Catechism for Young Children · Question 29 of 145
What is meant by want of conformity?
A.Not being or doing what God requires.
What does this answer mean?
Want of conformity means not being or doing what God requires. It is sin to fall short, to leave undone what God asks. A child who does not share, or does not obey, is lacking what God requires. Doing nothing when God asks us to act is also sin.
What can we ask our children?
- What is meant by want of conformity?
- What is something God requires of us?
- Can we sin by not doing something?
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.