New City Catechism, Week 27 (Question 27)

Q: Are all people, just as they were lost through Adam, saved through Christ?

Children’s answer

A: No, only those who are elected by God and united to Christ by faith.

Adult/older children’s answer

A: No, only those who are elected by God and united to Christ by faith. Nevertheless God in his mercy demonstrates common grace even to those who are not elect, by restraining the effects of sin and enabling works of culture for human well-being.

Video explanation:

Song to assist with memorization:

Relevant Scripture to read:

Romans 5:17

For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

Children’s Activity (printable pdfs)

Younger Kids (pages 14 and 15)

There are no resources for older kids currently available for this lesson.

Special thanks to Del Rey Church for sharing their New City Catechism kid resources with us!

Devotional questions for individual/family/group discussion:

  1. It can be easy to think that the lesson taught in this catechism question is not “fair” - how would you consider/answer this objection?

  2. What are 1-2 of the examples of common grace you have seen even during this pandemic?

  3. How is God’s election good news to us? How does this give us assurance and security?

  4. Does this teaching discourage us from evangelism? Why or why not?

For an additional “deeper” dive into this question and answer, check out this video from Dr. Michael Allen (which a few of the above questions are based on):