# Question & Answer 82 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-westminster-shorter-catechism-with-sinclair-ferguson-1115616/question-answer-82 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-westminster-shorter-catechism-with-sinclair-ferguson-1115616/question-answer-82.md Podcast: [The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Sinclair Ferguson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-westminster-shorter-catechism-with-sinclair-ferguson-1115616) Published: 2026-06-24T05:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/westminster-shorter-catechism/ Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/westminstershortercatechism/WCF_QandA_82_2.mp3?dest-id=1973036 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-westminster-shorter-catechism-with-sinclair-ferguson-1115616/episodes/question-answer-82 Duration seconds: 29 ## Resource Question: Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God? Answer: No mere man since the fall is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but doth daily break them in thought, word, and deed. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://gift.ligonier.org/1267/westminster If this podcast has been a blessing to you, try these other podcasts from Ligonier: Renewing Your Mind: https://renewingyourmind.org/ 5 Minutes in Church History: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/ Ask Ligonier: https://ask.ligonier.org/podcast Open Book: https://openbookpodcast.com/ Simply Put: https://simplyputpodcast.com/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-westminster-shorter-catechism-with-sinclair-ferguson-1115616/episodes/question-answer-82/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-westminster-shorter-catechism-with-sinclair-ferguson-1115616/question-answer-82.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.