Westminster Shorter Catechism

Memory cards for questions 101 to 107

Westminster Shorter Catechism · Q101

What do we pray for in the first petition?

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Answer 101

In the first petition, which is, Hallowed be thy name, we pray that God would enable us and others to glorify him in all that whereby he maketh himself known; and that he would dispose all things to his own glory.

Matthew 6:9; Psalm 67:2-3; Psalm 83

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Westminster Shorter Catechism · Q102

What do we pray for in the second petition?

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Answer 102

In the second petition, which is, Thy kingdom come, we pray that Satan’s kingdom may be destroyed; and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it; and that the kingdom of glory may be hastened.

Matthew 6:10; Psalm 68:1, 18; Revelation 12:10-11; 2 Thessalonians 3:1; Romans 10:1; John 17:9, 20; Revelation 22:20

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Westminster Shorter Catechism · Q103

What do we pray for in the third petition?

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Answer 103

In the third petition, which is, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven, we pray that God, by his grace, would make us able and willing to know, obey and submit to his will in all things, as the angels do in heaven.

Matthew 6:10; Psalm 67; Psalm 119:36; Matthew 26:39; 2 Samuel 15:25; Job 1:21; Psalm 103:20-21

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Westminster Shorter Catechism · Q104

What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

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Answer 104

In the fourth petition, which is, Give us this day our daily bread, we pray that of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.

Matthew 6:11; Proverbs 30:8-9; Genesis 28:20; 1 Timothy 4:4-5

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Westminster Shorter Catechism · Q105

What do we pray for in the fifth petition?

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Answer 105

In the fifth petition, which is, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, we pray that God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins; which we are the rather encouraged to ask, because by his grace we are enabled from the heart to forgive others.

Matthew 6:12; Psalm 51:1-2, 7, 9; Daniel 9:17-19; Luke 11:4; Matthew 18:35

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Westminster Shorter Catechism · Q106

What do we pray for in the sixth petition?

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Answer 106

In the sixth petition, which is, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, we pray that God would either keep us from being tempted to sin, or support and deliver us when we are tempted.

Matthew 6:12; Matthew 26:41; 2 Corinthians 12:7-8

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Westminster Shorter Catechism · Q107

What doth the conclusion of the Lord’s prayer teach us?

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Answer 107

The conclusion of the Lord’s prayer, which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen, teacheth us to take our encouragement in prayer from God only, and in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power and glory to him. And in testimony of our desire, and assurance to be heard, we say, Amen.

Matthew 6:13; Daniel 9:4-9, 16-19; 1 Chronicles 29:10-13; 1 Corinthians 14:16; Revelation 22:20-21

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