Is God the first of all beings?
Yes.

I am the first,
Isaiah 44:6

Is he the first cause of all beings?
Yes.

Of whom are all things,
1 Corinthians 8:6

Are all other causes subordinate to the first cause?
Yes.

O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger and the staff in their hands is mine indignation,
Isaiah 10:5

Is God the first in creation?
Yes.

He spake and it was done,
Psalm 33:9

Is he the first in providence?
Yes.

For in him we live, and move, and have our being,
Acts 17:28

Is he the first in government?
Yes.

Thy throne is established of old,
Psalm 93:2

Is he the first in the world of grace?
Yes.

All things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself,
2 Corinthians 5:18

Is he first in the displays of his love?
Yes.

We love him because he first loved us,
1 John 4:19

Can we be beforehand with God?
No.

Who hath first given unto him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again,
Romans 11:35

Should God then be first in our thoughts?
Yes.

When I awake I am still with thee,
Psalm 139:18

And first in our esteem?
Yes.

Whom have I in heaven but thee,
Psalm 73:25

Should we first give ourselves unto him?
Yes.

But first gave their own selves unto the Lord,
2 Corinthians 8:5

And should he have the first fruits?
Yes.

My soul desireth the first ripe fruits,
Micah 7:1

Is God the chiefest being?
Yes.

Who is like unto thee, O Lord?
Exodus 15:11

Is he above all pretenders?
Yes.

He is a great King above all gods,
Psalm 95:3

Is he chief in heaven?
Yes.

Who in heaven can be compared unto the Lord,
Psalm 89:6

Is he chief on earth?
Yes.

Thou Lord art high above all the earth,
Psalm 97:9

Is he only one of the chief?
No.

For he is the Most High,
Psalm 56:2

And will he ever retain his preeminency?
Yes.

For he is the Most High for evermore,
Psalm 92:8

Should God then be chiefly loved?
Yes.

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart,
Luke 10:27

And chiefly feared?
Yes.

Rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell,
Matthew 10:28

And are those happy who are interested in him?
Yes.

Happy is that people whose God is the Lord,
Psalm 144:15

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

Is there a light in man?
Yes.

The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord,
Proverbs 20:27

Is this light obscured by the fall?
Yes.

Having the understanding darkened,
Ephesians 4:18

Is it sufficient then to teach us anything?
Yes.

Doth not even nature itself teach you,
1 Corinthians 11:14

Doth it instruct us in the being of a God?
Yes.

Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them, for God hath showed it to them,
Romans 1:19

But is that knowledge which it affords attended with many doubts and uncertainties?
Yes.

Thus the Athenians are said to seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him and find him,
Acts 17:27

And are there many things concerning God, which it neither doth nor can discover?
Yes.

For the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, because they are spiritually discerned,
1 Corinthians 2:14

May God be known by his works of creation?
Yes.

For the invisible things of him from the creation are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,
Romans 1:20

Do the heavenly bodies prove the being of a God?
Yes.

The heavens declare the glory of God,
Psalm 19:1

And our own bodies?
Yes.

I am fearfully and wonderfully made,
Psalm 139:14

And may we learn this from every creature?
Yes.

Ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee,
Job 12:7

Is God known by his works of providence?
Yes.

Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this,
Job 12:9

Is he known by his works of terror?
Yes.

The Lord is known by the judgment he executeth,
Psalm 9:16

And by his works of mercy?
Yes.

He hath not left himself without witness in that he did good,
Acts 14:17

Is God known by the accomplishment of prophecies?
Yes.

I am God, and there is none else, declaring the end from the beginning,
Isaiah 46:9–10

Do miracles declare the existence of God?
Yes.

This is the finger of God,
Exodus 8:19

But have men by these means attained to a sufficient knowledge of God?
No.

For the world by wisdom knew not God,
1 Corinthians 1:21

Is God known by his word?
Yes.

For it is profitable for doctrine,
2 Timothy 3:16

Were men in the dark without the word?
Yes.

For it is a light that shineth in a dark place,
2 Peter 1:19

Should we then have recourse to the word for the knowledge of God?
Yes.

To the law and to the testimony,
Isaiah 8:20

And are those to blame who indulge unscriptural notions concerning him?
Yes.

Intruding into the things they have not seen,
Colossians 2:18

Is the word sufficient to afford us the saving knowledge of God?
No.

For some hear and understand not,
Isaiah 6:9

Is this then only to be attained by the Spirit?
Yes.

For the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life,
2 Corinthians 3:6

And is the spirit promised for this purpose to all that sincerely ask it?
Yes.

Your heavenly Father shall give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him,
Luke 11:13

Are the scriptures of the Old and New Testament the word of God?
Yes.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
2 Timothy 3:16

Might not this revelation be imposed upon us by evil spirits?
No.

For if Satan be divided against himself how shall his kingdom stand,
Matthew 12:26

Might it not be intruded upon us by wicked and designing men?
No.

Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles,
Matthew 7:16

Might it not be the fruit of pious craft in good men?
No.

I say the truth in Christ, I He not,
Romans 9:1

Were holy men then moved to speak what they did?
Yes.

Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost,
2 Peter 1:21

Were they moved to write what they spoke?
Yes.

The Lord said, write the vision, make it plain upon the tables,
Habakkuk 2:2

Does God own what men have thus written as his?
Yes.

I have written to him the great things of my law,
Hosea 8:12

Were the writings of the Old Testament inspired?
Yes.

For the prophecy came not of old times by the will of man,
2 Peter 1:21

And may the same be affirmed of those of the New?
Yes.

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God sent by his angel to his servant
Revelation 1:1

Were the penmen of the sacred scriptures satisfied of their own inspiration?
Yes.

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me,
2 Samuel 23:3

But might they not be deceived?
No.

We have not followed cunningly devised fables,
2 Peter 1:16

Did they write what they knew?
Yes.

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you,
1 John 1:3

And what others who were their contemporaries knew?
Yes.

For this thing was not done in a corner,
Acts 26:26

Did they take any undue methods to gain credit?
No.

My speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom,
1 Corinthians 2:4

Had they no secular aims?
No.

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach,
1 Timothy 4:10

Were the divine writings confirmed by miracles?
Yes.

God also bearing them witness with signs and wonders,
Hebrews 2:4

Did the gospel gain early credit?
Yes.

Their sound went out into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world,
Romans 10:18

Have many confirmed and sealed it with their blood?
Yes.

They were slain for the word of God,
Revelation 6:9

And hath it a witness in the heart of every true christian?
Yes.

For he that believeth hath the witness in himself,
1 John 5:10

Is the word of God a rule?
Yes.

It is a light to our feet, and a lamp to our path,
Psalm 119:105

Do we need such a rule?
Yes.

For we all like sheep have gone astray,
Isaiah 53:6

Is the word of God a sufficient rule?
Yes.

The law of the Lord is perfect,
Psalm 19:7

Is it a plain rule?
Yes.

The words of his mouth are all plain to him that understandeth,
Proverbs 8:8–9

Is it an extensive rule?
Yes.

The commandment is exceeding broad,
Psalm 119:96

Is it an abiding rule?
Yes.

The word of the Lord endureth for ever,
1 Peter 1:23

And is it the only rule?
Yes.

For if any man shall add to these things, God will add to him the plague written in this book,
Revelation 22:18

Are not unwritten traditions a rule?
No.

Ye have made the commandment of God of none effect by your traditions,
Matthew 15:6

Is the authority of the church a rule?
No.

For our faith should not stand in the wisdom of men,
1 Corinthians 2:5

Are the sentiments of great men a rule?
No.

The prophet and the priest have erred,
Isaiah 28:7

Is the light of nature a sufficient rule?
No.

For it is said of those that were guided by it, the way of peace they have not known,
Romans 3:17

Is the light within a certain rule?
No.

The way of man is not in himself,
Jeremiah 10:23

Are not the examples of many a rule?
No.

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil,
Exodus 23:2

Are not the examples of the good a sufficient rule?
No.

We must be followers of them only as they are of Christ,
1 Corinthians 11:1

May not what angels say be depended upon as a certain rule?
No.

Though an angel from heaven preach any other gospel to you, let him be accursed,
Galatians 1:8

Or a voice from heaven?
No.

For we have a more sure word of prophecy,
2 Peter 1:19

Is it necessary then that the scriptures should be translated?
Yes.

For if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you,
1 Corinthians 14:6

Should we readily receive and embrace them?
Yes.

They received the word with all readiness of mind,
Acts 17:11

And should we make them our rule?
Yes.

Let us walk by the same rule,
Philippians 3:16

Should the scriptures be read?
Yes.

Seek ye out of the book of the Lord and read,
Isaiah 34:16

Should we read them to ourselves?
Yes.

The eunuch returning and sitting in his chariot read Isaiah the prophet,
Acts 8:28

Should we read them to others?
Yes.

Thou shalt read this law before all Israel,
Deuteronomy 31:11

And should we cause others to read them?
Yes.

Cause that this epistle be read also in the church of the Laodiceans,
Colossians 4:16

Should the scriptures be read attentively?
Yes.

What is written in the law, how readest thou,
Luke 10:26

Should they be read diligently?
Yes.

Search the scriptures,
John 5:39

Should we persevere in reading of them?
Yes.

He shall read therein all the days of his life,
Deuteronomy 17:19

Should we do this particularly on the sabbath-day?
Yes.

For they were read every sabbath-day,
Acts 13:27

And should we prefer them to all other writings?
Yes.

For what is the chaff to the wheat,
Jeremiah 23:28

Was reading the scriptures an ancient custom?
Yes.

For Moses of old time was read in the synagogues,
Acts 15:21

Was it the practice of Christ?
Yes.

As his custom was, he went up into the synagogue and stood up for to read,
Luke 4:16

Is the matter contained in the scripture worthy of our attention?
Yes.

In them ye think ye have eternal life,
John 5:39

Does the neglect hereof lead to ignorance and error?
Yes.

Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures,
Matthew 22:29

And is a blessing promised to the diligent performance of it?
Yes.

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy,
Revelation 1:3

Should the word of God be heard?
Yes.

He that is of God, heareth God’s word,
John 8:47

Should all God’s word be heard?
Yes.

We are here present to hear all things that are commanded thee of God,
Acts 10:33

Should we hear God’s word with holy reverence?
Yes.

The Lord looketh to him that trembleth at his word,
Isaiah 66:2

And with delight?
Yes.

The common people heard Christ gladly,
Mark 12:37

And in faith?
Yes.

Believe his prophets, so shall you prosper,
2 Chronicles 20:20

And with meekness?
Yes.

With meekness receive the ingrafted word,
James 1:21

And with settled resolutions of obedience?
Yes.

We must observe to do,
Deuteronomy 32:46

Should we desire to hear the word again and again?
Yes.

They besought that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath-day,
Acts 13:42

Do all thus hear the word?
No.

Some put the word of God from them,
Acts 13:46

Is this an instance of their folly?
Yes.

Lo! they have rejected the word of the Lord, and what wisdom is in them,
Jeremiah 8:9

And will it be to their prejudice?
Yes.

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed,
Proverbs 13:13

Should we be careful to understand the scriptures?
Yes.

Whosoever readeth let him understand,
Matthew 24:15

Are there some things in scripture difficult to be understood?
Yes.

In which are some things hard to be understood,
2 Peter 3:16

Does this call for diligence?
Yes.

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasure, then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord,
Proverbs 2:4–5

And for prayer?
Yes.

Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things, out of thy law,
Psalm 119:18

Have all an understanding of the scriptures?
No.

Some are without understanding,
Romans 1:31

Is this owing in some to wilful negligence?
Yes.

They know not, neither will they understand,
Psalm 82:5

And in others to judicial blindness?
Yes.

Make the heart of this people fat, and their ears heavy, and shut their eyes, lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand,
Isaiah 6:10

Is the scripture like to be wrested by those that do not understand it?
Yes.

Which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest,
2 Peter 3:16

And is the case of such deplorable?
Yes.

If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost,
2 Corinthians 4:3

Are we not only permitted but commanded and exhorted to make use of the holy scriptures?
Yes.

Let him that hath an ear to hear, hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches,
Revelation 2:29

Is this the duty of all?
Yes.

Give ear O heavens and I will speak, and hear O earth the words of my mouth,
Deuteronomy 32:1

Is it the duty of ministers as well as people?
Yes.

Give attendance unto reading,
1 Timothy 4:13

And of young as well as old?
Yes.

From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
2 Timothy 3:15

Are men by nature ignorant of God?
Yes.

And they know not me, saith the Lord,
Jeremiah 9:3

And of duty?
Yes.

They know not to do right,
Amos 3:10

Does ignorance lead to sin?
Yes.

I did it ignorantly,
1 Timothy 1:13

But is it an excuse for sin?
No.

Pour out thy fury upon the heathen, that know thee not,
Jeremiah 10:25

And are the scriptures appointed for our instruction?
Yes.

The entrance of thy words giveth light,
Psalm 119:130

Are all things profitable and necessary contained in the holy scriptures?
Yes.

They are able to make us wise unto salvation,
2 Timothy 3:15

Do the scriptures teach plainly?
Yes.

We use great plainness of speech,
2 Corinthians 3:12

Do they teach powerfully?
Yes.

For the word of God is quick and powerful,
Hebrews 4:12

Do they teach sinners?
Yes.

O ye simple understand wisdom, O ye fools be of an understanding heart,
Proverbs 8:5

Do they teach saints?
Yes.

I speak as to wise men,
1 Corinthians 10:15

Is it necessary that men should know God?
Yes.

Acquaint now thyself with him,
Job 22:21

Does grace and peace come to the soul in this way?
Yes.

Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God,
2 Peter 1:2

And is ignorance of God a great reproach?
Yes.

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib, but Israel doth not know,
Isaiah 1:3

Can men know God aright without his word?
No.

Remember that at that time ye were without God in the world,
Ephesians 2:13

May all that may be known of God without the word, be better known in and by the word?
Yes.

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God,
Hebrews 11:3

Should we therefore have recourse to the scriptures for the knowledge of God?
Yes.

For if we receive his words, then shall we find the knowledge of God,
Proverbs 2:5

Is obedience to God a due debt?
Yes.

Therefore brethren we are debtors,
Romans 8:12

Is it a debt due from all?
Yes.

The commandment of God is made known unto all nations for the obedience of faith,
Romans 16:26

But especially from the saints?
Yes.

They which have believed in God, must be careful to maintain good works,
Titus 3:8

And are the duties of obedience best learned from the divine word?
Yes.

For the scripture is profitable for instruction in righteousness,
2 Timothy 3:16

Do the scriptures teach us to obey without hesitating?
Yes.

Immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
Galatians 1:16

And without reserve or exception?
Yes.

Ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left,
Deuteronomy 5:32

And without reluctance?
Yes.

I delight to do thy will, O my God,
Psalm 40:8

And without assuming?
Yes.

When ye have done all these things, say we are unprofitable servants,
Luke 17:10

And without fainting?
Yes.

Let us not be weary in well doing,
Galatians 6:9

And will other methods be ineffectual for instruction where the written word fails?
Yes.

If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead,
Luke 16:31

Is God a Spirit?
Yes.

God is a Spirit,
John 4:24

Is he incorporeal and invisible?
Yes.

Ye have not heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape,
John 5:37

Is he a perfect spirit?
Yes.

He is light, and in him is no darkness,
1 John 1:5

Is he an active spirit?
Yes.

My Father worketh hitherto,
John 5:17

Is he a self-sufficient and independent spirit?
Yes.

His name is I am that I am
Exodus 3:14

Is he an immortal spirit?
Yes.

Who only hath immortality,
1 Timothy 6:16

Is he above all other spirits?
Yes.

He is the Father of spirits,
Hebrews 12:9

Can we then form any adequate conception of the divine Being?
No.

What likeness can you compare unto him,
Isaiah 40:18

Are the organs of sense improperly ascribed unto him?
Yes.

Hast thou eyes of flesh or seest thou as man seeth,
Job 10:4

Can he be gratified with carnal things?
No.

I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy fold,
Psalm 50:9

Should he be worshipped in a spiritual manner?
Yes.

Whom I serve with my spirit,
Romans 1:9

May we expect spiritual blessings from him?
Yes.

Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings,
Ephesians 1:3

And is he the only suitable portion for our spirits?
Yes.

The Lord is my portion saith my soul,
Lamentations 3:24

Is God infinite and omnipresent?
Yes.

Whither shall I flee from thy presence,
Psalm 139:7

Is he in heaven?
Yes.

If I ascend up into heaven thou art there,
Psalm 139:8

But is he confined to heaven?
No.

The heaven of heavens cannot contain thee,
2 Chronicles 2:6

Is his essence diffused through the whole universe of things?
Yes.

He is above all and through all and in all,
Ephesians 4:6

Is he then near to every one of us?
Yes.

He is not far from every one of us,
Acts 17:27

Should this be a support to the saints under their burden?
Yes.

Be strong for I am with you, saith the Lord,
Haggai 2:4

And a spur to holy actions?
Yes.

Walk before me, and be thou perfect,
Genesis 17:1

Is God eternal?
Yes.

The eternal God is thy refuge,
Deuteronomy 33:27

Was he from everlasting?
Yes.

Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God,
Habakkuk 1:12

Will he be to everlasting?
Yes.

From everlasting to everlasting thou art God,
Psalm 90:2

Is he only eternal?
Yes.

I am the first, and I am the last, and besides me there is no God,
Isaiah 44:6

Should he therefore be feared?
Yes.

He is the living God, and an everlasting King, at his wrath the earth shall tremble,
Jeremiah 10:10

And be trusted?
Yes.

Trust ye in the Lord for ever, for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength,
Isaiah 26:4

Is this perfection of God humbling to man?
Yes.

Where wast thou when I laid the foundation of the earth,
Job 38:4

And glorious to himself?
Yes.

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, be honour and glory for ever and ever,
1 Timothy 1:17

Is God unchangeable?
Yes.

Thou art the same,
Psalm 102:27

Is he absolutely so?
Yes.

With him there is no shadow of turning,
James 1:17

Is he so in his own nature and perfections?
Yes.

I am the Lord, I change not,
Malachi 3:6

And in his will?
Yes.

His Counsel shall stand,
Isaiah 46:10

And in his love?
Yes.

I have loved thee with an everlasting love,
Jeremiah 31:3

And in his special favours?
Yes.

The gifts and calling of God are without repentance,
Romans 11:29

May not God change through some unforeseen accident?
No.

For known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world,
Acts 15:18

Or through want of power to effect what he has determined?
No.

For he is the Almighty God,
Genesis 17:1

Is it well for us that God is unchangeable?
Yes.

Therefore the sons of Jacob are not consumed,
Malachi 3:6

Is God wise?
Yes.

Counsel is mine and sound wisdom,
Proverbs 8:14

Doth his wisdom appear in creation and providence?
Yes.

He is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working,
Isaiah 28:29

And in redemption?
Yes.

Herein he hath abounded towards us in all wisdom and prudence,
Ephesians 1:8

Is he infinitely wise?
Yes.

His understanding is infinite,
Psalm 147:5

Is he originally so?
Yes.

With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him,
Isaiah 40:14

Is he perfectly so?
Yes.

The foolishness of God is wiser than man,
1 Corinthians 1:25

And is he incomprehensibly so?
Yes.

O the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God,
Romans 11:33

Is there any counterworking his wisdom?
No.

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel, against the Lord,
Proverbs 21:30

Doth all wisdom proceed from him?
Yes.

He giveth wisdom unto the wise,
Daniel 2:21

Should we therefore seek it at his hands?
Yes.

If any man lack wisdom, let him ask it of God,
James 1:5

Is God powerful?
Yes.

Power belongeth unto God,
Psalm 62:11

Can he do all things?
Yes.

Is there any thing too hard for me,
Jeremiah 32:27

Can he do all things with the greatest ease?
Yes.

He taketh up the isles as a very little thing,
Isaiah 40:15

Can he do all things in the most perfect manner?
Yes.

He is a rock, his work is perfect,
Deuteronomy 32:4

Is God’s power necessary to give a sanction to his laws?
Yes.

There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy,
James 4:12

Is it irresistible?
Yes.

None can stay his hand,
Daniel 4:35

Is it subject to decay?
No.

The Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,
Isaiah 59:1

Does it extend to evil spirits and wicked men?
Yes.

The deceiver and deceived are his,
Job 12:16

Is it then a great folly to sin against such a God?
Yes.

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy, are we stronger than he,
1 Corinthians 10:22

Is God holy?
Yes.

He is the holy one of Israel,
Isaiah 41:21

Is he supremely holy?
Yes.

There is none holy as the Lord,
1 Samuel 2:2

Does the holiness of God particularly appear in the work of redemption?
Yes.

Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness,
Isaiah 1:27

Have the heathens by the light of nature acknowledged the holiness of God?
Yes.

I know that the spirit of the holy Gods is in thee,
Daniel 4:9

And do spirits above make it the matter of their praise?
Yes.

They continually say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,
Revelation 4:8

And should we imitate them herein?
Yes.

Bless his holy name,
Psalm 103:1

Is God just?
Yes.

The Lord is righteous,
Psalm 129:4

Is he absolutely and perfectly so?
Yes.

Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid,
Romans 9:14

Is he just in inflicting temporal judgments?
Yes.

O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of face,
Daniel 9:7

And eternal vengeance?
Yes.

Is God unrighteous, who taketh vengeance,
Romans 3:5

Does the justice of God eminently appear in the undertaking and sufferings of Christ?
Yes.

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousness,
Romans 3:25

Should we then acknowledge the justice of God?
Yes.

Howbeit thou art just,
Nehemiah 9:33

And seek to avoid the direful effects of it?
Yes.

Escape for thy life, lest thou be consumed,
Genesis 19:17

Is God good?
Yes.

Thou, Lord, art good,
Psalm 86:5

May his goodness excite our wonder?
Yes.

How great is his goodness,
Zechariah 9:17

And should it excite our gratitude?
Yes.

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good,
Psalm 106:1

Is God universally good?
Yes.

He is good to all,
Psalm 145:9

Is he good to sinners?
Yes.

He sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust,
Matthew 5:45

Is he in an especial manner good to his own people?
Yes.

That I may see the good of thy chosen,
Psalm 106:5

Doth God take the contempt of his goodness heinously?
Yes.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness,
Romans 2:4

Is God a God of truth?
Yes.

These things saith he that is true,
Revelation 3:7

Is he true to his promises?
Yes.

Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob,
Micah 7:20

And to his threatenings?
Yes.

But my words, did not they take hold of your fathers?
Zechariah 1:6

And to Christ?
Yes.

Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David,
Psalm 89:35

Is God unchangeable in his truth?
Yes.

The truth of the Lord endureth for ever,
Exodus 7:2

Should we therefore believe God?
Yes.

We should judge him faithful who hath promised,
Hebrews 11:11

And that rather than man?
Yes.

Let God be true, but every man a liar,
Romans 3:4

But though we believe not, does God continue faithful?
Yes.

For what if some did not believe, shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
Romans 3:3

Is God the living God?
Yes.

He is the living God,
Daniel 6:26

Hath he life in himself?
Yes.

The Father hath life in himself,
John 5:26

Doth he give life to others?
Yes.

He quickeneth all things,
1 Timothy 6:13

Should living men therefore seek to the living God?
Yes.

Should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
Isaiah 8:19

Is God the true God?
Yes.

This is the true God,
1 John 5:20

Is he the only true God?
Yes.

This is life eternal, to know thee the only true God,
John 17:3

And are all other gods false gods?
Yes.

They are vanity and the work of errors,
Jeremiah 10:15

Is that God whom we serve, this only living and true God?
Yes.

The Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting King,
Jeremiah 10:10

And is he but one?
Yes.

Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord,
Deuteronomy 6:4

Does God assume this prerogative to himself?
Yes.

Is there a God besides me? Yea, there is no God; I know not any,
Isaiah 44:8

And have his people always ascribed it to him?
Yes.

Unto us there is but one God,
1 Corinthians 8:6

But do not those who assert the deity of Christ destroy the unity of the godhead?
No.

For he says, I and my Father are one,
John 10:30

Are there many gods in name?
Yes.

There are gods many, and lords many,
1 Corinthians 8:5

But are these gods by nature?
No.

When ye knew not God, ye did service to them which by nature are no gods,
Galatians 4:8

Are they then to be reputed of?
No.

We know that an idol is nothing in the world,
1 Corinthians 8:4

Are those guilty of the greatest absurdity who worship them?
Yes.

Those that make them are like unto them, and
Psalm 115:8

Do we well therefore not to imitate them?
Yes.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols,
1 John 5:21

Is there a plurality in the godhead?
Yes.

For God said, Let us make man,
Genesis 1:26

Does the godhead consist of three persons?
Yes.

There are three that bear record in heaven,
1 John 5:7

Is the Father a distinct person from the Son and Spirit?
Yes.

My Father which gave them me is greater than all,
John 10:29

Is the Son a distinct person from the Father and Spirit?
Yes.

The Lord, (i.e. the Father) said unto my Lord, (i.e. the Son) sit thou at my right hand,
Exodus 1

And is the Spirit a distinct person, both from the Father and the Son?
Yes.

The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things,
John 14:26

Are these the same in essence, affection, and operation?
Yes.

These three are one,
1 John 5:7

May it with any propriety then be said, that there are three Gods?
No.

For the Lord is one, and his name is one,
Zechariah 14:9

Is the Son called God?
Yes.

Who is over all, God blessed for ever,
Romans 9:5

Is the Spirit called God?
Yes.

“Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God,
Acts 5:3–4

Is the Son called Jehovah?
Yes.

He is the Lord (Heb. Jehovah) our righteousness,
Jeremiah 23:6

Is the Spirit called Jehovah?
Yes.

They tempted the Lord (Heb. Jehovah)
Exodus 17:7

They vexed his holy Spirit. Is this name given to any but God?
No.

The most high over all the earth, is he whose name alone is Jehovah,
Psalm 83:18

Is the Son eternal as well as the Father?
Yes.

Before Abraham was, I am,
John 8:58

Is the Spirit eternal?
Yes.

He is called the eternal Spirit,
Hebrews 9:14

Is the Son omnipresent?
Yes.

Where two or three are gathered together in my name there am I,
Matthew 18:20

Is the Spirit so too?
Yes.

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?
Psalm 139:7

Is the Son omniscient?
Yes.

Thou knowest all things,
John 21:18

And is the Spirit so?
Yes.

He searcheth all things,
1 Corinthians 2:10

Is the work of creation ascribed to the Son?
Yes.

All things were made by him,
John 1:3

Is it also ascribed to the Spirit?
Yes.

The Spirit of God hath made me,
Job 33:4

And is creation a work peculiar to God?
Yes.

He that built all things is God,
Hebrews 3:4

Is the Father the object of prayer?
Yes.

Pray to thy Father which is in secret,
Matthew 6:6

Is the Son also the object of prayer?
Yes.

Lord Jesus, receive my Spirit,
Acts 7:59

And the Spirit?
Yes.

Grace and peace be unto you from the seven Spirits which are before the throne,*
Revelation 1:4

Are we baptized in the name of all the three persons in the Trinity?
Yes.

Baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
Matthew 28:19

And is religious worship a prerogative of Deity?
Yes.

Worship God,
Revelation 22:9

Are divine blessings derived from all three persons in the godhead?
Yes.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all,
2 Corinthians 13:14

Have each of these their distinct province in the affair of man’s salvation?
Yes.

Through him we both have access by one spirit unto the Father,
Ephesians 2:18

Is the unity in the godhead a motive to unity among the saints?
Yes.

That they all may be one; as thou Father, art in me and I in thee, that they also may be one in us,
John 17

Should we hold fast this doctrine?
Yes.

Hold fast the form of sound words,
2 Timothy 1:13

Hath God pre-determined all future events?
Yes.

He worketh all things according to the counsel of his own will,
Ephesians 1:11

Doth nothing then come by chance?
No.

The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposal thereof is of the Lord,
Proverbs 16:33

Do God’s decrees extend to the conduct of good men?
Yes.

They are created unto good works, which God hath before ordained that they should walk in them,
Ephesians 2:19

And to their salvation?
Yes.

They are vessels of mercy, which he hath afore prepared to glory,
Romans 9:23

Do God’s decrees extend to the conduct of wicked men?
Yes.

Him being delivered by the determinate counsel of God, ye by wicked hands have crucified and slain,
Acts 2:23

And to their destruction?
Yes.

Who were of old ordained to this condemnation,
Jude 4

Is it lawful for men to cavil at God’s decrees?
No.

Who art thou that repliest against God? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel to honour, and another unto dishonour?
Romans 9:20

Are God’s decrees sovereign and free?
Yes.

They are according to the good pleasure of his will,
Ephesians 1:5

Are they eternal?
Yes.

For we are chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world,
Ephesians 1:4

Are they infinitely wise?
Yes.

We read of the manifold wisdom of God according to his eternal purpose,
Ephesians 3:10–11

Are they most holy?
Yes.

Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth,
Isaiah 25:1

Are they impenetrable and unsearchable?
Yes.

Who hath known the mind of the Lord?
Romans 11:34

Are they absolute and unchangeable?
Yes.

He is in one mind, and who can turn him?
Job 23:13

Are they all calculated for his own glory?
Yes.

He hath made all things for himself,
Proverbs 16:4

Are all God’s decrees accomplished?
No.

He declares from ancient times the things that are not yet done,
Isaiah 46:10

But will they be all accomplished?
Yes.

Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass,
Isaiah 14:24

And will any thing come to pass that God hath not decreed?
No.

For who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
Lamentations 3:37

Should we be curious to know the divine decrees?
No.

For secret things belong to God,
Deuteronomy 29:29

Are God’s precepts then, and not his decrees, the rule of our conduct?
Yes.

Things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children,
Deuteronomy 29:29

Doth God execute his own decrees?
Yes.

My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure,
Isaiah 45:10

Doth God execute his decrees in the works of creation?
Yes.

For thy pleasure they are and were created,
Revelation 4:11

Was creation the first external work wherein God began to execute his decrees?
Yes.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,
Genesis 1:1

Doth God also execute his decrees in the works of providence?
Yes.

He doth according to his will in the armies of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth,
Daniel 4:35

Doth God make use of good angels for the execution of his decrees?
Yes.

They do his commandments,
Psalm 103:20

And of evil angels?
Yes.

I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all the prophets, and he said, go forth and do
1 Kings 22:22

And of men?
Yes.

That saith of Cyrus, he is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,
Isaiah 44:28

And of inferior creatures?
Yes.

I will hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost parts of the rivers of Egypt,
Isaiah 7:18

But does God sometimes work without instruments?
Yes.

Mine own arm brought salvation,
Isaiah 63:5

Are God’s works inextricable?
Yes.

For no man can find out the work that God makes from the beginning to the end,
Ecclesiastes 3:11

Can they be amended?
No.

Whatsoever God doth—nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it,
Ecclesiastes 3:14

Ought they to be studied?
Yes.

They are sought of them that have pleasure therein,
Psalm 111:2

And should we learn of God, first to determine, and then to do?
Yes.

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee,
Job 22:28

Did God create the world?
Yes.

Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thine hands,
Hebrews 1:10

And all things in it?
Yes.

God made the world and all things therein,
Acts 17:24

Did he create the soul of man?
Yes.

Who formeth the spirit of man within him,
Zechariah 12:1

And the body of man?
Yes.

In thy book were all my members written,
Psalm 139:16

Did he create the highest angels?
Yes.

By him were all things created, whether they be thrones, etc.,
Colossians 1:16

And the meanest insects?
Yes.

God made every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind,
Genesis 1:25

And what omnipotence wrought, did omniscience approve?
Yes.

God saw every thing that he had made and behold it was very good,
Genesis 1:31

Did God need any assistance in his work?
No.

Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him?
Job 41:11

Did he make all things out of nothing?
Yes.

For the things which are seen were not made of the things that do appear,
Hebrews 11:3

And by his word?
Yes.

He said let there be light: and there was light,
Genesis 1:3

And in six days?
Yes.

In six days the Lord made heaven and earth,
Exodus 20:11

Did he appoint every creature its proper station and use?
Yes.

Let there be lights in the firmament, and let them be for signs and for seasons, for days and for years,
Genesis 1:14

Does God go on to create?
No.

On the seventh day God rested from all his works,
Genesis 2:2

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

Is God’s providence universal?
Yes.

His kingdom ruleth over all,
Psalm 103:19

Does it extend to all worlds?
Yes.

Whatsoever the Lord pleased that did he in heaven and in earth,
Psalm 135:6

And to all creatures?
Yes.

He upholdeth all things by the word of his power,
Hebrews 1:3

Does it extend to inanimate creatures?
Yes.

He binds the sweet influences of the Pleiades, and looses the bands of Orion,
Job 38:31

And to the animal creation?
Yes.

The stork knoweth her appointed times,
Jeremiah 8:7

Does it order all events relative to particular persons?
Yes.

Man’s days are determined, the number of his months are with God,
Job 14:5

And to kingdoms and societies of men?
Yes.

He changeth the times and the seasons, he removeth kings and setteth up
Daniel 2:21

Doth God exercise a special providence over some places?
Yes.

Thus Canaan was a land that God cared for,
Deuteronomy 11:12

And over some persons?
Yes.

He is the Saviour of all men, but especially of them that believe,
1 Timothy 4:10

Is it a desirable thing to be interested in God’s special providence?
Yes.

Remember me, O Lord, with the favour which thou bearest to thy- people,
Psalm 106:4

Doth God’s providence extend to all actions?
Yes.

A man’s heart deviseth his way, but God directeth his steps,
Proverbs 16:9

Doth it extend to all natural actions?
Yes.

In him we live and move,
Acts 17:28

And to all fortuitous actions?
Yes.

Thus a certain man drew a bow at a venture and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness,
1 Kings 22:34

And to all good actions?
Yes.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
Psalm 37:23

And to evil actions?
Yes.

It was not you that sent me hither, but God,
Genesis 45:8

And can God bring good out of evil?
Yes.

You thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good,
Genesis 50:20

Are God’s providences mysterious?
Yes.

His judgments are a great deep,
Psalm 36:6

But are they harmonious?
Yes.

They work together,
Romans 8:28

Is preservation an act of providence?
Yes.

Which holdeth our soul in life,
Psalm 66:9

Did God preserve us in our infant state?
Yes.

Thou art my God from my mother’s belly,
Psalm 22:10

And will he preserve us in declining years?
Yes.

To hoary hairs will I carry you,
Isaiah 46:4

Doth he give us food?
Yes.

He filleth our hearts with food and gladness,
Acts 14:17

And rest?
Yes.

He giveth his beloved sleep,
Psalm 127:2

Doth he preserve us from threatening dangers?
Yes.

He keepeth all our bones,
Psalm 34:20

And endow us with wisdom for our several trades?
Yes.

Bezaleel and Oholiab were filled with the spirit of God in all manner of workmanship,
Exodus 35:31

Does God’s care extend to the meanest creatures?
Yes.

Not a sparrow shall fall to the ground without your Father,
Matthew 10:29

Is government also an act of providence?
Yes.

God ruleth by his power for ever,
Psalm 66:7

Doth God maintain the laws and ordinances of nature?
Yes.

Thus we read of his covenant of the day, and his covenant of the night,
Jeremiah 33:20

But doth he sometimes suspend and act contrary to them?
Yes.

So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day,
Joshua 10:13

Doth he uphold all creatures in their operations?
Yes.

The eagle mounteth up at his command, and maketh her nest on high,
Job 39:27

But can he also restrain those operations?
Yes.

He shut the lion’s mouth,
Daniel 6:22

Doth he exercise a peculiar government over the church?
Yes.

God ruleth in Jacob,
Psalm 59:13

Is God’s government supreme?
Yes.

He is King of kings and Lord of lords,
Revelation 19:16

Is it just and rightful?
Yes.

Thine is the kingdom, O Lord,
1 Chronicles 29:11

Is it most wise?
Yes.

How unsearchable are his judgments,
Romans 11:33

Is it holy?
Yes.

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works,
Psalm 145:17

Is it absolute and arbitrary?
Yes.

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters,
Job 33:13

Is it effectual and uncontrollable?
Yes.

What his soul desireth that he doth,
Job 23:13

Is God’s providential government an argument for trust and confidence?
Yes.

Commit thy way unto the Lord,
Psalm 37:5

And for silence and submission?
Yes.

Be still, and know that I am God,
Psalm 46:10

And for praise and thanksgiving?
Yes.

Allelujah, the Lord God omnipotent reigneth,
Revelation 19:6

Did God make man perfectly holy?
Yes.

God made man upright,
Ecclesiastes 7:29

And perfectly happy?
Yes.

For he blessed him,
Genesis 1:28

Did he give him a law?
Yes.

The Lord God commanded the man,
Genesis 2:16

And was man as God’s creature obliged to obey that law?
Yes.

Remember, O Israel, for thou art my servant, I have formed thee,
Isaiah 44:21

Was the covenant which God entered into with Adam, a covenant of life?
Yes.

For the law is not of faith; but the man that doeth them shall live in them,
Galatians 3:12

Was there a special command given him by way of trial?
Yes.

Of the tree of knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat,
Genesis 3:17

And was death threatened in case of disobedience?
Yes.

In the day thou eatest thou shalt surely die,
Genesis 2:17

Was he under any natural necessity to break this law?
No.

For of every other tree of the garden he had liberty to eat,
Genesis 2:16

Was this covenant made with Adam as a public head?
Yes.

For he was the figure of him that was to come,
Romans 5:14

Was Eve included in it?
Yes.

For God said unto the woman, what hast thou done,
Genesis 3:13

Was this law worthy of God?
Yes.

Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Genesis 18:25

Is the second covenant better than the first?
Yes.

For Christ is the Mediator of a better covenant,
Hebrews 8:6

Did man fall from that estate in which he was created?
Yes.

They have sought out many inventions,
Ecclesiastes 7:29

Did he fall from a state of knowledge?
Yes.

His understanding is darkened,
Ephesians 4:18

Did he fall from a state of holiness?
Yes.

He is alienated from the life of God,
Ephesians 4:18

And from a state of freedom?
Yes.

He that committeth sin is the servant of sin,
John 8:34

And from a state of rest?
Yes.

There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked,
Isaiah 57:21

And from a state of communion with God?
Yes.

For Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God,
Genesis 3:8

And from a state of happiness?
Yes.

So he drove out the man,
Genesis 3:24

And do all mankind imitate the sin of their first parents?
Yes.

They, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant,
Hosea 6:7

Did God foresee Adam’s sin?
Yes.

I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously,
Isaiah 48:8

But was he the author of it?
No.

For he is a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he,
Deuteronomy 32:4

Is man’s ruin then from himself?
Yes.

O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself,
Hosea 13:9

Should Adam’s fall teach us to be watchful over ourselves?
Yes.

Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall,
1 Corinthians 10:12

And to disclaim all confidence in the creature?
Yes.

For surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie,
Psalm 62:9

Doth sin suppose a law?
Yes.

For where no law is there is no transgression,
Romans 4:15

Is sin the breach of law?
Yes.

For it is the transgression of the law,
1 John 3:4

Is the omission of what the law requires sin?
Yes.

They hearkened not unto my words nor to my law,
Jeremiah 6:19

And the commission of what it forbids?
Yes.

They have trespassed against my law,
Hosea 8:1

Is sin then aggravated by a knowledge of God’s law?
Yes.

And knowest his will, being instructed out of the law,
Romans 2:18

Doth the law of God extend to our thoughts?
Yes.

He that looketh upon a woman to lust after her committeth adultery in his heart,
Matthew 5:28

And to our words?
Yes.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth,
Ephesians 4:29

And to our actions?
Yes.

O do not this abominable thing which I hate,
Jeremiah 44:4

And to the temper of our minds?
Yes.

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind,
Matthew 22:37

And is every breach of the law sinful?
Yes.

For all unrighteousness is sin,
1 John 5:17

Did our first parents sin?
Yes.

Thy first father hath sinned,
Isaiah 43:27

Did they sin by eating the forbidden fruit?
Yes.

For she took of the fruit and did eat, and gave also to her husband with her, and he did eat,
Genesis 3:6

Was there in this sin the lust of the flesh?
Yes.

For she saw that the tree was good for food,
Genesis 3:6

And the lust of the eye?
Yes.

For she saw that it was pleasant to the eyes,
Genesis 3:6

And the pride of life?
Yes.

For she saw that it was a tree to be desired to make one wise,
Genesis 3:6

Was it an instance of horrid rebellion against God?
Yes.

Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat,
Genesis 3:11

And of amazing folly in man?
Yes.

This their way was their folly,
Psalm 49:13

Did our first parents fall without a tempter?
No.

For the serpent said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said,
Genesis 3:1

Was this serpent the devil?
Yes.

The old serpent, which is the devil, and Satan,
Revelation 20:2

But could he force their consent?
No.

Resist the devil and he will fly from you,
James 4:7

Did he notwithstanding prevail?
Yes.

The serpent beguiled me and I did eat,
Genesis 3:13

Did he in all this aim at their destruction?
Yes.

For he is Abaddon, (the destroyer),
Revelation 9:11

Did Satan act a subtil part in tempting?
Yes.

The serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,
2 Corinthians 11:3

Did he promise impunity?
Yes.

Ye shall not surely die,
Genesis 3:4

Did he promise improvement?
Yes.

Your eyes shall be opened,
Genesis 3:5

Did he feed them with high thoughts of themselves?
Yes.

Ye shall be as gods,
Genesis 3:5

Did he suggest to them hard thoughts of God?
Yes.

For he said, God doth know this,
Genesis 3:5

Was it an instance of his policy first to assault the woman?
Yes.

For she is the weaker vessel,
1 Peter 3:7

And to assault her when alone?
Yes.

For two are better than one—for if they fall, the one will lift up the his fellow,
Ecclesiastes 4:9–10

Are all mankind descended from Adam and Eve?
Yes.

For Adam called his wife’s name Eve because she was the mother of all living,
Genesis 3:20

Are we all concerned in our first parent’s disobedience?
Yes.

By one man sin entered into the world,
Romans 5:12

Is our nature tainted with the filth of that sin?
Yes.

For what is man that he should be clean, and he which is born of a woman that he should be righteous,
Job 15:14

Is the guilt of it imputed to us?
Yes.

For by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation,
Romans 5:18

Are we exposed to the dreadful consequences of it?
Yes.

So death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned,
Romans 5:12

And have we no power of our own to prevent all this?
No.

For whilst we were yet without strength Christ died for us,
Romans 5:6

Was this the case of Adam’s immediate descendants?
Yes.

For he begat a son in his own likeness,
Genesis 5:3

Is it the case of all those who in future ages descend from him?
Yes.

For we have all borne the image of the earthly,
1 Corinthians 15:49

But was it the case of Christ?
No.

He was that holy thing,
Luke 1:35

Was he therefore descended from Adam in a way of ordinary generation?
No.

For his mother was found with child by the Holy Ghost,
Matthew 1:18

Should we be humbled for original sin?
Yes.

Behold I was shapen in iniquity,
Psalm 51:5

Is all mankind in a state of sin?
Yes.

For both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin,
Romans 3:9

Were they brought into this state by the fall?
Yes.

In whom all have sinned,
Romans 5:12

Hath sin corrupted the whole man?
Yes.

The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint,
Isaiah 1:5

Doth an inclination to sin appear very early?
Yes.

The wicked are estranged from the womb, they go astray as soon as they are born,
Psalm 58:3

And doth it continue even after grace is implanted?
Yes.

For if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
1 John 1:8

Is mankind in a state of misery?
Yes.

Woe unto us that we have sinned,
Lamentations 5:6

Is the whole creation the worse for sin?
Yes.

The creature is now made subject to vanity,
Romans 8:20

But do sinners above all others feel the sad effects of it?
Yes.

Evil pursueth sinners,
Proverbs 13:21

Is it great misery that is consequent upon the fall?
Yes.

The misery of man is great upon him,
Ecclesiastes 8:6

Is it intolerable?
Yes.

My punishment is greater than I can bear,
Genesis 4:3

And is it abiding?
Yes.

The wrath of God abideth on him,
John 3:36

Are all men sensible of this?
No.

For they say they shall have peace, though they walk in the imagination of their heart,
Deuteronomy 29:19

But should they be sensible of it?
Yes.

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces,
Psalm 50:22

And shall they be sensible of it?
Yes.

They shall see and be ashamed,
Isaiah 26:11

And are the saints sensible of it?
Yes.

O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death,
Romans 7:24

Hath Adam’s sin brought all mankind into a state of guilt?
Yes.

By one man’s disobedience many were made sinners,
Romans 5:19

Doth this appear in the case of those who never committed actual sin?
Yes.

For death reigned from Adam unto Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression,
Romans 5:14

Is it usual for God thus to impute the sins of the fathers to the children?
Yes.

He visiteth the iniquity of the fathers upon the children,
Exodus 20:5

And is he just in so doing?
Yes.

There is no unrighteousness in him,
John 7:13

Hath sin deprived us of our original righteousness?
Yes.

We are far from righteousness,
Isaiah 46:2

Are there no remains of it?
No.

In me, that is in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing,
Romans 7:18

Are we thereby incapacitated for duty?
Yes.

How to perform that which is good I find not,
Romans 7:18

And estranged from it?
Yes.

They are all estranged from me,
Ezekiel 14:5

Is the nature of man defiled by the fall?
Yes.

We are all as an unclean thing,
Isaiah 64:6

Doth this defilement extend to both the inward and the outward man?
Yes.

It is a filthiness both to flesh and spirit,
2 Corinthians 7:1

Doth it extend to all the faculties of the inward man?
Yes.

Their mind and conscience is defiled,
Titus 1:15

And to all the members of the outward man?
Yes.

For we yield our members as servants to uncleanness and to iniquity,
Romans 6:19

Do we now commit sin naturally?
Yes.

We drink iniquity like water,
Job 15:16

And delight in it?
Yes.

It is sweet in the mouth,
Job 20:12

Is this the case of little children?
Yes.

For foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child,
Proverbs 22:15

And of all mankind?
Yes.

For the whole world lieth in wickedness,
1 John 5:19

Is corrupt nature contrary to the being and perfections of God?
Yes.

The carnal mind is enmity against God,
Romans 8:7

And to the law of God?
Yes.

It is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be,
Romans 8:7

And to the grace of God?
Yes.

For the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh, and these are contrary the one to the other,
Galatians 5:17

And are the worst men’s actions a copy of the best men’s hearts?
Yes.

For as in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man,
Proverbs 27:19

Is fallen man rendered unworthy of communion with God?
Yes.

For what communion hath light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14

And unfit for it?
Yes.

For can two walk together unless they are agreed?
Amos 3:3

And is he excluded from it?
Yes.

Your iniquities have separated between you and your God,
Isaiah 59:2

But may not this breach be repaired?
Yes.

Ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ,
Ephesians 2:13

Is fallen man under God’s wrath?
Yes.

And were by nature the children of wrath even as others,
Ephesians 2:3

Will this wrath certainly find out those who are the subjects of it?
Yes.

There is no escaping,
Ezra 9:14

Is it therefore a dreadful thing to be exposed to it?
Yes.

Who can stand before his indignation?
Nahum 1:6

And are the saints sensible that it is so?
Yes.

Rebuke me not in thy wrath,
Psalm 38:1

Is fallen man under God’s curse?
Yes.

As many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse,
Ephesians 3:11

Is there a curse upon the bodies of the wicked?
Yes.

It shall come into their bowels like water, and like oil into their bones,
Psalm 109:18

And upon their labours?
Yes.

Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came too little,
Haggai 1:9

And upon their families?
Yes.

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked,
Proverbs 3:33

And upon their enjoyments?
Yes.

I will curse your blessings, yea I have cursed them already,
Malachi 2:2

Does this curse extend to sinners of every degree?
Yes.

It goes forth over the face of the whole earth, and cutteth off on every side,
Zechariah 5:3

Are fallen men subject to many internal and spiritual evils?
Yes.

This is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart,
Jeremiah 4:18

Are they subject to the tyranny of Satan?
Yes.

He worketh in the children of disobedience,
Ephesians 2:2

And to judicial blindness?
Yes.

God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see,
Romans 11:8

And to hardness of heart?
Yes.

Having their conscience seared,
1 Timothy 4:2

And to vile affections?
Yes.

For this cause God gave them up to vile affections,
Romans 1:26

And to strong delusions?
Yes.

God shall send them strong delusion to believe a lie,
2 Thessalonians 2:11

And to great distress and perplexity of mind?
Yes.

Terrors take hold of him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night,
Job 27:20

Is fallen man subject to many external evils?
Yes.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked,
Psalm 32:10

Is he exposed to bodily diseases?
Yes.

The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever,
Deuteronomy 28:22

And to toil and labour?
Yes.

In the sweat of thy face thou shalt eat bread,
Genesis 3:9

And to crosses and disappointments?
Yes.

Thou shalt build, but I will throw down,
Malachi 1:4

And to contempt and reproach?
Yes.

Thou shalt become a proverb and a bye-word,
Deuteronomy 28:37

Is all this a sad inheritance from our first parents?
Yes.

For man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upwards,
Job 5:7

Are all mankind by the fall become liable to death?
Yes.

The wages of sin is death,
Romans 6:23

Doth sin make death terrible?
Yes.

The sting of death is sin,
1 Corinthians 15:56

And that even to the saints?
Yes.

There are some of them, who through fear of death are all their life-time subject to bondage,
Hebrews 2:15

Have we by sin forfeited the happiness of heaven?
Yes.

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight,
Psalm 5:5

And incurred the pains of hell?
Yes.

Let them go down quick into hell,
Psalm 55:15

And are those pains everlasting?
Yes.

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction,
2 Thessalonians 1:9

And is this the due desert of sin?
Yes.

For it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation,
2 Thessalonians 1:6

Shall any of the human race be recovered from the ruins of the fall?
Yes.

A remnant shall be saved,
Romans 9:27

Are all others left to perish in their sins?
Yes.

The rest were blinded,
Romans 11:7

But is God’s decree the impulsive cause of their ruin?
No.

For when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin, and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death,
James 1:15

Are all the saints the objects of God’s eternal choice?
Yes.

God hath from the beginning chosen you,
2 Thessalonians 2:13

And are they chosen to happiness as the end?
Yes.

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation,
1 Thessalonians 5:9

And to sanctification as the means?
Yes.

Ye are chosen to salvation through sanctification,
2 Thessalonians 2:13

Are they chosen in Christ?
Yes.

According as he hath chosen us in him,
Ephesians 1:4

And is it a certain number that is thus chosen?
Yes.

The Lord knoweth them that are his,
2 Timothy 2:19

Doth the decree of election extend but to a few comparatively?
Yes.

Few are chosen,
Matthew 20:16

But does it extend to some of all nations?
Yes.

Thou hast redeemed us to God out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation,
Revelation 5:9

And to some of the chief of sinners?
Yes.

Paul was a chosen vessel, yet the chief of sinners,
Acts 9:15

And to all that are willing to come to Christ?
Yes.

Him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out,
John 6:37

Is this then an encouragement to use the means?
Yes.

Strive to enter in at the strait gate,
Luke 13:24

Is the decree of election founded upon God’s sovereign pleasure?
Yes.

I will have mercy upon whom I will have mercy,
Romans 9:15

And upon nothing in the creature?
No.

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,
John 15:16

Is it secret?
Yes.

It is called the mystery of his will,
Ephesians 1:9

And firm and irrevocable?
Yes.

The foundation of God standeth sure,
2 Timothy 2:19

Doth God exercise all special grace through Christ?
Yes.

We are blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ,
Ephesians 1:3

Were there mutual engagements for this purpose between the Father and Son?
Yes.

The counsel of peace shall be between them both,
Zechariah 6:13

Were all the promises of the covenant primarily made to Christ?
Yes.

Hence they are called the sure mercies of David,
Isaiah 55:3

Were all the conditions of it exacted from him?
Yes.

The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all,
Isaiah 53:6

Did Christ freely undertake the work of our redemption?
Yes.

Lo, I come to do thy will, O God,
Hebrews 10:7

And did the Father engage for the success of his undertaking?
Yes.

He shall see the travail of his soul and be satisfied,
Isaiah 53:11

Are the saints in covenant given to Christ?
Yes.

Thine they were, and thou gavest them me,
John 17:6

Are they given to him to be redeemed?
Yes.

To redeem them that were under the law,
Galatians 4:5

And to be called?
Yes.

Them I must bring,
John 10:16

And to be preserved?
Yes.

Those that thou gavest me I have kept,
John 17:12

And to be finally glorified?
Yes.

Thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him,
John 17:2

And shall all this be certainly accomplished?
Yes.

The pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand,
Isaiah 53:10

Could we be saved by the first covenant?
No.

For if there had been a law which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law,
Galatians 5:21

Is the new covenant then a great privilege?
Yes.

It is good tidings of great joy,
Luke 2:10

And should we embrace it as such?
Yes.

It should be all our salvation, and all our desire,
2 Samuel 23:5

Is Christ a Redeemer?
Yes.

I know that my Redeemer liveth,
Job 19:25

Doth he redeem from sin?
Yes.

He gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
Titus 2:14

And from the curse?
Yes.

He hath redeemed us from the curse of the law,
Galatians 3:13

And from everlasting misery?
Yes.

We shall be saved from wrath through him,
Romans 5:9

Doth he redeem by price?
Yes.

Who gave himself a ransom,
1 Timothy 2:6

And by power?
Yes.

He led captivity captive,
Ephesians 4:8

Is Christ in a special manner the Redeemer of God’s elect?
Yes.

He gathereth together in one the children of God that are scattered abroad,
John 11:52

Did the elect then need a Redeemer?
Yes.

For we ourselves were sometimes foolish and disobedient,
Titus 3:3

Is he the only Redeemer of God’s elect?
Yes.

Neither is there salvation in any other,
Acts 4:12

Is he the only one that could be their Redeemer?
Yes.

None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,
Psalm 49:7

And need they no other?
No.

For he is mighty to save,
Isaiah 63:1

Is Christ the Son of God?
Yes.

Thou art Christ the Son of the living God,
Matthew 16:16

Is he his only begotten Son?
Yes.

He was the only begotten of the Father,
John 1:14

And his beloved Son?
Yes.

I will send my beloved Son: it may be they will reverence him,
Luke 20:13

Is the Son of the same nature with the Father?
Yes.

He is the express image of his person,
Hebrews 1:3

And equal to him?
Yes.

He is the man his fellow,
Zechariah 13:7

Is this a mystery which we cannot comprehend?
Yes.

What is his name, and what is his Son’s name, if thou canst tell,
Proverbs 30:4

Did Christ the Son of God assume our nature?
Yes.

The Word was made flesh,
John 1:14

Are the Deity and humanity united in the person of Christ?
Yes.

He is Emmanuel, God with us,
Matthew 1:23

Are the two natures distinct, though united?
Yes.

Of whom as concerning the flesh, Christ came, who is God,
Romans 9:5

Is not the human nature then absorbed by the divine?
No.

He is the man Christ Jesus,
1 Timothy 2:5

And will this union between the two natures still continue?
Yes.

Because he continueth for ever, he hath an unchangeable priesthood,
Hebrews 7:24

Do the two natures in Christ form any more than one person?
No.

For the saints shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ,
Romans 5:17

And is the person of Christ a glorious person?
Yes.

We beheld his glory,
John 1:14

Is the doctrine of Christ’s incarnation an important article of the Christian religion?
Yes.

Great is the mystery of godliness, God manifest in the flesh,
1 Timothy 3:16

Should we therefore receive it?
Yes.

For he that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God,
1 John 4:3

And rejoice in it?
Yes.

Our souls should magnify the Lord, and our spirits rejoice in God our Saviour,
Luke 1:46

Did Christ assume a body?
Yes.

A body hast thou prepared me,
Hebrews 10:5

Was this a true human body?
Yes.

For he was made in the likeness of men,
Philippians 2:7

Had it all the properties of a body like ours?
Yes.

Handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have,
Luke 24:39

Was it liable to sinless infirmities?
Yes.

He was hungry and weary,
Matthew 4:2

Was it capable of suffering?
Yes.

He hath reconciled us in the body of his flesh through death,
Colossians 1:21

And was it requisite that he should assume such a body?
Yes.

For in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren,
Hebrews 2:17

Had Christ a real human soul?
Yes.

Thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin,
Isaiah 53:10

Was it a rational soul?
Yes.

For he increased in wisdom,
Luke 2:52

And endowed with natural passions?
Yes.

My soul is exceeding sorrowful,
Matthew 24:38

And capable of a separation from the body?
Yes.

He poured out his soul unto death,
Isaiah 3:12

Was Christ’s human nature greatly abased?
Yes.

I am a worm, and no man,
Psalm 22:6

And greatly exalted?
Yes.

For in him dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead, bodily,
Colossians 2:9

Did Christ come into the world in an ordinary way?
No.

For the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth,
Jeremiah 31:22

Was he conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost?
Yes.

The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee,
Luke 1:35

And born of a virgin?
Yes.

Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a
Isaiah 7:14

Had Christ a reputed father?
Yes.

Is not this Joseph's Son,
Luke 4:22

But was he no more than a reputed father?
No.

For as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph (before they came together) she was found with child by the Holy Ghost,
Matthew 1:18

Was Christ born at the appointed time?
Yes.

When the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his
Galatians 4:4

And at the appointed place?
Yes.

To you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour,
Luke 2:11

And of the appointed stock?
Yes.

For he took upon him the seed of Abraham,
Hebrews 2:16

Did the prophets foretell his birth?
Yes.

As God spake by the mouth of his holy prophets,
Luke 1:70

And did the angels celebrate it?
Yes.

There was a multitude of the heavenly host praising God,
Luke 2:13

Was Christ perfectly holy?
Yes.

He was holy, harmless and undefiled,
Hebrews 7:26

Was he free from original corruption?
Yes.

The prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me,
John 14:30

And from actual sin?
Yes.

He did no sin,
1 Peter 2:22

Was it necessary that he should be so?
Yes.

Such an High Priest became us,
Hebrews 7:26

Would his sufferings otherwise have been ineffectual?
Yes.

For he must, through the eternal Spirit, offer himself without spot,
Hebrews 9:14

Is the Saviour of the elect the anointed of God?
Yes.

God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows,
Psalm 45:7

Is he therefore called Christ?
Yes.

We have found the Messiah (that is being interpreted) the Christ,
John 1:41

Was Christ appointed for his work?
Yes.

He was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world,
1 Peter 1:20

Was he furnished with sufficient authority to enter upon it?
Yes.

Him hath God the Father sealed,
John 6:27

Was he suitably qualified for the discharge of it?
Yes.

God gave not the Spirit by measure to him,
John 3:34

Was he owned and approved in it?
Yes.

This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased,
Matthew 3:17

And did he put the finishing hand to it?
Yes.

I have finished the work that thou gavest me to do,
John 17:4

Was our salvation the great end of what Christ did and suffered?
Yes.

He suffered, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,
1 Peter 3:18

Is he therefore to his people all they need?
Yes.

Christ is all,
Colossians 3

Is he a priest?
Yes.

He is the High Priest of our profession,
Hebrews 3:1

Is he a king?
Yes.

I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion,
Psalm 2:6

Doth Christ execute these offices wisely?
Yes.

My Servant shall deal prudently,
Isaiah 52:13

And faithfully?
Yes.

He was faithful to him that appointed him,
Hebrews 3:2

And diligently?
Yes.

Wot ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
Luke 2:49

And successfully?
Yes.

He shall not fail, nor be discouraged,
Isaiah 42:4

Did Christ execute these offices in his state of humiliation?
Yes.

I have glorified thee on the earth,
John 17:4

And doth he execute them in his-state of exaltation?
Yes.

He now appears in the presence of God for us,
Hebrews 9:24

Where Christ effectually executes one office, doth he execute all?
Yes.

For he is both a prince and a Saviour,
Acts 5:31

And is he to be received in all?
Yes.

Is Christ divided?
1 Corinthians 1:13

Was Christ’s prophetical office foretold under the Old Testament?
Yes.

The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee, from the midst of thee, a prophet like unto me,
Deuteronomy 18:15

Was Moses then a great prophet?
Yes.

There arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses,
Deuteronomy 34:10

Was Christ like unto Moses raised up from amongst his brethren?
Yes.

For he was taken from among men,
Hebrews 5:1

Was he like Moses in meekness?
Yes.

Learn of me, for I am meek,
Matthew 11:29

And in faithfulness?
Yes.

All things that I have heard of the Father, I have made known unto you,
John 15:15

Did he like Moses confirm his doctrine by miracles?
Yes.

The works that I do, bear witness of me,
John 5:36

But was he greater than Moses?
Yes.

For Moses was faithful as a servant, but Christ as a Son,
Hebrews 3:5

Did Christ as a prophet foretell future events?
Yes.

The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy,
Revelation 19:10

Did he open the way of salvation by himself?
Yes.

Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ,
John 1:17

Did he make a fuller discovery of a future state than had been made before?
Yes.

Life and immortality are brought to light by the gospel,
2 Timothy 1:10

Did he reveal the whole will of God?
Yes.

I have given them the words which thou gavest unto me,
John 17:8

Was Christ a divine teacher?
Yes.

We know that thou art a teacher come from God,
John 3:2

Was he a plain teacher?
Yes.

Now speakest thou plainly,
John 16:29

Was he a prudent teacher?
Yes.

He taught them as they were able to bear,
Mark 4:33

Was he an affectionate teacher?
Yes.

They wondered at the gracious words that proceed out of his mouth,
Luke 4:22

Was he a powerful teacher?
Yes.

He taught them as one having authority,
Matthew 7:20

Was he an eloquent teacher?
Yes.

He had the tongue of the learned,
Isaiah 50:4

But was his success in teaching equal to his qualifications for it?
No.

All day long I have stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and gainsaying people,
Romans 10:21

Did Christ execute the office of a prophet before his incarnation?
Yes.

For he went and preached to the spirits in prison,
1 Peter 3:19

Did he execute this office whilst upon earth?
Yes.

Jesus went about teaching in their synagogues,
Matthew 4:23

And doth he execute it in heaven?
Yes.

He speaketh from heaven,
Hebrews 12:25

Doth Christ reveal the will of God objectively by his word?
Yes.

These things are written that ye might believe,
John 20:31

And subjectively by his Spirit?
Yes.

When the spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth,
John 16:13

And is the latter as well as the former necessary to our salvation?
Yes.

For if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his,
Romans 8:9

Should we learn of this teacher?
Yes.

Hear ye him,
Matthew 17:5

And is it at our peril if we do not?
Yes.

Every soul that will not hear that Prophet shall be destroyed from among the people,
Acts 3:23

Is Christ a priest?
Yes.

After the similitude of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,
Hebrews 7:15

Is he an high priest?
Yes.

Having an High Priest over the house of God,
Hebrews 10:21

Is he a great high-priest?
Yes.

We have a great High Priest,
Hebrews 4:14

Is he so in his person?
Yes.

For he is made higher than the heavens,
Hebrews 7:26

Is he so on account of the great trust reposed in him?
Yes.

For he is an High Priest of good things to come by a greater and more perfect tabernacle,
Hebrews 9:11

And on account of the great solemnity of his installment?
Yes.

It was by an oath,
Hebrews 7:20

And in respect to the continuance of his office?
Yes.

The Lord sware, and will not repent, thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek,
Hebrews 7:21

Doth the priesthood of Christ suppose man’s guilt?
Yes.

For if one died for all, then were all dead,
2 Corinthians 5:14

And man’s impotency?
Yes.

There were none to make up the hedge or stand in the gap,
Ezekiel 22:30

Doth it imply Christ’s deity?
Yes.

We have a great High Priest, Jesus the Son of God,
Hebrews 4:14

And his humanity?
Yes.

For he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are both of one,
Hebrews 2:11

Doth it also imply the Father’s designation?
Yes.

No man taketh this honour to himself, but he who is called of God as was Aaron,
Hebrews 5:4

Did Christ as a priest make satisfaction for the sins of his people?
Yes.

He made reconciliation for iniquity,
Daniel 9:24

Did he do this by sacrifice?
Yes.

For without shedding of blood there is no remission,
Hebrews 9:22

And by the sacrifice of. himself?
Yes.

He hath put away sin by the sacrifice of himself,
Hebrews 9:26

Was it necessary that this sacrifice should be offered?
Yes.

For it was necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified by these, but the heavenly things themselves, with better sacrifices than these,
Hebrews 9:23

But is it necessary that it should be repeated?
No.

For this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down at the right hand of God,
Hebrews 10:12

Was the oblation of Christ a voluntary one?
Yes.

No man taketh my life from me, but I lay it down of myself,
John 10:18

And was it a precious one?
Yes.

For the redemption of the soul is precious,
Psalm 49:8

And was it complete and satisfactory?
Yes.

He gave himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour,
Ephesians 5:2

Doth Christ as a priest make intercession?
Yes.

If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father,
1 John 2:1

Is he an able Advocate?
Yes.

The Lord hath laid help upon one that is mighty,
Psalm 89:19

Is he a wise and skillful Advocate?
Yes.

He is of a quick understanding in the fear of the Lord,
Isaiah 11:3

Is he a righteous Advocate?
Yes.

He is Jesus Christ the righteous,
1 John 2:1

Is he a kind and affectionate Advocate?
Yes.

He is a merciful and faithful High Priest,
Hebrews 2:17

Is he a constant Advocate?
Yes.

He ever lives to make intercession for us,
Hebrews 7:25

Is he a successful Advocate?
Yes.

I know that thou hearest me always,
John 11:42

And is he the only Advocate?
Yes.

There is but one Mediator between God and man,
1 Timothy 2:5

Is the advocateship of Christ confined to those for whom he died?
Yes.

I pray not for the world,
John 17:9

And doth it extend to every individual of those?
Yes.

I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not,
Luke 22:32

Should this encourage prayer?
Yes.

Let us come boldly to the throne of grace,
Hebrews 4:16

And does it afford matter of joy in every condition of life?
Yes.

These things I speak that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves,
John 17:13

Is Christ a King?
Yes.

There is another King, one Jesus,
Acts 17:7

Doth Christ execute the kingly office?
Yes.

The government shall be upon his shoulder,
Isaiah 9:6

And is he duly qualified so to do?
Yes.

He is the Lamb with seven horns, and seven eyes,
Revelation 5:6

Is he King as Mediator?
Yes.

He hath authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man,
John 5:27

And is his mediatorial government founded upon the performance of his mediatorial engagements?
Yes.

Because he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, therefore God hath highly exalted him,
Philippians 2:8

Is Christ a powerful king?
Yes.

All power is given to him both in heaven and earth,
Matthew 28:18

Is he a merciful king?
Yes.

He is meek and having salvation,
Zechariah 9:9

Is he a universal king?
Yes.

He is Governor among the nations,
Psalm 22:28

Is he a righteous king?
Yes.

A king shall reign in righteousness,
Isaiah 32:1

And is he a rightful one?
Yes.

Unto him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
Daniel 7:14

Should we then submit to his authority?
Yes.

Take my yoke upon you,
Matthew 11:29

Is Christ in an especial manner the King of saints?
Yes.

Just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints,
Revelation 15:3

Are such naturally the subjects of another kingdom?
Yes.

Other Lords besides thee have had the dominion over us,
Isaiah 26:13

But are they in due time rescued and delivered?
Yes.

Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered,
Isaiah 49:25

And doth Christ govern those whom he hath thus subdued?
Yes.

For out of thee shall come a governor that shall rule my people Israel,
Matthew 2:6

Is Christ king over the church?
Yes.

Is not the Lord in Zion, is not the King in her,
Jeremiah 8:19

Doth he enact laws there?
Yes.

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you,
Matthew 28:20

Doth he commission officers?
Yes.

He gave some apostles and some prophets,
Ephesians 4:11

And does he resent the introduction of any thing without his authority?
Yes.

In their setting their threshold by my threshold, and their post by my post, they have defiled my holy name,
Ezekiel 43:8

Doth Christ as a King preserve his subjects?
Yes.

We are preserved in Christ Jesus,
Jude 1

And protect them?
Yes.

As birds flying so he defends Jerusalem,
Isaiah 31:5

And punish their faults?
Yes.

Whom he loveth he chasteneth,
Hebrews 12:6

And reward their faithful services?
Yes.

His reward is with him,
Revelation 22:12

Doth Christ exercise his kingly power in restraining his enemies?
Yes.

I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips,
Isaiah 37:29

And in subduing them?
Yes.

He hath spoiled principalities and powers,
Colossians 2:15

And in destroying them?
Yes.

He will break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel,
Psalm 2:9

Will the conquest of the saints’ enemies be gradual?
Yes.

I will drive them out by little and little,
Exodus 23:30

But will it be total?
Yes.

For he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet,
1 Corinthians 15:25

Did Christ humble himself?
Yes.

He made himself of no reputation,
Philippians 2:7

And was it requisite that he should do so?
Yes.

For thus it was written and thus it behoved Christ to suffer,
Luke 24:46

Did he humble himself in his birth?
Yes.

He took upon him the form of a servant,
Philippians 2:7

Was he born of a poor stock?
Yes.

He was a root out of a dry ground,
Isaiah 53:2

And in a poor place?
Yes.

Bethlehem was little among the thousands of Judah,
Micah 5:2

Was he poorly provided for?
Yes.

She brought forth her first born, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger,
Luke 2:7

Was this widely different from his former estate?
Yes.

For he was rich, though for our sakes he became poor,
2 Corinthians 8:9

Was Christ made under the law?
Yes.

He was made of a woman, made under the law,
Galatians 4:4

Was he circumcised?
Yes.