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Captive Thoughts is dedicated to bringing every thought captive to Christ through the study of the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms.
There are 107 Westminster Shorter Catechism Questions.
Shorter Catechism instruction here includes a harmony to the relevant Larger Catechism Questions and Westminster Confession of Faith.
A Harmony Index is present on containing a doctrinal heading for each topical division of instruction.
Westminster Shorter Catechism Q100
The Doctrinal Heading for this section of questions (Q98-107) is The Means of Grace: Prayer. (see Harmony Index) WSC Q100. What doth the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us? The Lord’s Prayer is found in two places in Scripture, in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6,
Westminster Shorter Catechism Q101
The Doctrinal Heading for this section of questions (Q98-107) is The Means of Grace: Prayer. (see Harmony Index) WSC Q101. What do we pray for in the first petition? Thinking back on Christmas shopping, it is something like our seasonal trek into the forests of humanity to track down and
Westminster Shorter Catechism Q102
The Doctrinal Heading for this section of questions (Q98-107) is The Means of Grace: Prayer. (see Harmony Index) WSC Q102. What do we pray for in the second petition? We come to the second petition within the Lord’s Prayer, “Thy kingdom come.” This is a lofty request. When we consider
Westminster Shorter Catechism Q103
The Doctrinal Heading for this section of questions (Q98-107) is The Means of Grace: Prayer. (see Harmony Index) WSC Q103. What do we pray for in the third petition? “For what I [know I should do], that do I not; but what I hate, that do… For the good that
Westminster Shorter Catechism Q104
The Doctrinal Heading for this section of questions (Q98-107) is The Means of Grace: Prayer. (see Harmony Index) WSC Q104. What do we pray for in the fourth petition? We come to the fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer, where we are instructed to seek our daily needs in this
Westminster Shorter Catechism Q105
The Doctrinal Heading for this section of questions (Q98-107) is The Means of Grace: Prayer. (see Harmony Index) WSC Q105. What do we pray for in the fifth petition? We continue with the fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer, where we are called to seek forgiveness as we forgive others.
Westminster Shorter Catechism Q106
The Doctrinal Heading for this section of questions (Q98-107) is The Means of Grace: Prayer. (see Harmony Index) WSC Q106. What do we pray for in the sixth petition? The six petitions of the Lord’s Prayer provide a good summary of what the Christian life is all about: the honor
Westminster Shorter Catechism Q107
The Doctrinal Heading for this section of questions (Q98-107) is The Means of Grace: Prayer. (see Harmony Index) WSC Q107. What doth the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer teach us? The writer of Ecclesiastes ends his treatise with this conclusion: “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: ‘Fear