1.Who is God?
God is the Creator of heaven and earth and all things.
‘Who made heaven and earth, the sea and all the things that are in them” (Psalm 145:5).
2. What does “Creator” mean?
The word “Creator” means that God made all things out of nothing.
“I beseech thee, my son, look upon heaven and earth, and all that is in them; and consider that God made them out of nothing, and mankind also” (2nd Machabees 7:28).
3. What is a creature?
A creature is anything created by God.
“By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the Spirit of His mouth. For He spoke and they were made: He commanded, and they were created” (Psalm 32:6 & 9)
4. How can I know that there is a God?
I can know that there is a God because I know that someone had to make the world; it could not have made itself.
Just as a building or a watch has to be made by a builder or a watchmaker, so also this world, which is much more complicated than a watch or a building, demands a Maker. This Maker we call God. Truly, the Psalmist says “The FOOL has said in his heart: There is no God” (Psalm 13:1).
5. What kind of a sin is it to deny there is a God? To deny that there is a God is a very serious sin.
“But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the birds of the air, and they shall tell thee. Speak thee to the earth, and it shall answer thee, and the fishes of the sea shall tell. Who is ignorant that the hand of the Lord hath made all these things.?” (Job 12:7-9).
6. Why can’t I see God? I cannot see God because God has no body.
“God is a spirit”’ (John 4:24).
7. Is God alive?
Yes, God is alive.
“All things were made by Him, and without Him was made nothing that was made. In Him was life” (John 1:3, 4).
8. How do I know that God is alive?
I know that God is alive because He made things which are ALIVE (trees, flowers, animals, human beings).
“The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life” (Job 33:4).
9. How is God’s life different from all other kinds of life?
God’s life is different from all other kinds of life because God is eternal, which means that God never had a start and will never stop living and will never change.
“The Lord remaineth forever! (Psalm 9:8)
10. Can God do all things?
Yes, God can do all things because God is all-powerful, almighty.
“With God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
11. Where is God?
God is everywhere.
“Whither shall I flee from Thy face? If I ascend into heaven, Thou art there. If I descend into hell, Thou art present.” (Psalm 138:7-8).
12. Can God see all things?
Yes, God can see all things because He is everywhere. Knowing this helps me to stay away from sin.
“The eyes of the Lord in every place behold the good and the evil” (Proverbs 15:3).
13. What is the Holy Trinity?
The Holy Trinity means that there are three Persons in One God.
“And there are Three Who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost. And these Three are One” (1st John 5:7).
14. Who are the three Persons in God?
The three Persons in God are: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.
15. Who is God the Father? God the Father is the First Person of the Holy Trinity.
“For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 3:14).
16. Who is God the Son?
God the Son is the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, who became Man in the womb of the Virgin Mary and died for our sins, Jesus Christ.
“When the fulness of time was come, God sent His Son, made of a woman ..that He might redeem them who were under the law; that we might receive the adoption of sons” (Galatians 4:4, 5).
17. Who is God the Holy Ghost?
God the Holy Ghost is the Third Person of the Holy Trinity, Who came down on the Apostles on the tenth day after Jesus had returned to heaven.
“And they (the Apostles) were all filled with the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2:4).
Peter said: Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thy heart, that thou should lie to the Holy Ghost? … Thou hast not lied to man, but to God” (Acts 5:3, 4).
18. Are the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity equal?
Yes, the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity are equal to One Another, but each One is a separate and distinct Person.
“Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen” (A Catholic prayer).
19. Why must I believe that there are three Persons in only one God?
I must believe that there are three Persons in only one God because this is a truth taught by Jesus Christ, Who is God.
“Going, therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost’ (Matthew 28:19).
20. Can I understand how there can be three Persons and yet only one God?
No, I cannot understand how there can be three Persons in One God because my mind is too limited, and God is unlimited.
“O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are His Judgments, and how unsearchable His ways!” (Romans 11:33).
21. Are there things in the world that I cannot understand?
Yes, there are many things in this world that I cannot fully understand, and therefore, I should not be surprised to find that I cannot completely understand the God Who made the world
For example, I cannot understand growth of the body, sight, hearing, electricity, and so on.