Question | Ought everyone to believe there is a God? |
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Answer | Everyone ought to believe there is a God; 1 and it is their great sin and folly who do not. 2 |
The Baptist Catechism Set to Music
Benjamin Beddome’s Exposition
Are there any that disbelieve the being of a God?
Yes.
They say in their heart there is no God,
Psalm 14:1
And does this open a door to all immoralities?
Yes.
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works,
Psalm 14:1
Is the being of God then a necessary article of the christian faith?
Yes.
He that cometh to God must believe that he
Hebrews 11:6
And is it the foundation of all practical religion?
Yes.
How shall they call on him in whom they have not believed,
Romans 10:14
Is God’s existence a comfortable thought to the saint?
Yes.
Verily, there is a God that judgeth in the earth,
Psalm 58:11
And an awful thought to the wicked?
Yes.
Fear ye not me, saith the Lord,
Jeremiah 5:22
Did the first man believe there was a God?
Yes.
For he heard his voice and was afraid,
Genesis 3:10
Did other men in the first ages of the world believe it?
Yes.
For they called upon his name,
Genesis 4:26
Have not all nations believed it?
Yes.
They knew God, though they glorified him not as God,
Romans 1:21
Do holy spirits above believe there is a God?
Yes.
They rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,
Revelation 4:8
Do the devils believe it?
Yes.
The devils believe and tremble,
James 2:19
Do we well then to believe it?
Yes.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou dost well,
James 2:19
Is ignorance of God a folly?
Yes.
My people are foolish, they have not known me,
Jeremiah 4:22
And a shame?
Yes.
Some have not the knowledge of God, I speak it to your shame,
1 Corinthians 15:34
And a sin?
Yes.
They have perverted their way, and forgotten the Lord their God,
Jeremiah 3:21
Is it an inexcusable sin?
Yes.
They are without excuse,
Romans 1:20
And a destructive sin?
Yes.
He shall be driven from light into darkness, this is the place of him that knoweth not God,
Job 18:21