Aug
26
Memory Verse:
“Testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.”
– Acts 20:21, ESV
Doctrinal Standard: WSC#85
Q: What does God require from us to escape His anger and curse, which we deserve for our sin?
A: To escape God’s anger and curse, which we deserve for our sin, God requires from us faith in Jesus Christ and repentance unto life along with diligent involvement in all the external ways Christ uses to bring us the benefits of redemption.
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Aug
19
Memory Verse:
“For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” – Galatians 3:10, ESV
Doctrinal Standard: WSC #84
Q: What does every sin deserve?
A: Every sin deserves God’s anger and curse, both in this life and in the life to come.
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Aug
11
Memory Verse:
“Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.” – John 15:5, ESV
Doctrinal Standard: WSC #83
Q: Are all sins equally evil?
A: In the eyes of God some sins in themselves are more evil than others, and some are more evil because of the harm that results from them.
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Aug
4
Memory Verse:
“They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.” -Psalm 14:3, ESV
DOCTRINAL STANDARD: WSC #82
Q: Can anyone perfectly keep the commandments of God?
A: Since the fall no ordinary man can perfectly keep the commandments of God in this life but breaks them every day in thought, word, and action.
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Jul
28
Memory Verse:
“Nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer.” -1 Corinthians 10:10 ESV
Doctrinal Standards: WSC #79 & 81
Q: What is the tenth commandment?
A: The tenth commandment is: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Q: What does the tenth commandment forbid?
A: The tenth commandment forbids any dissatisfaction with what belongs to us, envy or grief at the success of others, and all improper desires for anything that belongs to someone else.
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Jul
22
Memory Verse:
“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.'” -Hebrews 13:5, ESV
Doctrinal Standards: WSC #79 & 80
Q: What is the tenth commandment?
A: The tenth commandment is: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Q: What does the tenth commandment require?
A: The tenth commandment requires us to be completely satisfied with our own status in life and to have a proper, loving attitude toward others and their possessions.
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Jul
14
Memory Verse:
“A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.” Proverbs 19:5, ESV
Doctrinal Standards – WSC #76 & 78
Q: What is the ninth commandment?
A: The ninth commandment is: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
Q: What does the ninth commandment forbid?
A: The ninth commandment forbids anything that gets in the way of the truth or injures anyone’s reputation.
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Jul
7
Memory Verse:
“I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.” 1 John 2:21, ESV
DOCTRINAL STANDARDS – #76 & 77
Q: What is the ninth commandment?
A: The ninth commandment is: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
Q: What does the ninth commandment require?
A: The ninth commandment requires us to tell the truth and to maintain and promote it and our own and others’ reputations, especially when testifying.
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