Ten Minute Catechism with J.A. Brown

Question 105: What do we pray for in the fifth petition?

In the fifth petition (which is, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors) we pray, That God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins;m which we are the rather encouraged to ask, because by his grace we are enabled from the heart to forgive others.

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Question 104: What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

In the fourth petition (which is, Give us this day our daily bread) we pray, That of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.

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Question 103: What do we pray for in the third petition?

In the third petition (which is, Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven) we pray, that God, by his grace, would make us able and willing to know, obey, and submit to his will in all things, as the angels do in heaven.

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Question 102: What do we pray for in the second petition?

In the second petition (which is, Your kingdom come) we pray, That Satan’s kingdom may be destroyed; and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it; and that the Kingdom of glory may be hastened.

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Question 101: What do we pray for in the first petition?

In the first petition (which is, Hallowed be your name) we pray that God would enable us and others to glorify him in all that whereby he makes himself known; and that he would dispose all things to his own glory.

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Question 100: What does the preface of the Lord’s prayer teach us?

The preface of the Lord’s prayer (which is, Our Father which art in heaven) teaches us to draw near to God with all holy reverence and confidence, as children to a father, able and ready to help us; and that we should pray with and for others.

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Question 99: What rule has God given for our direction in prayer?

The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but the special rule of direction is that form of prayer which Christ taught his disciples, commonly called The Lord’s Prayer.

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Question 98: What is prayer?

Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies.

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Question 97: What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lord’s supper?

It is required of them that would worthily partake of the Lord’s supper, that they examine themselves of their knowledge to discern the Lord’s body, of their faith to feed upon him, of their repentance, love, and new obedience; unless coming unworthily, they eat and drink judgment to themselves.

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Question 96: What is the Lord's Supper?

The Lord’s supper is a sacrament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine, according to Christ’s appointment, his death is showed forth; and the worthy receivers are, not after a corporal and carnal manner, but by faith, made partakers of his body and blood, with all his benefits, to their spiritual nourishment, and growth in grace.

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Supplemental - How is baptism to be administered?

There are three forms of baptism: immersion, sprinkling, and pouring. What are the biblical foundations for the modes of baptism? Is one better or more accurate than another?

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Question 95: To whom is baptism to be administered?

Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of the visible church, until they profess their faith in Christ, and obedience to him; but the infants of such as are members of the visible church are to be baptized.

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Question 94: What is baptism?

Baptism is a sacrament, wherein the washing with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, does signify and seal our ingrafting into Christ, and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagement to be the Lord’s.

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Question 93: Which are the sacraments of the New Testament?

The sacraments of the New Testament are Baptism and the Lord’s supper.

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Question 92: What is a sacrament?

A sacrament is a holy ordinance instituted by Christ; wherein, by sensible signs, Christ, and the benefits of the new covenant, are represented, sealed, and applied to believers.

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Question 91: How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation?

The sacraments become effectual means of salvation, not from any virtue in them, or in him that doth administer them; but only by the blessing of Christ, and the working of his Spirit in them that by faith receive them.

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Question 90: How is the word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?

That the word may become effectual to salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation, and prayer; receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.

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"Who is this Child Born to Us?" (Isaiah 9:1-7)

The hope we have in Christ is that because of the first advent, we can rest in the certainty of the second advent.

Preached on Sunday, 24 December 2023.

Question 89: How is the word made effectual to salvation?

The Spirit of God makes the reading, but especially the preaching of the word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort, through faith, unto salvation.

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Question 88: What are the outward means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption?

The outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption, are his ordinances, especially the word, sacraments, and prayer; all which are made effectual to the elect for salvation.

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Question 86: What is faith in Jesus Christ?

Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel.

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Question 85: What does God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse due to us for sin?

To escape the wrath and curse of God due to us for sin, God requires of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life, with the diligent use of all the outward means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption.

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Question 84: What does every sin deserve?

Every sin deserves God’s wrath and curse, both in this life, and that which is to come.

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Question 83: Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous?

Some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than others.

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No mere man since the fall is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but doth daily break them in thought, word, and deed.

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The tenth commandment forbids all discontentment with our own estate, envying or grieving at the good of our neighbor, and all inordinate motions and affections to anything that is his.

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The tenth commandment requires full contentment with our own condition, with a right and charitable frame of spirit toward our neighbor and all that is his.

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The tenth commandment is, You shall not covet thy neighbor’s house, you shall not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.

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The ninth commandment forbids whatsoever is prejudicial to truth, or injurious to our own or our neighbor’s good name.

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This supplemental episode is my sermon from Jesus' parable found in Matthew 20:1-16 and delivered on Sunday, 24 September 2023.

Grace is given in full to the followers of Christ, and we rejoice when we see the joy of grace in their lives.

The ninth commandment requires the maintaining and promoting of truth between man and man, and of our own and our neighbor’s good name, especially in witness bearing.

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The ninth commandment is, You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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The eighth commandment forbids whatsoever does or may unjustly hinder our own or our neighbor’s wealth or outward estate.

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The eighth commandment requires the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves and others.

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The eighth commandment is, You shall not steal.

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This is a supplemental episode of my sermon on Sunday, 20 August 2023, from Romans 11:1-10.

God’s infallible choice is an act of grace, and the remnant he sets apart for himself is a source of encouragement, worship, and praise to Him for the believer in Christ.

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The seventh commandment forbids all unchaste thoughts, words, and actions.

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The seventh commandment requires the preservation of our own and our neighbor’s chastity, in heart, speech, and behavior.

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The seventh commandment is, You shall not commit adultery.

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Supplemental - Does Abortion Violate the Sixth Commandment?

Scripture points us to the sacredness of life.

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Question 69: What is forbidden in the sixth commandment?

The sixth commandment forbids the taking away of our own life, or the life of our neighbor, unjustly, or whatsoever tends thereunto.

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Question 68: What is required in the sixth commandment?

The sixth commandment requires all lawful endeavors to preserve our own life, and the life of others.

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Question 67: Which is the sixth commandment?

The sixth commandment is, You shall not kill.

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Sermon from Matthew 6:19-24 "The Joy of Christ as our heavenly treasure," delivered on 11 June 2023.

Main idea: Our treasure in heaven is Christ; when he is our joy, we discover the freedom for living devoted to him in godly contentment.

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Question 64: What is required in the fifth commandment?

The fifth commandment requires the preserving the honor, and performing the duties, belonging to every one in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.

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Question 63: What is the fifth commandment?

The fifth commandment is, Honor your father and your mother; that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God givs you.

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Question 62: What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment?

The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment are, God’s allowing us six days of the week for our own employments, his challenging a special propriety in the seventh, his own example, and his blessing the sabbath-day.

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