Catechism for Young Children

An adaptation of the Catechism for Young Children in modern English.

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Question 46


Modern Adaptation

Question: Did our Lord Jesus Christ keep the whole of God’s Law?

Answer: Yes; He was holy and blameless in everything.


Traditional Formulation

Question: Did our Lord Jesus Christ ever commit the least sin?

Answer: No; he was holy, harmless, and undefiled.


Adaptation Commentary

This question has been reinterpreted as an explicit clarification of the first part of the answer to question 45, in that Christ does in fact do what he undertakes to do. We retain the flavor of the original question and answer by including “in everything” to capture the same emphasis of “ever … the least”, but simplify the treefold list (holy, harmless and undefiled) as the descriptors seems somewhat redundant, and the nuanced differences seem inappropriate for the young audience.


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