Catechism for Young Children · Question 61 of 145
How were pious persons saved before the coming of Christ?
A.By believing in a Saviour to come.
What does this answer mean?
Believers before Christ came were saved by believing in a Savior who was still to come. Abraham, Moses and David trusted God's promise of a Redeemer. They looked forward to Christ, as we look back to him; both are saved by faith in him.
What can we ask our children?
- How were people saved before Jesus came?
- Can you name someone in the Old Testament who trusted God's promises?
- How are we saved today?
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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.