Heidelberg Catechism: Sin and Judgment

Q. 9. Does not God then do injustice to man, by requiring from him in his law, that which he cannot perform?
A. Not at all; [a] for God made man capable of performing it; but man, by the instigation of the devil, [b] and his own wilful disobedience, [c] deprived himself and all his posterity [...]

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Westminster Larger Catechism: Work of Creation

Larger Catechism
Q. 15. What is the work of creation?
A. The work of creation is that wherein God did in the beginning, by the word of his power, make of nothing the world, and all things therein, for himself, within the space of six days, and all very good.[49]
Q. 16. How did God create angels?
A. God [...]

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Creeds, Confessions etc…. The Decrees of God

Q. 7. What are the decrees of God?
A. The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.[22]
Q. 8. How doth God execute his decrees?
A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence.[23]
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Children’s Catechism Q 9 – 13

Children’s Catechism
Q. 9. What is God?
A. God is a Spirit, and has not a body like men.
Q. 10. Where is God?
A. God is everywhere.
Q. 11. Can you see God?
A. No; I cannot see God, but he always sees me.
Q. 12. Does God know all things?
A. Yes; nothing can be hid from God.
Q. 13. Can God [...]

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Heidelberg Catechism: Questions 6-8

Heidelberg Catechism
Q. 6. Did God then create man so wicked and perverse?
A. By no means; but God created man good, [a] and after his own image, [b] in true righteousness and holiness, that he might rightly know God his Creator, heartily love him and live with him in eternal happiness to glorify and praise him. [...]

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Catechism, Creeds, Confessions: WCF on the Bible

Westminster Confession,
Chapter 1:
8: The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native language of the people of God of old), and the New Testament in Greek (which, at the time of the writing of it, was most generally known to the nations), being immediately inspired by God, and, by His singular care and [...]

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Creeds and Confessions: Canons of Dordt – Articles 5 and 6

The First Head of Doctrine: Divine Election and Reprobation
Article 5: The Sources of Unbelief and of Faith
The cause or blame for this unbelief, as well as for all other sins, is not at all in God, but in man. Faith in Jesus Christ, however, and salvation through him is a free gift of God. As [...]

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Creeds and Confessions: WLC Q. 12-14

Larger Catechism, week 3
Q. 12. What are the decrees of God?
A. God’s decrees are the wise, free, and holy acts of the counsel of his will,[43] whereby, from all eternity, he hath, for his own glory, unchangeably foreordained whatsoever comes to pass in time,[44] especially concerning angels and men.
Q. 13. What hath God especially decreed [...]

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Creeds, Catechisms and Confessions

Belgic Confession, week 2
Article 4: The Canonical Books
We include in the Holy Scripture the two volumes of the Old and New Testaments. They are canonical books with which there can be no quarrel at all. In the church of God the list is as follows: In the Old Testament, the five books of Moses– Genesis, [...]

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Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms: WSC Q.4-6

Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q. 4. What is God?
A. God is a Spirit,[7] infinite,[8] eternal,[9] and unchangeable,[10] in his being,[11] wisdom,[12] power,[13] holiness,[14] justice,[15] goodness,[16] and truth.[17]
Q. 5. Are there more Gods than one?
A. There is but one only,[18] the living and true God.[19]
Q. 6. How many persons are there in the Godhead?
A. There are three persons [...]

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