DEEPER DIVE - CCCSM

6  Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,  7  casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.  8  Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.  9  Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your...

So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:  2  shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly;  3  not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the...

New City Catechism Question 21 What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God? One who is truly human and also truly God.

12  Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.  13  But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.  14  If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.  15  But le...

New City Catechism Question 20 Who is the Redeemer? The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, in whom God became man and bore the penalty for sin himself.

7  The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.  8  Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.  9  Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.  10  As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:  11  whoever speaks, as one who spea...

New City Catechism #19 Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor? Yes, to satisfy his justice, God himself, out of mere mercy, reconciles us to himself and delivers us from sin and from the punishment for sin by a Redeemer.

Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin.  2  As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.  3  For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousi...

New City Catechism Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished? No, every sin is against the sovereignty, holiness, and goodness of God, and against his righteous law, and God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them in his just judgment both in this life, and in the life to come.

1 Peter 3:17-22 17  For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil. 18  For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,  19  in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison,  20  because they formerly did not obey, when G...

New City Catechism What is idolatry? Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator for our hope and happiness, significance and security.

8  Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.  9  Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.  10  For “Whoever desires to love life     and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil     and his lips from speaking deceit; 11  let him tu...

New City Catechism Question 16 What is sin? Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in the world he created, rebelling against him by living without reference to him, not being or doing what he requires in his law—resulting in our death and the disintegration of all creation.

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New City Catechism Did God create us unable to keep his law?

He is the King nobody wanted Yet, He is the King everyone needs

New City Catechism Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly? Since the fall, no mere human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly, but consistently breaks it in thought, word, and deed.

Jesus suffered for you. In His final temptation before the cross, He overcame by entrusting Himself to His loving Father.

New City Catechism What does God require in the ninth and tenth commandments? Ninth, that we do not lie or deceive, but speak the truth in love. Tenth, that we are content, not envying anyone or resenting what God has given them or us.

3  Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,  2  when they see your respectful and pure conduct.  3  Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—  4  but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with t...

New City Catechism What does God require in the sixth, seventh, and eighth commandments? Sixth, that we do not hurt, or hate, or be hostile to our neighbor, but be patient and peaceful, pursuing even our enemies with love. Seventh, that we abstain from sexual immorality and live purely and faithfully, whether in marriage or in single life, avoiding all impure actions, looks, words, thoughts, or de...

11  Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.  12  Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. 13  Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as s...

New City Catechism What does God require in the fourth and fifth commandments? Fourth, that on the Sabbath day we spend time in public and private worship of God, rest from routine employment, serve the Lord and others, and so anticipate the eternal Sabbath. Fifth, that we love and honor our father and our mother, submitting to their godly discipline and direction.

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.  2  Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—  3  if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4  As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,  5  you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiri...