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| 35. What do we mean when we say that God is the Creator of Heaven and earth? |
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| When we say that God is the creator of Heaven and earth we mean that He made all things from nothing by His almighty power. |
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| 36. Which are the chief creatures of God? |
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| The chief creatures of God are angels and men. |
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| Angels are created spirits, without bodies, having understanding and free will. |
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| 38. What gifts did God bestow on the angels when He created them? |
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| When God created the angels He bestowed on them great wisdom, power, and holiness. |
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| 39. Did all angels remain faithful to God? |
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| Not all angels remained faithful to God; some of them sinned. |
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| 40. What happened to the angels who remained faithful to God? |
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| The angels who remained faithful to God entered into the eternal happiness of heaven, and these are called good angels. |
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| 41. What do the good angels do in heaven? |
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| The good angels see, love, and adore God. |
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| 42. How do the good angels help us? |
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| The good angels help us by praying for us, by acting as messengers from God to us, and by serving as our guardian angels. |
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| 43. How do our guardian angels help us? |
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| Our guardian angels help us by praying for us, by protecting us from harm, and by inspiring us to do good. |
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| 44. What happened to the angels who did not remaind faithful to God? |
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| The angels who did not remain faithful to God were cast into hell, and these are called the bad angels, or devils. |
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| 45. What is the chief way in which the bad angels try to harm us? |
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| The chief way in which the bad angels try to harm us is by tempting us to sin. |
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| 46. Do all temptations come from the bad angels? |
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| Some temptations come from the bad angels; but other temptations come from ourselves and from the persons and things about us. |
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| 47. Can we always resist temptations? |
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| We can always resist temptations, because no temptation can force us into sin, and because God will always help us if we ask Him. |
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