| Question | How did God create man? |
|---|---|
| Answer | God created man, male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures. 1 |
The Baptist Catechism Set to Music
Benjamin Beddome’s Exposition
Were there any men before Adam?
No.
He was the first man,
1 Corinthians 15:45
Are all men then derived from Adam?
Yes.
He hath made of one blood all nations of men,
Acts 17:26
And did Adam himself derive his being from God?
Yes.
Who was the son of God,
Luke 3:38
Did God create man male and female?
Yes.
Male and female created he them,
Genesis 5:2
Was there a difference in the manner of their creation?
Yes.
For the man is not the woman, but the woman of the man,
1 Corinthians 11:8
And in the order of their creation?
Yes.
For Adam was first formed, and then Eve,
1 Timothy 2:13
And in the end of their creation?
Yes.
For the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man,
1 Corinthians 11:9
Was man made after the image of God?
Yes.
God created man after his own image,
Genesis 1:27
Did that image consist in knowledge?
Yes.
For we are renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created us,
Colossians 3:10
And in righteousness and holiness?
Yes.
For the new man after God, is created in righteousness and true holiness,
Ephesians 4:24
And in authority and government?
Yes.
For thou hast put all things under his feet,
Psalm 8:6
Was this state of man a very glorious one?
Yes.
Thou hast crowned him with glory and honour,
Psalm 8:5
But was it an abiding one?
No.
For man being in honour abideth not,
Psalm 49:12
The Westminster Larger Catechism
| Question | How did God create angels? |
|---|---|
| Answer | God created all the angels 1 spirits, 2 immortal, 3 holy, 4 excelling in knowledge, 5 mighty in power, 6 to execute his commandments, and to praise his name, 7 yet subject to change. 8 |
| Question | How did God create man? |
|---|---|
| Answer | After God had made all other creatures, he created man male and female; 1 formed the body of the man of the dust of the ground, 2 and the woman of the rib of the man, 3 endued them with living, reasonable, and immortal souls; 4 made them after his own image, 5 in knowledge, 6 righteousness,and holiness; 7 having the law of God written in their hearts, 8 and power to fulfil it, 9 and dominion over the creatures; 10 yet subject to fall. 11 |