Catechism for Young Children · Question 9 of 145
What is God?
A.God is a Spirit, and has not a body like men.
What does this answer mean?
God is a Spirit and does not have a body like people do. Children often picture God as a big man in the sky. This answer gently corrects that: God is real and present, but he does not have arms, legs or a face the way we do.
What can we ask our children?
- What is God?
- Does God have a body like ours?
- If God has no body, can he still hear and help us?
Can I print this question?
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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.