Baptist Catechism, Question 2: Belief in God

KEACH’S CATECHISM, QUESTION 2SUMMARY: “Belief in God is a moral commandment of God, and if it is our duty to glorify Him, enjoy Him, and please Him, then it is our duty to trust Him as we diligently seek His will and do it His will. Because He is the First and Chiefest Being, it is our duty to both believe in His existence, and obey Him. ‘God is, and He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him'”QUESTION. 2. Ought every one to believe there is a God?ANSWER. Everyone ought to believe there is a God;1 and it is their great sin and folly who do not.2I: WHAT IS BELIEF?A. Pleasing God requires us to believe “He is.”B. Pleasing God requires us to believe “He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6: “But without faith it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to Him must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”II. WHAT IS UNBELIEF?A. Unbelief is a Great Sin: A Moral Evil.B. Unbelief is Folly: “Foolishness” or “stupidity.” Psalm 14:1: “The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good.”