Question 16 of 61
A Catechism for Babes, or, Little Ones
How did God make all things?
Answer
God made all by his Almighty power; God said, Let them be made, [or, They shall be made] and they were all made by his word (; ; ; ).
Read the 4 proof texts (KJV)
- Genesis 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14
- 3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
- Psalm 33:6
- By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
- Revelation 4:11
- Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
- Jeremiah 32:17
- Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: