3 The triune God
52 What characteristics of God do we know? ￫
53 What does it mean when we say: “God is the One God”? ￫
54 What does it mean to say: “God is the Holy One”? ￫
55 What does it mean when we say: “God is the Almighty”? ￫
56 What does it mean to say: “God is the Eternal”? ￫
57 What does it mean when we say: “God is the Loving One”? ￫
58 What does it mean when we say: “God is the Gracious One”? ￫
59 What does it mean to say that “God is the Righteous One”? ￫
60 What does it mean to say: “God is the Perfect One”? ￫
61 What does it mean when we talk about the “triune God”? ￫
62 Why do Christians believe that God is triune? ￫
63 What references to the triune God are there in the Old Testament? ￫
64 What references to the trinity of God are recorded in the New Testament? ￫
65 When was the doctrine of the trinity of God formulated? ￫
66 What is the relationship of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit to one another? ￫
67 What does the term “Father” mean when it is used in relationship to God? ￫
68 What do we know about God as the Creator? ￫
69 What does the creation tell us about God? ￫
70 In what span of time did God create the world? ￫
71 What does the Bible relate about God’s creation? ￫
72 Does the creation of God only consist of that which human beings can grasp with their senses? ￫
73 What belongs to the invisible creation? ￫
74 Is the Devil part of the invisible creation? ￫
76 What is the task of the angels? ￫
77 Should angels be worshipped? ￫
78 Why should human beings concern themselves with the invisible? ￫
79 How should human beings concern themselves with the invisible? ￫
80 What is the position of man in the creation? ￫
81 What does it mean to be created in the image of God? ￫
82 Are man and woman both created equally in the image of God? ￫
83 Does being “in the image of God” mean that God and man have the same nature and the same form?￫
84 What is the relationship between man and His Creator? ￫
85 What task does man have in the visible creation? ￫
86 How are human beings, as the image of God, to conduct themselves within the creation? ￫
87 Were the first human beings allowed to do as they pleased without restriction? ￫
88 How did the fall into sin come about? ￫
89 What is associated with the fall into sin? ￫
90 Do human beings have to remain in spiritual death? ￫
92 What happens after a human being’s physical death? ￫
95 What references to the birth of Jesus are there in the Old Testament? ￫
96 Who prepared the way for Jesus? ￫
97 How did John the Baptist describe Jesus Christ? ￫
98 What does the term “Lamb of God” mean here? ￫
99 What is the significance of Jesus’ sacrificial death for us? ￫
100 What does it mean when it says that Jesus Christ is God’s “only begotten Son”? ￫
101 How is it to be understood that the Son of God is described as the “Word” (“logos”)? ￫
102 What does it mean when John says: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us...”? ￫
103 As a Man, was Jesus Christ the same as other human beings? ￫
104 While on earth was Jesus exclusively a Man? ￫
105 What passages in Holy Scripture attest that Jesus Christ is also always true God? ￫
106 Which of His deeds show that Jesus Christ is true God? ￫
107 What does the name “Jesus” mean? ￫
108 How can we recognise that Jesus Christ is the Redeemer? ￫
109 Is redemption only possible through Jesus Christ? ￫
110 What is meant by the term “majestic titles” of Jesus? ￫
111 What is meant by the majestic title of “Christ”? ￫
112 What does the majestic title “Messiah” mean? ￫
113 What does the majestic title “Lord” signify? ￫
114 What does the majestic title “Son of Man” mean? ￫
115 Are there any other majestic titles of Jesus? ￫
116 In what way did Jesus Christ fulfil His divine commission? ￫
117 What does it mean when we refer to “Jesus Christ—the King”? ￫
118 What does it mean when we refer to “Jesus Christ—the Priest”? ￫
119 What does it mean when we refer to “Jesus Christ—the Prophet”? ￫
120 Where do we read of the person and activity of Jesus Christ? ￫
121 How did the Son of God enter into His human existence? ￫
122 What events preceded the birth of Jesus? ￫
123 Who were Jesus’ parents? ￫
124 What do we know about the birth of Jesus? ￫
125 What occurred at the same time as the birth of Jesus? ￫
126 What occurred after the birth of Jesus? ￫
127 How did God protect the Child Jesus? ￫
128 What is known about Jesus’ childhood? ￫
129 What preceded Jesus’ teaching activity? ￫
130 Why did Jesus allow Himself to be baptised by John? ￫
131 What transpired after the baptism of Jesus? ￫
132 What is the significance of Jesus’ temptations? ￫
134 What was the focus of Jesus’ teaching? ￫
135 What is meant by the “kingdom of God”? ￫
136 What does it mean to “repent”? ￫
137 What does the term “gospel” mean? ￫
138 What is Jesus’ position on the Law of Moses? ￫
139 What was one of the first things Jesus did at the beginning of His teaching activity? ￫
140 What miracles did Jesus perform? ￫
141 Why did Jesus perform miracles? ￫
142 What healings of the sick do the gospels relate? ￫
143 What is related about Jesus casting out evil spirits? ￫
144 Of what miracles of raising the dead do the gospels relate? ￫
145 Of what miracles of nature do the gospels relate? ￫
146 Of which miracles of feeding do the gospels relate? ￫
147 Of what gift miracles do the gospels relate?￫
148 How did Jesus teach the people His doctrine? ￫
149 What is meant by the “beatitudes” of Jesus? ￫
150 How did Jesus make the gospel understandable? ￫
151 What major statements of the gospel are illustrated in parables? ￫
152 How did Jesus explain the beginning and the growth of the kingdom of God? ￫
153 How did Jesus explain that something extremely valuable is offered in the kingdom of God? ￫
154 How did Jesus explain the love that prevails in the kingdom of God? ￫
155 Which parable calls for us to love our neighbour? ￫
156 What are the parables that relate to the attitude of man’s heart? ￫
157 What did Jesus reveal in the parables of the coming of the Son of Man? ￫
158 What images did Jesus use to describe Himself, and what do they mean? ￫
159 Which of the disciples were especially close to Jesus? ￫
160 What marked the start of the sufferings of Jesus Christ? ￫
161 What events followed Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem? ￫
162 Who betrayed Jesus Christ? ￫
163 How did Jesus institute Holy Communion? ￫
164 What happened in the Garden of Gethsemane? ￫
165 How did the arrest of Jesus occur? ￫
166 How did the Apostles behave? ￫
167 Did Jesus later reproach the Apostles for their behaviour? ￫
168 What happened after Jesus’ arrest? ￫
169 What did Judas Iscariot do after Jesus’ sentencing? ￫
170 How did Jesus fare before Pilate and Herod? ￫
171 How did Jesus conduct Himself in His sufferings? ￫
172 Where did Jesus’ suffering end? ￫
173 Who is to blame for the death of Jesus? ￫
174 What were the last words of Jesus on the cross? ￫
175 What events accompanied the crucifixion of the Lord? ￫
176 What happened to the body of Jesus? ￫
177 To what purpose did Jesus have to suffer and die? ￫
178 What significance does the suffering and death of Jesus thus hold for mankind? ￫
179 Does the Old Testament make reference to the suffering and death of Jesus Christ? ￫
180 Did Jesus Himself give make any reference to His suffering and death? ￫
181 What do the letters of the Apostles have to say about the sacrificial death of Jesus? ￫
182 What does the cross signify? ￫
183 What happened after Jesus died? ￫
184 By what power did Jesus Christ resurrect? ￫
185 Are there any witnesses to the resurrection of Christ? ￫
186 What significance does the resurrection of Christ hold for mankind? ￫
187 What appearances of the Risen One are attested in the New Testament? ￫
188 How did the chief priests behave after the resurrection of Jesus? ￫
189 What is the resurrection body of Christ? ￫
190 What happened at the ascension of Jesus Christ? ￫
191 Where did Jesus Christ go when He ascended into heaven? ￫
192 What does it mean to say that “Jesus Christ is seated at the right hand of God?” ￫
193 Is Jesus Christ also present on the earth now that He has ascended? ￫
194 What did Jesus mean when He said: “I will come again”? ￫
195 How else is the return of Jesus Christ described? ￫
196 What references to the return of Christ do we find in the New Testament? ￫
198 How does the Holy Spirit show Himself as a divine person? ￫
199 By what other names is the Holy Spirit also known? ￫
200 What does it mean to say that “the Holy Spirit is a Comforter and Helper”? ￫
201 What does it mean to say that “the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth”? ￫
202 What does it mean to say that “the Holy Spirit is the power from on high”? ￫
203 How can we recognise the activity of the Holy Spirit? ￫
204 What is the gift of the Holy Spirit? ￫
205 How does one receive the gift of the Holy Spirit? ￫
206 Is the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Old Testament? ￫
207 Was the Holy Spirit also active in the time of the Old Testament? ￫
208 Was the Holy Spirit also given as a gift in the time of the Old Testament? ￫
209 When were the promises concerning the outpouring of the Holy Spirit fulfilled? ￫
210 How did the outpouring of the Holy Spirit occur? ￫
211 Was the Holy Spirit still active after the time of the early Apostles? ￫
212 Where is the Holy Spirit active today? ￫
213 Is the Holy Spirit active in the sacraments? ￫
214 What is the connection between the activity of the Holy Spirit and the Apostle ministry? ￫