 25

8 9 13

6 15 18 5 22 5 18

Read 1 Corinthians 10:31

and Psalm 73:25-28.

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2. What rule hath God given to direct

us how we may glorify and enjoy him?
Answer
THE

WORD

OF

GOD,

WHICH

IS

SCRIPTURES OF THE OLD AND NEW

CONTAINED

IN

THE

TESTAMENTS, IS THE

ONLY RULE TO DIRECT US HOW WE MAY GLORIFY AND

ENJOY HIM.

See if you can find the words above in the Wordsearch.

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Read 2 Timothy 3:16

and Ephesians 2:20.

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3. What do the Scriptures principally

teach?
Answer
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Join up the jigsaw pieces to work out the answer.

Read John 5:39 and

Ecclesiastes 12:13.

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4. What is God?
Answer
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The vowels have been missed out, see if you can insert the correct vowel
to read the answer. VOWELS: A, E, I, O, U. Then fill in the spaces above.

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Read John 4:24

and Job 11:7.

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5. Are there more Gods than one?

Answer
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Work out the answer by starting at the arrow and writing

down every third letter.

Read Isaiah 45:5.

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