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CATECHISM ON THE ARTICLES.


PART I.

What is the subject of the first part?

On the doctrine concerning God.

What Articles does it comprise?

The first five.


Article I.

What is the subject of the first Article?

"Faith in the Holy Trinity."

What is the meaning of the word Trinity?

Threefoldness, or subsistence in Three Persons.

What do you mean by "the Holy Trinity?"

The Three Persons in One God.

What does this Article teach concerning the one God?

"There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts, or passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker, and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible. And in unity of this Godhead there be Three Persons, of one substance, power, and eternity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost."

Do we know the certainty that there is but one living and true God from natural reason or from revelation?

From revelation.