Edward Leigh, in the Proleg to his Body of Divinity, makes a memorable and pithy statement as to the importance of Catechizing:

The Papists in the Preface to the Catechism of the Councel of Trent, confesse that all the ground which we [that is, Protestants] have got of them is by catechizing; and let us look that we lose not our ground again for want of it. (A System or Body of Divinity, London, 1654. [sixth page of Prolegomena])

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Paul Korte
OPC
Flint, MI

They who perceive in themselves discoveries of the divine goodness, so full and absolutely perfect, and who make them the subject of earnest meditation, will never embrace new doctrines, by which the very grace they feel so powerfully in themselves is thrown into the shade. --John Calvin

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Good stuff! Our 3 year old is working on WSC #5. I pray God will use this catechism mightily in our generation.

Thanks for sharing!

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Adam B., Wine Country, California, PCA

"I fear not to hold with Junius, de Politia Mosis cap. 6, that he who was punishable by death under that Judicial law, is punishable by death still; and he who was not punished by death then, is not to be punished by death now."

'Tis an impressive sounding three year old. Growing up, I had no idea what catechisms were, let alone that there even was such a thing as teaching in that manner. I remember in Middle School hearing that a bunch of Roman Catholic students were getting "Catechism," but I thought it was a shot, or a medal, or a secret handshake or something: it was a mystery as to what they could possibly have been talking about.

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Benjamin P. Glaser, M. Div, Licentiate, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Member Fairmount ARP Church
Pittsburgh, PA

Deo Vindice

Our SS class is going through "The Shorter catechism (Baptist Version)" . It is good to see the whole congregation on the same page. Church unity can be protected when the things we should commonly believe are systematically taught.

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Rich Koster
1689'er
Browns Mills NJ USA
Often Goofy Reformed Eccentric
Romans 7:14-25