Tabernacle Presbyterian Church & The New City Catechism

Question #51

Q. Of what advantage to us is Christ's ascension?
A. Christ physically ascended on our behalf, just as he came down to earth physically on our account, and he is now advocating for us in the presence of his Father, preparing a place for us, and also sends us his Spirit.
Children's Answer: Christ is now advocating for us in the presence of his Father and also sends us his Spirit.

Questions 49&50

Q. 49 Where is Christ now?
A. Christ rose bodily from the grave on the third day after his death and is seated at the right hand of the Father, ruling his kingdom and interceding for us, until he returns to judge and renew the whole world.
Q. 50 What does Christ's resurrection mean for us?
A. Christ triumphed over sin and death by being physically resurrected, so that all who trust in him are raised to new life in this world and to everlasting life in the world to come. Just as we will one day be resurrected, so this world will one day be restored. But those who do not trust in Christ will be raised to everlasting death.
 

Episode #48

Q. What is the church?
A. God chooses and preserves for himself a community elected for eternal life and united by faith, who love, follow, learn from, and worship God together. God sends out this community to proclaim the gospel and prefigure Christ’s kingdom by the quality of their life together and their love for one another.
Children's Answer: A community elected for eternal life and united by faith, who love, follow, learn from, and worship God together.

Question #47

Question #46

Q. What is the Lord's Supper?
A. Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord’s Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father’s kingdom.
Children's Answer: Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him.

Question #45

Q. Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself?
A. No, only the blood of Christ and the renewal of the Holy Spirit can cleanse us from sin.
Children's Answer: No, only the blood of Christ can cleanse us from sin.

Question #44

Q. What is baptism?
A. Baptism is the washing with water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; it signifies and seals our adoption into Christ, our cleansing from sin, and our commitment to belong to the Lord and to his church.
Children's Answer: Baptism is the washing with water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
 

Question #43

Q. What are the sacraments or ordinances?
A. The sacraments or ordinances given by God and instituted by Christ, namely baptism and the Lord’s Supper, are visible signs and seals that we are bound together as a community of faith by his death and resurrection. By our use of them the Holy Spirit more fully declares and seals the promises of the gospel to us.
Children's Answer: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

Question #42

Q. How is the Word of God to be read and heard?
A. With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that we may accept it with faith, store it in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.
Children's Answer: With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that we may accept it with faith and practice it in our lives.

Question #41

Q. What is the Lord's Prayer?
A. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.