Q&A 4 is the anchor of the entire catechism. The reason is, before we talk about what God commands of us or provides for us, we first learn who He is. In the Catechism the answer is short, but it carr...  Read More

Why does the Bible matter for your family? Because God wrote it to show us who He is and how we are to live. WSC Question 3 breaks the whole Bible into two life-shaping truths: Believe in the God who ...  Read More

If you were made to glorify and enjoy God, how do you actually do that? The Westminster Shorter Catechism doesn’t leave us guessing. Q.2 asks: What rule has God given to direct us how we may glorify ...  Read More

The opening question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism sets the foundation for our whole Christian life and therefore for all Christian parenting. Children today are surrounded by voices telling th...  Read More

For centuries, the Westminster Shorter Catechism has served as one of the clearest and richest summaries of biblical truth. The WSC was written in 1646-1648 by Reformed pastors and theologians, and it...  Read More

In Question 8, we discussed how God is one. He is one God that stands alone as our Sovereign. In Question 9, we see that our one God is multiple “persons”. Question 9 then requests, “How many persons ...  Read More

Last time with question 7, we discussed some core characteristics of God. The 1695 London Baptist Catechism gave some great characteristics/attributes of God. This was determined from clear scripture ...  Read More

These attributes and characteristics of God show his majesty and uniqueness. Each attribute could be each own post, but maybe in another series. As the catechism told us before, our existence revolves...  Read More

Paul tells us in 2 Timothy 1:13 that what he teaches and was heard from Him was in accordance to the sound teaching grounded in the confidence and love in Christ Jesus. He continues later on in 2 Timo...  Read More

...be encouraged that the holy scriptures are set apart as God’s Word. We can have assurance of these amazing truths, and that we are commanded to partake in the reading and hearing of God’s Word. Let...  Read More

Scripture is God’s certain standard or “rule” for faith and obedience. Where do we learn what faith is and amounts to? Where do we learn what obedience is and amounts to? Scripture, the 66 inerrant bo...  Read More

Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 2:10 and his surrounding context of that verse, that we are led by the Spirit to see Christ. Paul tells us that we know Christ through His crucifixion. It is through Jes...  Read More