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Q. 27 What do you understand
by the providence of God?
A.
The almighty and ever present power of God1
by which God upholds, as
with his hand,
heaven and earth and all
creatures,2
and so rules them that
leaf and blade, rain and
drought, fruitful and lean years,
food and drink, health and sickness, prosperity and poverty—3
all things, in fact, come to us not by chance4
but by his fatherly hand.5
food and drink, health and sickness, prosperity and poverty—3
all things, in fact, come to us not by chance4
but by his fatherly hand.5
1 Jer. 23:23-24; Acts 17:24-28
2 Heb. 1:3
3 Jer. 5:24; Acts 14:15-17/a>; John 9:3; Prov. 22:2
4 Prov. 16:33
5 Matt. 10:29
2 Heb. 1:3
3 Jer. 5:24; Acts 14:15-17/a>; John 9:3; Prov. 22:2
4 Prov. 16:33
5 Matt. 10:29
Q. 28 How
does the knowledge
of God’s creation and providence help us?
of God’s creation and providence help us?
A.
We can be patient when things go against us,1
thankful
when things go well,2
and for the future we can have
good confidence in our faithful God and Father
that nothing in creation will separate us from his love.3
For all creatures are so completely in God’s hand that without his will
they can neither move nor be moved.4
and for the future we can have
good confidence in our faithful God and Father
that nothing in creation will separate us from his love.3
For all creatures are so completely in God’s hand that without his will
they can neither move nor be moved.4
1 Job 1:21-22; James 1:3
2 Deut. 8:10; 1 Thess. 5:18
3 Ps. 55:22; Rom. 5:3-5; 8:38-39
4 Job 1:12; 2:6; Prov. 21:1; Acts 17:24-28
2 Deut. 8:10; 1 Thess. 5:18
3 Ps. 55:22; Rom. 5:3-5; 8:38-39
4 Job 1:12; 2:6; Prov. 21:1; Acts 17:24-28
Q. 86 Since we have been delivered
from our misery
by grace through Christ
without any merit of our own,
why then should we do good works?
from our misery
by grace through Christ
without any merit of our own,
why then should we do good works?
A.
Because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood,
is also restoring us by his Spirit into his image,
is also restoring us by his Spirit into his image,
so
that with our whole lives
we
may show that we are thankful to God for his benefits,1
so that he may be praised
through us,2
so that we may be assured of our faith by its fruits,3
and so that by our godly living
so that we may be assured of our faith by its fruits,3
and so that by our godly living
our neighbors may be won
over to Christ.4
1 Rom. 6:13; 12:1-2; 1 Pet. 2:5-10
2 Matt. 5:16; 1 Cor. 6:19-20
3 Matt. 7:17-18; Gal. 5:22-24; 2 Pet. 1:10-11
4 Matt. 5:14-16; Rom. 14:17-19; 1 Pet. 2:12; 3:1-2
2 Matt. 5:16; 1 Cor. 6:19-20
3 Matt. 7:17-18; Gal. 5:22-24; 2 Pet. 1:10-11
4 Matt. 5:14-16; Rom. 14:17-19; 1 Pet. 2:12; 3:1-2
Q. 116 Why do Christians need to pray?
A. Because prayer is the most important part
of
the thankfulness God requires of us.1
And also because God gives
his grace and Holy Spirit
only to those who pray continually and groan inwardly,
only to those who pray continually and groan inwardly,
asking God for these gifts
and thanking God for them.2
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